AMANCAY
short film by Milagros Mumenthaler 35mm, 2006, 18', color, Dolby 5.1,without dialogue
With Carolina Presno and Moro Morales
Return of a woman to a house where a drama took place. Return on her memories, her fears and her intimacy.
PRIZES
Mention honorifique du Jury au festival de Buenos Aires, BAFICI
Meilleur court-métrage au festival FROG du film romand
Prix Cacho Pallero au festival de Huesca
Meilleur court au festival de Manlleu
Mention du Jury à Sehsüchte
Mention honorable au festival Next Reel à Singapour
Dinausaure de Bronze à Etiuda, Cracovie
Prime à la qualité du DIP du Canton de Genéve
Milagros Mumenthaler was born in Argentina in 1977. She left this country very early for Switzerland, where she grew up. She directed four short films, selected and awarded in many festivals. In 2011, she directed Abrir puertas y ventanas, her first feature film, which was selected at the Cinéfondation, a residence of the Cannes Film Festival and which received, among others, the Golden Leopard and the Leopard of the Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as the Astor de Oro at the Mar del Plata Festival.His second film,"The idea of a lago" is presented in competition at the Locarno, Busan, San Sebastian and Rotterdam Festivals.
FESTIVALS
Festivals: Locarno, Namur, Sao Paolo, l’Alternativa, Barcelone, Ourense, Cinéma-tout-écran, Cinefest, (Hongrie), Brno 16 (Slovaquie), Latin American Short Film Festival of New York / Cinelatino, Trieste / Mostra del cinema Latinoamericano di Cremona, Italie / Muestra de Cine Independiente de Santa Fe, Argentine / Festival international du film de Tirana , Albanie / Rencontres d’Amérique latine de Toulouse / Indie Lisboa / SehSuechte International Film Festival de Postdam / Festival “Arrivani i corti” à Rome / Short film festival “In the Palace”, Balchik, Bulgarie / Next Reel Film Festival, à Singapour / Festival de Valdivia, Chili / Festival d’Amiens
Production: Bordu films, Al borde producciones (Argentina)
Scénario et réalisation: Milagros Mumenthaler
Chef opérateur: Martin Frias
Son direct: Adriano Salgado
Montage: Ezequiel Borovinsky
Musique: Alan Mumenthaler
Sound design et mixage:
Laboratoire: Schwarz film, Berne
Postproduction numérique: Swisseffects, Zurich
