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P05


Latin American cinema(s) in black and white 
Convenors:
Beatriz Tadeo Fuica (University of St Andrews)
Sarah Barrow (University of Lincoln)
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Chair:
Santiago Oyarzabal (Warwick University)
Location:
UP 4.212
Start time:
12 April, 2013 at
Time zone: Europe/London
Session slots:
2

Short Abstract:

Since the 1990s several films have been made on a shoestring budget and supported by international funds. Thus, this panel seeks to analyse and compare specific examples from different nations in order to explore current national/transnational tensions present in Latin American cinemas.

Long Abstract:

Since the 1990s, it has been easy to trace a certain number of films made in diverse nations of Latin America, which share several production and formal characteristics. Examples of these are: the exploration of minimalist aesthetics, the use of black and white 16 mm stock and the intervention of non-professional actors; in short: the fact that they were made on a shoestring budget. Several influences, ranging from Independent American cinema, to European movements such as neo-realism, can be identified. Moreover, it is surprising to see that many of these films were supported, especially in the post-production stage, by international funds. Hubert Bals Fund, associated with Rotterdam's International Film Festival, for example, has supported films such as Rapado (Martín Rejtman, 1991) or 25 Watts (Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll, 2001). Thus, on the one hand, this panel seeks to investigate the impact these international factors had on diverse Latin American cinemas, where these cinemas place themselves globally and the local resonance of these films. On the other hand, specific films will be critically analysed to reflect upon the depiction of their nations, their protagonists and their spaces. Examples will be given from well established cinemas such as Argentina, to smaller, almost non-existent ones, such as Peru or Uruguay. Ultimately, this panel offers an opportunity to generate a dialogue between national and transnational perspectives in order to throw light on the study of the complexities of recent Latin American Cinema(s).

Accepted papers:

Session 1