THE DOG THIEF BY vinko tomičiĆ SALINAS
SYNOPSIS
Martín, a shoeshine boy who works in the streets of La Paz, Bolivia, decides to steal the dog of his best client, a lonely tailor he has begun to imagine as his father.
Original Title: El ladrón de perros Countries: Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, France, Ecuador, Italy Year: 2024 Ratio: 4:3 Sound: 5.1 Dolby Length: 90 min Language: Spanish
BIOGRAPHY
Vinko Tomičić Salinas is a Chilean screenwriter, director and producer.
His first short film, Durmiente, was selected in Ficunam, Guadalajara, Cali, São Paulo, and Vancouver. His short film Aicha was played at Biarritz, Guadalajara, Chicago, and Locarno Academy Screenings 2019.
In 2014, he founded the production company Calamar Cine, which produced Cockroach (El Fumigador), a feature film he co-directed with Francisco Hevia. The film premiered at the 20th PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights and won "Best National Film" at SANFIC 2016.
His solo feature debut, The Dog Thief, was developed at the Cannes Cinefondation Residency and the Venice Biennale College Cinema program. It will premiere at Tribeca this year.
Filmography
The Dog Thief - 2024
Aicha - 2018 - Short Film
Cockroach - 2016
Durmiente - 2014 - Short Film
CREW
Director: Vinko Tomičić Salinas Screenwriter: Vinko Tomičić Salinas DOP: Sergio Armstrong Art Director: Valeria Wilde Monasterios Editor: Urzula Barba Höpfner Costume Design: Valeria Wilde Monasterios Sound: Federico Moreira Production: Alvaro Manzano Zambrana (Color Monster), Gabriela Maire (Zafiro Cinema), Edher Campos (Zafiro Cinema), Vinko Tomičić Salinas (Calamar Cine), Matias de Bourguignon (Calamar Cine) Coproduction: Nadia Turincev (Easy Riders), Omar El Kadi (Easy Riders), Pavel Quevedo (Aguacero Cine), Francesca van der Staay (Movimiento Film), Mario Mazzarotto (Movimiento Film) World Sales: Luxbox
CAST
Alfredo Castro, Franklin Aro, Teresa Ruiz, María Luque, Julio César Altamirano, Ninón Dávalos.
FESTIVALS
Tribeca Film Festival - International Narrative Competition - 2024
