The Encuentros Program began in 2003 within the structure of the Miami International Film Festival.
The idea was to bring interesting and commercially viable projects from both Spain and Latin America
to Miami. A mix of both established as well as new and up-and-coming directors and producers from
the region were invited to have meetings with distributors, international sales agents, financiers, and
many key industry people to establish a dialogue and create lasting relationships.

Now in its Eighth year, Encuentros has surpassed that initial mandate and has seen many success
stories come from the program. One of the biggest pleasures has been to see some of the films that
Encuentros has supported play at Film Festivals around the world. But most exciting is to be able to see
those films play here in Miami to local audiences and to welcome the filmmakers back with their finished
pieces. We are proud to announce that this year Son & Moon (Encuentros 2007) will be part of the Dox
competition.

• In Coma (En Coma) by  Juan David Restrepo , Colombia
• Dirty Love  (Amor Sujo) by  Paulo Caldas, Brazil
• The Man of the Crowd  (O Homen Das Multidõoes) by  Marcelo Gomes & Cao Guimarães, Brazil
• The Line by  Eduardo Sanchez, USA
• Aleluya by Daniel Burman, Argentina
• Jean Gentil by Laura Amelia Guzmán & Israel Cárdenas, Mexico
• The Life of Fish (La Vida de los Peces) by Matías Bize, Chile
• Radio Love by Leonardo de Armas , Cuba
• Pablo by Richard Goldgewicht , USA
• Chapultepunk, by Renato Ornelas, Mexico
• Born Under Fire (Nacidos Bajo Fuego) by Jairo Eduardo Carrillo, Colombia
• B612, by  Shawn Garry , Chile
• So Much Water (Tanta Agua) by Ana Guevara & Leticia Jorge, Uruguay
• Dakota Dream (Dakota) by Rafa Cortés, Spain
• Water and Salt (Agua y Sal) by Alejo Taube, Argentina
• Today (Hoje) by Tata Amaral, Brazil
• Gigante by Adrian Biniez, Uruguay / Argentina / Germany / Spain – Winner of the Silver Bear Berlin 2009
• The Square Man (O Homem que deu certo) by Andre Ristum, Brazil
• El Negro Luz y Fer by Luis Ortega, Argentina
• Dog Eat Dog (Perro come Perro) by Carlos Moreno, Colombia
• Dog Security (La seguridad de los perros) by Jorge Gaggero, Argentina
• The King of Cha Cha Cha (El rey del Cha Cha Chá) by Isabel Martinez & Vicente Ferraz , Chile/Brazil
• Mosquita and Mari, by  Aurora Guerrero , USA
• Son & Moon (Diario de un Astronauta) by Manuel Huerga , Spain
• Lokas by Gonzalo Justiniano, Chile
• How Far are you Going? (Qué tan Lejos) by Tania Hermida , Ecuador
• Amateurs (Angels Still Come to the Suburbs) (Amateurs (A Vallecas todavía llegan ángeles)) by Garbriel Velázquez, Spain
• Septembers (Septiembres en el mar de la China) by Carles Bosch, Spain – World Premiere at MIFF 2007 
• Niebla by Francisca Schweitzer, Chile
• Saudó by Diego Ramirez, Colombia
• The Salted Earth by Rene Simon Cruz, USA
• Bad Day to Go Fishing (Mal día para pescar) by Alvaro Brechner, Uruguay
• Fraternal Love (União Fraterna) by Laís Bodansky, Brazil
• The Watercolorist by Daniel Rodríguez, Peru
• Querô - A Damned Report ( Querô - Uma reportagem maldita) by Carlos Cortés, Brazil
• Tears in the Sahara (Lágrimas en el Sahara) by María Victoria Menis, Argentina
• Karma by Antonio Cuadri, Spain
• The Coproduction (La Coproducción) by Federico Veiroj, Uruguay
• The Marques House (La Casa Marques) by Marcos Loayza, Bolivia
•  Satanas by Andi Baiz, Colombia – World Premiere at MIFF 2007 
• The Night of the Sunflower (Angosto) by Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo, Spain – Screening at MIFF 2007; nominated for 3 Goya Awards 
• Madeinusa by Claudia Llosa, Peru – Screened at MIFF 2006; premiered at Sundance 2006– Screened at MIFF 2006; premiered at Sundance 2006
• 7 Virgins (7 Virgenes) by  Alberto Rodríguez, Spain – Nominated for six Goya awards and winner of 1; won Silver Seashell at San Sebastian 2005
• The Dog Pound (La Perrera) by Manuel Nieto, Uruguay – US Premiere at MIFF 2007 
• Corações Sujos (Dirty Hearts) by Vicente Amorim, Brazil
• Sleeping in the Sun (Dormir al Sol) by Alejandro Chomski, Argentina
• Angel by Alfredo de Villa, Mexico
• Lupe by Gonzalo Justiniano, Chile
• Insignificant Things (Cosas Insignificantes) by Andrea Martinez, Mexico
• Dorotea’s Song (La canción de Dorotea) by Silvia Munt, Spain
• A Tale of Two Brothers – The Double Life of Antonio (La doble vida de Antonio) by Mercedes Moncada Rodriguez, Mexico/Nicaragua/Spain
• Heartlift (Lifting de Corazón) by Eliseo Subiela, Argentina – MIFF 2006 Opening Night Film 
• Holy Girl (La Niña Santa) by  Lucrecia Martel, Argentina  – Screened at MIFF 2005; Official Selection 2004 Cannes Film Festival 
• Rolling Family (Familia Rodante) by  Pablo Trapero – Screened at MIFF 2005 
• Love and Other Sharp-Pointed Objects (O Amor e Outros Objetos Pontiagudos) by Beto Brant, Brazil
• Machuca by Andrés Wood, Chile
• No Monkeys in Bed! (Changos en la cama, No!) by Valentina Leduc, Mexico
• The Smuggleer  (El contrabandista) by Montxo Armendariz, Spain

Monika Wagenberg – Miami Encuentros Director

Valeria Sorrentino – Miami Encuentros Manager

Denise Hughes – Encuentros Coordinator

Susan Wrubel – Sales/Encuentros Manager

Abigail Sarmiento – Sales/Encuentros Coordinator

Tom Davia – Encuentros Capsule Writer

Miami Encuentros Projects 2009