The thirteenth edition of the Bogota Audiovisual Market - BAM, a program organized by Proimágenes Colombia and the Bogota Chamber of Commerce (CCB), with the support of the Film Development Fund (FDC), ended successfully on Saturday, July 16, with the participation of nearly 1,400 industry professionals. During 6 days, BAM accredited participants were able to enjoy networking spaces, talks to update on the latest audiovisual trends, an agenda on the most relevant topics on public television, inclusion and diversity, as well as screenings of Colombian fiction and documentary films, which are beginning their journey towards their international premiere.

After two years of exploring other formats and adapting to virtuality, the BAM returned to its traditional venues of Industry (Chamber of Commerce of Bogota - Chapinero), Experience (Gimnasio Moderno) and Screenings (Casa ARK and Múltiplex Avenida Chile) to bring together creativity, talent, companies and projects. The market also rescued the virtual component to broaden its scope and reach those members of the audiovisual sector who could not travel to Bogota. On this occasion, 16 guests and 128 buyers from 18 countries -Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and the United States- participated. In total, close to 2,000 business meetings were held, of which 350 were scheduled by the organization for the projects selected by the call for proposals. These meetings created ties that will contribute to the growth of Colombian talent and the Colombian audiovisual industry.

During the closing ceremony of the event, the Memorandum of Understanding for the Coproduction Agreement between Italy and Colombia was signed. COPRODUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ITALY AND COLOMBIA

On Saturday, July 16, at the closing of the market, the General Directorate of Film and Audiovisual of the Italian Ministry of Culture and Proimágenes Colombia signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the Co-production Agreement between Italy and Colombia. Roberto Stabile, Director of Film and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture of the Italian Government, and Claudia Triana, General Director of Proimágenes Colombia, agreed to process the memorandum with the Government of each country so that it becomes a Coproduction Agreement between the two countries. This agreement will facilitate all the procedures to nationalize, in Italy and in Colombia, the films made in co-production; as well as the meeting between producers, distributors and other agents of the value chain of the two countries to promote audiovisual projects and increase the number of co-productions.

During the signing of the memorandum, Roberto Stabile affirmed the Italian government's commitment to BAM and BAM Regiones for the next three years. The support they offer to the market and its initiative in the regions will be translated into economic and logistical support and a boost to international relations. AWARDS TO TALENTS AND PROJECTS SELECTED BY CALL FOR ENTRIES

On the last day of the thirteenth edition, the Bogota Audiovisual Market - BAM, together with its partners, awarded the prizes to the projects that stood out for their originality, quality and future projection.

Bammers The participants in this category enjoyed consulting, workshops and activities designed to strengthen the projects with which they were selected. With the support of SENA, many of them were able to experience their first BAM. The awards were as follows: 1. SONY delivered 2 ZV-E10 cameras to: Juan Carlos Ariza's emergency exit La rabia by Daniela López Moreno

2. Instituto Distrital de las Artes - Idartes gave COP 10'000.000 in cash to: Delirio by Laura Sofía Ortiz Montes.

3. The National Film School - ENACC awarded 2 scholarships for a seminar or workshop to: Emergency exit by Juan Carlos Ariza La rabia by Daniela López Moreno

4. The Colombian Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences awarded 2 all-inclusive passes for the Macondo Awards gala and the Macondo 2022 seedlings to: Delirio by Laura Sofía Ortiz Montes The opportunity of Laura González 5. The Bogotá International Film Festival - BIFF awarded 1 direct pass to BIFF Bang 2022 to: Delirio by Laura Sofía Ortiz Montes No contestes by Celia Alejandra Hurtado

6. BOGOSHORTS gave two direct passes to the BOGOSHORTS Film Market Incubator to: Starman by Simón Federico Ávila Borrasca by Paula Carmona Cardona

7. One Thousand Birds presented an award for short film audio post-production to: Hares by Laura Carvajal

8. Valiente Gracia awarded a consultancy to: Cachirre by Natalia Giraldo Tarazona Stories This year, twelve Colombian screenwriters shared their drama, science fiction and suspense stories at BAM. In this edition, they were awarded four prizes:

1. Cine Qua Non Lab awarded a scholarship for the Spanish-language script revision workshop to: Barrio enjaulado by Jaime Andrés Ballesteros.

2. Algo en Común awarded a direct pass to the 2022 Production Encounter to: Barrio enjaulado by Jaime Andrés Ballesteros

3. The Cali International Film Festival FICCALI awarded a direct pass to the Screenwriting Lab to: Lejano Azul by Andrés Arias García 4. MEC - Movement of Cultural and Creative Enterprises awarded a direct pass to the Cali 2022 Writers' Room to: Ashes by Sebastian Lapidus

Screenings The following prizes were awarded to films in post-production (feature and short films) that were selected by call for entries, and some of which were screened at Cine Colombia and Casa ARK: 1. Futuro Digital awarded 2 prizes: - Colorization services for the feature film Agua Salá by Steven Morales. - Finalization and delivery services for the short film El Baile by Pedro Pablo Vega.

2. GUATAQUE Films presented an award for image and sound post-production to: Todas las flores by Carmen Oquendo Series Projects Ten series proposals, two documentary and eight fiction, including a thriller, a comedy and a musical: these are the Colombian audiovisual industry projects selected in the Series Projects category. This year, the market partners awarded 7 prizes:

1. Conecta FICTION awarded the first prize consisting of participation in the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment 2023 series market in Spain to: Épica Studio's El turno de la noche.

2. Iberseries, thanks to the support of EGEDA, awarded a direct pass to its event to: Poli from Ovella Blava Films

3. RX Global gave a direct pass to MIP Cancun - Latin America TV Market: Mutant Times by Akira Cine 4. Audio Network awarded a prize consisting of access to its catalog for the musicalization of up to 5 episodes to: Bitácora 5.0's La negra soledad.

5. SONATA FILMS presented a sound design award for a trailer or teaser to: My life is like a meme by Little Bears.

6. SANFIC Industria gave two direct passes for two representatives of each series to its series development laboratory in 2022 (virtual mode), which includes consulting with international experts and an invitation to pitch and participate in front of international agents to: Tiempos mutantes by Akira Cine Nivel dios by Héroe Films

7. UMAÑA Y ASOCIADOS provided legal advice to: Épica Studio's El turno de la noche. Animation In this category, six projects were selected, mainly in the educational and adventure genre, all of them aimed at children's audiences. Five of the Animation projects had the opportunity to participate in the Partners Pitch of the Mifa (Marché international du film d'animation [International Animated Film Market]). In addition, two of them received the following awards:

1. PIXELATL awarded a direct pass to the Animation, Video Games and New Media Co-Production Market to: Animétricas of Astrohouse Contenidos Audiovisuales.

2. FUTURO DIGITAL awarded a colorization prize to: Chocó: La tierra y los monstruos by Letrario. Film Projects We concluded with our Film Projects, feature-length documentary and fiction projects that during the market attended a process of consulting and meetings aimed at strengthening their projects.

1. BRLAB granted a direct pass to BRLAB 2022 to: La Cábala del pez by Querida Productora.

2. THE GUADALAJARA FILM FESTIVAL awarded a direct pass to the Guadalajara Film Festival co-production meeting to: Gloria y el dragón by Gatoencerrado Films.

3. ROTTERDAM LAB awarded a direct pass to Rotterdam Lab 2023 to: Un coyote al final del camino (A Coyote at the End of the Road) by Vaya Films 4. CHILEDOC awarded a direct pass to the International Documentary Industry Meeting in Chile to: Mi Apá by Corporación Vaya Films

5. TELECOLOMBIA awarded a prize for rental services of studios, elements or equipment for feature films to: Noviembre de Burning

6. LABO DIGITAL awarded a set services package to: Horizonte de Inercia Películas

7. LA TINA SONIDO presented a prize consisting of environment design and sound effects for a duration of 60 minutes to: El giro del mulato by Marines Films 8. Radio Televisión Pública de Colombia - RTVC awarded two direct passes to the Señal Colombia co-production market to: Un coyote al final del camino by Vaya Films and Mi Apá by Corporación Frontera Films.

9. SAPCINE granted a direct pass to the SAPCINE producers and film projects room at the CALI International Film Festival - FICCALI to: El giro del mulato by Marines Films INTERNATIONAL GUESTS

Agustina Lumi (SANFIC Industry, Series Lab, Argentina). "The 2022 edition of BAM surprised me a lot because there was a lot of euphoria to meet again and to be able to have face-to-face meetings where everyone can share the project they brought, what they are doing, really, a nice surprise. In these three face-to-face days, at the Industry Headquarters, I had several one-to-ones with Colombian projects of very talented creators who showed me that there is a diversity of stories to tell that come from the local level, but that have the intention to reach the whole world, to internationalize and continue to grow. So it has been very gratifying, from SANFIC Industry we are very grateful to be able to listen to stories and evaluate them within the framework of Series Lab, our space". Sergio Gandara (Parox, Chile). "Colombia is a tremendously fortunate territory, first of all because they have had a wonderful opportunity that their representatives have seen in the audiovisual industry an opportunity to promote foreign investment, especially the tax rebate [tax rebate] and cash rebate [cash refund], incentives that I have realized, since I started coming to BAM in 2010, the amount of foreign investment platforms making series and films here is outstanding, no comparison with Chile.

As for business opportunities, I have already worked with Colombia on other occasions, my latest series is directed by a Colombian and here, as a first, with the production company Rayuela we reached a co-production agreement for the second series".