La Faena Films
 | This article reads like a press release or a news article and may be largely based on routine coverage. (June 2022) |
| Industry | Film industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 2015 |
| Founder | Jorge Thielen Armand and Rodrigo Michelangeli |
La Faena Films[1] is a film production company founded in 2015, by the Venezuelan filmmakers Jorge Thielen Armand and Rodrigo Michelangeli.[2] It operates both in Toronto and Caracas.
Their film projects have mainly consisted in international co-productions, with alliances between countries, and have been exhibited and awarded in film festivals worldwide. They have produced three feature films (La Fortaleza,[3] La Soledad[4] and El Father Plays Himself[5]) and three short films (Of Memory and Debris,[6] Flor de la Mar[7] and Ráfagas de Paz[8]).[9][10]
About their projects[edit]
La Fortaleza, the second feature film of Thielen Armand, is a co-production between Venezuela, Colombia, France and The Netherlands. The movie was screened with positive reviews in the Tiger Competition of the 49º International Film Festival Rotterdam. It is the first Venezuelan production to compete in this festival. La Fortaleza was also screened in the Busan, Gijon, Cairo, Rome and Biarritz festivals. In the latter, the critic and film historian Nicole Brenez awarded the film with the Jury Prize. It was also awarded in Rome and Caracas.
Thielen Armand’s debut film, La Soledad, premiered in the 73º Venice International Film Festival and was screened in over 60 festivals around the world. It received 14 awards, amongst them the Miami Film Festival’s Audience Award.[11]
Additionally, Of Memory and Debris, a 2020 short film directed by Rodrigo Michelangeli, received the Special Mention at the Caracas Film Critics Festival in Venezuela and released online as a Vimeo Staff Pick.
The directors of La Faena Films are committed to a cinema that questions reality through an auteur gaze, with special interest in the Venezuelan contemporary identity.[12]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | La Soledad | Jorge Thielen Armand | [13] |
| 2020 | La Fortaleza | Jorge Thielen Armand | [14] |
| 2020 | El Father Como Sí Mismo | Mo Scarpelli | [15] |
| Year | Title | Director | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ráfagas de Paz | Rodrigo Michelangeli | [16] |
| 2015 | Flor de la Mar | Jorge Thielen Armand | [17] |
| 2020 | De Memoria y Escombros | Rodrigo Michelangeli | [18] |
References[edit]
- ^ "La Faena Films". www.unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Liquid error: internal". play.ticketmundo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Film-documentaire.fr. "La Faena Films". www.film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Viva Cinema: La Soledad | Bullock Texas State History Museum". www.thestoryoftexas.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "El Father Plays Himself review – behind the scenes with a raging wildman ego". the Guardian. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Egaña, Crysly (2021-07-29). "Rodrigo Michelangeli: "Hacemos cine para verlo en la gran pantalla"". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Flor de la Mar (película 2015) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Jorge Thielen Armand". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Ráfagas de Paz en Miradas Diversas Fichas Técnicas" (PDF).
- ^ "LA FAENA". cinando.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "La Faena Films - Compagnie audiovisuelle canadienne". RDVCanada.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "La Fortaleza". Québec City Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "PML Talks About: LA FAENA FILMS". POINT MEDIA LABEL. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "BAFICI 2017: LA SOLEDAD DE JORGE THIELEN ARMAND – desistfilm". Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "La fortaleza". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, El Father Plays Himself (2020) - Mo Scarpelli | IDFA, retrieved 2022-04-26
- ^ Egaña, Crysly (2021-07-29). "Rodrigo Michelangeli: "Hacemos cine para verlo en la gran pantalla"". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Berlinale Talents Project - FLOR DE LA MAR". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Of Memories and debris De Memoria y Escombros". Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux. Retrieved 2022-04-26.