IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A FILMMAKER: ALBERTO SANTANA

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A FILMMAKER: ALBERTO SANTANA

TRAS LAS HUELLAS DE UN CINEASTA: ALBERTO SANTANA

By Hans MÜLCHI

EL TALLER PRODUCCIONES - as PROD

Documentary - Development 2013

N THE FOOTSTEPS OF A FILMMAKER: ALBERTO SANTANA IS AN ADVENTURE IN SEARCH OF ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC LATIN AMERICAN FILMAKERS IN HISTORY, TILL TODAY A PREFECT STRANGER.
SANTANA (CHILE, 1899-1966) MADE AROUND 70 MOVIES IN CHILE, PERU, ECUADOR, PARAGUAY, COLOMBIA, PANAMA, COSTA RICA AND PUERTO RICO.

- Year of production
- 2013
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- CHILE
- Languages
- SPANISH
- Budget
- 0.3 - 0.6 M$
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Hans MÜLCHI
- Writer(s)
- Hans MÜLCHI
- Producer(s)
- Amalric DE PONTCHARRÁ (EL TALLER PRODUCCIONES), Eduardo MÜLCHI (EL TALLER PRODUCCIONES)
- Synopsis
- N THE FOOTSTEPS OF A FILMMAKER: ALBERTO SANTANA IS AN ADVENTURE IN SEARCH OF ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC LATIN AMERICAN FILMAKERS IN HISTORY, TILL TODAY A PREFECT STRANGER.
  SANTANA (CHILE, 1899-1966) MADE AROUND 70 MOVIES IN CHILE, PERU, ECUADOR, PARAGUAY, COLOMBIA, PANAMA, COSTA RICA AND PUERTO RICO. HE INITIATED SILENT FILM PRODUCTION IN CHILE AND SOUND FILMS (TALKIES) IN PERU AND ECUADOR, COUNTRIES WERE HIS FIGURE IS STARTING TO BE RESCUED. HIS MOVIE “I LOST MY HEART IN LIMA” 1933, WAS THE FIRST PERUVIAN FILM TO BE RESTORED, AND ALSO HIS FILM “UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS”1947, WAS RECOVERED IN CHILE.
  WE FOUND HIS ONLY LIVE SON IN ECUADOR AND SOME OF HIS MOVIE ACTORS, WHOM ARE HELPING US TO RECOVER HIS PRODUCTION.
  IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A FILMMAKER, ALBERTO SANTANA. A FILM THAT TELLS US OF PASSION FOR CINEMA AND COUNTRIES STRUGGLING TO REGAIN THEIR MEMORY.
- Partners & financing
- AUDIOVISUAL NATIONAL FUND OF CHILE
- Production schedule
- VENTANA SUR, AUDIOVISUAL NATIONAL FUND OF CHILE (POSTULATION MADE, PENDING RESULTS)
- Beginning of shooting
- May 01, 2013