Cine Las Americas invites filmmakers, producers and distributors to participate in The Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, now in its fifteenth consecutive year. The festival showcases contemporary films from Latin America (North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean) and the Iberian Peninsula. Films made by or about Latinos in the U.S. or the rest of the world, and films by or about indigenous groups of the Americas are also invited to participate.
Cine Las Americas invita a cineastas independientes, casas productoras y distribuidores, a participar en el 15º Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. El festival muestra cine y video contemporáneos de América Latina (Norte, Centro, Sud América, el Caribe) y la Península Ibérica, e incluye también proyectos hechos por, o acerca de, Latinos radicados en los Estados Unidos y el resto del mundo, así como grupos indígenas de las Américas.
Cine Las Americas convida cineastas, produtores e distribuidores para participar no 15º Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. O festival exibe filmes contemporâneos da América Latina (Norte, Central, Sul, e o Caribe) e a Península Ibérica. Filmes feitos por ou sobre Latinos localizados nos Estados Unidos ou o resto do mundo, e filmes feitos por ou sobre grupos indígenas das Américas também estão convidados a participar.
Formulário de inscrição do Cine Las Americas
14th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
Summary
The 14th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival took place from April 21 to 28, 2011 in Austin, Texas. With 2,700 audience members in attendance, the festival screened a total of 66 feature films and 64 short films, representing 26 countries including Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, USA, and Venezuela.
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2011 Festival Awards
2011 Festival Sponsors
2011 Master Classes
2011-2012 Internship opportunities now open
Every year, Cine Las Americas offers internship positions that bring first hand experience to students. If you have a passion for Latino film, want to be a film festival insider, and are talented, dedicated and hard-working, these opportunities may be for you. Cine Las Americas' mission would not be possible without the participation of the amazingly talented group of people that every year join our team. We look forward to hearing from you!
Currently available internship positions:
- Film Programming Assistant: Provides general support to the Associate Programmer and the Executive Director in film programming research, managing film festival entries, coordinating the film review process, communicating with filmmakers and distributors, scheduling films for the program, and managing editorial and promotional projects. Read more and apply …
- Public Relations Assistant: The Public Relations Intern works directly with the Executive Director to ensure the timely and accurate information exchange with festival sponsors, donors, members of the community, and the media. The intern will be involved in furthering the organization’s mission and its programs by building media and community partnerships, creating successful fund raising campaigns, establishing and maintaining corporate and individual donor relations, and producing public events. Read more and apply …
Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature
Premio del jurado al mejor largometraje de ficción
Retratos en un mar de mentiras
Portraits in a Sea of Lies
A film by Carlos Gaviria
Colombia, Drama, 2009
After the death of their grandfather, Jairo, a roaming photographer, and Marina, his young, amnesiac and mute cousin, decide to try to recover the land from which Marina was displaced years ago. During the trip along the coast towards Bogotá, the story of her traumatic past begins to unfold. Upon reaching their hometown, they are kidnapped by paramilitaries, and while attempting to flee, Jairo is wounded. Marina is then faced with potentially losing Jairo along with her family's land forever, while also confronting the painful memories of her past.
Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
Lupano Leyva
Felipe Gómez
Mexico, Surrealist Drama, 2009
Lupano Leyva, a federal soldier, is injured in one of the battles of the Mexican Revolution. After Death imprisons him, he is forced to confront his inevitable demise.
Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
Premio del jurado al mejor largometraje documental
Avenida Brasilia Formosa
Defiant Brasilia
A film by Gabriel Mascaro
Brazil, Experimental Documentary, 2010
Thursday April 28, 3:00 PM
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
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Individuals from various walks of life are all real people placed in a fictional structure: Brasilia Formosa Avenue, which runs along the city of Recife's urban coastline. Through their daily routines, a poetic web of encounters, memories and desires offers insight into their contemporary reality and relationships with the newly constructed avenue.
Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
Si seguimos vivos
If We Stay Alive
Juliana Fanjul Espinoza
Mexico/Cuba, Documentary, 2010
Si seguimos vimos offers a brief look at the life of an elderly group that lives in a shelter. Their bodies, their voices, their time, their rituals, and their obsessions all make the viewer question their sanity, their quality of life and whether it can be considered a life being lived.
Texas Archive of the Moving Image Hecho En Tejas Award
Best Film
Hermoso Silencio
Beautiful Silence
A film by Jorge Jimenez
USA, Drama, 2010
Cruz is a young man who has lived his entire life in the mountains of northern Mexico. Before the death of his father, he was told that he had family on the other side of the mountains in the United States. After his father's death, he takes a journey into the unknown and begins to see a world he did not know existed. Hermoso silencio is a story about family, friendship, racism, and love, all of which converge in Cruz's story.
Master Classes at the
14th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
As part of our mission to support diverse voices and perspectives in cinema, Cine Las Americas presents a series of Master Classes during the Festival, during which filmmakers based in the U.S. and Mexico will share their knowledge and expertise with attendees. Industry professionals in screenwriting, directing, producing and marketing will discuss their work, reflect on how filmmaking and distribution have been adapting nationally and internationally to reach audiences, and provide insight into the future of independent and collaborative cinema arts.
13th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
April 20 - 28, 2010
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About the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
Cine Las Americas’ headline event, the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, is a one week long annual event that traditionally takes place during the month of April, showcasing new films from Latin America (North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean) and the Iberian Peninsula. Films made by or about Latinos in the U.S. or the rest of the world, and films by or about indigenous groups of the Americas are also invited to participate.
Founded in 1998, Cine Las Americas is the only Latino and indigenous film festival in Austin, Texas. Every year, Cine Las Americas invites filmmakers, producers and distributors to bring their work to Austin and participate in this important international event. All the films screened at the festival are subtitled in English. A close connection between the public and festival guests makes the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival a unique environment in which to nurture cultural exchange, promote artistic excellence, and have lots of fun enjoying the best Latino and indigenous films.
The festival program offers a wide variety of entertainment, cultural, and educational choices for diverse audiences, from the latest narrative films made by breakthrough directors, established studio releases, challenging documentaries, short films, entertaining animation series, and the always surprising youth films, honoring the culture and identity of the fastest growing population segment in the state of Texas and the United States, while focusing on building a nationally and internationally recognized film program that highlights artistic excellence in filmmaking, as well as diverse and typically underrepresented cultural perspectives.
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