Goals
CCina Cina – Cinema Residencies is a space dedicated to strengthening Ibero-American feature film projects in the development and editing stage, located in the Uruguayan department of Maldonado.
Our goal is to create an immersive work environment, away from cities and in contact with nature, that enhances cinematographic creativity. We provide dedicated time and space for writing and editing projects, fostering collaboration between participants and the community and providing access to leading industry consultants.
Cinna cina is a tree native to South America. Its name has a phonetic association with the word “cinema”, suggesting a poetic connection between nature and cinematic art.
Our vision is to become a benchmark in cinematographic training in the Southern Cone, contributing to the creation of a new generation of Ibero-American filmmakers.
Cina Cina – Cinema Residencies is made possible with the support of IBERMEDIA.
The residences
Cina Cina – Writing Residency is intended for Ibero-American directors and screenwriters who are developing their first, second or third feature films, both documentaries and fiction.
Cina Cina – Editing Residency is intended for pairs of Ibero-American directors and editors, who are editing their first, second or third feature films, both documentaries and fiction.
Who we are CINA CINA
Clara Charlo
Uruguayan producer and production director. After graduating from ENERC in 2010, she has served as executive producer on various projects such as: “El Cuco de las Matemáticas”, M.Caltieri (2018); “In The Well”, B.&R. Antonaccio (2019); «Montevideo Metro», M.Caltieri (2021); «Educational TV», M.Caltieri and P.Marcovecchio (2022); “Gurisitos”, J.Charlo (2023). She is the coordinator of the TAL Awards and was responsible for Industry at DocMontevideo until 2023.
Natalia Labaké
Argentine director, screenwriter and editor. She directed, among others, La vida dormida (Dormant), premiered at IDFA 2020 – ReFrame Award for Creative Use of Archive. She is a graduate of Image and Sound Design (FADU – UBA) and Photography Direction (SICA). In 2019 she founded, together with Paulina Bettendorff Oficina 88, a collaborative work studio between scripting and editing for her own films and in collaboration with other artists and directors.
Virginia Scaro
Argentine director, sound designer and producer, graduated from the University of Cinema. Among his short films “A simple Stone” (2021) and “Everything calms down” (2018), they have been screened at festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival and at the New Cinema of Havana, Woodstock, among others. She currently works as a sound engineer and producer for film projects.
Alex Piperno
Uruguayan director, producer and teacher, graduated from the Universidad del Cine, BA. His films were recognized at Cannes, Berlin, Rotterdam and Films at Lincoln Center + MOMA. among them his debut feature “Window Boy I Would Also Like to Have a Submarine” (Berlinale, 2020) and “The Savannah and the Mountain” by Paulo Carneiro (Cannes Filmmakers’ Fortnight, 2024). He coordinates training spaces at the Uruguayan Film School and is part of the board of directors of Asoprod and Dgu.
Alliances
Cina Cina is a training space that creates ties with the community of artists and students in the area. We design activities together with the Bachelor’s Degree in Languages and Audiovisual Media at the University of the Republic, located in Maldonado.
In Ibero-America, we established alliances with some of the most prominent spaces for training and developing film projects: BRLab (editing residency in São Paulo, Brazil) and Doclisboa (writing residency and festival in Lisbon, Portugal).
In addition, the specialized dissemination platforms LatAm Cinema and Caligari Magazine provide us with support for the communication and reach of the event.
CINA CINA Community
Members of our community are essential to carrying out this initiative.
If you want more information about how to collaborate with Cina Cina – Film Residencies or are simply interested in knowing more, write to us at info@lapobladoracine.com.