MILESTONES OF VENEZUELAN CINEMA. 87 Movies, 87 Posters.
Between 1897 and 1940, Venezuelan cinema did not appeal to the film poster as a
means to advertise its cinematography. In fact, this form of visual appeal
began to gain relevance in the world film industry after the founding of the
first Venice International Film Festival on August 6, 1932.
While undertaking the task of reinterpreting and redesigning the posters of 87
milestones of the national filmography, we included those early films whose
posters never existed. We have done so as a tribute to each film and its
directors. Their inclusion obeys the determination to follow the language of
the big screen throughout the project, while aiming for a universal vision of
our cinema.
This is an unpublished project. An exhibition of unpublished posters that features motiongraphics and augmented relity.
Project: https://youtu.be/g-v6XcbGIck
Traveling exhibition: https://youtube.com/shorts/fvDj9hsg6rA?feature=share
Exhibition
- Caracas: https://youtu.be/RnlxnFs2xoo
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1959 — ARAYA
A film by: Margot Benacerraf
Synopsis: Araya is a nat- ural salt mine located in northwestern Venezuela, on
the peninsula of the same name. It has been exploited since its dis- covery,
more than five centuries ago, by Spanish conquistadors. Director Margot
Benacerraf shows the life of the area’s salt miners and their tradi- tional
working methods, before they definitively disappear with the advent of
industrial exploitation.
Feature film — Documentary
90 min.
MILESTONE
* First Venezuelan film to participate in
official competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1959.
* First Venezuelan film to participate in the
informative section at the Venice International Film Festival in 1959.
* Third Venezuelan film to participate in
official competition at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1959;
it was the first Venezuelan and South
American film to win the International Critics' Prize awarded by the
International Federation of Film Press (FIPRESCI), a prize shared with Alain
Resnais' Hiroshima mon amour.
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EDITOR
& DIRECTOR
Gil
Molina
EDITORIAL
DESIGN, POSTER DESIGN
Ricardo
Báez (AGI member since 2022).
MOTIONS
GRAPHICS (AR APP)
Banana
Creative
©
PROYECTO IDENTIDAD
© HITOS DEL CINE VENEZOLANO
© GIL
MOLINA
