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Celina Murga prepares next feature film 'The Rehearsals' ahead of San Sebastián co-production forum
The Argentine director plans to film the adaptation of Alejandra Kamiya's stories in Uruguay by 2028 using local tax incentives.
The short version
- Argentine filmmaker Celina Murga is developing her next feature film, 'The Rehearsals' ('Los Ensayos'), which has been selected for the San Sebastián Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum.
- The drama, based on short stories by Japanese-Argentine writer Alejandra Kamiya, portrays a multigenerational family coping with an aging matriarch's Alzheimer's disease.
- Murga plans to shoot the project in Uruguay by 2028 to leverage a local audiovisual tax credit of up to 30% alongside production partner Alterna Media.
Key facts
- Celina Murga's upcoming film project 'The Rehearsals' is one of 15 selections participating in the San Sebastián Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum scheduled for September 21 to 23.[Variety]
- The script adapts and combines short stories by Japanese-Argentine author Alejandra Kamiya, primarily drawing from 'The Patience of Water Over Every Stone' alongside 'The Fallen Trees Are Also the Forest.'[Variety]
- The narrative is set in Entre Ríos, Argentina, but will be filmed in Uruguay, with local production managed by Uruguay-based Alterna Media.[Variety]
- Production is scheduled to begin in Uruguay by 2028, taking advantage of an audiovisual tax credit covering up to 30% of eligible expenditures.[Variety]
- María Laura Berch, Joaquin Romero Vercellino, and Lucia Vela are serving as executive producers on the project.[Variety]
What remains uncertain
- The project is still assembling its full international co-production and financing package, leaving the complete roster of co-producers and release schedule unfinalized.[Variety]