WHAT IS TALENTS GUADALAJARA?

Talents Guadalajara is an intensive meeting of advanced cinematographic improvement activities for emerging filmmakers from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, professionally and creatively focused on acting, directing, photography direction, sound design, editing, script and production.

Talents Guadalajara is also aimed at journalists and communication scientists who wish to specialize in film criticism, who actively participate in the Talent Press Guadalajara.

Talents Guadalajara offers the region's promising filmmakers and film critics a platform for creating links and creative exchanges among themselves and with professionals from the international film industry in order to promote film productions of excellence.

Talents Guadalajara presents its eighth annual edition within the framework of activities for the 38th anniversary of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG38) from the 2nd to the 6th of June, in collaboration with the Berlinale Talents of the Berlinale Berlin International Film Festival and the Goethe- Institut México, in addition to the support of the San Antonio de los Baños Film School EICTV and the International Federation of Cinematographic Press FIPRESCI.

En esta edición, se fusionan el Acting y el Directing Studio para crear un espacio en conjunto en el que actores y directores asistirán a charlas, talleres y ejercicios prácticos para que interactúen y reflexionen acerca de la ardua tarea de crear personajes y contar historias.

Es el punto de reunión para los amantes de la luz, taller que fusiona sesiones teóricas y prácticas, en el que compartirás tus experiencias, planearás y realizarás ejercicios prácticos guiados por un reconocido Director de Fotografía a través de una mentoría especializada.

Talent Press Guadalajara es un entrenamiento intensivo de crítica cinematográfica. Los seleccionados tendrán como tarea diaria la realización de una crítica sobre algún largometraje proyectado en el FICG, la cual se expone y discute ante los compañeros y mentores.

Talents Guadalajara, es una experiencia profesional de Pitching para proyectos de largometraje (documental o ficción) en desarrollo. Los participantes recibirán un taller intensivo de pitching, asesorías especializadas y reuniones con representantes de la industria cinematográfica internacional.

Esta experiencia práctica de pitching ofrece a los participantes la posibilidad de obtener productores y co-productores para sus películas.

alents Guadalajara presenta un apartado especial en su programa dedicado a la animación y sus creadores: Talent Motion Studio, en el que se desarrollan charlas, talleres y prácticas para que los animadores enriquezcan sus proyectos en desarrollo y perfeccionen sus habilidades en la ardua tarea de contar historias con animación.

Si te desempeñas en la creación de un concepto sonoro para una película o cortometraje, este es el lugar para tí. Los sonidistas seleccionados podrán participar en un programa de asesorías personalizadas para sus proyectos en desarrollo, además podrán compartir experiencias con otros sonidistas y realizar ejercicios prácticos guiados por un mentor invitado.

En esta edición se convocan a productores y distribuidores a Talents Guadalajara para asesorar los proyectos que estés impulsando, participar en talleres y charlas que reflexionen en torno a los retos de nuestra industria y los nuevos paradigmas de la distribución y exhibición, con el objetivo de fortalecer y visibilizar nuestro cine.

SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS

Up to 35 applications will be chosen to participate in Talents Guadalajara. The selection of the participants will be ruled by the Selection Committee, of which the names of the members will be announced once the results are published.

The Committee will evaluate the quality, proposal and experience in the audiovisual production of the interested parties. In addition, it will seek to select as far as possible a heterogeneous group of fields and nationalities.

Talents Guadalajara has a limited space, so the refusal to participate does not determine the lack of quality in the application submitted.

DATES AND RESULTS

The Talents Guadalajara 2023 call opens on Friday, March 3 and closes on Friday, April 7, 2023. The results will be announced on Monday, April 24, 2023, via email to those interested and through the publication of the list. on the FICG website.

THOSE SELECTED MUST CONFIRM THEIR ATTENDANCE BEFORE MAY 5, 2023, OTHERWISE, THEIR PARTICIPATION WILL BE CANCELED.

The FICG will provide free registration, the possibility of accommodation, breakfast and lunch for those selected, and accreditation to the FICG38.

In case of being selected, Talents Guadalajara refrains from supporting the visa management to enter Mexico, only a letter can be provided via email in which the interested party is accredited as selected to participate in Talents Guadalajara 2023.

The interested party must carry out the corresponding procedures in their country of origin or residence in person. Talents Guadalajara and FICG will in no case bear the expenses generated by said procedure.

IMPORTANT: Any unforeseen situation or changes in the points indicated in this call will be resolved by the organizing committee of the FICG.

For more information or questions, write to: talents.gdl@ficg.mx

En qué puedes participar

+ Activities

Talents Guadalajara 2023 presents an intensive program of activities such as: Master Classes, Meet the experts, Workshops, Special Screenings, Talent Project Market and Talent Press Guadalajara, from June 2nd to 6th, 2023.

The detailed program of activities as well as the publication of the participating experts will be published two weeks before the start of the Talents Guadalajara activities.

The description of the mechanics to be developed in each activity is as follows:

+ Master class

Renowned filmmakers of the world share their knowledge acquired in their trajectory of exploration and personal learning in cinematography and explain the different techniques and methodologies they use in their work, interviewed by a specialist in the expert's fie.

+ Meet the experts

Experts from the international film industry, from different backgrounds, cultures and creative tendencies discuss the various techniques, information and practice on a specific topic

+ Workshops

Experts from the film industry of the world, present their knowledge and experience acquired, in a laboratory of analysis and practice, so that the participants exercise their learning in a specific practice, promoting a tangible and immediate result, a consequence of the teaching and guidance of the tutors of the workshop.