In a major reboot of its pix-in-post strands, which in turn forms part of a new streamlining, the San Sebastian Film Festival, the highest-profile film event in the Spanish-speaking world, has launched two new pix-in-post showcases, WIP Latam and WIP Europa.
The move reflects a gathering sea-change in producers’ access to high-standard post-production services which two decades ago could only be offered by the best-of-their-class facilities and came at a high price. Some of the cream of Spain’s post-production industry – Ad Hoc Studios, Deluxe, Dolby, Laserfilm Cine y Vídeo, Nephilim Producciones and No Problem Sonido – look set to still offer service prizes at WIP Latam.
San Sebastian used Monday’s announcement of new pix-in-post sections to confirm a new streamlining of the festival along three axes, which kicks in with this year’s Festival’s 68th edition, running Sept. 18-26. Films To Be takes in industry showcases, whether focused on productions in post – WIPLatam, WIP Europa – or projects, the focus of an Ikusmira Berriak eight-week residency, a Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum, or a Zinemaldia Startup Challenge for new European companies with technology-based projects applied to the audiovisual sector.