The festival 2024
10 years of Panoramica, 10 years of Latin American cinema!
For ten years, Panoramica has aimed to become the place where the audience in Stockholm, as well as other parts of Sweden, can discover, explore, and enjoy the best of Latin American cinema. As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, we reflect on this journey filled with cultural experiences, debates, and artistic enjoyment.
Since our humble beginnings in 2015 — which actually go back to 2014 when we introduced the project with a homemade pamphlet — we have managed to become a must-attend event for both cinema lovers and the Latin American diaspora. Over these ten years, the festival has screened more than 180 films, including feature films, documentaries, and short films. We have always strived to maintain a diverse selection in terms of production countries, artistic approaches, and themes, as well as a gender balance. At the same time, we have invited key figures to seminars and other public events. In this way, we have expanded the space for Latin American culture within the Swedish cultural landscape.
To celebrate our 10 years on the festival map, this year we present a wide range of films that reflect the ongoing evolution in Latin America. We are pleased to present the new documentary from the Chilean film collective MAFI, Oasis, as well as a selection of four Argentine films produced in a context where the country’s film production is threatened by severe budget cuts.
There is much to say about this year’s program and these incredible 10 years, but here we just want to thank all the organizations and individuals who have helped us along the way. Without you, Panoramica would never have become the important meeting point for film lovers and Latin American culture enthusiasts that it is today. We are proud to celebrate our tenth anniversary with an exciting and diverse program that we hope will move and enrich you. Welcome to a week full of inspiring films, interesting seminars, and festive gatherings. We look forward to seeing you here for this and many more years to come.
Seminars
The most important Relationship? Filmmakers and their main subjects in documentary film
How does the relationship between documentary filmmakers and main subjects influence the creation of transparency and truthfulness in documentary films? Every year, documentary filmmakers, funders, festivals, and film scholars dedicate countless hours of debate and work to trying to answer this question. And even though it’s difficult to arrive at exact conclusions, the discussion has made respect and horizontality between those who make documentaries and the people who share their stories in the films increasingly relevant.
Pablo Martinez Pessi and Laura Plancarte discuss these issues with Inés Noueched and María Magdalena Reyes – the main subjects in The Snow Between Them and Mexican Dream – and share insights about the collaborative process during the production of these documentaries.
Saturday the 28th of September, 17:00, Klarabiografen. Free subject to availability.
In collaboration with ABF Stockholm.
Webinar: ChileDoc and the Success of Chilean Documentary Film
There is no doubt that Chilean documentary film is today one of the most relevant in the world. With dozens of titles produced in recent years (20 titles produced in 2023 alone), an exemplary artistic and thematic diversity and quality, countless awards, and a constant presence at the most prestigious festivals, we look with admiration at the work of Chilean filmmakers and organizations.
What strategies have been used to achieve this growth, and what role does the political and social context play? Representatives from the ChileDoc organization participate in an online discussion to reflect on these questions, using the documentaries Malqueridas and Oasis as examples for analysis.
Sunday the 29th of September, 17:15, Klarabiografen. Free subject to availability.
In collaboration with ABF Stockholm.
~ Festival Party ~
Welcome to Morfar Ginko on September 29th for this year’s big festival party starting at 9:00 PM. Stockholm’s Latin American Film Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and we’ll be marking the occasion with DJ Masaya and Juira Perro, who will be playing Latin American tunes and vibes all night long. Age limit: 23 years.
Morfar Ginko, Swedenborgsgatan 13, Mariatorget (T)
¡Bienvenidos!
Guests
Diego Pino
Diego is an independent producer and filmmaker; Executive Director of the Chilean Documentary Corporation ChileDoc, an organization created to promote Chilean documentaries in Chile and abroad. Since 2013 he has been producer of his company CangrejoFilms and the MAFI Foundation. He has produced the feature films Propaganda, Dios, Reinos and Oasis, which have participated in major international markets and screened at festivals such as Berlinale, Visions du Réel, CPH:DOX, Dok Leipzig, Karlovy Vary IFF, among others.
Laura Plancarte
Laura lives and works in London making films and visual arts since 2009. Her documentary Hermanos won the audience award at San Antonio Film Festival 2018 and was acquired by Amazon Prime Video. Her documentary Non Western premiered at Vision du Réel 2020 and was selected for ‘Best of Fests’ at IDFA. In 2022 she was nominated for the Chicken & Egg Lifetime Achievement Award. Her latest film Mexican Dream was selected at WIPLATAM San Sebastian 2022, won IMPULSO Morelia 2022, and premiered at HOT DOCS 2024.
Pablo Martínez Pessi
Pablo has a degree in Audiovisual Communication, is a film producer, director, editor and teacher. He has directed the documentaries “Desde las aguas” (2009), Your Parents Will Come Back (2015), El viento nos dejará (2021), The Snow Between Them (2023). His films have been screened and awarded in several festivals around the world, being two of them chosen as Best Uruguayan Documentary. He has also received grants from prestigious foundations, organizations and international festivals to develop his projects.
Cinemas
Fasching
Kungsgatan 63
111 22 Stockholm
(T) Centralen
Fasching is a concert venue, club, restaurant, and bar centrally located at Kungsgatan 63 in Stockholm. Since its inception in 1977, Fasching has grown to become Scandinavia’s largest organiser of jazz and much more.
Morfar Ginko & Pappa Ray Ray
Swedenborgsgatan 13
118 48 Stockholm
(T) Mariatorget
Lively bar & restaurant with an industrial-chic vibe & DJ sets, plus a classic Swedish menu.
Bio Bristol
Sturegatan 39
172 31 Sundbyberg
(T) Sundbyberg Centrum
(J) Sundbyberg Station
Bio Bristol is a non-profit association that started in 2017 to reestablish the historic Bristol Cinema after years of closed business. Welcome to the best cinema in Sundbyberg!
Skärisbiografen
Bodholmsgången 13
127 48 Skärholmen
(T) Skärholmen
Located in Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Skärholmen, Skärisbiografen is a new cinema for children and young people. Its program includes documentaries and feature films, short and animated films from different parts of the world.
Klarabiografen
Beridarbansgatan 5
111 51 Stockholm
(T) T-Centralen
Klarabiografen is located in the City Cultural Theatre and is equipped with the latest digital technology. In cooperation with other actors in the film industry, the hall aims to be a center for quality cinema in Stockholm.
Zita Folkets Bio
Birger Jarlsgatan 37
111 45 Stockholm
(T) Östermalmstorg
Zita Folkets Bio is the oldest autonomous cinema in Stockholm. The cinema’s task is to show quality films for both adults and children that do not usually appear on the bigger cinemas.