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Dear
Friends,
Well,
it's over! The first annual Cambridge Latino Film Festival
has come to a successful close. Over the seven days,
we were able to offer the audience, an estimated 2000
viewers, 34 films from over 20 countries. Everything
played out without a glitch. Okay, almost without a
glitch. With the exception of too few chairs (with a
crowd of over 200, sometimes it wasn't easy!), a couple
late starts, and a poster misprint, we couldn't have
imagined a better first run. We extend our apologies
for any inconveniences. We have learned a great deal
and aim to make the festival bigger and better in the
years to come.
The winners of this year's festival were "Question de
Fe"/"Question of Faith" by Marcos Loayza (Bolivia) for
Best Feature Film. The prize for Best Documentary went
to "Testimonio: La Historia de Maria Guardado"/"Testimony:
The Maria Guardado Story" by Randy Vasques (El Salvador-USA).
"Ninos sin Ninez"/ "Children without Childhood" by Roberto
Arevalo (Colombia-USA) took the prize for Best Local
Production.
The overwhelming response to the festival is an indication
of the thirst the Boston area has for cultural diversity
and new initiatives. Many thanks for the generosity
of our sponsors and audience, as well as the dedication
of our volunteers. We look forward to your continued
support in the future. If you are interested in updates
on coming events, please stop by our web site.
Jose
Augusto Barriga
Festival Director
Cambridge Latino Film Festival
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About
the Festival
The Cambridge
Latino Film Festival (CLFF) aims to present the latest films produced
by Latinos and the latest films dealing with social issues of
Latino communities in the US and Latin America. This seven-day
festival will be partially sponsored by the David Rockefeller
Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, the Cambridge
Center for Adult Education and the Cambridge Public Library (Central
Sq. branch). The festival focuses on alternative films with social
content from Latin America and films dealing with Latino issues
in the United States. The Cambridge Latino Film Festival will
be screening 34 films beginning on Friday fourteenth 2002 promising
to be one of the finest cultural events of the Greater Boston
area.
Objectives
- The magic
of film transports us through time and space. The Cambridge Latino
Film Festival uses this magic to bring its audience on a journey
through stories and places shot in the films. Along this journey
the films offer viewers information about Latino subcultures,
in this way breaking through stereotypes and strengthening intercultural
relations between the Latino community and other ethnic and cultural
groups.
- To provide
an outlet for new Latino producers and directors who are often
discriminated against by commercial Festivals
- To provide
access for Cambridge and surrounding communities to films that
portray Latino and Latin American communities
- To contribute
to the multicultural environmental of the city of Cambridge
Categories
The
Cambridge Latino Film Festival will have two categories and a special
prize:
- Best feature
film
- Best documentary
/ short
- Special recognition;
best local production (East Coast)
PRESS
RELEASE - 6/25/02
The
Cambridge Latino Film Festival - A Success!
The first annual
Cambridge Latino Film Festival has come to a successful close.
Over the seven days, we were able to offer the audience, an estimated
2000 viewers, 34 films from over 20 countries.
The winners
of this year's festival were "Question de Fe"/"Question of Faith"
by Marcos Loayza (Bolivia) for Best Feature Film. The prize for
Best Documentary went to "Testimonio: La Historia de Maria Guardado"/"Testimony:
The Maria Guardado Story" by Randy Vasques (El Salvador-USA). "Ninos
sin Ninez"/ "Children without Childhood" by Roberto Arevalo (Colombia-USA)
took the prize for Best Local Production.
The overwhelming
response to the festival is an indication of the thirst the Boston
area has for cultural diversity and new initiatives. The Festival
is and will continue to be dedicated to bridging communities through
movies. Many thanks to the press. Without your help in promoting
this event this festival, for which we had no budget, would not
have been possible.
We look forward
to your continued interest and support for the Cambridge Latino
Film Festival.
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