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Accreditations
October 05, 2020

Accreditations

The Mar del Plata International Film Festival has the pleasure of inviting you to fill out its accreditation request form for the 35th edition of the Festival. The form will be available until Friday, November 6.

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Application for the Third Young Film Critics and Judges Workshop
October 11, 2020
Through October 21, 2020

Application for the Third Young Film Critics and Judges Workshop

The Mar del Plata International Film Festival together with the school of Film Criticism of the Universidad del Cine (FUC) open submissions for the third consecutive year of the Young Film Critics and Judges Workshop to take...

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In October, the Festival on Cine.ar Play
October 07, 2020

In October, the Festival on Cine.ar Play

To get everyone revved up for what comes next, during the month of October, the Festival will continue offering a selection of the best films that we screened in previous editions. A great opportunity to discover, enjoy or...

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In September, the Mar del Plata Festival on Cine.ar Play
September 10, 2020

In September, the Mar del Plata Festival on Cine.ar Play

Starting on Wednesday, September 9, a new and exclusive selection of films will be available on the platform of INCAA (the Argentine National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts) for discovering, enjoying and returning...

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Against the wind, the tide and the pandemic
August 26, 2020

Against the wind, the tide and the pandemic

During these adverse conditions, adapting to extraordinary circumstances, but with the same strength as always: the Mar del Plata International Film Festival celebrates another continuous year of programming.

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Farewell to Rodolfo Weisskirch
September 03, 2020

Farewell to Rodolfo Weisskirch

We deeply regret to announce the death of our friend and colleague Rodolfo Weisskirch who was part of the Web Contents team of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.

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All the awards
November 17, 2019
Official Awards

All the awards

International Competition, Latin American Competition, Argentine Competition, CINE.AR Award, Altered States Competition, WIP Competition, Young Critics Award and Original Soundtrack.

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Independent Awards
November 17, 2019

Independent Awards

All independent awards such as menciones especiales, Premio Georges-méliès al Mejor Cortometraje realizado por un ciudadano argentino menor de 35 años sobre el tema “Mi género”, Premio Fundación Weinschenk-Tabernero...

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In praise of electricity
November 16, 2019

In praise of electricity

The U.S. musician Lee Ranaldo is part of the jury of the International Competition, and livened up one of the nights of the Festival with Contre Jour, a show which he made together with Leah Singer. Here he tells about his...

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From Russia with love
November 15, 2019

From Russia with love

Russian film critic and programmer Boris Nelepo is responsible for one of the Festival’s gems: American director John M. Stahl retrospective. In this interview he talks about the films’ selection process and highlights...

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In search of the fragility of the cinema
November 14, 2019

In search of the fragility of the cinema

Nicole Brenez is a programmer, film critic and researcher, among other things. And he is one of the names that adorns the Jury of the International Competition. In this interview he tells us about his collaboration with Jean-Luc...

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Experimentation as subject matter
November 12, 2019

Experimentation as subject matter

Haden Guest, director of the Harvard Film Archive and guest programmer of this edition of the Festival, describes two programs that feature great filmmakers related to the archive and the university, and that propose to expand...

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May this last forever
November 13, 2019

May this last forever

The Festival presents Audiovisual Restoration: The same challenge as always, today; a meeting around the possibilities and challenges of caring for moving images. We talked with Paula Félix-Didier (director of the Museum...

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From here to eternity
November 12, 2019
Restored and Rescues

From here to eternity

In every edition, the Festival becomes an opportunity to reencounter masterworks of all the periods of Argentine cinema. Thanks to the great efforts of various institutions, these gems have arrived to the theaters of Mar...

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Nina Menkes: the transformative gaze
November 10, 2019
Interview

Nina Menkes: the transformative gaze

The U.S. filmmaker, to whom the Festival is dedicating a full retrospective, is one of the most important guests at this edition. She will receive a Career Award and will be giving a Masterclass, in which she will discuss...

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