Pablo Lamar
Pablo LAMAR was born in Asunción (Paraguay) in 1984. He studied film at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires (Argentina).
He has written and directed the short films Ahendu Nde Sapukai (2008) and Noche Adentro (2009), both of which premiered at the Semaine de la Critique of the Cannes Film Festival, and received awards worldwide.
La última tierra, his first feature film, premiered at IFFR 2016, where it received the Hivos Tiger Jury Award for artistic achievement. It also received the Best Film award the Sao Paulo Latin-American Film Festival 2016 and the Prix Découverte in the Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse 2016. The Habana Film Festival also awarded the Artistic contribution to La última Tierra.
He also works as a sound designer for film, having collaborated with several Latin American directors, having received several awards for this category.
In theatre, he has directed the pieces Cine Splendid (2017) and Conto Anonimo (2018), both in collaboration with Sara Pinheiro, co-writer of the script of Remanso.
Filmography
Ahendu nde sapukai (Oigo tu grito)/I Hear Your Scream (2008, short), Noche adentro (2010, short), La última tierra/The Last Land (2016)
Pablo Lamar op IFFR
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Neighbouring Sounds
Kleber Mendonça Filho | 124' | Brazil | -
This self-assured debut by Kleber Mendonça Filho shows there are two sides to the Brazilian Dream. -
Remanso
Pablo Lamar | 90' | Argentina |
During the Paraguayan dictatorship, Carmen, who belongs to a traditional family (supporter of the dictator’s party), discovers that a girl was r -
I Hear Your Scream
Pablo Lamar | 15' | Argentina | None
Observing short film from Paraguay in which a procession in twilight is shown as a shadow play against the dusk. Powerful in its simplicity. -
La última tierra
Pablo Lamar | 77' | Chile | World premiere
In precise, unhurried compositions of image and sound, Lamar’s feature debut portrays a man and his dying wife, living in a remote hut in the… -
Animal político
Tião | 76' | Brazil | International premiere
A cow tries to convince herself she’s really happy. But one evening, just before Christmas, she is overwhelmed by a sense of emptiness – a… -
Neighbouring Sounds
Kleber Mendonça Filho | 124' | Brazil | World premiere
Meandering past the residents of a wealthy street in Recife, where private security guards ply their trade, this self-assured debut portrays the two s