Coming soon
PLAZA CATEDRAL (in development)
Fiction, 100 min. Panama 2019.
Written and Directed by: Abner Benaim.
An Apertura Films (Panama) and Barracuda Films (Mexico) production
Funds: DICINE, IBERMEDIA, Berlinale Coproduction Meetings. VFF Highlight Pitch
Award. Developed in EAVE and Jerusalem Film Lab.
Fiction, 100 min. Panama 2019.
Written and Directed by: Abner Benaim.
An Apertura Films (Panama) and Barracuda Films (Mexico) production
Funds: DICINE, IBERMEDIA, Berlinale Coproduction Meetings. VFF Highlight Pitch
Award. Developed in EAVE and Jerusalem Film Lab.
Premiered
RUBEN BLADES IS NOT MY NAME
Documentary, 88 min. Panama 2018.
Written and Directed by: Abner Benaim.
An Apertura Films (Panamá), Gema Films (Argentina) and Ciudad Lunar (Colombia) production.
With the support of: TVN (Panama), Caracol TV (Colombia) and COPA Airlines
Funds: IBERMEDIA, INCAA, DICINE
World Premier: SXSW (USA)
Awards: SXSW 24 Beats Per Second - Audience Award
Festivals: Guadalajara, Ambulante, IFF Panama
ZACHRISSON
Documentary, 27 min. Madrid, Spain 2016
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
A *Micasitafilms* (Panama) production.
Premiered in IFF Panama 2016.
1977 (episode in the feature film “Historias del canal”)
Fiction. 20 min. Panama 2014.
Directed by Abner Benaim.
An Hypatia and Manglar Films production.
SHORT PLAYS
Documentary, 3 min. Panama 2014.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
Short film part of a collective production premiered in 2016 during the World Cup. The list of directors includes: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Carlos Reygadas, Vincent Gallo, Gaspar Noe, Dorris Dorrie, Pablo Fendrik, Pablo Stoll, Yang Ik-june, Sebastián Cordero.
INVASION
Documentary, 94 min. Panama 2014.
Written and Directed by: Abner Benaim.
An Apertura Films (Panama) and Ajimolido Films (Argentina) production.
World Premiere: IFF Panama. International Premiere: IDFA (Holland).
Awards: Best Documentary IFF (Panama), People’s Choice IFF (Panama), Best Director IFF (Miami), Best Caribbean Film FICBAQ (Barranquilla), Best Documentary (Malaga) Best Documentary (Biarritz), Best Documentary (San Jose de Costa Rica’s Festival), Best Documentary CINEMA TROPICAL (New York).
Festivals: SXSW, True-False, Miami IFF, Cartagena IFF, It’s All True.
Commercial release in Panama with more than 55,000 spectators in theaters.
Represented Panama for the Oscars Awards for the category of Foreign Movies.
With the support of: IBERMEDIA, DICINE, INCAA, Doha Film Institute.
MAIDS AND BOSSES
Documentary, 64 min. Panama 2010.
Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
An Apertura Films (Panama) y Barakacine (Argentina) production.
World Premiere: IDFA, Mid Length Competition 2010.
Festivals: HOTDOCS, London IDF, EIDF (Korea), Open City London, Afi Silver, et al.
With the support of: IBERMEDIA, INCAA, Jan Vrijman Fund.
CHANCE
Fiction, 90 min. Panama 2009.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim
An Apertura Films (Panamá) y Río Negro (México) production.
Festivals: Huelva, La Habana, Guadalajara, Chicago, Moscow, Montreal, Lima, Sao Paulo and Cairo. Best Script Award Best Skip City (Japan).
Commercial release in theaters with more than 500,000 spectators in the region.
With the support of: IBERMEDIA.
Scheduled on HBO USA and Ibermedia TV
THE OTHER SIDE
Documentary series. 11x22 min. Panama 2005.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
Awards: Best Documentary New York Television Festival; Best TV Show ICARO Film Festival; Best TV Production The University of Panama; Special Merit Award New Screen TV (Orlando).
Festivals: Ecovision (Palermo, Italy); CADECI Latin American Film Festival ( Paris, France); Voces Contra el Silencio (Mexico); FICCI (Colombia).
GOOD VIBES
Documentary, 50 min. Israel 2003.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
Premiere: Haifa International Film Festival.
Awards: Syracuse International Film Festival-director’s award, BAR TV Yugoslavia- Best Screenplay for a documentary award, World Youth Alliance Festival, UN New York- Special merit award.
Festivals: ISRAFEST Chicago, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Parnu Anthropological Film Festival, Estonia.
With the support of NFCT (Israel)
BULLDOG-NOISE
Episode from documentary series, 50 min. Israel 2002.
Directed by Abner Benaim
A Two Shot (Israel) production.
Transmitted by Channel 8 (Israel).
ROUND TRIP TO PANAMA
Documentary, 33 min. Israel, Panama 2002.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
A Micha Shagrir production for Channel 10 (Israel).
Documentary, 88 min. Panama 2018.
Written and Directed by: Abner Benaim.
An Apertura Films (Panamá), Gema Films (Argentina) and Ciudad Lunar (Colombia) production.
With the support of: TVN (Panama), Caracol TV (Colombia) and COPA Airlines
Funds: IBERMEDIA, INCAA, DICINE
World Premier: SXSW (USA)
Awards: SXSW 24 Beats Per Second - Audience Award
Festivals: Guadalajara, Ambulante, IFF Panama
ZACHRISSON
Documentary, 27 min. Madrid, Spain 2016
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
A *Micasitafilms* (Panama) production.
Premiered in IFF Panama 2016.
1977 (episode in the feature film “Historias del canal”)
Fiction. 20 min. Panama 2014.
Directed by Abner Benaim.
An Hypatia and Manglar Films production.
SHORT PLAYS
Documentary, 3 min. Panama 2014.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
Short film part of a collective production premiered in 2016 during the World Cup. The list of directors includes: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Carlos Reygadas, Vincent Gallo, Gaspar Noe, Dorris Dorrie, Pablo Fendrik, Pablo Stoll, Yang Ik-june, Sebastián Cordero.
INVASION
Documentary, 94 min. Panama 2014.
Written and Directed by: Abner Benaim.
An Apertura Films (Panama) and Ajimolido Films (Argentina) production.
World Premiere: IFF Panama. International Premiere: IDFA (Holland).
Awards: Best Documentary IFF (Panama), People’s Choice IFF (Panama), Best Director IFF (Miami), Best Caribbean Film FICBAQ (Barranquilla), Best Documentary (Malaga) Best Documentary (Biarritz), Best Documentary (San Jose de Costa Rica’s Festival), Best Documentary CINEMA TROPICAL (New York).
Festivals: SXSW, True-False, Miami IFF, Cartagena IFF, It’s All True.
Commercial release in Panama with more than 55,000 spectators in theaters.
Represented Panama for the Oscars Awards for the category of Foreign Movies.
With the support of: IBERMEDIA, DICINE, INCAA, Doha Film Institute.
MAIDS AND BOSSES
Documentary, 64 min. Panama 2010.
Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
An Apertura Films (Panama) y Barakacine (Argentina) production.
World Premiere: IDFA, Mid Length Competition 2010.
Festivals: HOTDOCS, London IDF, EIDF (Korea), Open City London, Afi Silver, et al.
With the support of: IBERMEDIA, INCAA, Jan Vrijman Fund.
CHANCE
Fiction, 90 min. Panama 2009.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim
An Apertura Films (Panamá) y Río Negro (México) production.
Festivals: Huelva, La Habana, Guadalajara, Chicago, Moscow, Montreal, Lima, Sao Paulo and Cairo. Best Script Award Best Skip City (Japan).
Commercial release in theaters with more than 500,000 spectators in the region.
With the support of: IBERMEDIA.
Scheduled on HBO USA and Ibermedia TV
THE OTHER SIDE
Documentary series. 11x22 min. Panama 2005.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
Awards: Best Documentary New York Television Festival; Best TV Show ICARO Film Festival; Best TV Production The University of Panama; Special Merit Award New Screen TV (Orlando).
Festivals: Ecovision (Palermo, Italy); CADECI Latin American Film Festival ( Paris, France); Voces Contra el Silencio (Mexico); FICCI (Colombia).
GOOD VIBES
Documentary, 50 min. Israel 2003.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
Premiere: Haifa International Film Festival.
Awards: Syracuse International Film Festival-director’s award, BAR TV Yugoslavia- Best Screenplay for a documentary award, World Youth Alliance Festival, UN New York- Special merit award.
Festivals: ISRAFEST Chicago, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Parnu Anthropological Film Festival, Estonia.
With the support of NFCT (Israel)
BULLDOG-NOISE
Episode from documentary series, 50 min. Israel 2002.
Directed by Abner Benaim
A Two Shot (Israel) production.
Transmitted by Channel 8 (Israel).
ROUND TRIP TO PANAMA
Documentary, 33 min. Israel, Panama 2002.
Written, Directed and Produced by Abner Benaim.
A Micha Shagrir production for Channel 10 (Israel).