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At JANUS MEDIA we focus on developing viable and sustainable projects that generate both art and industry.
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ABOUT US
JANUS MEDIA S.A. is a production company created in 2022 by Gaspar Zaldivar and Nicolás Merens that develops and produces economically sustainable film projects. We focus on giving the necessary time to writing and support screenwriters throughout the process.
With seven music videos produced in 2022, including the web series Alter/Nativa, JANUS MEDIA S.A. co-produces its first title in 2023, Distancia by Dea Pompa, currently in post-production.
Its next feature film project, currently in development, El Lopecito written by Liz Haedo, has been selected to participate in the Ibermedia Program’s 2023 Film Project Development Course.
Additionally, JANUS MEDIA S.A. is committed to innovation in content and has been a partner since 2022 of important events such as the EXPYLAB – Paraguay Immersive Experiences Lab.
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FILMOGRAPHY
JANUS MEDIA, FOUNDED IN 2019, relies on the experience of its producers, among which are internationally awarded films released both in commercial theaters and on digital platforms and VOD.
VIDEOCLIPS
JANUS MEDIA S.A. fusiona el arte audiovisual con el musical especializándose en la producción de videoclips. Realizamos la serie “Alter/Nativa” con el objetivo de apoyar a músicos emergentes y hemos producido para importantes bandas como “Nomadic Massive”.
2022
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Images from “Luna de Cigarras” are courtesy of OIMA Films.
Images from “El Supremo Manuscrito” are a courtesy of Koreko Gua SRL.
2022
ALTER/NATIVA
It is a series that portrays emerging talents from Paraguay. In this space, they perform an alternative version of their creations and tell us about the path they took to enter the music scene.
Paty Latorre
Paty Latorre is a Paraguayan singer-songwriter. She has participated in well-known festivals such as Asuncionico and Gramo. In this session Paty performs an ALTER/NATIVA version of her song “Jardín”, which is part of her project Passiflorx.
Paty Latorre
Paty Latorre is a Paraguayan singer-songwriter. She has participated in well-known festivals such as Asuncionico and Gramo. In this session Paty performs an ALTER/NATIVA version of her song “Jardín”, which is part of her project Passiflorx.
Sari Carri
Sari Carri (Sara Cañiza) is a singer, guitarist and music student, born in Paraguay. In 2020 she releases her first single “Incertidumbre” together and with the support of her friends Gea and JazzyK.
Sari Carri
Sari Carri (Sara Cañiza) is a singer, guitarist and music student, born in Paraguay. In 2020 she releases her first single “Incertidumbre” together and with the support of her friends Gea and JazzyK.
María Isabel
María Isabel has always been a bandoneon player, currently the only woman who plays the bandoneon in regional folk festivals in the company of her band dedicated mainly to Paraguayan and Latin American folk music.
María Isabel
María Isabel has always been a bandoneon player, currently the only woman who plays the bandoneon in regional folk festivals in the company of her band dedicated mainly to Paraguayan and Latin American folk music.
Trío Blue
Trío Blue is a strange trio conformation, formed by Mar Perez (trumpet/keyboards), Ale Leju (violin/viola) and Miguel Santacruz (piano), had much of their experience in the symphonic music scene of Asuncion, they breathe influences of programmatic and minimalist music.
With their creations they seek to project their imaginary of pictorial beings of the sea, nostalgia of childhood and their search for immersion in the world of sounds.
Trío Blue
Trío Blue is a strange trio conformation, formed by Mar Perez (trumpet/keyboards), Ale Leju (violin/viola) and Miguel Santacruz (piano), had much of their experience in the symphonic music scene of Asuncion, they breathe influences of programmatic and minimalist music.
With their creations they seek to project their imaginary of pictorial beings of the sea, nostalgia of childhood and their search for immersion in the world of sounds.
Algo De Limón
Algo De Limón is a Paraguayan alternative rock band formed in early 2021, formed by 6 young people eager to share their music. They are characterized by vibrating the stages of bars in downtown Asuncion where they stand out for connecting with the public and for their shows full of energy.
Algo De Limón
Algo De Limón is a Paraguayan alternative rock band formed in early 2021, formed by 6 young people eager to share their music. They are characterized by vibrating the stages of bars in downtown Asuncion where they stand out for connecting with the public and for their shows full of energy.
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Gaspar Zaldivar studied at FUC (Fundación Universidad del Cine) in Buenos Aires before returning to his native country and founding OIMA Films, an audiovisual production company initially dedicated to producing commercials and music videos, where he excelled as a director and producer.
In 2012, OIMA Films embarked on the production of its first feature film, “Luna de Cigarras,” directed by Jorge Bedoya. The film was commercially released in Paraguay in October 2014, as well as in Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia, with special screenings in Brazil and the United States. Zaldivar served as Executive Producer on the film. “Luna de Cigarras” won two awards at the Madrid International Film Festival for Best Costume Design and Best New Director, among several nominations. The film also premiered on the prestigious U.S. network Starz.
In 2014, Zaldivar worked as an associate producer on Bedoya’s next film, “El Supremo Manuscrito,” which was also commercially released in October of that same year. Zaldivar contributed to the film’s soundtrack by playing the piano and producing the main theme alongside the director.
In 2021, he founded Janus Media S.A., through which he is currently developing his first fiction series, titled “La Asunción,” as well as the fiction feature film “Distancia,” currently in post-production, in co-production with Koreko Gua, Al Mango, and E-motion (Colombia). He is also working on “El Lopecito,” a fiction feature film in development.
Nicolás graduated as a senior technician in audiovisual production management in 2016 at Lycée Carnot in Cannes. That same year, he began his career in Mexico as a production assistant for the film “Julián” by Izrael Moreno.
He returned to his native country, Paraguay, to start AL MANGO, a company specifically dedicated to film production. From 2016 to 2023, he produced titles such as the thriller “El Supremo Manuscrito” by Jorge Díaz de Bedoya & Michael Kovich Jr. (winner of the Ibermedia Program 2017, a Paraguayan-Mexican-Argentinian co-production, released in 2019), the comedy “Orsai” by Emiliano Gómez (released in 2019), the Argentine-Paraguayan-Brazilian co-production dramatic series “Mata Salvaje” (2023) by Ignacio Echeberría, the American film “The List” (2023) by Michael Hardy (released in 2023), and the award-winning innovative virtual reality series “OPUS vr” by Michael Kovich Jr (Best Immersive Content VirtualityBA19, licensed to HUAWEI – China in 2022).
Currently, he is in the post-production stage of the film “Distancia” by Dea Pompa (Awarded at SAPCINE 2021, Selection Iberseries&Platino Industria 2022). In August 2023, Nicolas premiered the psychological horror film “El Apartamento” by Michael Kovich Jr., selected for the Latin American Focus of MAFIZ Málaga 2024.
As a new venture, he has been working at JANUS MEDIA S.A. since 2022 on the development of film projects with a focus on the writing stage, such as the drama “El Lopecito” by Liz Haedo, selected in 2023 for the Audiovisual Project Development Course of the Fundación Carolina and the Ibermedia Program.
Additionally, with the goal of promoting immersive technologies in Paraguay, Nicolas launched the first edition of the EXPYLAB – Paraguay Immersive Experiences Lab in 2021 in co-production with the Alliance Française of Asunción. This free, three-week training program provides scholarships to creators, artists, and technologists to develop their immersive projects. With three editions completed, in 2023, Meta and BID LAB recognized EXPYLAB, as part of the Metaverse Community Challenge, as one of the top ten communities out of 370 across 22 countries using virtual and augmented reality to create social and economic value.
OPEN FILM SCRIPTS SUBMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT
1. Introduction
JANUS MEDIA S.A. is an audiovisual development company that focuses on producing talents that generate viable and sustainable ideas. Financial sustainability is essential for the long artistic life of each country, which is why we seek to tell stories that reach a large audience.
We want to diversify our talents, and our ideas. For this reason, we invite screenwriters from all over Paraguay to present their film projects, which are in the idea stage, first rundown, or finished script.
2. General rules
The film projects to be presented can be of all types of genre or format (non-limiting list):
– Fiction feature film,
– Documentary feature film,
– Fiction series or miniseries,
– Documentary series or miniseries,
– Interactive content XR (Extended Reality): VR, AR, MR.
It is recommended, but not imperative to have a finished script. We seek to assess the potential of the idea, and the quality of the writing.
Projects from all over Paraguay can be submitted, written by Paraguayans and/or Paraguayan residents who have lived in Paraguay.
3. How to apply
To register your project you must send the following documentation to contact@janusmedia.art:
1. Full name and surname
2. Phone number
3. Email
4. Curriculum vitae.
5. A plot synopsis of a maximum page.
6. Audiovisual script (if any).
7. Proof of deposit of the idea or the audiovisual script before the DINAPI.
4. Costs, benefits to those selected
1. Participation in the call is free of charge.
2. JANUS MEDIA S.A. will make a proposal to the screenwriters who were selected. Proposals may be of the following types:
● Acquisition of production and exploitation rights of the script,
● Acquisition of rights of the submitted material for writing by a third party, for its production and exploitation.
● Recruitment of the scriptwriter to develop your idea and/or other content.
The proposal will be sent to them by email, after a hearing set by the parties.
5. Acceptance of conditions and legal
1. By the sole presentation to this call, it is understood for all legal purposes that the applicant knows and accepts the full content of these bases.
2. The applicants guarantee at the time of registration that they are the exclusive owners of the copyright on the project presented, without violating the rights of third parties.
3. Applicants do not assign any type of copyright to JANUS MEDIA SA at the time of application. The applicants will be responsible for the content and form of the project that they present to this call, guaranteeing that the project does not violate the right to privacy, intimacy or any other rule imposed by the corresponding control authorities, assuming the participants full responsibility for the damages that could be generated.
4. The applicants declare that all the information contained in the application is true and attest to its authenticity.
5. JANUS MEDIA S.A. undertakes to keep confidential all information submitted by the applicant(s) in this call.
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