Colombian Film Wins San Sebastian Award as LatAm Projects Receive Industry Support
A Colombian film about a webcam model and a disabled United States war veteran moving their relationship from the internet to real life won an industry award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, while projects from El Salvador and Argentina also received support at the Spanish festival. Lovers Go Home!, directed by Colombian filmmaker Juan […]
Juan Sebastian Mesa's film Lovers Go Home! emerged victorious at the San Sebastian Film Festival, winning the WIP Latam Industry Award. The award provides crucial post-production support, including a DCP for digital distribution and English subtitles. The film follows a Colombian webcam model and a U.S. war veteran with disabilities as their online relationship transitions into real life.
Co-produced by several international studios, the award-winning film was recognized during the 74th edition of San Sebastian, which began on September 18, 2026. Previously, Mesa's La Roya also screened at the festival in 2021. In another notable win, Salvadoran director Tatiana Huezo's Galerna received the Platino Industria Award for Best WIP Latam.
The Mexican-Spanish production follows two casting directors in rural Mexico as they search for non-professional actors for a sci-fi film. Argentine director Felipe Solari Yrigoyen's Los Inexpertos claimed the Best Project Award at the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum. The Chile-Argentina-Mexico film explores a mystery involving a Russian collector and a famous statuette at a film convention.
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