Director Jairo Ramos
Producer Tania Medina Caro
Panama
Synopsis
EDNA (12) is an androgynous preteen who lives in the Panamanian countryside with her parents. Shortly after her father's death, Edna gets her first period. This forces her to confront the conflict caused by her female condition and the role she wants to assume at home with her mother.
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Director´s Biofilmography
Jairo Ramos is a director, producer, screenwriter, and cultural manager in Panamanian cinema, with more than 20 years of experience in the audiovisual field. He holds a Master's degree in Creative Film Production from the University of Magdalena (2024) and is the founder of Infocus Video Factory Cine & TV S.A. His projects have been recognized by the Ibermedia program and the National Film Fund of Panama.
Noteworthy is his work as co-producer and co-screenwriter of the feature film Me dicen el Panzer, a co-production between Panama and Spain that celebrated its world premiere at the 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI Goa) in 2024. In addition to his creative work, Ramos is an active promoter of Central American cinema. He is currently leading the pre-production of his debut feature film, Menarquía.
Total budget $ 570,856.00
Funds secured $ 375,623.24
Objectives to be achieved
- Generate synergy among MAFF participants.
- Connect with the film industry in Latin America and Europe.
- Co-producers interested in Central American content with high local and global value.
- Sales agents/distributors interested in coming-of-age content.
- Explore new trends and innovations in today's film industry.
Co-production´s interesting countries
Germany, France, and Spain. “Menarquía” is an intimate rural drama with an auteur style. Given its nature, we believe it is feasible to apply to the Berlin Film Festival's World Cinema Fund, for which it is essential to have a German co-producer interested in technical, artistic, or financial participation. Along the same lines, we will seek access to the French fund Aide aux cinémas du monde through a partner in that country. Finally, in Spain, we aspire to receive grants from the ICAA, RTVE, RTVC, the Government of the Canary Islands, and TEA (Tenerife Espacio de las Artes) through a local co-producer. This strategy not only seeks to consolidate the total budget, but also to project the film towards new international markets and audiences.
PRODUCER’S BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Peruvian creative producer and social communicator trained at EICTV (Cuba) under the tutelage of Armando Robles Godoy. A specialist in social and environmental cinema, she is a partner at Teleandes Cine y TV and the Amazonian Film School.
Her career includes general production of Mapacho, head of production for Volver a ver (pre-candidate for the 2020 Goya Awards), and fund management for La casa de esteras. She is currently co-producing Menarquía (Panama), O mini mundo de Clarice (Brazil), and the documentary Gloria, ejercicios para la memoria internationally. Her solid management has been recognized with multiple Ibermedia and DAFO awards in the categories of development, co-production, and training.
