For twelve consecutive days, the 3rd Annual LaCinemaFe Film Festival of New York (August 11 – 23, 2004) will showcase the best in Latin American cinema. More than 80 titles will be presented including world premieres, exclusive screenings of award-winning films and documentaries, as well as experimental short films from Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Peru, Cuba, Salvador, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Costa Rica and the U.S.
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 11, 2004 -- For twelve consecutive days, the 3rd Annual LaCinemaFe Film Festival of New York (August 11 – 23, 2004) will showcase the best in Latin American cinema. More than 80 titles will be presented including world premieres, exclusive screenings of award-winning films and documentaries, as well as experimental short films from Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Peru, Cuba, Salvador, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Costa Rica and the U.S. Screenings will be held at the Clearview Cinemas located at 62nd Street and Broadway and for the first time, the festival goes to El Museo del Barrio (5th Ave & 104), in an effort to cultivate new and diverse audiences. Last year, more than 12,000 people attended the festival, enjoying films from 16 Latin American nations.
International, national and local premieres such as Love in Concrete (Amor en concreto, Venezuela), Nudes Nudes (Desnudos, desnudos, Spain), Dirt (US-El Salvador), The Debutants (Los debutantes, Chile), Marasmo (Costa Rica), Mystery of the Almond Tree, (El misterio de los almendros, México), Paper Dove, (Paloma de papel, Peru), Finally the Sea (En fin, el mar..., Argentina-Cuba), Malamor (Colombia), Nina (Brazil), The Nominee (El nominado, Chile-Argentina), Wedding Days (Días de boda, Spain), The Favor (El favor, Argentina), and The Little Polish (El polaquito, Argentina) will enter the official feature-length competition. High-quality documentaries such as Afroargentines (Afroargentinos, Argentina), Galindez (Spain), September Flowers (Flores de septiembre, Argentina), Choropampa, The price of Gold (Choropampa, El precio del oro, Peru), When Death Visited Us (Cuando la muerte nos visitó, Ecuador), Lesbians of Buenos Aires (Lesbianas de Buenos Aires, Argentina), Awaked Identity (Identidad despierta, Peru-Spain), Sentenced without Trial (Sentenciados sin juicio, Spain), and The Executed (Los fusiladitos, Argentina) will be included in the official competition. Films that have recieved awards at other festivals, such as Arcibels Game (El juego de Arcibel, Argentina), Durval Records Store (Durval Discos, Brasil), Feliz Christmas, Merry Navidad (Mexico) and How to be Single in Rio de Janeiro (Como ser solteiro no Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will also be shown.
Complementing this careful selection are 3 retrospectives: Latin American Gay Cinema: Chueca, In Search of Identity (Chueca, Buscando una identidad, Spain) The Supreme Uneasiness (La desazón suprema, Colombia), Little White Dove (Pequeña Paloma Blanca, Chile), Charisma (Carisma,), Bargain Lingerie (Lencería de ocasión, Spain), Positive (Positivo, Spain), Lets go (Vámonos, Spain), Tricks, Teas and Trust (Brazil) and, Juchitan Queer Paradise (Canada-Mexico), offers unique and compelling insights on representations of gay life in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Puerto Rico, United States and Venezuela. Inside Out: Thirty years of Colombian Cinema, a marvelous panoramic look of unseen treasures, audience favorites and intricate tales of romance, dreams, friendship and social awareness. In cooperation with the Colombian Film Institute (Dirección Nacional de Cinematografía), LaCinemaFe, Inside Out: Thirty years of Colombian Cinema showcases seven feature narratives: The First Night (La primera noche), The People at Universal (La gente de la universal), Confessing to Laura (Confesión a Laura), The Snails Strategy (La estrategia del caracol), The Car (El carro), A Man of Principle (Cóndores no entierran todos los días) and, Malamor, a feature documentary: The supreme Uneasiness (La desazón suprema) and one short film: Somebody Killed Something (Alguien mató algo). Latinos USA, a special showing of films by Latinos in the United States will include: Are You Feeling Lonely, Bedford, Change Up (Cambio), Dirt, Feliz Christmas, Merry Navidad, Global Tango, New York Spin, Palomos, Children of the Streets (Palomos, hijos de la calle), Santo Domingo Blues, and Washington Heights.
The festival will close on Monday, August 23rd, with the New York premiere of the Argentinean film, Arcibels Game (El juego de Arcibel) directed by well-known director Alberto Lecchi. This long feature film, winner in film festivals such as Miami, Cartagena, Viña del Mar and Havana, tells the story of Arcibel Alegría (Dario Gandinetti), a journalist who writes about chess and is imprisoned as a political prisoner due to a confusion in the diagramation of the newspaper in which he works. Apolitical, quite lonely, married and divorced, with a daughter of two year old, Arcibel starts to understand in jail an unknown reality to him.
Without a doubt, the program is varied and substantial it once again ilustrates why LaCinemaFe is one of the most important cultural institutions for New Yorkers who love film. Guests of honor will include actors, producers and directors from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Perú, Argentina, Spain, and México. They will present their films and will also take part in film discussions as part of LaCinemaFes effort to establish a rich and enduring relationship with the audience. Latin American Cinema has become a strong contender in the international film market thanks to the artistic vision of directors whose work displays the social, economic and cultural diversity of the region. It is with this in mind that LaCinemaFe 2004 endeavors to present current aesthetic and thematic trends of Latin American film so New Yorkers may follow more closely the future works of young directors, while keeping in mind the fine work established by older, master filmmakers. Armando Guareño, founder and executive director of LaCinemaFe, has achieved a program consistent with the hot streak currently being enjoyed by Latin American Cinema. It is a program that will help serve as a guide to the moviegoer who wants to get to know our continent in a more complex way.
The 3rd Annual LaCinemaFe Film Festival is presented by Clearview Cinemas and is once again supported by media sponsors: Telemundo, Hoy, Radio Wado and Latino Mix, Funding is also provided in part by the NYS Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Additional sponsors include Alternalatino, Prestige Productions, Cerveza Tesoro, Gay.com, and the City of New York Parks & Recreation.
For further information contact Diana Vargas, Public and Media Relations Tel. 718 478 1015 | 917 658 7735; email: press@dianavargas.com or Armando Guareño, Executive Director Tel. 212 281 5786; email: Armando@lacinemafe.org
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