On the eve of the Bicentennial of Chile’s Independence, Miami celebrates with “Cine! Chilean Film Festival 2010”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, the Chilean Consulate General in Miami, ProChile, the Chile-US Chamber of Commerce, Miami Dade College y Andromeda Productions, Inc., present “CINE! Chilean Film Festival 2010” in Miami.
Celebrating the Bicentennial of Chile’s independence with the aim of helping the victims of the February 27th earthquake that shook the country, Andromeda Productions, Inc., creates a week dedicated to Chilean cinema, as an official commemorative event.
The films will be screened at the Miami-Dade College Tower Theater, located at 1508 S.W. 8th St., Miami, FL 33135, (www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.html), from September 10th-16th, 2010.
“CINE! Chilean Film Festival 2010” will premiere in the Florida markets four of the most recent creations of the Chilean movie industry, including “El Regalo” (“The Gift”), comedy by Cristián Galaz and Andrea Ugalde, winner of the Italian Trieste Festival Best Movie award; “Teresa”, biographical drama directed by Tatiana Gaviola; “A Un Metro de Ti” (“A Stop Away from You”), romantic comedy, a chilean-spanish production directed by Daniel Henríquez; and “Ojos Rojos” (“Red Eyes”), documentary on the Chilean soccer team, by Juan Ignacio Sabatini, Juan Pablo Sallato, and Ismael Larraín.
The Festival is produced by Andromeda Productions, Inc. and coordinated by its president, Emilia Anguita Huerta, a Miami-based Chilean filmmaker, film and television director, author of award-winning short films, most importantly “Red Bird”, produced in Miami in 2005. Andromeda Productions, Inc., is an independent production company based in Florida, dedicated to creating corporate messages and films for television.
This September, “CINE! Chilean Film Festival 2010” speaks to the latino heart in the Miami community. Join us in supporting our talent and contribute to our efforts to help the victims of the Chilean earthquake! Buy your tickets at the Tower Theater box office or through the festival’s website www.cine-festival.com
General Admittance: $6.00
Seniors and Students: $5.00
“Cine! Chilean Film Festival 2010” Programming
Note: All films will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles
Film “EL REGALO” (“THE GIFT”)
Friday, September 10th – 9:15 pm
Sunday, September 12th – 4:30 pm
Film “TERESA”
Saturday, September 11th – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, September 14th – 7:00 pm
Film “A UN METRO DE TI” (“A STOP AWAY FROM YOU”)
Saturday, September 11th – 9:15 pm
Wednesday, September 15th – 7:00 pm
Film “OJOS ROJOS” (“RED EYES”)
Sunday, September 12th – 7:00 pm
Thursday, September 16th – 7:00 pm
Film Credits:
EL REGALO (THE GIFT)
Comedy / Chile / 2008 / 108 min.
Director: Cristián Galaz, Andrea Ugalde.
Cast: Nelson Villagra, Delfina Guzmán, Jaime Vadell, Héctor Noguera
Awards: Winner of the Italian Trieste Festival Best Movie award.
Summary: Widowed and recently retired, Francisco is going through tough times. His friends gift him a trip to the south of Chile, but despite the beauty he has a hard time being happy, until he starts to understand that, although his body grows older, his spirit is still young.
TERESA
Drama / Chile / 2009 / 84 min.
Director: Tatiana Gaviola
Cast: Francisca Lewin, Diego Casanueva, Juan Pablo Ogalde.
Summary: Teresa Wilms Montt, a Chilean poet and writer, is beautiful, young and in love. She loves life, and she’s obsessed with her sexuality and sensuality, so she wants to live to the fullest. But she must deal with the prejudice of high society, who wants her sacrificed.
A UN METRO DE TI (A STOP AWAY FROM YOU)
Comedy / Chile-España / 2009 / 94 min.
Director: Daniel Henríquez
Cast: Fele Martínez, Mercé Llorens, Katyna Huberman, Claudia Cabezas, Pablo Krögh
Summary: In the 70’s, the very first children to ever get lost on the subway system of Santiago, Chile, were Sebastián and Paula. Since then, their lives continue to cross and in the midst of the daily grind of the city and absorbed by their daily routines they meet again. Sebastián was raised in Madrid and works as a cook, Paula is an unemployed secretary trying to find herself. They both feel an instant attraction but their journey will not end until they satisfy their true desires.
OJOS ROJOS (RED EYES)
Documentary / Chile / 2010 / 84 min.
Collaborators: Juan Ignacio Sabatini / Juan Pablo Sallato / Ismael Larraín
Summary: Ojos Rojos (Red Eyes) is a documentary about soccer and the countrywide passion sparked by the team’s classification into the World Cup. During eight years of following to the Chilean national team, the features and nuances that shape us as a society are reflected in both defeat and victory, trying to answer the mystery of the sport that makes it the most popular in the world.
For more information, ticket purchases, and participating sponsors, visit the festival’s website: http://www.cine-festival.com
