The Argentinian film industry must develop a vibrant visual effects community if it is to prevent a potentially damaging exodus of talent, a trio of leading local visual effects supervisors said on Tuesday.
Leandro Visconti made his feelings clear when he addressed an audience on the first day of Ventana Sur, the film market in Buenos Aires that continues to grow into an essential staging post for the Latin American region and runs through December 3.
“There comes a point where they leave for [Hollywood and other places] and that’s where their dreams take place,” said Visconti, whose credits include local titles Corazón de León and Revolución: El Cruce de los Andes besides Hollywood tentpoles Superman Returns and The Last Samurai.
“We don’t have genre movies in Argentina that fully leverage this kind of art. Is this because we don’t have the professionals? We should start building the professional [community.]”
Visconti added that Avfx, the Argentinian...
Leandro Visconti made his feelings clear when he addressed an audience on the first day of Ventana Sur, the film market in Buenos Aires that continues to grow into an essential staging post for the Latin American region and runs through December 3.
“There comes a point where they leave for [Hollywood and other places] and that’s where their dreams take place,” said Visconti, whose credits include local titles Corazón de León and Revolución: El Cruce de los Andes besides Hollywood tentpoles Superman Returns and The Last Samurai.
“We don’t have genre movies in Argentina that fully leverage this kind of art. Is this because we don’t have the professionals? We should start building the professional [community.]”
Visconti added that Avfx, the Argentinian...
- 11/29/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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