Cuban Hat Pitch Night
DOCUNEXION MX-DE
Every year, the DOK.forum marketplace invites an international guest delegation to Munich – in 2017 we welcome filmmakers from Mexico. In the open-to-public CUBAN HAT PITCH, six selected film projects including three Mexican and three German projects, which are produced by the DOCUNEXION training program, will be presented to the audience. With music by DJ Gonzalez and Mezcal included!
Moderation:
Diego Briceño und Giulia Frati, Filmmakers and organisators at the CUBAN HAT PITCH of RIDM
Project Pitches:
LA EDAD DEL AGUA, Isabel and Alfredo Alcantara
LAS HERMANAS DE ROCINANTE, Alexandra Kaufmann and Sonja Kulkarni
LOS AMOS DEL CAMINO, Javier Gonzàles Benavides and Enrique Chuck
LOVE COMMANDOS, Daniel Sager and Alexandre Tondowski
OFF THE ROAD, José Permar and Daniela Silva Solòrzano
TALES OF TWO WARS, Steven Swirko and Lena Weiss
In cooperation with
Supported by
Goethe Institut Mexiko
Mexikanische Botschaft in Deutschland
Director and initiator of CUBAN HAT PITCH at RIDM
Diego Briceño is a Colombian-born media-maker who has worked for over 15 years as a director, producer and editor on social documentaries, fiction and crossmedia in Montreal. Driven by narrative, ethics and collaboration, his work often focuses on issues of exploitation, empowerment and North-South relations. He has directed 5 documentaries, including a documentary series, and one short fiction, which have all played in television and/or shown at national and international film festivals. In recent years, he has developed a strong interest in participatory and interactive media through a series of crossmedia projects, one produced by the NFB and others now in development with Makila. He has a BFA in Cinema and a Graduate Certificate in Digital Technologies and Design Art Practice from Concordia University.
