Colombian producer Letrario and Spain’s Abano Producións have unveiled a new 2D animated feature co-production, “Mu-Ki-Ra,” which will be spotlighted at the 2024 Cannes’ Marché du Film Animation Day.
“Mu-Ki-Ra” was created by Colombian actress and screenwriter Estefanía Piñeres Duque, who co-wrote the screenplay with María Barro Guntín and is directing.
Part of the Annecy Animation Showcase at Cannes Animation Day, the film has some strong production power backing it. Galicia’s Abano Producións recently produced Spanish auteur Alberto Vázquez’s feature “Unicorn Wars,” and Letrario has an impressive catalog of live-action and animated works, including Piñeres’ 2020 short film “Color-ido,” which was an official selection at Pixelatl, AniMaze, and Rotterdam.
Several of the film’s Spanish-language voice cast roles have been filled by actors Maria Fernanda Marín, Isa Mosquera, Carmenza Gómez, and Witsey Mena.
“Mu-Ki-Ra” takes place in a land haunted by monsters made of vegetation. There, Cleo, a thirteen-year-old girl,...
“Mu-Ki-Ra” was created by Colombian actress and screenwriter Estefanía Piñeres Duque, who co-wrote the screenplay with María Barro Guntín and is directing.
Part of the Annecy Animation Showcase at Cannes Animation Day, the film has some strong production power backing it. Galicia’s Abano Producións recently produced Spanish auteur Alberto Vázquez’s feature “Unicorn Wars,” and Letrario has an impressive catalog of live-action and animated works, including Piñeres’ 2020 short film “Color-ido,” which was an official selection at Pixelatl, AniMaze, and Rotterdam.
Several of the film’s Spanish-language voice cast roles have been filled by actors Maria Fernanda Marín, Isa Mosquera, Carmenza Gómez, and Witsey Mena.
“Mu-Ki-Ra” takes place in a land haunted by monsters made of vegetation. There, Cleo, a thirteen-year-old girl,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
“A New Dawn,” the feature debut of Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, an animator on Makoto Shinkai’s blockbuster “Your Name,” is one draw in a five-title Annecy Animation Showcase which involves producers of real impact on the global independent animation scene.
The showcase will unveil a second brand-new animation project, “Mu-Ki-Ra,” co-produced by “Unicorn Wars” backer Abano Producións. The Showcase also features two key French prestige animation titles: “Conference of the Birds,” now backed by Le Pacte, and “In Waves,” from Silex Films, Anonymous Content, and leading sales agency Charades. Rounding up the selection is the anticipated Mexican feature “The Language of Birds.”
The Annecy Festival has long been the most important date on the international animation calendar, unfolding on the picturesque shores of Lake Annecy in France each summer.
In 2016, Cannes’ Marché du Film started providing a spring sneak peek at a small collection of work-in-progress titles that would...
The showcase will unveil a second brand-new animation project, “Mu-Ki-Ra,” co-produced by “Unicorn Wars” backer Abano Producións. The Showcase also features two key French prestige animation titles: “Conference of the Birds,” now backed by Le Pacte, and “In Waves,” from Silex Films, Anonymous Content, and leading sales agency Charades. Rounding up the selection is the anticipated Mexican feature “The Language of Birds.”
The Annecy Festival has long been the most important date on the international animation calendar, unfolding on the picturesque shores of Lake Annecy in France each summer.
In 2016, Cannes’ Marché du Film started providing a spring sneak peek at a small collection of work-in-progress titles that would...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
By Abe Friedtanzer
The grass is always greener on the other side, and it’s easy to imagine that things might be better if only something was different. Natalia Santa’s sophomore feature Malta, which makes its world premiere at SXSW, follows a woman named Mariana (Estefanía Piñeres) who is looking to get away from her life in Bogotá, Colombia and has become fixated on the island of Malta as somewhere she could be free from it all. Unfortunately for her, she’s not headed anywhere with any particular urgency…...
The grass is always greener on the other side, and it’s easy to imagine that things might be better if only something was different. Natalia Santa’s sophomore feature Malta, which makes its world premiere at SXSW, follows a woman named Mariana (Estefanía Piñeres) who is looking to get away from her life in Bogotá, Colombia and has become fixated on the island of Malta as somewhere she could be free from it all. Unfortunately for her, she’s not headed anywhere with any particular urgency…...
- 3/9/2024
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- FilmExperience
"My friends are betting on how many times I invite you out before giving up..." An early festival promo trailer has debuted online for an indie film from Colombia titled Malta, premiering at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival this month. This trailer is out just before its release to build up some SXSW buzz, and it's expected to show up at more festivals later this year. Keep an eye out for it! The second feature by director Natalia Santa (also of The Dragon Defense from Cannes 2017's Directors' Fortnight) follows a young Colombian woman who dreams of escaping her suffocating urban reality and traveling the world, including to the island of Malta, yet an unexpected relationship with an unlikely man will make her confront her true motives for leaving. Featuring stellar performances from a wonderful ensemble cast, including: Estefanía Piñeres as Mariana, Patricia Tamayo, Emmanuel Restrepo, and Diego Cremonesi. It's described...
- 3/7/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Tender father-daughter tale “My Dad, The Truck,” raucous coming-of-age series “Esther” and poignant docu-series “The Impossible Future” are among the projects venturing to Annecy’s Mifa Market for pitch sessions Wednesday as part of the Ibero-American Animation League’s annual forum.
Simultaneously, La Liga will also launch Ibermedia Next to foster the development of innovative animated co-productions between Iberoamerican countries and Italy, Portugal and Spain, organized in tandem with Ibermedia and Premios Quirino.
“This edition of Annecy holds immense significance for Latin America, with Mexico at the forefront as the country of honor,” Animation! head Silvina Cornillon told Variety. “Our dedicated Focus program perfectly captures the essence of Ibero-American animation’s dynamic and multifaceted creative spirit, reflecting its vibrancy and diversity in full measure.”
A spirited collaboration between Argentina’s Animation! Ventana Sur, Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana of Tenerife and Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival, the event aims to further bolster promising filmmakers.
Simultaneously, La Liga will also launch Ibermedia Next to foster the development of innovative animated co-productions between Iberoamerican countries and Italy, Portugal and Spain, organized in tandem with Ibermedia and Premios Quirino.
“This edition of Annecy holds immense significance for Latin America, with Mexico at the forefront as the country of honor,” Animation! head Silvina Cornillon told Variety. “Our dedicated Focus program perfectly captures the essence of Ibero-American animation’s dynamic and multifaceted creative spirit, reflecting its vibrancy and diversity in full measure.”
A spirited collaboration between Argentina’s Animation! Ventana Sur, Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana of Tenerife and Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival, the event aims to further bolster promising filmmakers.
- 6/14/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Las Villamizar is a Colombian series starring Shany Nadan, María José Vargas and Estefanía Pineres. It is directed by Herney Luna and Mateo Stivelberg.
A Caracol Televisión production.
It tells the story of three high society sisters who decide to live a double life, infiltrating the Liberator Army in order to confront the powerful Spanish army, led by Colonel Montenegro, responsible for the death of their mother 12 years earlier.
Release Date
December 14, 2022
Where to Watch Las Villamizar
Netflix...
A Caracol Televisión production.
It tells the story of three high society sisters who decide to live a double life, infiltrating the Liberator Army in order to confront the powerful Spanish army, led by Colonel Montenegro, responsible for the death of their mother 12 years earlier.
Release Date
December 14, 2022
Where to Watch Las Villamizar
Netflix...
- 12/12/2022
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Co-director Jérôme Paillard says market ”exceeded our expectations, especially regarding the quality of the projects proposed in the different sections”.
Horror When Evil Lurks, drama León – both from Argentina – and fantasy drama Almamula, a co-production between Argentina, Italy and France, were among the winners as Ventana Sur came to a close on Friday in Buenos Aires.
The prizes come with development and/or completion funds, or attendance at partner events, underscoring Ventana Sur’s reputation as a critical support platform for Latin American content.
Demian Rugna’s Blood Window Screenings Award winner When Evil Lurks, the first Spanish-language production for...
Horror When Evil Lurks, drama León – both from Argentina – and fantasy drama Almamula, a co-production between Argentina, Italy and France, were among the winners as Ventana Sur came to a close on Friday in Buenos Aires.
The prizes come with development and/or completion funds, or attendance at partner events, underscoring Ventana Sur’s reputation as a critical support platform for Latin American content.
Demian Rugna’s Blood Window Screenings Award winner When Evil Lurks, the first Spanish-language production for...
- 12/3/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
Historical epic “The Flame of Blues,” from Argentina’s Blu Animation Studio and father-daughter relationship tale “My Dad the Truck,” by Colombia’s María Cristina Pérez, figure among 14 titles – half series, half features – at Ventana Sur’s 2022 Animation!.
Further buzz titles take in “Esther,” from Argentina’s Ezequiel Torres, an action-packed coming of age adventure, doc series “The Imposible Future,” by Argentina’s Martin Haas and Antonio Balseiro and pre-school comedy adventure “King Gaston,” from Brazil’s Diogo Viegas.
Now firmly established as one of Latin America’s foremost animation forums, 2022’s Animation! saw an all-time record of 203 submissions.
That high attests to animation’s continuing growth in Latin America, powered primarily by a new generation of vocational animation talent which has broken through in the last 5-15 years, often spending much of them making shorts or animated commercials.
All of Animation!’s movie projects are from first time feature directors,...
Further buzz titles take in “Esther,” from Argentina’s Ezequiel Torres, an action-packed coming of age adventure, doc series “The Imposible Future,” by Argentina’s Martin Haas and Antonio Balseiro and pre-school comedy adventure “King Gaston,” from Brazil’s Diogo Viegas.
Now firmly established as one of Latin America’s foremost animation forums, 2022’s Animation! saw an all-time record of 203 submissions.
That high attests to animation’s continuing growth in Latin America, powered primarily by a new generation of vocational animation talent which has broken through in the last 5-15 years, often spending much of them making shorts or animated commercials.
All of Animation!’s movie projects are from first time feature directors,...
- 10/24/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Having already topped its pre-pandemic heights, the massive attendance at this year’s Annecy edition is indicative of the flourishing post-pandemic boom that the whole audiovisual industry is feeling.
Amidst this promising landscape, Colombian animation has made a strong appearance in both Annecy’s Official Selection and its MIFA market alongside an event presented by Bam – the Bogotá Audiovisual Market – where five projects targeting kids 3-11 were pitched.
Colombia’s presence is the result of an exponential growth in the animation sector that by 2019 was globally exporting projects valued at 100,000 and which rounded off 2021 with that figure at 3.5 million.
Reasons for exponential growth cut several ways; Colombia’s tax rebate; a growing generation of artists with a firm hold on the technical aspects of animation’s pipeline structure; and the ever-growing presence of international companies.
Launched in 2003, but built upon since then, Colombian film incentives have made the country a model for Latin America.
Amidst this promising landscape, Colombian animation has made a strong appearance in both Annecy’s Official Selection and its MIFA market alongside an event presented by Bam – the Bogotá Audiovisual Market – where five projects targeting kids 3-11 were pitched.
Colombia’s presence is the result of an exponential growth in the animation sector that by 2019 was globally exporting projects valued at 100,000 and which rounded off 2021 with that figure at 3.5 million.
Reasons for exponential growth cut several ways; Colombia’s tax rebate; a growing generation of artists with a firm hold on the technical aspects of animation’s pipeline structure; and the ever-growing presence of international companies.
Launched in 2003, but built upon since then, Colombian film incentives have made the country a model for Latin America.
- 6/18/2022
- by Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
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