Addie Morfoot Contributor DOC NYC is known for its 15-feature film shortlist and for its annual Visionaries Tribute luncheon, which attracts the who’s who of the docu community from both coasts. But, while the festival, which begins on Nov.
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John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Fotosíntesis Media, a Mexican pioneer in cause-driven entertainment, has unveiled “Ch’ulel,” a 2D fantasy adventure animated feature for 6-8s tapping into the mindset of Tzeltal community. Mexico City-based, Fotosíntesis Media burst onto the scene in 2015, launched by Cannes-winning director Carlos Reygadas and producer Jaime Romandia and director-producer Miguel Angel Uriegas.
Having scored Mexican Academy best animated feature Ariels in 2016 for “The Stone Boy,” which Uriegas directed and produced and another Ariel in 2021 for “A Costume for Nicholas” “Ch’ulel” will be the sixth feature for Fotosintesis which world premiered a fourth, “Bestia,” co-produced with Denmark’s Zentropa and Brazil’s Levante Films, at June’s Guadalajara Film Festival. Announced at the 2021 Quirino Awards, a fifth feature, “My Friend the Sun,” is in production, with a completion date set for Nov.
2024 and theatrical release in 2025. “Ch’ulel” has just been selected for Animation! Pitching Sessions, the animated project forum at Ventana Sur, a joint venture of Cannes Marché du Film and Argentina’s INCAA film-TV agency.
According to the indigenous community of the Tzeltal, everything in this world has a Ch’ulel, a soul., the animated feature’s synopsis observes. When people in her village begin to fall ill, Sakbé, a young Tzeltal girl, will embark on a journey of self-discovery and cultural heritage to unlock the maximum potential of her Ch’ulel and save the future of her community.
“Ch’ulel” marks the feature debut of director Sarah Emilia Páramo, a Mexico City-based 2D animator attracted to projects with a social undertow. Currently in development, is written by Uriegas and Celia Varona and
.Addie Morfoot Contributor DOC NYC is known for its 15-feature film shortlist and for its annual Visionaries Tribute luncheon, which attracts the who’s who of the docu community from both coasts. But, while the festival, which begins on Nov.
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