“Romance In A Can” Film Festival, presented by Red Chemistry, Inc., has earned a reputation for bringing the finest European romance films to U.S. audiences since 2006. This year, the film festival will run from May 5 to May 10, 2011 and will showcase its film program at various South Florida locations including the Colony Theater, Miami Beach Cinematheque, Miami Beach High School, Alliance Francaise, Coral Gables Art Cinema (in collaboration with the Video on Demand Channel eurocinema) and Florida International University’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus.
About the film programming: During the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, ACID (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema) presented a selection of nine acclaimed international full-length films including Into Our Hands, Cuchillo De Palo, Donoma, Fix Me, Flowers of Evil, Chicks, Pursuit, Robert Mitchum is Dead and The Drifter. This year, Romance in a Can has the pleasure of presenting the same nine feature films from the ACID Cannes selection in Miami. Created in 1994, ACID’s mission is to give visibility and public release to new talents in the film industry. In partnership with 35 festivals, ACID presents movies in France (Paris, La Rochelle, Lussas, Pau, Belfort) as well as abroad (Montreal, Bratislava, Tübingen, Linz, Prague, Lisbonne, Pesaro) and now Miami.
Ticket prices vary from $8-$12 depending on venue. For a complete screening schedule, please visit: www.romanceinacan.com
Special Events Schedule
v Opening Night
Thursday, May 5, 2011
The Anglers Boutique Resort
660 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
7:30 p.m. Cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres
8:00 p.m. Presentation
8:30 p.m. Film screening The Age of Reason with Sophie Marceau
$20 Regular admission (suggested donation)
$15 Senior or Student (suggested donation)
v Short Film Awards
Friday, May 6, 2011
SHORT FILM COMPETITION AND AWARDS NIGHT
Local and European Short Films
Juried competition
Miami Beach High School
2231 Prairie Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33140
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Entrance is free
v Meet and Greet Night
Friday, May 6, 2011
Catalina Hotel/Maxine’s Bistro and Pool
1732-1756 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
9:30 p.m. Meet and Greet party with filmmaker Djinn Carrenard for Donoma
European short films screenings will also take place
Complimentary passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails
Cash bar is available
Entrance is free
A donation is suggested
v Italian Night Party
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Italian Night After-Party
10:00 p.m. Italian film screenings at Coral Gables Art Cinema After-party
Da Vittorio Restaurant
264 Giralda Avenue,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Complimentary Italian bites and wine selections
Entrance is free
A donation is suggested
v Closing Night Party
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Hotel Breakwater
940 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Complimentary Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres
Champagne & Wine by Chamarre Wines
RSVP at riac@taraink.com
Donations benefitting the European Film Festival are suggested
Complimentary shuttle service from The Colony Theater is available