18 – J 10 STORIES A TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON AMIA 18 – J (July 18th) is a 35mm feature film of 100 minutes long made up of 10 short films of 10 minutes long each. 10 stories told by 10 filmmakers and produced by 10 production companies as a tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack on AMIA. The selection of the filmmakers was based on wide criteria, including famous and novel directors coming from different genres and styles who join in an intense and productive look that represents the present situation of the cinema in Argentina. 18 – J is a non-profit project. All funds raised will be to the benefit of 10 public welfare organizations. On July 18th, 1994, a bomb exploded at the building of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) located in the center of Buenos Aires, capital city of Argentina. AMIA was founded over a century ago as a mutual association, a non-profit organization which mission is to provide social services, care to aged and handicapped people, spread culture and improve jewish and non-jewish community’s life. The terrorist attack on the AMIA Building took place a few days before the centennial of the institution and left a toll of 85 dead people. We still don’t know how and why it happened what it happened. The argentine cinema community has decided to make this film as a tribute to the victims and thus, to reaffirm the need to find the truth. Because it is impossible to build a future without memory. The Filmmakers Daniel BURMAN Filmmaker and producer. He made his first feature film when he was 22 and set up his own production company (BD Cine) together with Diego Dubcovsky. His last film, “El Abrazo Partido”, won two Silver Bears for Best Film and Best Actor at Berlin Festival 2004. Story Line: A doctor tells about a child’s birth in 1994. 10 years later, that child is walking around Once, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires, and is showing the consequences left by the terrorist attack. Adrián CAETANO Filmmaker. He began his career as filmmaker codirecting with Bruno Stagnaro “Pizza, birra, faso”. His next films, “Bolivia” and “Un oso rojo” competed in Cannes. He also works as a TV director. Story Line: The very moment before the explosion and the very heart of the explosion. The horror shown in 10 minutes which seem to stop in the wind, the fire, the ground and the rubble. Lucía CEDRÓN She was born in Argentina and went into exile in France in 1976 when she was very young. She went to Sorbonne University. Nowadays, she works as a scriptwriter and a producer. “Ausencia”, her first short film, won a Silver Bear at Berlin Festival. Story Line: The story of the Jewish people looking for a place to build their own story and put down their roots told by an old retired couple who are preparing their travel to Israel to visit their daughter who lives there since 1976 when she went into exile for political reasons. Alejandro DORIA He makes his debut as a TV director in the 70s and is one of the most prolific and prize-winning TV and film directors of Argentina. He has achieved wide popular recognition. Some of his films are “Esperando la Carroza”, “Los miedos” and “Darse cuenta”. Story Line: Ana goes over the events after the terrorist attack and her voice says what everybody would know if they had wanted to. She couldn’t help reading, reflecting, researching, deciding that such impunity could not be tolerated. Alberto LECCHI He works as an assistant director in over 40 feature films. He begins his career as scriptwriter and filmmaker in 1993. He won many international and local prizes for his films among which are: “Perdido por perdido”, “Nueces para el amor” and “El Juego de Arcibel”. Story Line: In Humahuaca, 1,800 km away from Buenos Aires, a woman hears about the terrorist attack which has occurred in a neighborhood of Buenos Aires where her eldest son lives as he has come to this city looking for a job. A tense wait faces the little town with the fears of the big city, the terrorism and racial hate. Marcelo SCHAPCES Producer and filmmaker. He begins his career as an assistant director, TV director, scriptwriter and a teacher. He has produced many features films, such as “Un día de suerte” and “Soy tu aventura”. As filmmaker, he has made “Breccia x cuatro” and “Che, un hombre de este mundo” Story Line: The Cohen family is discussing Ezequiel’s “decision”. Prisoner of his own religious doubts, he doesn’t want to celebrate his bar-mitzvah. But the explosion, which takes place at that very moment, makes him feel as if God has answered to his rebelliousness. Carlos SORÍN He begins his career as an assistant director and director of photography in Advertising and feature films. His advertising production company has made over 1,200 commercials and won many international prizes. It is a leading company in Argentina. Carlos Sorín makes his debut as a filmmaker with the feature film “La Película del Rey” and after his film “Historias Mínimas” he becomes an international renowned film director. Story Line: Victims’ faces from their family pictures. A tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack who stop being a number and take shape before our eyes. Juan Bautista STAGNARO Scriptwriter and filmmaker. He has directed some films such as “Camino al Sur”, “Casas de Fuego”, “El Amateur”, and “El Séptimo Arcángel”. He was president of Associations of Directors (DAC) and nowadays, he devotes his time to filmmaking, fiction writing and teaching. Story Line: CIRO tries to read the “Divine Comedy” on his way to school for an exam. Dante’s verses which were written seven hundred years before that morning, are resounding in his head. Those verses will suddenly become out of time, vanished, immaterial as a brutal, incomprehensible event takes place. Adrián SUAR Actor, producer and filmmaker. He began his career as an actor at the age of 13 and when he was 26, he set up his own production company, Pol-ka Producciones, together with Fernando Blanco, which became the turning point in film and TV making in Argentina. Story Line: Carla and Gustavo are preparing for their child’s circumcision ceremony. Fernando, the godfather, doesn’t arrive and they have to begin the ritual. While everybody is attending this special occasion, nobody can imagine that Fernando won’t never come. Mauricio WAINROT Mauricio Wainrot is the Artistic Director of the Contemporary Ballet Company of Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires and Permanent Choreographer of the Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium. For the last 15 years, Mr. Wainrot’s works have been shown in over 40 international companies. Story Line: The idea of expressing ourselves through the language of dance and the story of inexorable death, and the absence of those who are gone. Time of a memory that carries on with that painful experience on its back and reappears from emptiness. ISRAEL ADRIAN CAETANO UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TRES DE FEBRERO "86" Written by Line Producer Production Manager Assistants Cinematographer Camera Operator Camera Assistant Grip Electricians Production Designer Assistant 2 nd. Assistant Best Boy Music Editor Roberto Gispert Israel Adrián Caetano Victoria Carreras Diego Damián Corsini y Mato Laura Rodríguez Álvarez María Vanina Spataro Demián Santander Julián Apezteguía William Gula Martín Pels Gabriel Minollitti Alejandro Oscar Ríos Mauricio Minnotti Leandro Goiri Miguel Rivarola Renzo Silvetti Sebastián Roses Ana Giannoni Natalia Yonni Jorge Sesán Diego Grimblat Israel Adrián Caetano Alex Zito Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero Lic. Aníbal Y. Jozami, Rector Lic. Martín Kaufmann, Vicerrector Dr. Jerónimo Carrillo, Secretario Económico y Financiero Dr. José María Berraondo, Asesor Jurídico Centro de Producción Audiovisual UNTREF Daniela Basso, Coordinadora DANIEL BURMAN BD CINE (sin título) Producer Line Producer Production Manager Assistants 1º Assistant Director 2º Assistant Director Art director Cinematographer 2nd Unit Steady cam Assistant Steady cam 1º Assistant Camera 2º Assistant Camera Gaffer Electrician Sound Administration Editor Assistant Camera Catering Coordinator Postproduction edition Postproduction Sound Music Diego Dubcovsky Emiliano Torres Sebastián Noejovich Olga Epstein Patricia Pesch Magdalena Cernadas Gabriel Yeannoteguy Luciano Ripodas Alejandro Giuliani Atahualpa Rojas Bermudez Rafael Sahade Juan Manuel Idigoras Vanina Waksman Mariana Bruno Jorge Lynch Oscar Suetta Jesica F. Suarez Carolina Penelas Silvana Cejas Alejandro Brodershon Luisina Rampoldi Jorge Lynch Lia Carlini Agustín Ferrero BIN cine JESICA SUAREZ César Lerner Cast Child Voice Off Mother Grand Father Grand Mother Child Hebraica Police Ramón Raquel Simón Dayan Sastre Hnos. Medina Lalo Hnos. Medina Tito Tío Pepe Federico Barga Nicolás Pablo Attadía Sandra Seco Francisco Pascual Ma. Carmen Diez Federico Labanca Carlos Víctor Brites Juan José Flores Quispe Nélida Rotman Manuel Fernández Alberto Daian Estéban Ugarte Lázaro Medina Salomón Medina Domingo Tridico LUCÍA CEDRÓN CINETAURO "MITZVAH" Cast Radio Voices Producer Written by Cinematographer Line Producer Assistants 1º Assistant Direction Script 2º Assistant Direction Art Director Assistant Best boy Costume Designer Assistant 1º assistant camera 2º assistant camera Video Assist Electricians Grip Sound Assistant Make Up Dresser Assessor Editor Music Norman Erlich Adriana Aizenberg Ana Celentano Blas Espejo Victor Hugo Morales Marina Ferraro Guillermo Szelske Vicki Galardi Lucía Cedrón Jose Luis García Cadi Martín Alfredo Gisbert Cristian Blanco Guido Santarcangelo Natalia Hernandez Federico D'auria Dominique Debuchy María Games Aili Chen Daniela Sorgoni Andrés Cedron Jorge Tristan Alejandro Baamonde Damian Grippo Anabela Goldberger Mauricio Heredia Hernán Merel Raúl Carrizo José Luis Artale Miguel González Jorge López José Esposito Víctor Tendler Guido Berenblum Sol Stolarczyk Cecilia Castro Viviana Dwek Rosario Suárez Sebastián Escofet "Nocturno Sebastián" Juan Cedrón - Acho Manzi ALBERTO LECCHI ZARLEK PRODUCCIONES "LA LLAMADA" Producer Written by Line Producer 1º Assistant Director Cinematographer Camera Assistant Electrician Art Director Best Boy Make Up & Dresser Sound Assistant Sound edition Foley Editor Casting Coordinator (Jujuy) Administration Assistant Catering Trucks Camera & Ligths Luis A. Sartor Santiago Giralt Roy Easdale Mariela Osorio Hugo Colace Fernando Blanc Horacio Acevedo Carmen Cornejo Jorge de la Reta Gabriela Bertolone Jorge Stavropulos Pedro Marra Javier y Alexis Stavropulos Pedro Marra Estudio Cross Alejandro Alem Sergio Etcheverry Ana Pochiero Mariela Pinto Carlos Rodríguez Carlos Rojas Cámara y Luces Cast BETTY LUNA COCA BEBE LILI DUEÑA ALMACEN DOÑA ASUNCIÓN HOMBRE BICICLETA LOCUTOR RADIO POLO (Chico Foto) Silvia Gallegos Marina Vilte Huerto Rivadineira Matías Aráoz Marisel Cruz Gabriela Bertolone Amalia Alancay Serafín Llampa Dr. Gustavo Araya Miguel Castelo "CAMINANTES" Julio Alberto Herrera GRUPO CHALAS - Música Andina JUAN BAUTISTA STAGNARO ALEPH MEDIA "LA DIVINA COMEDIA" Producer Line Producer Zarlek 1º Assistant Director 2º Assistant Director Administration Production Manager Assistants Art Director & Costume Designer Assistant Production of Art Best Boy Make Up & Dresser Cinematographer Camera Assistant 2º Camera Assistant Electricians Operator Grip Grip Assistant Sound Boom Sound Edition Foley Editor Special effects Security Camera & Ligths Catering Fernando Sokolowicz Andrea Ronco Carina La Turca Sama Cecilia Atan Ana Pocchiero Marcela Coria Griselda González Leonel Armeri Patricia Pernia Victoria Reparaz Adriana Maestri Federico Vendrell Alberto Moccia Andrés Mazzon Lucas Borghi Karim Kachou Sergio Centeno Pablo Centeno Matías Cabrera Horacio Reyes Juan González Pablo Sardi Nacho Mignini Jorge Stavropulos Pedro Marra Javier y Alexis Stavropulos Pedro Marra Alejandro Alem FX STUNT TEAM Ricardo Bratti Daniel Molinari Alberto Salcedo Cámaras y Luces Lía Carlini Cast CIRO LA CARRANZA NATAN EZEQUIEL EL RUSO EL CHINO CARO EL SAPO Nazareno Casero Silvina Bosco Alfonso Burgos Federico Canepa Maxi Zago Eric Miao Aldana Lelan Martín Coman MARCELO SCHAPCES COOPERATIVA KAOS "LA IRA DE DIOS" Cast Bobe Zeide Madre Ezequiel Benjamín de 3 Padre Benjamin de 13 Ezequiel de 23 Off radio 1994 / 2004 Carmen Vallejo Max Berliner Silvia Kutika Manuel Salomón Manuel Martín Luis Luque Luchano Ruiz Sebastián Micha Diego Bonadeo Written by Paula Romero Levit Pablo Fidalgo Sergio Suárez Matías Casagrande Noemí Fuhrer Natalia Pagura Alejandro Israel Marina Gurman José Guerra, ABC Fabio Bastías Lucrecia Ferraro Pieruzzini Ada Frontini Miguel Citraro Sebastián Estrella Gustavo Quinteiro Rodolfo Pagliere Diego Castrilli Yaya Juan José Firpo Guillermo Frontalini Gabriela González Paloma Cavanna Guillermina Bisso Castro Marcelo Gareis Fabián Ayala Miguel Schverdfinger Esteban Golubicki Tom Cundom Videocolor Mirta Rodriguez / Fernanda Entrena María Eva Albistur Angel López de Rodas Lucas Frasca María Eva Albistur 1º Assistant Director 2º Assistant Director Executive Producer Production Coordinator Production Manager Assistant Cinematographer 1º Assistant Camera 2º Assistant Camera Gaffer Grip Electricians Art Director Production of Art Assistant Backlight Costume Designer Assistant Make Up & Dresser Sound Boom Editor Sound Editor FX Electronic Art Administration Music composed & directed by Violin Accordion Melodic, piano & percussion MAURICIO WAINROT CINEMA DIGITAL "LACRIMOSA" Producer Executive Producer Choreography Written by Cinematographer Production Designer Art Director & Costume Designer Sound Editor Oscar Marcos Azar Jorge Rocca Mauricio Wainrot Carlos Gallardo - Mauricio Wainrot Abel Peñalba Carlos Gallardo Carlos Gallardo Alexis Stavropulos Marcela Saenz Dancers Laura Cucchetti Elizabeth Rodríguez Leandro Tolosa Ernesto Chacón Oribe Choreography Assistant 2º Assistant Director Production Team Miguel Ángel Elías Mariano Biasin Silvina Lorena Dell´Occhio María Soledad Mercère Patricia Elsa Juliá Leandro Alvarez Sebastián Pereyra Matías Fassi Luciana Vilares Mariano Arce Manuel Arce Miguel Angel Domínguez Matias Buzzalino Oscar Beriro Aníbal Duarte Pablo Glancszpigel Ariel Godoy Mariano Ianello Ahorita Nomás S.R.L. Jorge Stavropulos Alexis Stavropulos Stavros Digital Sound "Lacrymosa" Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky Les Editions du Chant du Monde Kronos Quartet Dawn Upshaw (Soprano) 1º Assistant Camera 2° Assistant Camera Video Assist Electricians Art Assistant Costume Assistant Editor Assistant Make Up Sound Editor Post-Production Image Sound Mixer Playback ADRIAN SUAR POL-KA PRODUCCIONES "SORPRESA" Cast DIEGO ANA MARCOS MAURICIO GRETA GASTON MOEHL MATIAS 10 AÑOS MATIAS BEBE CLARITA Leo Bosio Magela Zanotta Ramiro Agüero Eduardo Wigutow Sara Solnik Diego Gentile Dr. Gregorio Spivak Yago Ardel Matías Cano Clara Waksberg Producer Executive Producer Written by Fernando Blanco Juan Vera Josefina Trotta, Sebastián Noejovich Lucia Victoria Roux, Damián Fraticelli María Laura Meradi, Mariano Vera Francisco Sánchez Azcárate Juan Lovece Jorge Bechara Miguel Abal Mariana Sourouille Ruth Fischerman Alem y Parisow Abbate y Díaz Natalia Martin Pablo Ingercher Mariela Osorio Néstor Pumar Araceli Farace Fernando Brun Jonás Costa José Cangelosi Gerardo Vitali Sabrina Kirzner Walter Rippel Gabriela Fantl Dario “Peter” Treviño Alejandro Cacetta Judith Kusnir Line Producer 1º Assistant Director Cinematographer Art Director Costume Designer Edition Post-production Sound Production Manager Production Coordinator Script Dresser Make up Art Director Assistant 1º Assistant Camera Grip Electrician Casting Steady cam CEO Business Administration Music Interpreted “SORPRESA” Iván Wyszogrod “POTPOURRIE YIDDISH TRADICIONAL” Leibele Schwartz ALEJANDRO DORIA PATAGONIK FILM GROUP "VERGÜENZA" Actress Susú Pecoraro Written by Aída Bortnik Ferreira Alejandro Doria Pablo Bossi Cecilia Bossi Alejandro Lanezan Jorge A. Pastore Fabiana Tiscornia Carola Jalife Willi Behnisch Vanesa Ritaco Jorgelina Vera Manuel Presas Sergio Maggi Pablo Palombo Matías Broman Juan González Margarita Jusid Carina Luján Florencia Aizenberg Gustavo Pérez Osvaldo Stracquadani Adriana Maestri Margarita Jusid Oscar Mulet Etel Verón Abbate y Diaz Ruben Piputto Abbate y Díaz Cecilia Rivero Nicolás Scadutto Sergio Zottola Daniel Zottola Victoria Nogueras Marcelo Cheskis Mariana Panelo Edgardo Sanucci Lia Carlini / Edu "Balada para mi muerte" Astor Piazzolla - Horacio Ferrer Producer Line Producer Production Manager Production Assistant 1º Assistant Director Script Cinematographer 1º assistant Camera 2º assistant Camera Grip Gaffer Electricians Art Director Art Assistant Art Assistant Best Boy Production of Art Finish Costume Designer Make up Dresser Sound Direct Sound Post-production Sound Sound Editors Edition Assistant Administration Layer Catering Interpreted Piano Pablo Ziegler Bass Horacio Hurtado de Mendoza CARLOS SORÍN EL PUENTE PRODUCCIONES "LA MEMORIA" Producer Production of Photography’s Edition Post-production Image Sound Sound Edition Line Producer Cinematographer 1º Assistant Director Production Assistant 1º Assistant Camera 2º Assistant Camera Electricians Best Boy Camera & Lights Security Insurances Trucks Administration Assistant Secretary Martín Cortés Eva Benito Carlos Sorín Alejandro Parisow Cuadro a Cuadro Jorge Stavropulos Javier y Alexis Stavropulos Stavros Digital Sound Marcelo Paván Hugo Colace Marcela Osorio Matías Mendelevich Fernando Blanc José Antonio Peón Eduardo Broman Hugo Senlle Angel Beatrice Jorge De La Reta Cámaras y Luces American Guard Guido Goretti Fraga Julio Oshiro Enrique Oshiro Laura Barros “Lascia ch' io pianga mia cruda sorte” Aria 12 - Ópera "Rinaldo" de Handel Film Production Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales President Jorge Coscia Vice-president Jorge Alvarez Producers Fernando Sokolowicz Pablo Rovito Oscar Azar Pablo Doudchitzky Production Coordination Aleph Media S.A. Edition Alejandro Alem Alejandro Parysow Sound Edition Assistants Jorge Stavropulos Gonzalo Arias Santiago Parysow Lautaro Colace Juan Pablo Lloret Jimena García Molt Post-Production Coordination Assistant Negative Cut Daniel Garín Jorge Andresson Héctor Belvedere Mixer Studio Mixer Mixer assistants Dolby Consulter SOUND REC Javier Stavropulos Roberto Migone Ricardo Ortiz Mario Faucher Still Photographer Making Of Press Art Libio Pensavalle Pablo Doudchitzky Lola Silberman Gustavo Albert Credits Off Credits Design & Production Cinematographer Art Collaboration Music Piano Norma Aleandro Alem y Parysow Hugo Colace Mariana Pellegrini Mariano Lucano Iván Wyszogrod Fernanda Morello Administration 18 –J Administrator Aleph Media S.A. Alejandra Brandan Administrator Assistant Secretary María Julia Curone Norma Mourin Yabo y Berschadsky Consulting Director Assessor Assistant Payroll Division Secretary Gabriel L. Yabo Dra. C.P. Gisela V. Bicondoa Sergio D. Benavidez Marcelo M. Servillano Marina Di Marzo Production Labs Assessor Coordination Post-production Lab Coordination Optical Effects Laboratorio Argentino de Cine SA LACSA Laboratorios Stagnaro Metrovisión Fernando Huberman Eduardo Cruz Optical Transcription Cinecolor Post/Lab Federico Pregno Rodrigo Santeiro Sebastián Caporelli Roberto Zambrino Lucas Guidalevich Victor Vasini Beto Acevedo Claudio Gonzalez Claudio Tarrabe Mario Calabrese Film FUJI FILM Scanning 2K Digital Recording Cinematographer Titles Sponsors Sindicato de la Industria Cinematográfica Argentina (S.I.C.A.) Asociación Argentina de Actores (A.A.A.) 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