Los viajes del viento
Ciro Guerra - 2009 / Produced by Ciudad Lunar producciones and Diana Bustamante
“Los Viajes del Viento” follows the travels of vallenato musician Ignacio. After the traumatic death of his wife, the musician vows to never play his accursed accordion again, and embarks on one last journey. He is followed by Fermín, a young boy who wants to be his apprentice, in a journey to return his instrument to his original owner, the man who once was his mentor.
Colombia / Germany / Argentina / Netherlands - 2009
Length: 117:00
Genre: Fiction
Script and direction: Ciro Guerra
Production: Ciudad Lunar Producciones
Diana Bustamante
Razor Film Produktion / Cine-Ojo Films
Director of photography: Paulo Perez
Cast: Marciano Martínez / Yull Núñez / Agustín Nieves
Production designer: Angélica Perea
FESTIVALS / RECOGNITIONS
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Cannes Film Festival, Official Selection Un Certain Regard, Cannes, France. 2009
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Winner of the Nueva Vision Award, Santa Barbara, United States. 2010
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Ljubljana International Film Festival, Special Mention, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 2009
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Cartagena Film Festival - FICCI, Winner for Best Film, Best Colombian Film and Best Director, Cartagena, Colombia. 2010
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Bogotá Film Festival, Winner of Best Colombian Film and Best Director, Bogotá, Colombia. 2009
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Macondo Awards, Winner for Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Original Score; Nominee for Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Film, Best Editing and Best Art Direction, Bogotá, Colombia. 2010
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Toronto International Film Festival - TIFF, Official Selection, Toronto, Canada. 2009
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Mar del Plata Film Festival, Nominee for Best Latin-American Film, Mar del Plata, Argentina. 2009