The Film and Audiovisual Agency of Uruguay (ACAU), jointly with a delegation of national producers, will be present from May 13 to 22 at the Marché du Film 2024. This event is a market space attended by the main distributors, agents, festivals, producers and international talent looking for projects and opportunities.
The sustained development of the audiovisual sector public policies, the international recognition of Uruguayan artistic and technical talent, the accumulated experience in national films and international production services, added to the conditions that the country offers as an audiovisual hub In Latin America, are the cause of the exponential growth of the audiovisual industry in recent years.
Uruguay in Cannes
Under “Uruguay Audiovisual”, ACAU, with the support of the investment, export and country brand promotion agency Uruguay XXI and the Ministry of Tourism, plans to carry out actions aimed at promoting and positioning the national production and the audiovisual sector as a whole, highlighting our country as a destination for the realization of international audiovisual projects, as a strategic co-production partner in Latin America and as a country that has an extensive cinematography of international scope.
Great moment for Uruguayan producers and their films.
The Uruguayan and Portuguese film “Savanna and the Mountain”, directed by Paulo Carneiro and produced in Uruguay by Álex Piperno, from La Pobladora Cine, has been selected in “Quinzaine de Cinéastes”. In the same way, the Uruguayan film in co-production with Argentina, Mexico and Chile “Simon of the Mountain”, directed by Federico Luis, produced in Uruguay by Ignacio Cucucovich from Mother Superior production company, was selected in the 63rd edition of “Semaine de la critique”.
Both films will have official exhibitions at the Festival and the Marché du Film, highlighting once again the contributions of Uruguayan artistic and technical talent on an international level.
Uruguay, a co-producer partner in Latin America.
A delegation of 10 Uruguayan producers will be present at different events, taking part in networking, pitching and business events, in order to generate opportunities for the development, production and sale of national audiovisual and cinematographic content. Through actions carried out by ACAU, Uruguayan producers have been invited to participate in instances of the Institut Francais, the British Film Institute of the United Kingdom and the Centre National du Cinéma, in which they will be able to promote their projects and seek partners for co-production. Meet the Uruguayan delegation at Cannes 2024.
Uruguay, the destination of your next project.
Through an alliance between ACAU and the José Ignacio International Festival (JIIFF), Uruguay will have a distinguished promotional space in a boat located at the Marine of Cannes. This space will be the scenario of promotional actions and meetings of the Uruguayan delegation with international producers, having already confirmed meetings with Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Colombia, among others.
This will be an opportunity to promote the possibilities of working with and in Uruguay, and to celebrate the effort and talent of Uruguayan producers and professionals.
Source: ACAU
