Santo Domingo, January 22, 2019 \u2013 The 12th annual Dominican Global Film Festival (FCGD), to be held from January 30 to February 6, this year will honor the film industry of the Republic of Korea. More than 80 films, from all over the world, will be presented during the Festival tol highlight the diversity of the international film industry.
\nThe Festival will open with the film Como si fuera la primera vez (unofficial translation: \u201cAs If it Were the First Time\u201d), by Mexican film director Mauricio Valle and which was filmed in the Dominican Republic thanks to the local industry\u2019s tax law incentive. The movie was produced by Sony Pictures International Productions and Lantica Media. Actors Ximena Romo, Paco Ruedas and Alejandro Camacho, as well as director Mauricio Valle, will attend the opening event.
\nDominican and international personalities have confirmed their participation during the Festival, including renowned Spanish Magistrate Baltazar Garz\u00f3n who, at the same time, participated in the documentary film The Code. Other participants, who will participate in the #TamoEnCine celebration are U.S. producer and director Brett Ratner (The Revenant, Black Mass, Truth); U.S. director John Singleton (The Fast and the Furious; 2 Fast 2 Furious: A todo gas 2); and Jesse Terrero, Dominican filmmaker who impressed the U.S. film industry with his recent participation in the 2018 Netflix series \u201cNicky Jam: The Winner.\u201d
\nFCGD director Omar de la Cruz expressed confidence in the eight-day program Festival organizers have prepared and which will take place at the Palacio del Cine Blue Mall, one of Santo Domingo\u2019s most important shopping malls. \u201cThe Festival curators have selected at least 20 films that have participated in the Cannes Film Festival, four of the five films nominated in the \u201cBest Non-English Film\u201d category in the upcoming Oscars, and five top films that will represent the Republic of Korea,\u201d explained de la Cruz.
\nHe also thanked the Festival sponsors and industry representatives, and explained that \u201c\u2026all the information on the Festival agenda is available in the website tamoencine.org and through the free APP “DRGLOBALFILMFEST,” available in iOS and Android systems. <\/p>\n
The Dominican Global Film Festival will once again feature the following three categories: Opera Prima Fiction, Opera Prima Documentary and Global Shorts.
\nThe category Opera Prima Fiction will present the debut of the best five international films. The goal is to feature new talents and bring these films to the general public. Included in this category are A Family Submerged (Argentina); Jaulas (Spain); Colours (Dominican Republic); Eternity (Peru); Viaje al cuarto de una madre (Spain); Marilyn (Argentina); Miriam Miente (Dominican Republic); Mi Mejor Amigo (Argentina), La Camarista (Mexico), and El Piedra (Colombia).
\nDe la Cruz also explained that beginning this year the Opera Prima Documentary will be known as the “Fernando B\u00e1ez” category, in honor of this recently deceased Dominican filmmaker. In this category, the following documentaries will be exhibited: Eduardo Galeano Vagamundo (Brazil); Faraway Land (Spain), Gilbert, h\u00e9roe de dos pueblos (Dominican Republic); Pete Wete (Spain) and Searching for Oscar (Spain).
\nIn the “Global Short\u201d category, the following films will participate: A la Deriva (Dominican Republic), ANI (Mexico); Convicta (Dominican Republic); Looped Love (Italy); Madres de Luna (Spain); Notes on the Shore (Cuba); Psicolapse (Spain); Roake (United Kingdom); Salam (United States); Tamba (Dominican Republic) and La Entrevi\u00fa (United States).
\nDuring the Festival organizers have included the \u201cV Co-Production DR-Puerto Rico-Cuba Market,\u201d where the producers of 11 projects \u2013 previously selected \u2013 will be able to establish alliances, reach agreements with production companies, and share experiences in order to strengthen the Caribbean film industry.
\nIn what has become a tradition during the Festival, organizers have included in the program the V Dominican Film Lab where national and international filmmakers will review and advise the works of up-and-coming filmmakers, such as: Calle sin nombre (Analuz Zayas); Hasta el \u00faltimo papelito (Carla Vald\u00e9s Le\u00f3n, Cuba); Ixchel (Carolina Arias, Costa Rica); Corona de espinas (Dulcita Lieggi); Monte y Culebra (G\u00e9nesis Valenzuela). Also, La otra lucha (Hans Garc\u00eda); El Exilio de los Atlantes (Jeissy Trompiz, Venezuela); As de Oro (Layssa Bencosme); El \u00faltimo chuin (Luis Rodr\u00edguez); El viaje de la Ballena (Manuel Paulino); Tradici\u00f3n sin rostro (Marthaloidys Guerrero) and El protocolo (Pablo Lozano). <\/p>\n
The Festival is sponsored by Claro Video, DGCINE, Distribuidora Corripio, Palacio del Cine, Banco BHD Le\u00f3n, Procomunicaciones, Sigma Petroleum Corporation, Aeromexico, Cap Cana, Telesistema, Plaza Lama, Telemicro, Julietta Beauty Supply, LM Constructora, Tiendas Katia, Tony BOGA, Burger King, The Willbes & Co., Ltd, Digital 15, IGlobal, La 91, Panamericana Films and Telemicro Internacional.
\nAlso, the Jet Set Club, Zol 106, Emax Group Corp., Bocatips, Capuccino, Diario Libre, El Nacional, Eventival, Ibermedia, Jorge Moch\u00f3n Academy, Krispy Kreme, List\u00edn Diario, the Ministries of Culture, Education and Higher Education and Technology, Movibeta and Papa John’s.
\nOther sponsors: Morning daily HOY, Revista Global, Sala de Espera, Dominican National Theater, Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico de Santo Domingo, Escuela Altos de Chav\u00f3n, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Madre y Maestra, Universidad Iberoamericana, Embassies of Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, United States, Republic of Korea and Mexico.
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