Editing:
2005 - “Alias Alejandro”, directed by Alejandro Cardenas-A., documentary film, 35 mm, 94’, production: Germany
Winner of the “Grimme Preis 2006” (Foerderstipendium)
Nominated to Max Ophüls Award 2005
Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, Argentina, Seccion Documentales
Encuentros Internacionais de Cinema Documental, Sao Paulo, Brazil,International Competition
Festival Internacional de Cine, Lima, Peru, International Competition
http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/4/0,1872,2328676,00.html
http://www.grimme-institut.de/scripts/preis/agp_2006/scripts/preistr/mb_cardenas.html
Projects of documentary films in pre-production:
“Wein and War”, based on the book of the same title by Don and Petie Kladstrup, a documentary film about the war undertook by the French “vignarons” in order to defend their finest wine from the German occupants. An international co-production: Italy – Germany -France-USA
“The cinema at the end of the world” – RAI Italia. It tells the history of a recently born cinema in the Antarctic made for the few scientists working all the year long in the middle of ice.
“My friend in the cage” – RAI Italia. To the “Menezinhos”, natives of the island of ‘Floripa’, the biggest reason of pride is having a bird that is a singing champion. But not any bird is a “curio”, that is one of the birds that have been almost exterminated as a result of the deforestation and survive thanks to the “menezinhos” breeding them, taking them for a walk and make them participate in any singing championship.
Screenplays: (fiction)
2006 – “Back home” (“Verso Casa”) – in collaboration with the screenwriter Barbara Rossi Prudente
Feature – length film – Drama comedy
2005 – “Jesus & Rustam”
Feature – length film – Thriller
2004 - “My mother’s tears” (“Die Trännen meiner Mutter”) in collaboration with the author Alejandro Cardenas-A.
Feature – length film. Drama.
1987 – “Valentina” – Short-film. Video U-matic
News:
The filming of “My mother’s tears”, written by Cuini Amelio Ortiz and Alejandro Cardenas-A, start on February 5th, in Germany.35 mm. Production: Germany. Directed by Alejandro Cardenas-A.
Filming “The cinema at the end of the world” in Argentina start at the end of February 2007.
Right away later in the second week of March there will start filming “My friend in the cage” in Brasil. HD, Production: Italy
2005 - “Alias Alejandro”, directed by Alejandro Cardenas-A., documentary film, 35 mm, 94’, production: Germany
Winner of the “Grimme Preis 2006” (Foerderstipendium)
Nominated to Max Ophüls Award 2005
Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, Argentina, Seccion Documentales
Encuentros Internacionais de Cinema Documental, Sao Paulo, Brazil,International Competition
Festival Internacional de Cine, Lima, Peru, International Competition
http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/4/0,1872,2328676,00.html
http://www.grimme-institut.de/scripts/preis/agp_2006/scripts/preistr/mb_cardenas.html
Projects of documentary films in pre-production:
“Wein and War”, based on the book of the same title by Don and Petie Kladstrup, a documentary film about the war undertook by the French “vignarons” in order to defend their finest wine from the German occupants. An international co-production: Italy – Germany -France-USA
“The cinema at the end of the world” – RAI Italia. It tells the history of a recently born cinema in the Antarctic made for the few scientists working all the year long in the middle of ice.
“My friend in the cage” – RAI Italia. To the “Menezinhos”, natives of the island of ‘Floripa’, the biggest reason of pride is having a bird that is a singing champion. But not any bird is a “curio”, that is one of the birds that have been almost exterminated as a result of the deforestation and survive thanks to the “menezinhos” breeding them, taking them for a walk and make them participate in any singing championship.
Screenplays: (fiction)
2006 – “Back home” (“Verso Casa”) – in collaboration with the screenwriter Barbara Rossi Prudente
Feature – length film – Drama comedy
2005 – “Jesus & Rustam”
Feature – length film – Thriller
2004 - “My mother’s tears” (“Die Trännen meiner Mutter”) in collaboration with the author Alejandro Cardenas-A.
Feature – length film. Drama.
1987 – “Valentina” – Short-film. Video U-matic
News:
The filming of “My mother’s tears”, written by Cuini Amelio Ortiz and Alejandro Cardenas-A, start on February 5th, in Germany.35 mm. Production: Germany. Directed by Alejandro Cardenas-A.
Filming “The cinema at the end of the world” in Argentina start at the end of February 2007.
Right away later in the second week of March there will start filming “My friend in the cage” in Brasil. HD, Production: Italy