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.
- Tribeca Film Festival – International Narrative Competition
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara – Ibero-American Fiction Competition
- Costa Rica International Film Festival – Panorama
- Filmfest München – Cinevision Competition
- Giffoni Film Festival – Generator 16+
- Lima Film Festival – Latin American Fiction Competition – Special Jury Prize
- Santiago FIC – International Competition – Best Leading Actor
- AFI Latin American Film Festival
- Festival Biarritz Amerique Latine – Out of Competition
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival – Latin Premiere
- International Film Festival for Children and Youth – Best Film Award
- Antalya Film Festival – International Feature Film Competition – Best Director, Best Actor
- El Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana – Best Screenplay
- Golden Rooster Awards
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Vinko Tomičić Salinas is a Chilean screenwriter, director and producer.
His first short film, "Durmiente," was selected for Ficunam, Guadalajara, Cali, São Paulo, and Vancouver. His short film "Aicha" screened at Biarritz, Guadalajara, Chicago, and Locarno Academy Screenings 2019.
In 2014, he founded the production company Calamar Cine, which produced "El Fumigador" (Cockroach), 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 first solo film as a director, “The Dog Thief,” was developed at the Cannes Cinefondation Residency and the Venice Biennale College Cinema program. It premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival.
- The dog thief – 2024
- Aicha – 2018 – Short film
- Cockroach – 2016
- Durmiente – 2014 – Short film
Alfredo Castro
Franklin Aro
Teresa Ruiz
María Luque
Julio César Altamirano
Ninón Dávalos
Director: Vinko Tomičić Salinas
Screenwriter: Vinko Tomičić Salinas
DOP: Sergio Armstrong
Editor: Urzula Barba Höpfner
Costume Design: Valeria Wilde Monasterios
Sound: Federico Moreira
Production: Color Monster, Zafiro Cinema, Calamar Cine
Coproduction: Easy Riders, Aguacero Cine, Movimiento Film
World Sales: Luxbox
