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 premiered at 2024 Tribeca Film Festival

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 & AWARDS

Tribeca Film Festival - International Narrative Competition - 2024

Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara - Ibero-American Fiction Competition - 2024

Costa Rica International Film Festival - Panorama - 2024

FILMFEST MÜNCHEN - Cinevision Competition - 2024

Giffoni Film Festival - Generator +16 - 2024

Lima Film Festival - Latin American Fiction Competition - Special Jury Prize - 2024

Santiago FIC - International Competition - Best Leading Actor - 2024

AFI Latin American Film Festival - 2024

Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival - Latin Premiere - 2024

ICFF International Film Festival for Children and Youth - Best Film Award - 2024

Antalya Film Festival - International feature film competition - Best Director & Best Actor - 2024

El Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana - Best Screenplay - 2024

vinko tomičiĆ SALINAS

Writer-Director