13th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
April 21 - 29 • Austin, Texas
Film Festival Previews
The Cine Las Americas International Film Festival is pleased to announce the first confirmed films for this year's program. Read on to learn more about these titles, and stay tuned for more festival previews and updates in the coming weeks!
The Mexico of Emilio Fernández and Gabriel Figueroa
February 10 to March 10 - 8PM
As part of the celebrations of the Bicentennial of the beginning of Mexico’s fight for independence and the Centennial of the Revolution, Cine Las Americas, the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, Austin Parks and Recreation and the Mexican American Cultural Center Present the series “The Mexico of Emilio Fernández and Gabriel Figueroa” which includes five of the most important films of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, and offers a sample of the important contributions of these two icons to Mexico’s film industry.
All screenings at the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC, 600 River Street, Austin, Texas 78701)
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All films in Spanish with English Subtitles – FREE
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Read more: The Mexico of Emilio Fernández and Gabriel Figueroa
12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Recap
The 12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF) was held from April 22-30, 2009 in Austin, Texas. With 3,200 audience members, CLAIFF screened a total of 116 films representing 23 countries including, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Germany, South Korea, Japan, India, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States and Venezuela. This year’s festival also hosted 5 final jury members and 35 international, national and local filmmakers, including directors, producers, actors, screenwriters and music composers.
- Click here to see a photo gallery of the festival
- Download a PDF version of the Film Festival Final Report
The festival received more than 350 films for review, and the Cine Las Americas film selection committee reviewed over 500 films in total. The program sections for the 2009 festival included New Releases, Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Narrative Shorts in Competition, Documentary Shorts in Competition, Animation, Hecho en Tejas, Panorama and Emergencia Youth Film Festival. The 2009 festival also presented a film retrospective from the year’s invited country of honor, Chile. The selected program covered a wide range of genres, themes, and styles from the years 1994-2004, in the retrospective entitled “Chilean Cinema of the Post-Dictatorship Era.”
Read more: 12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Recap
2009 Festival Awards
The 12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival announces the winners of the five categories of its jury competition: Best First or Second Narrative Feature, Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, and Best Youth Film.
The Festival also recognizes the winners of Audience Awards.
