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Interviews Jeremy Kay – Screen International Seine Shetty – Playback Gregory Klymkiw -­‐ Electric Sheep / Film Blog

Published as of Sept 13 Screen International The Hollywood Reporter Playback IMDB

Introductions Made At Party Tammy Burns – Travel and Escape JD Cargill – CNN

Jim Slotek – Toronto Sun

Bill Marshall – Founder of TIFF Greg Rubidge – Syndicado George Anthony – CBC TV

Media RSVPs Alejandro Rojas Prime TV Belgium attended Allan Tong FilmComment attended Andrea D'Addio Screen Week attended Dianne Slawych Toronto Sun attended Emmanuel Groneveldt Bell Media attended George Anthony CBC attended Giselle Trainor Somos TV attended Greg Klimkyw Electric Sheep attended J.D. Cargill CNN attended Jeremy Kay Screen international attended Jim Slotek Toronto Sun attended Jose Eli Perez Wapa TV attended Juan Fernandez-­‐Paris Wapa TV attended Mark Adams Screen international attended Melora Koepke EnRoute Canada attended Robin Van den Bergh Prime TV Belgium attended Shael Stolberg FilmButton attended Sonia Sarfati La Press attended Tammy Burns Travel + Escape Canada attended Toni Garcia El Pais attended Eli Glasner CBC

Erin Criger Maclean's

Jeff Meyers The Metro Times

jennie punter Variety

John Urbancich Sun News

Kim Hughes Travel Writer

Lou Lumenick NYPost

Ned Ehrbar Metro

Nil Koskal CBC

Peter Howell Toronto Star Peter Rainer NPR L.A. / President of National Society of Film Critics

Ryland Aldrich Twitch

Wendy Mitchell Screen international

Andy Howell Aint It Cool News

Barry Hertz Maclean's

Danielle Ng-­‐See-­‐Quan Playback

Baja Fest plans key changes Jeremy Kay http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/other-festivals/baja-fest-plans-keychanges/5060205.article?blocktitle=HEADLINES&contentID=40295 Baja International Film Festival (BIFF) director Alonso Aguilar-Castillo announced on Sunday (8) that the 2013 iteration will launch on Nov 13 with Juan José Cam panella’s Argentinian hit Foosball and unveiled key new elem ents to the upcom ing event.

Speaking at a reception at the Toronto International Film Festival, Aguilar-Castillo said his programmers at the Los Cabos-based event had pulled together Mexican, US and Canadian competition entries.

The full line-up will be announced in due course however two Canadian titles were unveiled – Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run Matt Johnson’s Slamdance grand jury prizewinner The Dirties. BIFF 2013, supported by its partners the Mexican Tourism Board, Los Cabos Tourism Board, Mexican Film Institute and Moviecity and Labodigital, will offer in the region of $170,000 in awards.

Among other attractions at the festival will be the BIFF Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund, offering seed money to development projects and a post-production bursary presented in collaboration with Labodigital, and the Bengala Agency Award offering financial grants to projects at script stage. Jurors include Gael García Bernal and Gerardo Naranjo.

Distributors, sales agencies, buyers and delegates will be able to view six Mexican films in post-production under the auspices of the inaugural Work In

Progress Mexico initiative.

“Our North American region deserves a platform in which film professional neighbours can explore real channels of collaboration,” said Aguilar-Castillo.

“BIFF’s programme brings together a selection of brave and vibrant independent film voices from Canada, Mexico and the US, combined with industry activities focused on providing useful tools for producers and filmmakers. Los Cabos, the most exclusive paradise at the edge of Mexico, extends its red carpet on the beach for a runway of true film lovers.”

The festival is scheduled to run from Nov 13-16.

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Baja International Film Festival (Biff) director Alonso Aguilar-Castillo announced on Sunday (8) that the 2013 iteration will launch on Nov 13 with Juan José Campanella’s Argentinian hit Foosball and unveiled key new elements to the upcoming event.

Speaking at a reception at the Toronto International Film Festival, Aguilar-Castillo said his programmers at the Los Cabos-based event had pulled together Mexican, Us and Canadian competition entries.

The full line-up will be announced in due course however two Canadian titles were unveiled – Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run Matt Johnson’s Slamdance grand jury prizewinner The Dirties.

Biff 2013, supported by its partners the Mexican Tourism Board, Los Cabos Tourism Board, Mexican Film Institute and Moviecity and Labodigital, will offer in the region of $170,000 in awards.

Among other attractions at the festival will be the Biff Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund, offering seed money to development projects and a post-production bursary presented in collaboration with Labodigital, and the Bengala

Toronto: Baja Film Fest to Open With Argentine 3D Animated 'Foosball' Etan Vlessing http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-baja-film-fest-open-624450 Organizers said the follow-up to Juan JosĂŠ Cam panella's Oscar foreign language winner, "The Secret in Their Eyes," will kick off the Nov. 13 to 16 event.

TORONTO - Academy Award winner Juan JosĂŠ Campanella's 3D animated movie Foosball is to open the Los Cabos-based Baja International Film Festival in November, organizers announced at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Argentine director's picture is a follow-up to his 2010 foreign Oscar winner, The Secret in Their Eyes.

Foosball portrays a timid boy named Amadeo, challenged to a soccer game by Grosso, an international star who is out for revenge after losing a match against him when they were kids.

The pan-American Baja film festival that features Mexican, U.S. and Canadian titles in competition also booked two Canadian movies, Chloe Robichaud's Sarah Prefers To Run and Matt Johnson's The Dirties, which earned the grand jury prize at Slamdance.

Organizers also revealed Sunday that the Los Cabos festival will deliver about $170,000 in awards and funds to support North American filmmakers this year.

The Baja International Film Festival, to run from Nov. 13 to 16, is programmed by festival director Alonso Aguilar-Castillo and his team.

Toronto: Baja Film Fest to Open With Argentine 3D Animated 'Foosball' http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56157687/

Toronto - Academy Award winner Juan JosĂŠ Campanella's 3D animated movie Foosball is to open the Los Cabos-based Baja International Film Festival in November, organizers announced at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Argentine director's picture is a follow-up to his 2010 foreign Oscar winner, The Secret in Their Eyes. Foosball portrays a timid boy named Amadeo, challenged to a soccer game by Grosso, an international star who is out for revenge after losing a match against him when they were kids.

This article also ran on the follow ing outlets:

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Baja International Film Festival opens competition to Canadians

By Seine Shetty http://playbackonline.ca/2013/09/12/baja-­‐international-­‐film-­‐festival-­‐opens-­‐competition-­‐to-­‐ canadians/#ixzz2eoFKF62W

For the first time, the Baja International Film Festival, held in Los Cabos, Mexico in November has invited Canadian films to compete with its southern neighbours in the festival competition, which offers a cash prize of $15,000 to the winning national or international feature. The festival competition is open to feature films or documentaries created or coproduced by Mexico, the United States and Canada.

Two Canadian films have so far been announced as part of the competition lineup: Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Préfère la Course (Sarah Prefers to Run) and Matt Johnson’s The Dirties. Sarah Prefers to Run screened at Cannes and has its TIFF premiere Thursday, while The Dirties won the Grand Jury prize for best narrative feature at this year’s Slamdance film festival, which runs alongside the Sundance Festival.

BIFF, now in its second year, launched as an effort to bring together Mexican and Hollywood filmmakers. Eighty films from 18 different countries were screened for around 6000 attendees in its inaugural edition.

Festival director Alonso Aguilar Castillo tells Playback that in evolving and expanding the festival this year, he sees a real opportunity for boost partnership opportunities between Mexican and Canadian producers.

According to Telefilm Canada there has been a coproduction treaty in place between Mexico and Canada since 1991. But there have only been seven coproductions involving Canada, Mexico and other countries since that time. In 2011, film producers from Canada and Mexico worked together to create the comedy The Boy Who Smelled Like Fish and in 2011 both countries worked with the U.K. to produce the documentary Flight of the Butterflies.

And that’s something that Castillo says he hopes to change with the Baja International Film Festival.

“Mexican producers don’t know about the coproduction treaty. I keep meeting Canadians who are looking for the right person to work with. We’re an industry-­‐oriented festival, creating relationships for producers to create co-­‐productions and internationalize their productions. The festival becomes a bridge between those independent producers that have no institution that can put them together; they’re really interested in finding partners,” Castillo says.

In addition to hosting sales agents, producers and filmmakers from Hollywood and the independent film industry in North America, Castillos says there are many film industry delegates from South America and Europe that attend the festival.

In the beginning, the festival hoped to foster Mexican access to the American market, but now he says they realize the country probably has a lot more in common with Canada than it does with the U.S. Like Canadian filmmakers, Mexican filmmakers need government funding and government agencies to help with production funding, marketing and distribution and exhibition.

“Our multiplexes are filled with Hollywood titles. Mexican films don’t do well domestically. Auteur films don’t do well in Mexico because there is no exhibition window for them but they do fantastically internationally in the film festival circuit. The films do well in Cannes, San Sebastian, Berlin, here in Toronto, but that doesn’t translate into audiences. Part of the spirit of the festival is to provide those tools for Mexican producers,” says Castillo.

Castillo, who previously lived in Vancouver and worked in the film industry there, including as VIFF distribution coordinator, says one of the reasons why he and his five-­‐person delegation from the festival came to the Toronto International Film Festival this year and will continue to do so in future years is for the learning and partnership opportunities in Canada.

“Our Canadian partners like Telefilm and others have been very generous. We’ve been putting top Mexican producers together with Canadians who already have a working relationship with South American producers, so I’m really hoping that something good will come out of that,” he says.

The plan is to expand the festival’s duration and industry initiatives. Plans for next year include a Co-­‐production Encounter hosted with Telefilm – in which producers and sales agents from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico discuss projects in development and a Canadian-­‐Mexican coproduction panel with Rhombus Media’s Niv Fichman, the producer behind The Boy Who Smelled Like Fish.

In addition to being on the beach (it is a two-­‐hour flight from Mexico City), he says it is relaxed, accessible, easy to navigate and manageable in terms of the number of key decision makers one has to deal with. Only 400 industry delegates come to the festival by invitation.

The Baja International Film Festival works with the Mexican Tourism Board (CPTM), Los Cabos Tourism Board (FITURCA), the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE-­‐CONACULTA), Moviecity and Labodigital.

For more information see the bajafilmfest.com.

Tags: Alonso Aguilar Castillo, Baja International Film Festival, Mexico, Telefilm Canada

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Baja Film Fest @ TIFF 2013 interview festival director Alonso Aguilar-Castillo Filmfestivals Dailies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuPlOk

Inaugurará cinta animada “Metegol” el Baja International Film Festival http://es-us.tv.yahoo.com/noticias/inaugurará-cinta-animada-metegol-baja-international-filmfestival-000710886.html

Se convirtió en la prim era película anim ada en abrir el Festiva l de San Sebastián.

Toronto, 9 Sep. (Notimex).- El director del Baja International Film Festival (BIFF), Alonso Aguilar Castillo, anunció que la película de animación en 3D “Metegol”, del cineasta argentino Juan José Campanella, será la encargada de inaugurar el encuentro fílmico que se realizará del 13 al 16 de noviembre próximo, en Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, México.

Durante una recepción en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto, que finalizará el 13 de septiembre en esta ciudad, Aguilar Castillo recordó que “Metegol” se convirtió en la primera película animada en abrir el Festival de San Sebastián y ha roto récord de asistencia en la taquilla argentina.

Se trata de una coproducción entre Argentina y España, cuya historia está inspirada en el cuento “Memorias de un wing derecho”, del escritor argentino Roberto Fontanarrosa (1944-2007), que el propio Campanella adaptó para la pantalla grande, al lado de los coguionistas Eduardo Sacheri, Gastón Gorali y Axel Kuschevatzky.

Asimismo, Aguilar Castillo adelantó que dos de las películas canadienses en competencia son “Sarah Prefers To Run”, que marca el debut cinematográfico de Chloe Robichaud, y “The Dirties”, de Matt Johnson, filme que ganó el Premio del Jurado en el Festival Slamdance 2013.

"Nuestro territorio norteamericano merece una plataforma en la que los profesionales del cine puedan explorar canales de colaboración", expresó Alonso Aguilar Castillo, quien señaló que el programa de BIFF 2013 reúne una selección única del cine independiente de Canadá, México y Estados Unidos.

Abundó que además de la selecta programación, el BIFF incluye actividades de

industria, cuyo objetivo es proporcionar y generar herramientas útiles para productores y directores de cine, “Los Cabos, el paraíso más exclusivo de las playas mexicanas, extiende su alfombra roja y da la bienvenida a los amantes del cine", expresó.

EL BIFF ofrecerá, junto con sus socios y patrocinadores (Consejo de Promoción Turística de México, el Fideicomiso Turístico de Los Cabos, el Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Moviecity y Labodigital) alrededor de 170 mil dólares en premios y fondos para apoyar a los productores y directores de cine de México, Estados Unidos y Canadá.

También cuenta con el Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund, nombrada así en honor de uno de los más grandes cinefotógrafos de México, que ofrece apoyo para proyectos en etapa de desarrollo y una beca de post-producción en colaboración con la empresa Labodigital.

Además del Premio de la Agencia Bengala, mismo que busca la creación y el desarrollo de historias para cine en sus primeras etapas.

También se llevará a cabo el Work In Progress México, una iniciativa que apoya a seis películas mexicanas en post-producción, lo que permite a los distribuidores, delegados de festivales y agentes de venta, acceder a estas películas.

This article also ran on the follow ing outlets:

http://www.rotativo.com.mx/entretenimiento/cine/143186-inaugurara-cinta-animada-metegol-elbaja-international-film-festival/

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"Metegol" abrirá el Baja Film Fest, Los Cabos http://www.correcamara.com.mx/inicio/int.php?mod=noticias_detalle&id_noticia=4436

Redacción. Alonso Aguilar Castillo, director del BIFF anunció, durante una recepción en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto que la cinta argentina de animación "Metegol", del ganador del Oscar, Juan José Campanella, será la encargada de abrir el BIFF 2013, que este año se celebrará del 13 al 16 de noviembre. "Metegol" ha roto records de taquilla en Argentina y fue elegida también para abrir el próximo Festival de San Sebastián.

Basado en un cuento de Roberto Fontanarrosa, la trama se centra en Amadeo, un joven sencillo y honesto que vive en un pueblo pequeño y anónimo, pero que sabe

jugar como nadie al metegol (o futbolito, en México). La disputa por el amor de una chica lo ponen en medio de una aventura insospechada, acompañado por los jugadores del metegol, que cobran vida mágicamente. Así también, Alonso dio a conocer dos de las películas canadienses en competencia: "Sarah Prefers To Run" cinta que marca el debut cinematográfico de Chloe Robichaud y "The Dirties", de Matt Johnson, película que ganó el Premio del Jurado en el Festival Slamdance de este año, según dieron a conocer a CorreCamara.com los organizadores.

BIFF 2013 tiene como objetivo impulsar y promover tanto el cine mexicano, como el estadounidense y canadiense, es por ello que la Selección Oficial en competencia abarca únicamente películas de estos tres países norteamericanos. Baja International Film Festival, Los Cabos junto con sus socios y patrocinadores ofrecen alrededor de $170,000 dólares en premios y fondos para apoyar a los productores y directores de cine de Norteamérica.

BIFF, Los Cabos cuenta también con el Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund, -­‐nombrado en honor de uno de los más grandes cinefotógrafos de México-­‐ el cual brinda apoyo para proyectos en etapa de desarrollo y una beca de post-­‐producción en colaboración con la empresa Labodigital Así como también con el Premio de la Agencia Bengala, mismo que busca la creación y el desarrollo de historias para cine en sus primeras etapas.

Además el Festival cuenta también con Work In Progress México; una iniciativa que apoya a seis películas mexicanas en post-­‐producción, permitiendo a los distribuidores, delegados de festivales y agentes de venta acceder a estas películas.

"Nuestro territorio norteamericano merece una plataforma en la que los profesionales del cine puedan explorar canales de colaboración", Comenta el director del Festival, Alonso Aguilar Castillo. "El programa de BIFF reúne una selección única del cine independiente de Canadá, México y Estados Unidos, además de las actividades de industria cuyo objetivo es proporcionar y generar herramientas útiles para productores y directores de cine. Los Cabos, el paraíso más exclusivo de las playas mexicanas, extiende su alfombra roja y da la bienvenida a los amantes del cine".

Baja International Film Festival abrirá con la película Metegol, del ganador del Oscar, Juan José Campanella http://cinemaspod.blogspot.ca/2013/09/baja-international-film-festival-abrira.html

(Toronto – 8 de septiembre de 2013) Este noviembre se celebra Baja International Film Festival, Los Cabos (BIFF); un nuevo paraíso para el cine en donde se reunirán por primera vez películas mexicanas, estadounidenses y canadienses.

BIFF hizo una serie de anuncios durante la recepción del día de ayer dentro del marco del Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto, revelando su película inaugural: Metegol, del ganador del Oscar, Juan José Campanella.

Así mismo, se dieron a conocer dos de las películas canadienses en competencia: Sarah Prefers To Run de la quebequés Chloe Robichaud y The Dirties, de Matt Johnson, galardonada con el Premio del Jurado en el Festival Slamdance de este año.

BIFF 2013 inaugura así una nueva etapa en la historia del cine de México; su objetivo es impulsar y promover el cine mexicano, estadounidense y canadiense.

Es por ello que la Selección Oficial en competencia abarca lo mejor del cine norteamericano (ficción o documental, coproducciones permitidas).

Baja International Film Festival, Los Cabos ofrece, junto con sus socios y patrocinadores (Consejo de Promoción Turística de México (CPTM), el Fideicomiso Turístico de Los Cabos (FITURCA), el Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE-CONACULTA), Moviecity y Labodigital) alrededor de $170,000 dólares americanos en premios y fondos para apoyar a los productores y directores de cine de Norteamérica.

BIFF es el único festival de cine mexicano que tiene un fondo fílmico, el Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund, nombrado en honor de uno de los más grandes cinefotógrafos de México. El cual ofrece apoyos a proyectos en etapa de desarrollo y en etapa de post-producción brindados en colaboración con la empresa Labodigital. También está el Premio de la Agencia Bengala que busca estimular la creación y el desarrollo de historias para cine en sus primeras etapas.

Su jurado incluye a Gael García Bernal y Gerardo Naranjo, entre otros.

El Festival cuenta con un amplio programa de industria que incluye por primera vez Work In Progress México; una iniciativa que apoya a seis películas mexicanas en post-producción, permitiendo a los distribuidores, delegados de festivales y agentes de venta acceder a estas películas.

"Nuestro territorio norteamericano merece una plataforma en la que los profesionales del cine puedan explorar canales de colaboración", dice el director del Festival, Alonso Aguilar Castillo. "El programa de BIFF reúne una selección única del cine independiente de Canadá, México y Estados Unidos, además de las actividades de industria cuyo objetivo es proporcionar y generar herramientas útiles para productores y directores de cine. Los Cabos, el paraíso más exclusivo de las playas mexicanas, extiende su alfombra roja y da la bienvenida. a los amantes

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