Primer Corte

PRIMER CORTE – COPIA FINAL – FILMS IN PROGRESS

A privileged window into Latin American cinema - 2025 SELECTION

This Ventana Sur section brought together an exclusive selection of fiction feature films from the region that are currently in their final post-production stage, connecting them with those who can help launch them into the world: producers, sales agents, international representatives, festival programmers and partners who will award the projects with key post-production services.

The Curatorial Committee was made up of distinguished members of the industry:

Eva Morsch Kihn — Programming and Professional Platform Coordinator, Cinélatino Toulouse / Funding Consultant, Venice Production Bridge.
Juan Crespo — Distributor, producer and sales agent, 3C Films Group.
Pamela Biénzobas — Consultant and programmer, Locarno Film Festival.

The winning feature films of Primer Corte are

PREMIO TITRA FILMS / PREMIO VISOM / PREMIO APCLAI

The Devil’s Wells

Director: Jairo Boisier Olave
Countries: Chile, Argentina, Brazil, France
Production companies:
CangrejoFilms
Producer: Diego Pino Anguita
Caviar Films
Producer: Gastón Chedufau;
Paideia Films
Producer: Heverton Lima

PREMIO NACHO MAZZINI FAMILY – COLORFRONT / PREMIO STONE MILK

Where the river begins

Director: Juan Andrés Arango
Countries: Colombia, Canada, Norway
Production companies:
Inercia Películas
Producer: Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto
Midi La Nuit
Producer: Maria Gracia Turgeon;
Stær
Producer: Elisa Pirir

PREMIO LE FILM FRANCAIS – CANNES MARKET / PREMIO LA MAYOR CINE / PREMIO THE END / DALE! AWARD / PREMIO MERCOSUR RECAM

Awaiting Birds

Director: Sofía Quirós Úbeda
Countries: Costa Rica, Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Norway, France
Production companies:
Sputnik Films
Producer: Mariana Murillo
Murillo Cine
Producer: Cecilia Salim Murillo
Cine SRL
Producer: Cecilia Salim

Awards 2025

TITRAFILM

Post-production services valued at €5,000 for the film by the winning production company.

Le film francais / Cannes <market news

Presentation of the selected film in one edition of Le Film Français and Cannes Market Film News during the next Marché du Film.

NMF / Colorfront

A DCP copy for the selected film.

La Mayor Cine

Final check mix 5.1 or 7.0 sound service.

APCLAI – Ibero-Latin American Film Festival of Trieste

Subtitling into a European Union language and participation in the festival’s Official or Contemporary Section.

The End

Comprehensive post-production services (conform, color correction, online editing, and deliveries) valued at USD 13,000.

Fundación EU-LAC

EU-LAC Cinema, Through the EU-LAC Cinema initiative, the European Union’s External Action Service (EEAS) awards an incentive to a project directed by a woman, an LGBTQ+ person, a young filmmaker, or a member of an ethnic community. Following the guidelines of the DALE! Award, it supports the distribution of a selected project within the framework of EU-LAC Cinema and the EU-CELAC 2023–2025 biregional Roadmap (€5,000.00).

DALE!

The DALE! Award has a value of 10,000 euros. It will be granted to the majority producer of the winning project, the sales agent, or the distributor.

Dolby Vision Atmos

Professional consultancy session for post-production in Dolby Vision.

Visom Digital

Post-production services for a Brazilian film.

Stone Milk

Technical laboratory services, graphics, sound mixing, and master file generation (total value approx. USD 4,500).

SendFiles

5 deliveries through our Digital Delivery Service (high-speed file transfer over the internet). Prize validity: 2 years. For all Primer Corte and Copia Final films.

RECAM (Reunión especializada de Autoridades Cinematográficas y Audiovisuales del MERCOSUR)

Support of USD $ 500 for the post-production of the selected film belonging to a MERCOSUR country.

Primer Corte

PRIMER CORTE – COPIA FINAL – FILMS IN PROGRESS