Sanfic Productoras Lab Welcomes Emerging Female Producers from Latin America (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentArgentina’s “FAN,” Colombia’s “Gloria and the Dragon” and Peru’s “Laureano” figure among seven titles at Sanfic Industria’s Productoras Lab, a novel pitching program and training facility for emerging, first or second-feature  women producers in Latin America.

All three titles carry good word of mouth.The producers will attend tutorials on how to think from early development about film finance, distribution and boosting the international reach of their productions.“We received a lot of highly distinctive projects from all over Latin America.

It was complex to select just seven producers through their projects which take in both fiction features and documentaries,” Gabriela Sandoval, Sanfic Industria director, told Variety.

Below, the final cut, and some details about the projects and their female producers, where known:“FAN,” (Mariela di Naro, Argentina)Director-producer di Naro’s first feature, a doc portrait of Euge Cabral (48), a die-hard fan of singer Luis Miguel who discovers he will tour Argentina in 2023.