Proyecta to present twelve projects looking for co-production 2026

The ninth edition of Proyecta, the joint initiative of Ventana Sur, the Marché du Film-Festival de Cannes and the San Sebastian Festival, will host the presentation of twelve projects by filmmakers seeking funding and partners for their first or second movies. Ventana Sur will take place in Montevideo from November 30 to December 4.

During the programme, the project representatives will have the opportunity to meet production companies, international sales agents and festival programming heads with the aim of fostering co-productions between Europe and Latin America.

Proyecta will consist of in-person pitching sessions on Wednesday December 2 by the projects’ main producers, as well as other professional networking events.

This year’s selection represents a wide diversity of projects from Europe and Latin America, in both theme and geography. Nine of the selected projects are from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Peru or Uruguay, while seven are French, Italian or Spanish productions and coproductions. Among them, Cara sucia / Dirty Face, by Ignacio Acconica González, and Isabel Hernández, by Giorgio Ciampà, will have a new opportunity to be presented to an audience of professionals after their participation in the 15th Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum at the San Sebastian Festival.

The representatives of the selected projects will have the opportunity to compete for various awards. One project will have the chance to participate in next year’s Sørfond Pitching Forum, where they may (provided that they meet the Sørfond’s requirements) have the option of their presentation to potential Norwegian co-producers in addition to automatic application for the Sørfond grants should the project subsequently obtain said Norwegian co-production. Besides, two producers of the projects selected for the activity will be invited to the San Sebastian Festival in 2027. The projects will also compete for the Sideral Cinema Award, consisting of the pre-purchase of the international rights of one of the future films for a guaranteed minimum of 10,000 euros and the new ArteKino International Award, consisting of 6,000 euros. These awards join other networking events to boost internationalisation of the projects and thereby help to speed up their development.

The twelve projects selected in 2026 for Proyecta are:

1 Cabildo 71

Victoria Pena Echeverría (Uruguay)

Country(ies) of production: Uruguay - Brazil - Argentina - Spain

Production: Monarca Films

2 Cara sucia / Dirty Face

Ignacio Acconcia González (Argentina)

Country(ies) of production: Spain

Production: Ayhe Productions

3 Conejos / Rabbits

Sara Nanclares (Colombia)

Country(ies) of production: Colombia - Chile - France

Production: Ocultimo SAS

4 El lugar y la esperanza / The place and the hope

Ariagna Fajardo Nuviola (Cuba)

Country(ies) of production: Cuba - France

Production: Torrente Films

5 Huaco Retrato

Melina León (Peru)

Country(ies) of production: Peru - France - Spain

Production: La Vida Misma Films LLC

6 Isabel Hernández

Giorgio Giampà (Italy)

Country(ies) of production: Italy - Mexico

Production: ZOE FILMS

7 La Ausencia

Jorge Sistos Moreno (Mexico)

Country(ies) of production: Mexico

Production: PIANO PRODUCCIONES CINEMATOGRAFICAS

8 La Otra Montaña

Horacio Reyes Páez (Uruguay)

Country(ies) of production: Uruguay - Argentina

Production: U Films

9 Los Mejores Días

Maria Zanetti (Argentina)

Country(ies) of production: Argentina

Production: Tarea Fina

10 Mala Madre / Unfit Mother

Manuela Espiñeira Herreros (Chile)

Country(ies) of production: Chile

Production: Pinda Producciones

11 Salamanca

Juan Sebastian Torales (Argentina)

Country(ies) of production: Argentina - France

Production: Twins Latin Films de Noche Creatividad SRL

12 UN LUGAR SEGURO / GIVE ME SHELTER

Nicolás Pérez Veiga (Argentina)

Country(ies) of production: Argentina - Mexico

Production: REI CINE SRL

Proyecta is part of Ventana Sur, the leading Latin-American film market organised by Marché du Fiilm - Festival de Cannes, Agencia del Cine y el Audiovisual del Uruguay (ACAU), Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales de Argentina (INCAA), and has the support of Creative Europe MEDIA.