Pilar Palomero's La Maternal screening in Colombia

Pilar Palomero is in Colombia this month to accompany her latest film LA MATERNAL - Our Bogota Bistrik7 residents, Gonzalo Escobar Mora and Emma Rozanski, are crazy excited to welcome her and have some long overdue catching up!

https://cinematecadebogota.gov.co/pelicula/maternal-0

With support of the Spanish Embassy in Colombia: https://ccecolombia.com/la-maternal/

Sinopsis: A los 14 años, Carla es una adolescente salvaje y rebelde. Vive en un modesto restaurante a las afueras de la ciudad con su joven madre soltera, falta a clase y pasa el tiempo con su amigo Efraín. Cuando una trabajadora social se da cuenta de que Carla está embarazada de cinco meses, la llevan a "La Maternal", un centro para madres adolescentes, para que viva con otras jóvenes como ella. Junto a sus bebés, aprenderán a enfrentarse a esta nueva vida adulta para la que no han tenido tiempo de prepararse.

2022 - España - 122 mins

Emma Rozanski and Gonzalo Escobar Mora develop new Colombian feature film project with Torino Film Lab

Emma Rozanski and Gonzalo Escobar Mora have been selected to participate in the Torino Film Lab NEXT script development workshops in Sep/Oct with Colombian-set Spanish-language feature film EL VAQUERO.

More information about the workshops and a list of the selected projects can be found here: http://www.torinofilmlab.it/training/tfl-extended-2/tfl-next/tfl-next/35-tfl-next-film-development

Torino Film Lab: http://www.torinofilmlab.it/

Bogota - Gonzalo Escobar Mora's short film 'POOL VERSION' playing in Bogoshorts Film Festival

 

Gonzalo Escobar Mora's graduation film.factory film, POOL VERSION, will screen as part of the BogotShorts Film Festival this month (info via links below). Bogoshorts is the largest short film festival in Colombia. Gonzalo will be present for Q&A at the screening.

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BogoShorts Programme and Info

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul interview with Gonzalo Escobar Mora in Colombia

Cartegena Film Festival recently held a retrospective of the work of Bistrik7's film.factory teacher and mentor Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Gonzalo Escobar Mora, who was also screening work in the festival, took the opportunity to catch up with him and also filmed an interview with him for Fandor.

Here it is:

APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL EXPLAINS HIMSELF

https://www.fandor.com/keyframe/apichatpong-weerasethakul-explains

Gonzalo Escobar Mora's 'pool version' screens FICCI Cartagena

Gonzalo Escobar Mora's short film (a Bosnian/Colombian co-production) POOL VERSION screens this week in South America's oldest film festival, FICCI, in Cartagena Colombia.

Info and screenings: https://tinyurl.com/zr4ycur

The festival is also paying tribute to one of our film.factory teachers/mentors, Apichatpong Weerasethakul (http://www.kickthemachine.com): http://ficcifestival.com/pelicula.php?p=XG3C6fwmZmJn9egB1nwASvgCXG3C6fwm

 

Gonzalo Escobar Mora mounts his installation 'de-formas' in Bogotá

In October, Gonzalo Escobar Mora presents his video installation 'de-formas' during the arts and music festival, Pa Ke No Toke Lo Peor, in Bogotá Colombia.

Artist's Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/gonzaloescobarmora

Festival: https://issuu.com/pakenotokelopeor/docs/programacio__n_pakenotokelopeor_201