Selected International Film Festivals
Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
Avenue Corrientes 1530 - 7° Piso
C1042AAO Buenos Aires
phone +54-11-43 72 95 85
fax +54-11-43 74 03 20
http://www.bafici.gov.ar/
email: info@bafici.gov.ar
Artistic Director
Mr. Marcelo Panozzo
Program Coordinator
Mrs. Eloísa Solaas
Program Coordinator
Mrs. Violeta Bava
Year of Foundation 1999
Event Date from 10 April 2013 till 21 April 2013
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
International Competition
Sections Foreign Film Official Competition (Fiction and Documentary), Retrospectives, Thematic sections
Terms of Entry feature film competition: first, second and third film of a director, productions may not be older than one year, no prior screening in Argentina (preferably international premiere)
Subtitles English subtitles recommended Spanish subtitles recommended
Format 16 mm, 35 mm, Beta SP PAL, DigiBeta PAL, HDCAM
Registration Deadline Full-length films deadline:
Fees none
Attendance Figures 350,000
Participants of the Film Industry national and international directors, producers, distribution companies, press, critics, institutions
Prizes/Awards Best Fiction Feature Film, Best Fiction Short Film, Best Fiction Feature Film Director, Best Fiction Short Film Director, Best Actor/Actress, Best Script, Audience Award, FIPRESCI Prize, Cinema of Future Prize
2012
Cine del Futuro
DRAGONFLIES WITH BIRDS AND SNAKE by Wolfgang Lehmann (SE/DE)
SCHLAFLOSE RITTER (SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS) by Stefan Butzmühlen and Cristina Diz, Salzgeber
Panorama
AND IF WE ALL LIVED TOGETHER by Stéphane Robelin, Rommel Film (FR/DE) POSTCARDS FROM THE ZOO by Edwin, Pallas Film (ID/DE/HK)
PUSHED by Florian Schneider SCHÖNHEIT (BEAUTY) by Carolin Schmitz, unafilm
Album Familiar
TOTEM by Jessica Krummacher, arepo media, klappboxfilme, Lieblingsfilm, Münchner Filmwerkstatt
WAS BLEIBT (HOME FOR THE WEEKEND) by Hans-Christian Schmid, 23/5 Filmproduktion
Imágenes Paganas
ANNA PAVLOVA LEBT IN BERLIN by Theo Solnik, dffb
KAMPF DER KÖNIGINNEN (BATTLE OF THE QUEENS) by Nicolas Steiner, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (DE/CH)
La Ley del Deseo
BUY ME! by Catalina Flórez, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
GOODBYE FIRST LOVE by Mia Hansen-Love, Razor Filmproduktion (FR/DE)
WHORE’S GLORY by Michael Glawogger, Quintefilm (AT/DE)
Nocturna
ALOIS NEBEL by Tomas Lunak, Pallas Film (CZ/DE)
MASKS by Andreas Marschall, Anolis Entertainment (IE/DE)
Odisea del Espacio – Cine y Arquitectura
ALPS by Armin Linke, Studio Armin Linke
PARABETON – PIER LUIGI NERVI AND ROMAN CONCRETE by Heinz Emigholz, filmgalerie451
Trayectorias
BARBARA by Christian Petzold, Schramm Film Koerner Weber
KÖNIG DES COMICS by Rosa von Praunheim
TABU by Miguel Gomes, Komplizenfilm (PT/DE/BR/FR)
Trances
THE SUBSTANCE by Martin Witz, Lichtblick Filmproduktion (CH/DE)
Number of Films Shown 449 in 1042 screenings
Media Coverage all national media, Latin American media and foreign press
Evaluation The festival has its focus on young independent filmmakers, who are innovativ and show new directions. It is a meeting point for the new generation, workshops and seminars offer excellent contact opportunities. The recent festival editions not only attracted a huge number of spectators, also a large number of distributors attended the screening looking for new films.
