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BAL AWARDS CEREMONY

The Buenos Aires Lab (BAL), the meeting point of young Latin American producers and filmmakers with professionals from the international film industry, ends today, Sunday, with the awards ceremony for the sections “Bridges,” “Work in Progress” and “Co-production Meetings.” The ceremony will be held on Sunday at 8.00 pm at the Auditorium of the BAFICI Meeting Point, on the mezzanine level of the Abasto Shopping Mall. Please be reminded that entrance is free but tickets must be picked up at the festival’s Information Desk, located in the Plaza del Zorzal of the shopping mall, starting from 10.00 am. Once again, BAL lives up to its reputation of providing great (intangible and concrete) stimulus for young filmmakers, such as Paraguay’s Pablo Lamar (photo), award-winner for his film La última tierra in 2010.

This year, the selected films and projects are by young filmmakers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico, Germany, Norway, France, Spain and Belgium. Satisfactory results were achieved in every section: potential co-productions, exhibition of works at final production stage with possibilities for international distribution, and the meeting between producers from Europe and Latin America looking for new ideas and methods of work.