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24: 158:. Since then, Piano has produced ten films, which have collectively premiered at over 100 international film festivals – including official selections at Sundance, Berlin, Rotterdam, Locarno and Toronto – and have received multiple awards and nominations in Mexico and abroad. 217:, where the Sundance / AMC Channel acquired it for release. Following its Sundance premiere, “Halley” was invited to over 50 international film festivals, including the prestigious Hivos Tiger Awards Competition of the IFF Rotterdam, the 232:
Overall, “Halley” won 8 awards, including the Sitges New Visions Award, the Cinevision Award at Munich, the AQCC Award and the Special Jury Mention at Fantasia Film Festival. In Mexico, the film was nominated to five
343:'s feature film debut I'm not a Witch. Piano also launched for sale a DVD and Blu-ray collection of auteur cinema that includes so far three editions of Mexican cult movies (Halley, Alamar-Inori and 315:
In 2014, Piano partnered with Andrea Castex to launch distribution operations in Mexico, with a focus on author-driven cinema. Since then, the company has released Inori, Death in Arizona,
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as a platform for innovative filmmakers. It specializes in film production, finance, distribution, and international coproductions.
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Film Production, Film Distribution, Finance, International Coproductions
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In January 2013, “Halley” premiered at the New Frontier Section of the
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is an independent film production and distribution company based in
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Piano was established in 2011 to produce the screenplay for “
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was praised and supported upon release by directors
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Julio Chavezmontes
Sebastián Hofmann
http://somospiano.com
Mexico City
Julio Chavezmontes
Sebastián Hofmann
Halley
Sundance Film Festival
Carlos Reygadas
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Yann Gonzalez
Halley
Julio Chavezmontes
Sebastián Hofmann
Mantarraya Producciones
Carlos Reygadas
Amat Escalante
Sundance Film Festival
Munich Film Festival
Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Sitges Film Festival
Ariel Awards
Halley
Nicolas Echevarría
Echo of the Mountain
We Are the Flesh
Chicago International Film Festival
Mexican Academy Awards
We Are the Flesh

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