Producer Santiago Carabante is part of the team behind the film Argentina 1985. The film starring Ricardo Darín won the Golden Globes and is on its way to the Oscars. Learn about the beginnings of the missionary in his professional career.
This week, Argentina, 1985 took the statuette for Best Foreign Film at the 80th edition of the annual ceremony of the Golden Globesin which the best of cinema and television in the United States is awarded. It was the only Latin American film to compete in this category.
The feature film of the moment was developed by four production companies, three of them national (La Unión de los Ríos, Kenya Films, Infinity Hill and Amazon Studios). One of its members is Santiago Carabante, a missionary by choice. The producer was born in Córdoba, but has lived since childhood in Tierra Colorada, the province where he trained professionally.
Excited by the award, Carabante spoke with The twelve about what he experienced during the announcement. He stated that he is still shocked by what he lived. counted in addition to Ricardo Darín was always among the plans. He was the perfect protagonist for the project, characterized as political cinema.
From Misiones, from Argentina
Santiago Carabante was born in 1986 in Laboulaye, southeast of Córdoba. When he was three years old, his family decided to move to Misiones, a province that he recognizes as his home. Her childhood was lived in the Model Garden Institute de Posadas, while the secondary level was completed at the Mother of Mercy Institute.
When choosing the path he wanted to follow for the rest of his life, he chose to pursue a career in Direction and production. He took it in the Antonio Ruiz de Montoya Institute, whose headquarters are located in the heart of the provincial capital. That was the initial kick to reach the place he occupies and enjoys today.
From then on, they were all the right decisions. Santiago dedicated himself with all of himself to film production. In this way, he was part of projects such as Delicia Colony (2017), the bums (2017), Far From Us (2019) y This weekend (2021). The great achievement came days ago with Argentina, 1985 (2022).
The success that breaks records around the world is behind the missionary producer, along with his Argentine peers Agustina Llambi Campbell, Axel Kuschevatzky y Frederick Posternak. The film was written and directed by Santiago Miter y Mariano Llinaswhile the protagonists are Ricardo Darin y Peter Lanzani.
At the time of announcing the winner for Best Foreign Film, the producer expressed on his Twitter account Instagram:
“Argentina, 1985 wins the Golden Globe for the best non-English language film. It is historic, unique. I would be lying if I told you that I dreamed it because not even in a thousand years. I want to share it with the whole team, with our families, friends and people who love movies! I want to share it with them because they were there when the film seemed endless, impossible. When COVID cases numbered in the thousands, when the shooting schedule seemed endless, when you had to travel, when there were more forms and tasks than hours of the day. For Misiones, for Argentina“.
Santiago continues to live in Posadas, where he wanted to enjoy the premiere of his latest film. Here he found love and also raised his family, which supports him at every step. The young filmmaker is in a relationship with Victoria enriquezwith whom he also has three children: Isabella, Eliseo and Eloy carabant.
The reward and those to come
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association chose the film directed by Santiago Miterwhich addresses the Trials against the Military Juntas and is starring Ricardo Darin y Peter Lanzani. In the nomination it competed against against the films RRR (from India), All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), Close (Belgium) and Decision to Leave (South Korea).
The film won all the awards in which it was presented. He took statuettes from the Venice Festival, the San Sebastián Festival, the National Board of Reviewthe Forqué Awards and the Festival International du Film de The rock on yon.
Argentina, 1985 could win a new award when this Sunday it competes again in the Best Foreign Film category at the 28th annual edition of the Critics Choice Awardswhich will be delivered in the US city of Los Angeles.
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