BFS Producciones
Founded in 1997 in Uruguay, BFS Producciones is an independent company dedicated to the production and co-production of films between Latin America and Europe, with projects co-produced with France, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Cuba, Chile and Venezuela, and presented at numerous international festivals.
Selected productions
• The Gift (El regalo) – mid-length film directed by Gabriela Guillermo
(Uruguay/France, 1999)
– Quality Prize, CNC (France)
• In This Tricky Life (En la puta vida) – feature film directed by Beatriz Flores Silva
(Belgium–Uruguay–Spain–Cuba, 2001) :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Released in April 2001, it broke all box office records in Uruguay.
First Uruguayan submission to the Academy Awards (2002).
Awards include:
– Special Jury Prize, Trieste (2001)
– Golden Colón, Huelva (2001)
– Radio Havana Award (2001)
– Best Film & Actress, Lleida (2002)
– Audience Awards, Chicago & Los Angeles Latino Festivals (2002)
– Best Director, Bogotá (2002)
– Multiple awards, Uruguayan Film Critics
• Punto y Raya – feature film directed by Elia Schneider
(Venezuela–Spain–Uruguay, 2002)
Awards include:
– Best Film, Los Angeles Latino FF
– Best Actor, Biarritz
– Best Director, Bogotá
– Best Film, Montreal & San Francisco
– Best Film & Screenplay, Huelva
– Special Jury Prize, Havana
• Fan – feature film directed by Gabriela Guillermo
(Uruguay–Argentina–Venezuela, 2004)
Official selections:
– Punta del Este (2005)
– Gibara (2006)
– Cinesul (2007)
• Verónica bajó su mirada – feature film directed by Gabriela Guillermo
• Masángeles (Polvo nuestro que estás en los cielos) – feature film directed by Beatriz Flores Silva
(Belgium–Uruguay–Switzerland–Cuba–Chile, 2008) :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Awards include:
– Special Jury Mention & Best Actor, Avanca (2009)
– Best Ibero-American Film, Rio (2009)
– Best Film & Screenplay, Buenos Aires (2009)
– Special Mentions, Santa Cruz & Ourense
– Awards, Uruguayan Film Critics
• Documentaries
– Candombe, directed by Rolando Parrado
– Exiliados, directed by Mariana Viñoles
• How Do I Classify You? (¿Cómo te clasifico?) – short film directed by Guy Dessent
(Uruguay/Belgium, 2012)
Awards include:
– Best Short Film, Marseille (2012)
– Best Fiction, Tehran (2013)