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When the season was put on pause, the young Pelicans were hitting their stride and chasing the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. With a record of 28-36 and no clear sign of when play will resume, Griffin reflected on his teams campaign There are some wins that you look at and think those are impressive wins. But for the most part, I look at our season and I see such constant growth. And thats the thing that excites me most as weve learned how to integrate Zion into the flow of the offense and hes gotten in better shape. The way that hes started to find himself, the way were all working together and seamlessly working together with the ball dominant presence that good says an awful lot about Lonzo and about Brandon Ingram and Jrue Holiday and what their mindset is. Theyre about the right things. And I think because of that, weve been able to progress rather quickly. So it certainly makes that you hope that when we do come back, and I believe that will happen, that we can pick up where we left off.

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Atmore Police responded to a burglary and found a badly decomposed body inside the home.

It happened about 10:20 p.m. last Thursday at 71 Jones Street, Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said Monday. Officers responded to a burglary in progress call at the home. They surrounded the residence and then observed that it had been forcibly entered.

Officers entered the home and began doing a room by room search for any violators, Brooks said. Officers then discovered in one of the bedrooms a badly decomposing body believed to be a female.

The name of the victim is not being released until positive identification is made by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.

Brooks said the case is currently being investigated as a homicide, and the investigation is continuing.

Anyone with information on case is asked to call the Atmore Police Department at (251) 368-9141.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. During a Monday afternoon update from the Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown, Doctor Carl Shrader says they are encouraged eight days after the first positive COVID-19 test result was received.

We still have 17 of the positive residents here in-house,Shrader said,Three are still at Ruby Memorial and on is at Mon Health in ICU.

Additionally, eight staff members are quarantining at home.

Shrader says they are taking temperatures every four hours on all residents, continuing to treat the COVID-19 patients in an isolated wing and every eight hours they are washing of the residents with alcohol.

He says extensive cleaning and sanitizing work is ongoing.

Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration is coming today to decontaminate again, the hall areas of all the units,Shrader said,Environmental Services is focusing on patient rooms where they continue to clean bed rails, telephones, remotes and switches-all the things we touch with our hands.

The COVID-19 patients are being treated by six workers, Shrader says they have secured housing for the workers and they receive a pay differential.

I feel the next few days are very critical to know what we have,Shrader said,We feel like were in a holding pattern right now, people are stable to improved and thats reassuring to us.

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The U.S. state of New York has passed the somber milestone of 1,000 coronavirus deaths, while governmentsacross the worldinstituted or extended new lockdownsto try to blunt the effects of the outbreak.

Hospitals in New York City are set to get some relief with Mondays arrival of the Navys USNS Comfort hospital ship, whichwillclear space for coronavirus patients by taking those in need of other care. Its sister ship, the USNS Mercy, began taking patients Sundayat the port of Long Beach,outside Los Angeles.

U.S. President Donald Trump announcedU.S.guidelines on social distancing to prevent the virus from spreading would be extended from an initial Monday end date to the end of April.

The United States has the most cases worldwide.

Italy, which has by far the most deaths and has been under strict lockdown for weeks, reported more than 750 more deaths Sunday, butsawsigns of hope with a slowdown in new infections.

An Italian government officialtold Italy's Sky TG24 television that while everyone wants to return to life as usual, talking about such a move at this point is inappropriate, and that the lockdown measures set to expire Friday will inevitably be renewed.

Several world leaders have focused on the economic impact of the crisis, often drawing criticism amid mounting case counts and death tolls.

Brazilian President JairBolsonaroran afoul of Twitter rules with several posts featuring videos in which he met with groups of people and questioned the need to shut down businesses and keep people from gathering.

Twitter said it would ban posts that go against public health recommendations and encourage ineffective prevention techniques that could increase the likelihood of people getting sick. The social media company deleted two ofBolsonarosposts, saying he violated the policy.

Among new restrictions going into effectMondayare isolation orders in Moscow, where people are only allowed to leave their homes for essential jobs, shopping for food or medicine, or for a medical emergency.

NigerianPresident Muhammadu Buhariannounced stay-at-home orders for the countrys capital, Abuja, and its largest city, Lagos, andsaidthat travel to and from other parts of the country should be avoided.

In Britain, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Charles are among 22,000confirmedCOVID-19cases, the governments deputy chief medical officer says the lockdown there could last as long as sixmonths, but could be easedif people do as theyre told and conditions improve.

Lockdowns are also being extended in Nepal, Sloveniaand Argentina.

Worldwide, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases stood at more than 723,000 with 34,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University statistics early Monday.

Victimsinclude popular Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, whose death was reported late Sunday. The 70-year-old was hospitalized March 20 with a fever and breathing problems.

Chinas government is starting to encourage businesses to reopen as health officials keep an eye on the threat of imported cases after making vast progress in essentially eliminating locally transmitted cases.

China was the first country to report cases of the new coronavirus and put in place its own strict lockdowns, especially in the city of Wuhan, which accounted for the highest number of the more than 81,000 infections in China.

With hospitals all over the world facing an influx of patients and short supplies, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted their contributions in a late Sunday Twitter post.

Health workers worldwide continue providing critical assistance to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, often through personal sacrifice. Im grateful for their courage, commitment and sacrifice, he said.

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Women For Progresss Feed The Frontline fed Montclair Volunteer Ambulance Unit food from Montclairs Falafel Hut.

MONTCLAIR, NJ A group of women have found a way to thank and feed healthcare workers and first responders as well as support local food businesses impacted by COVID-19. Close to $13,000 in donations have streamed in for Feed the Frontline, an initiative organized by Women for Progress.

The Feed the Frontline program was launched to provide funds to local Bergen County and Essex County restaurants that will be preparing meals for our first responders, hospital staff and other tireless workers who are putting themselves on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. The program has sent meals to Clara Maass Medical Center, Hackensack University Medical Center as well as to first responders, including the Montclair Volunteer Ambulance Unit.

Women for Progress is a network of women whose mission is to raise awareness, educate and connect individuals to activism on a wide range of progressive issues including womens health, gun violence prevention, environmental protection, human rights and equality for all.

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Food equity, employee housing, quality local schools, on-the-job training for local youth, volunteer opportunities for community members and living wage jobs for over 400 employees.

What do these have to do with being a state-of-the-art full-service health care campus like Riverwood Healthcare Center? They have everything to do with it, according to Riverwood CEO Todd Sandberg.

Sandberg and the Riverwood senior leadership team met in February to talk about the organization and what has changed over time, what kinds of things are part of their vision for the future and how Riverwood plans to become integrated into and responsive to the life of the community it serves: Aitkin County and the Garrison/Lake Mille Lacs area of Minnesota.

Sandberg acknowledged the importance of Riverwoods very dedicated 11-member volunteer board of directors. Board members who each represent various areas of expertise and life experiences assist in making important decisions about the future of health care in the region. The board of directors is very engaged in participating in a variety of educational opportunities to continue to learn about the challenges facing rural hospitals. Many have attended trustee boot camp and many board members have achieved a special trustee certification through the Minnesota Hospital Association.

In April there will be an annual retreat for the board of directors to refresh the existing strategic plan and vision for the health care center.

The pace of change in the health care industry requires the board to continually be thinking of how Riverwood needs to pivot to meet the needs of the individuals we serve, Sandberg explained. One outcome from the retreat is providing the senior leadership with strategic priorities and expectations to focus on in the coming months. Our board members help set the tone for the hospital and they are advocates for the needs of the community.

Riverwood has 330 full-time equivalents on staff. Some are part time, so there are actually 425 unique individuals employed there. A challenge in finding and keeping employees is local housing. The lack of daycare providers is also a limiting factor for new employees.

Sandberg and his team have a vision of becoming more collaborative with other parts of the communities they servethe school boards, schools, other businesses and service organizations. Together they will be able to build relationships and create a compelling story of community collaboration and cohesion.

Building a future workforce is high on the list of priorities for Riverwood. Physician recruiter Tanya Pietz encourages students at local high schools to consider careers in the medical field early. There are many ways that interested students can do internships or other in-service activities to get a feel for whether a career in a medical or supporting field like hospital administration or finance would work for them as a career. There are also clinical rotations available in almost every department in the hospital. For physicians who complete their training in urban hospitals, Riverwood participates in a Rural Physician Associate Program to help them experience working in a rural environment.

Developing and fostering these kinds of relationships is one way of keeping talent in the community, rather than having young people leave Aitkin County to work elsewhere when they leave high school.

We are currently experiencing a shortage in several areas and it is anticipated the gap will continue to grow over the next 10 years, said Sandberg. We know recruitment will be an issue for us in the future, especially in some hard-to-fill positions.

COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS

In 2019 a community health needs assessment conducted for Riverwood gathered input from many different community stakeholders within its service area. Two issues rose to the top as being the highest priorities for the current period: Behavioral health and substance abuse.

Riverwood Healthcare Center uses that information to inform and adjust its path forward, focusing efforts around and funding on these two top-tier issues, in addition to myriad others that keep the center on a path to continuous improvement. Riverwood leadership has also identified food equity as a key issue to address in the community.

Behavioral health will continue to be a high priority for Riverwood going forward. The hospitals behavioral health unit, led by Janet Larson, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, has moved to a nearby services building on Bunker Hill Drive this spring. Two new professionals have been added to that unit. They are Liz Thompson, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, and Kirstiane Bilyeu, a licensed clinical social worker.

Bringing key stakeholders into developing a process to address the continuing opioid crisis is a part of the vision for addressing the substance abuse priority that was identified in the community health assessment. Riverwood hosts an Aitkin County Opioid Task Force that engages key community stakeholders to reduce opioid abuse through care coordination and increasing access to treatment for people experiencing opioid use disorder.

Patients might see us here at Riverwood two or three times a year, Sandberg said. The rest of the time they are at large in the community living life. If we want to be effective, we need to engage the whole community in this effort to address ongoing challenges facing our residents.

Riverwood plans a food drive during Food Share Month in March. The campaign has a goal of collecting 2,020 lbs. of non-perishable food for donation to local food shelves, along with raising awareness. Food equity and social isolation have been identified as serious concerns, especially among lower income and older residents of Riverwoods service area. Often, individuals need to decide whether to buy medications or groceries. Inadequate nutrition or not taking needed medication can both lead to an emergency room visit or hospital admission. The goal of population health initiatives like addressing food disparities is to prevent health emergencies.

Purposefully building a collaborative, positive, friendly culture at Riverwood is a result of involving employees and leadership in planning, prioritizing and decision making. Creating a family friendly environment for patients, visitors and employees is a high priority. While Riverwood enjoys patient and employee satisfaction that are ranked very high in surveys, the organizations leadership strives to continually improve.

Riverwood CFO Casey Johnson observed that, Compared to other organizations where I have worked, Riverwood has an incredible sense of ownership among employees. They feel that their opinions and concerns matter.

Transparency in decision making is a key way of empowering employees to become engaged. Riverwoods values are shared by employees because they help identify them and are involved in upholding them daily.

Riverwoods leadership team is proud of the movement the healthcare center has made toward developing specialty clinic services and programs. This is in part a response to the needs of patients. Increased efficiency, simplicity and effectiveness are attributes patients desire when they seek a place to get treatment or have surgery.

The da Vinci robotic surgery system, minimally invasive surgeries, joint replacements with rapid recovery, a hand and wrist specialist, and innovative treatment for reflux and heartburn are some of the features that draw patients from outside the local service area. Today individuals are consumers of health care; they know what they want, and they are willing to shop around to get what they expect.

People these days expect to be able to perform well into their later years, and Riverwood can play a major role in making it possible for them to keep moving, working, and living life. We have a team committed to making these expectations a possibility, said Sandberg.

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Does the huge surge in US unemployment claims announced on Thursday mean that we are doomed to endure the 30% unemployment of which the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis has warned?

The answer is no. How high unemployment rises will depend on how quickly we ramp up testing and the provision of protective equipment, enabling us to determine when and where it is safe to return to work.

But early evidence on the ability of countries like the US and UK to roll out tests and protective gear is not heartening. Its not too early, therefore, to start worrying about how sky-high unemployment will affect our economies and societies.

In one scenario, the crisis will foster support for strong leaders who can issue strict directives and enforce them by any means necessary. We have seen how China, under President Xi Jinping, was able to lock down Wuhan, limit mobility and contain the coronavirus (for now). We have also seen how the crisis encourages identity politics how President Trump uses it to justify his xenophobic tendencies. We have seen how the crisis breeds nationalism, as countries close their borders and prohibit exports of medical equipment, and as international groupings like the G20 blow hot air.

These same reactive instincts were evident in the 1930s, the last time unemployment approached 30%. The role of unemployment in the rise of authoritarian figures like Hitler is disputed, but the most recent research suggests a link. There was economic nationalism, in the form of trade wars, and the political nationalism of the American aviator and aspiring presidential candidate Charles Lindbergh, now conveniently visible on the small screen. There was Oswald Mosleys antisemitism. There was the harassment and deportation of Mexican Americans, including even hospital patients, by the Los Angeles welfare department and US Department of Labor.

If ever there was a circumstance suited to rehabilitate experts and encourage respect for politicians who defer to them, this is it

But there is also a more hopeful scenario. Authoritarian leaders dont like bad news, which they tend to suppress, sometimes at cost to themselves. One hears about rumblings of a backlash against Xi and his minions for having clamped down on news of the virus, thereby putting China at risk. Trump may similarly end up paying a price for having suppressed warnings from his own Department of Health and Human Services. If ever there was a circumstance suited to rehabilitate experts and encourage respect for politicians who defer to them, this is it.

In the extreme, one can imagine the crisis pounding the last nails into the coffin of the Thatcher-Reagan revolution. The idea that government should divest itself of its equity stake in essential infrastructure has already been abandoned, in Britain in the case of the railways and in the US, prospectively, the airlines. Old shibboleths about the need for budget balance and austerity have gone by the board. We are experiencing the most vivid possible reminder that the private sector, charitable bodies and local government alone cant be relied on for essential services. They cant even be relied on for an adequate supply of testing swabs, the Trump White House, no less, having organized a military airlift of these last week.

These are the same realizations, it can be argued, that gave rise to the New Deal in the 1930s and the Beveridge Report in 1942, which created a very different social, economic and political order than existed before.

The transformation may not be as dramatic this time. Even if unemployment rises to Depression levels, it can come back down quickly with medical mitigation and support from fiscal and monetary policies. The latter have been primed much more rapidly than in the 1930s. Measures to prevent bankruptcies and bank failures are being rolled out faster. Basic support for households is being provided through direct payments to taxpayers, expanded unemployment benefits, and grants to employers who avoid layoffs. All this might be thought to diminish the likelihood of a radical social and political realignment.

Ultimately, it was national security that begat social security

But it was not just high unemployment that led to the welfare state, the mixed economy and more expansive government. In addition, it was the second world war and the realization that national security, even national survival, required shared sacrifice, and that public support for those who sacrificed was a necessary and appropriate quid pro quo. The Beveridge Report that created the British welfare state was a product of not just the 1930s but also of the second world war. The GI bill that expanded opportunities for education and homeownership for Americans was similarly a legacy of the war. Ultimately, it was national security that begat social security.

Boris Johnson has vowed that we must act like a wartime government. Donald Trump insists that he is a wartime president. If fighting the virus is indeed a battle tantamount to war, then the legacies of these politicians and the attitudes and values of their successors may turn out rather differently than they currently expect.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz issued a joint statement Sunday announcing they made meaningful progress toward a unity government.

Haaretz Weekly Ep. 71: A tale of two crises: Coronavirus vs. Constitution

The two leaders met in the Prime Minister's Residence on Saturday night and are expected to meet again on Sunday.

Gantz blindsided many of his voters and parliamentary allies last week when he nominated himself and was elected for the role of Knesset speaker. The maneuver, supported by Netanyahu's right-wing bloc, caused the splitting of Gantz's Kahol Lavan party, with its Yesh Atid component vowing to remain in the opposition.

Avigdor Lieberman expressed surprise at the news that Gantz would be joining Netanyahu, believing the move was "wrong and even ludicrous." The Yisrael Beiteinu chairman, considered until now to be the election kingmaker, said it was obvious "Netanyahu would pull [Gantz] in." Nevertheless, he did not rule out the possibility of joining their government.

On Saturday, it was reported that Gantz and Netanyahu would advance legislation to allow Netanyahu to serve in government despite his indictment in three corruption cases, even after he relinquishes the post of prime minister in 18 months.

The move is at the center of coalition negotiations for a rotating unity government in which Netanyahu will first serve as premier and will then become deputy.

The new legislation modifies the position of deputy prime minister to be similar in authority to a minister without portfolio, but also possess veto power on key appointments and the ability to serve despite criminal charges.

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Netanyahus trial, so long as it remains an orderly process, is not expected to end within the next year and a half. The only way Netanyahu can serve as a minister while indicted is by changing the Basic Law on the Knesset in order to explicitly nullify the so-called Dery-Pinhasi policy, which is based on two High Court rulings barring indicted ministers from serving.

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The day of the week is Thursday," she said, before quickly correcting herself: "I mean its Friday. Oh my God!

This was what first grade looked like on March 27, 2020, in this case at Naticks Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School. The picture varied by classroom, by age group, by school, and by community, as educators across Massachusetts tried to resume teaching, or at least restore connections with their students, whose routines have been upended by coronavirus-related school closures.

Even before Governor Charlie Baker ordered a three-week closure of schools statewide beginning March 17, some schools began improvising, reaching out to students online and scheduling class meetings or office hours. Full districts like Natick sprang into action, launching remote learning by Wednesday of Week Two.

Others, like Lexington, treated the initial shutdown like an extended snow day, holding off on assigning homework and asking parents to be patient while they developed longer-term plans in anticipation of a lengthy closure. Baker subsequently extended the shutdown to seven weeks.

The delay in instruction frustrated some high-achieving parents who expected more organized structure for their children at home and a bigger bang for their tax buck, noted Lexington Superintendent Julie Hackett.

A few days felt like months, years even, to people, Hackett told the Globe, pointing to the scoldings she was getting on social media and reiterating her response. Oh my gosh, today is Day 3. Can we all please breathe?

Its nobodys fault, Hackett added. People are just really reeling from a time when everything is unknown and theres so much pressure. My heart really goes out to families trying to figure it all out.

From the get-go, the state advised administrators that they could not operate virtual schools while their buildings were closed largely because federal law requires a free and appropriate public education be provided to all students with special needs, and that couldnt be done equitably from home. State officials also acknowledged that many students didnt have ready access to technology at home to be able to access course work, classes, or tests. As a result, teachers were told to give students enhancement opportunities and review, but not to assign new material or issue grades.

Right now, the directive is: no new content, said Edward Barry, who teaches biology and chemistry at Lexington High School and who has relished the collaboration among teachers brainstorming by video conference. Do a deeper dive into things youve already covered, approach things from a different angle. Doing lab work is difficult. Not everyone has flour in the kitchen to do kitchen chemistry."

Inequities are everywhere, educators are rediscovering. Even in relatively wealthy suburban school districts, many families dont have laptops or reliable home Internet connections.

In Natick, a Metro West town of 5,800 students, at least 40 students lacked Internet access at home. School officials distributed Internet hot spots to their families, and also started giving out 400 laptops, said Superintendent Anna Nolin. Still, that wont be enough.

Were a very digitally forward system and we just dont have a device for every child, she said.

Even in homes with technology, a student often has to compete for computer time with a parent who is working remotely or siblings who also have school work or meetings. Some teachers dont even have Internet access at home, Nolin said.

That was an eye-opener for me, she said. They cant afford to have it in their homes. When youre right out of school with a lot of college debt and trying to meet rent, thats real."

Meanwhile, at a time of uncertainty amid a pandemic, educators dont want children to feel pressured by academics. Students should explore learning for about half the length of the usual school day, Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley recommended.

Added Hackett: We dont want students at the computer in the morning until the evening doing nothing but technology at a time when they really need to take good care of their health and social and emotional needs.

As the school year drags on, though, some districts may press to teach new material, Riley acknowledged last week. Its unclear how they will provide support to all students, and whether their legal obligations to do so will be waived. Students with special education needs often make up about 15 percent of a student body; their issues range from slight learning or reading problems to severe autism or physical differences that cant readily be accommodated online.

For instance, I cant tell you we are serving our mute, autistic, or blind students right now through this process, Nolin said.

She was disheartened by the advice from US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who suggested schools could easily swap to remote learning. Well, thats great, Nolin said, but you tell me how I provide physical therapy to a student this way.

Hackett, of Lexington, noted that some of her towns students with severe disabilities attend programs outside the district that have now closed their doors. Weve been trying to even think about ways to advocate for respite for families who need it, she said. Its a major challenge.

So, too, was ramping up remote learning for thousands of students in individual homes. The day before the launch was so hectic in Natick that Nolin could compare it to only one prior school day: 9/11.

This was a second to that," said Nolin. "Families, kids, everybody was freaking out about what it means to do online interaction with each other.

She cited concerns not only about the logistics of using technology, but about privacy and etiquette, as parents, teachers, and students entered one anothers homes virtually.

Theres so many pieces to it. Youre chatting in to peoples homes. Youre watching teachers do their work," she said.

On her video chat with 20 first-graders, Lyons got a surprising amount accomplished. The students shared a song and traded examples of kind things they had done for others. (One girl said shed helped a sister with slippery hands open the bathroom door. Another helped her younger brother get more Goldfish crackers for breakfast.) At Lyonss prompting, they described the homework they had been doing. One girl displayed the math problems shed done at her fathers direction, then did a little victory dance. A boy described a review hed written of a movie.

They discussed the elements of fairy tales, which they were encouraged to write this week. They live happily ever after, one girl offered.

Then Lyons read her class a Peter H. Reynolds picture book called Ish, which conveyed a particularly poignant lesson for the moment: Work doesnt have to be perfect for you to be proud. Lyons called it pretty fitting because were in a classroom-ish. Were together-ish, right? But were making it work.

But as she read, Lyons spilled coffee near her computer. Friends, Im going to pause for a second, she said, telling the children to take their microphones off mute and talk among themselves while she got a towel.

In her absence, chaos reigned. Silly faces were made. A teddy bear was forced to dance. Someone growled.

She returned, called for muting, and silence was restored for the ending and the lesson: Whatever home learning they tried this weekend, they should share it, even if its not perfect, she said, because I bet theres a lot of great work in it.

Stephanie Ebbert can be reached at Stephanie.Ebbert@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @StephanieEbbert

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For online teachers (and students), school is a work in progress - The Boston Globe

30/03/2020 - Industry professionals can access six work-in-progress titles currently in post-production and taken from the event that was originally scheduled to unfold within Toulouses Cinelatino Festival

Memory House by Joo Paulo Miranda Maria

The 37th Cinma en Construction session - which was supposed to unspool on 26 and 27 March as part of the Cinelatino Festival 32nd Toulouse Meetings but which was cancelled as a result of the current health crisis - is now taking place this week in digital form, with its three accompanying prizes set to be handed out on 3 April latest following the usual jury deliberations. This digital platform can be accessed, first and foremost, by partners and professionals already registered for the event, facilitating their discovery of the six selected work-in-progress titles, currently in post-production (and in search of additional finance, not to mention partners who can ensure their circulation and audience access).

For the record, Cinma en Construction is jointly organised by the San Sebastian Film Festival and Toulouses Film Meetings, with a view to lending support to Latin American films in the process of finalisation by way of two separate sessions (focusing on six films in Toulouse in March and on six films in San Sebastian in September). Its an initiative whose list of previously selected films dates back to 2002 and includes the likes of Tony Manero by Pablo Larran, Gloria[+see also: trailerfilmprofile] by Sebastin Lelio, Sangre[+see also: trailerfilmprofile] by Amat Escalante, La sombra del caminante by Ciro Guerra, Mariana[+see also: filmreviewtrailerfilmprofile] by Marcela Said, Ixcanul[+see also: filmreviewtrailerinterview: Jayro Bustamantefilmprofile] by Jayro Bustamante, La familia[+see also: filmreviewtrailerfilmprofile] by Gustavo Rondn Crdova and The Sharks[+see also: filmreviewtrailerfilmprofile] by Luca Garibaldi, not to mention Los silencios[+see also: filmreviewtrailerfilmprofile] by Beatriz Seigner.

Shining bright among the six candidates selected for this Toulouse-based session of the Cinma en Construction event are two films co-produced by Europe: Memory Houseby Joo Paulo Miranda Maria (read our article produced by Parisian group Maneki Films and Brazilian outfit Bossa Nova Filmes) and Karnawal by Juan Pablo Felix, produced by Argentine firm Bikini Films and co-produced by Norways Norsk Filmproduksjon, Frances Melocoton Films, Brazils 3 Moinhos, Bolivias Londra Films, Chiles Picardia Films and Mexicos Phototaxia Pictures.

Also featuring in the showcase are El otro Tomby Mexican director Rodrigo Pl (the 2007 winner of Venices Best First Film award for La zona, proprit prive, where he was also selected in 2015s Orizzonti section for Un monstre mille ttes, and who likewise unveiled The Delay[+see also: trailerfilmprofile] in the Berlinale Forum 2012), Desasosiego by Paz Fbrega (Costa Rica/Mexico), who won a Tiger in Rotterdam 2010 for Agua fria, La chica nueva by Micaela Gonzalo (Argentina) and 50 o dos ballenas se encuentran en la playa by Jorge Cuch (Mexico).

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