PEARLS, All the Voices of the National Festivals, from November 10-13

As part of the 41st Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the Perlas: Obras Destacadas de los Festivales Nacionales section is established as a space to celebrate the richness of Argentine cinema and the narrative strength of the country’s different regions. The initiative, driven by INCAA, brings together a carefully curated selection of award-winning or representative short films, medium-length films, and features from federal festivals.

Perlas maps out productions that recover local identities, regional stories, and diverse authorial perspectives. Screenings take place at Cine Ambassador (Sala Ambassador 2), while special activities are held at Espacio Cultural Chauvin.

Among the most notable productions in the program:

La otra mejilla (Dir. Valeria Bertuccelli) and Indómita luz (Dir. Luis Sampieri), headlining the Semana de Cine en Salta block.
Hijo mayor (Dir. Cecilia Kang, 118 min),  a powerful feature presented by MAFICI (Chubut).
El infierno de los vivos (Dir. Alberto Gieco), a feature from the Semana de Cine Santafesino.
Dice que… (Dir. Alejandro Mouján),  screened as part of the Festival Internacional de Cine de Entre Ríos (FICER) block.
Dinolandia (Dir. Pablo Chehebar and Nicolás Iacouzzi), a selection from the Festival Internacional de Cine de las Alturas (Jujuy).
Cordobeces: La película (Dir. Lucía Palacio), a feature presented by Polo Audiovisual Córdoba.

There will also be special blocks dedicated to regional filmmaking, including the Concurso Arte Registrado from the Fondo Nacional de las Artes and selected productions from Festival de Cine Lapacho (Chaco), FAB (Bariloche), Oberá en Cortos (Misiones), Cine a la Vista (Neuquén), Cine en Grande (Tierra del Fuego), PASTURAS (Mendoza), and Festival Tucumán Cine.

+Info in the Full Program Area of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival Website.