Atlantida Mallorca Talent Lab Launches WIP Section

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Underscoring the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest’s commitment to fostering young, upcoming talent, its five-year-old Talent Lab (AMTL) for projects in development will be complemented by a new Works in Progress (WIP) section for projects in post.The new WIP aims to give young creators the tools and opportunity to bolster the promotion of their audiovisual projects and secure local and international distribution.On July 27 and July 28 in Mallorca, six projects in post-production will compete for €15,000 ($15,300) at the new WIP.

Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest’s industry component is backed by Media Europa Creativa Catalunya and organized in collaboration with the Seville European Film Festival, the Gijón International Film Festival and the Albacete Film Festival (Abycine).

Both sections are designed as mentoring, training and acceleration labs for each of the areas. In addition, participants will have access to the festival’s robust industry events and experience the festival itself.AMTL has served as a launchpad for notable films, with Nacho A.

Villar and Luis Rojo’s urban drama “La Mala Familia,” its first winner five years ago, opening this fall, says Film Fest director Jaume Ripoll. “It’s a film by young filmmakers with a singular point of view, it’s what we want to prioritize at AMTL, and with experts from the Berlinale, Cannes, Venice, and Locarno serving as mentors, that’s key.”WIP Participants:“Samsara,” Lois PatiñoThe latest from Locarno winner Patiño (“Coast of Death”), one of the leading lights of film production in Galicia, northwest Spain.