As we impatiently await to see which film will represent Chile for the upcoming Oscars, we learn that Manuela Martelli (who could be that person with her breakthrough Directors’ Fortnight selected gem 1976) is moving steadily towards her sophomore feature. One of the fifteen projects selected for the upcoming Ventana Sur’s sidebar Proyecta (bringing together Latin America and Europe producers), Martelli’s El deshielo (The Meltdown) will be produced by Wood Producciones’ Alejandra García. As we know, Martelli got her start in acting (appearing on the Croisette on a couple of occasions).
Set in 1992′ Chile, 10 year-old Inés is spending time at her grandparents’ hotel, at the foot of a ski resort. His parents are on a trip, they are members of the delegation that takes an iceberg to the Seville Expo. 16 year-old Hanna (from Sweden), is a skier who is staying at the hotel, and becomes Inés’ platonic love. The two strike up a friendship until one night Hanna disappears under mysterious circumstances.
Here is the rest of the Proyecta 2022 line-up:
1982 (Arg) Dir: Sebastián Carreras, Nicolás Carreras / Prod: Cactus Cine Augusta & Kátia (Por) Dir: Lud Mônaco / Prod: Promenade Sun Falls (Hon) Dir: Aaren O’connor / Prod: Pulsar Cine The Meltdown (Chil) Dir: Manuela Martelli / Prod: Wood Producciones Hashtag Santiago (Fr-Chil) Dir: Rodrigo Litorriaga / Prod: Bússola Films The Beach House (Costa Rica) Dir: Kim Elizondo / Prod: Bicha Cine Freiman Brothers (Arg) / Dir: Nicolás Schujman Prod: Alina Film Maneki Neko (Ecu) Dir: Sarahi Echeverría / Prod: Clap Mars At Nightfall (Guat) Dir: Edgar Sajcabún / Prod: Surkum Cinematografía Kids Swimming In The Lake (Ven) Dir: Michael Labarca / Prod: Todos Los Ríos Us(Sp) Dir: Helena Taberna / Prod: Lamia Producciones November (Col) Dir: Tomás Corredor / Prod: Burning The Good Charm Society (Per) Dir: Marina Herrera / Prod: China Salka I Am Mario (Mex) Dir: Sharon Kleinberg / Prod: Tropical Films Sad Girl (Mex) Dir: Fernanda Tovar / Prod: Colectivo Colmena
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).
