In August 2008, Celina Murga and Josué Méndez of Peru (protégé 2006/2007) met at the internationally renowned Film Festival Locarno, where talented film-makers and producers from around the world present their latest projects.
Murga attended the festival to participate in the Open Doors Factory, a workshop designed to help directors and producers of works in progress to find co-production partners and complete their films. She presented The Third Side of the River, her film-in-progress and one of 12 Latin American projects selected for the workshop.
Josué Méndez was in Locarno for the world premiere of his second feature film, Dioses (www.diosesthemovie.com), a candid portrayal of the gilded youth of Lima.
Before the festival, Murga spent more than seven weeks with the great director on the set of his latest film, Shutter Island. She presented her second feature film, Una Semana Solos (A Week Alone), at the Venice and London Film Festivals in September and October 2008, with the coveted designation "Martin Scorsese Presents".
Also in October, she was given the rare privilege of observing Martin Scorsese in his editing room as he worked on Shutter Island, which will be released in 2009.
Other December 2008 Updates
- A Singular Voice – a new film by Aditya Assarat
- Sadler’s Wells Premiere – Sang Jijia dances in London
- Jason, meets Jiří – The 2008/2009 protégé meets his mentor