After having worked on other peoples short films, clips and feature movies like Filmatron by Pablo Pares in 2007, she directs her first feature in 2010, called El hada buena – Una fábula peronista. This year she comes to the BIFFF with her second feature: Benavidez’s Case.
Country: Argentina
KRYPTONITA
Burnt-out and pill-popping doctor Gonzalez does the graveyard shift at a dilapidated emergency ward in Buenos Aires’ worst neighborhood. The radio is talking about the latest feat of the notorious Super Gasoline Gang. They’ve robbed a bank and given all the loot to a soup kitchen. Corrupt cop Ventura wheels in a wounded petty thief… Continue reading KRYPTONITA
DAEMONIUM: THE UNDERGROUND SOLDIER
The story of Daemonium begins in an alternate universe to ours, in which magic and technology coexist with humans and demons. A powerful family hires a band of mercenaries and forces Fulcanelli, a wizard and con artist, to invoke a demon with the purpose of gaining even more power. Of course, things go terribly wrong.… Continue reading DAEMONIUM: THE UNDERGROUND SOLDIER
THE ROTTEN LINK
Fan of regional craftsmanship and authenticity… welcome to El Escondido! This small village with barely 20 inhabitants seems completely immune to 21st century modern life. The priest keeps the Christian faith alive. Raulo, a big dude who must have banged his head on the wall too many times, distributes logs of wood to the community… Continue reading THE ROTTEN LINK
BENAVIDEZ’S CASE
During his entire existence,art teacher Benavidez has been living in the shadow of his formidable father, a famous artist who constantly reminded his son of his lack of talent and vision. Even more painful is that the love of his life, one of his ex-students, reveals her self to be a gifted artist.To some she’s… Continue reading BENAVIDEZ’S CASE
UNCANNY VALLEY
In the near future entire squats are filled with virtual reality junkies. But their addiction serves a sinister purpose.
Ivan Noel
Attention: the next sentence might give you jetlag. Ivan Noel, a Spaniard who was raised in France and now lives in Argentina, made his first short feature in … Brussels! From the start of his career, he has always financed his own movies. To cut the costs, he also works as writer, producer, composer and editor… Continue reading Ivan Noel
Andrés Borghi
Andres Borghi was born in Argentina, a year before the BIFFF (which was in 1983 for those who’ve already started to count). Borghi already experimented with a camera when he was twelve year old. After getting his directing degree at the Fundacion Teba, he started making some weird and subversive shorts. He even shot a… Continue reading Andrés Borghi
THE INNOCENTS by Mauricio Brunetti
19th century Argentina. After having had to leave the country fifteen years ago, prodigal son Rodrigo finally returns to the family farm in Mercedaria to introduce his wife Bianca to his parents. He’s not really looking forward to this family reunion. His youth was spent working with the slaves on the farm who were treated… Continue reading THE INNOCENTS by Mauricio Brunetti
EL ARDOR
Even though he’s surrounded by puma’s, anacondas, jaguars and other lethal creatures, there’s only one species that the farmer of Rio Preama in Argentina fears the most: man. The large landowners may claim that they have their best interests at heart, behind the scenes they’ve got some shady individuals to “negotiate” with the last independent… Continue reading EL ARDOR