There's ten of them, from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and Costa Rica. They have a specific idea of what tomorrow's cinema should be, or rather, ten ideas that they will discuss with each other. They're the seven young women and three young men at the center of São Paulo Locarno Industry Academy International 2019, which will take place during the 43rd edition of the São Paoulo International Film Festival (October 17-30), with the support of BrLab, Ibermedia, Cinema do Brasil and Projeto Paradiso, with the media partnership of LatAm Cinema.
These are the ten stars of the São Paulo Locarno Industry Academy:
Bernardo Lessa – JOAQUIM NABUCO FOUNDATION'S MOVIE THEATER Programming & Curating Team (Exhibition – Pe/Brazil), 22 years-old
Camila Calil – ESPAÇO ITAÚ DE CINEMA Marketing Manager (Exhibition – Sp/Brazil), 34 years-old
Ekaterina Prudkin – 19-23 DiS Head Of Distribution & Sales And Products Positioning (Distribution – Argentina), 35 years-old
Isabel Cuadros - INDEPENDENT FILM CURATOR (Programming – Colombia), 30 years-old
Juan Pablo Bastarrachea – CINE TONALÁ Co-Founder (Exhibiton – DF/Mexico), 39 years-old
Júlia Vanini – RIO DE JANEIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL International Coordinator (Festival – RJ/Brazil), 32 years-old
Luisa Paes – ELO COMPANY Content Assistant (Sales – SP/Brazil), 29 years-old
Mariana Zuini – SOFA DIGITAL Programming Coordinator (Vod – SP/Brazil), 26 years-old
Natalia Solórzano Vásquez – AGUACERO CINE Programmer (Programming – Costa Rica), 35 years-old
Txai Ferraz – PANDORA FILMES Social Media Manager (Marketing, Distribution – PE, SP/Brazil), 28 years-old