{"id":7291,"date":"2015-05-28T15:58:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T11:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=7291"},"modified":"2015-05-28T15:58:15","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T11:58:15","slug":"noti5796","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti5796\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Folkloric Ballet Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"



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The National Folkloric Ballet Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary<\/STRONG> Santo Domingo, May 27 2015<\/P>
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T<\/SPAN>he fourth edition of the Dominican Film Festival in New York (DFFNY) announces its official programming, which includes the participation of more than 50 films in what has quickly become the largest event of the Dominican film industry outside the Caribbean country. DFFNY will be held from June 24 to June 28 and will feature the presence of some of the island\u2019s most renowned actors and directors who will screen their films and conduct workshops during the five days of the festival. The program includes a wide and diverse range of genres, ranging from comedy to police drama and suspense, as well as documentaries and animations. The opening of the festival will be held on Wednesday, June 24, at 7:00 pm, with the New York premiere of the film D\u00f3lares de Arena, directed by Laura Amelia Guzman and Israel Cardenas and starring legendary actress Geraldine Chaplin.<\/P>
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The slogan of this year\u2019s DFFNY is \u00a1As\u00ed Somos! (This is the way we are!). The festival includes a varied program of Dominican films and co-productions from countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Venezuela and the United States. Its venues are: the Alumni Auditorium of Columbia University Medical Center, 650 West, 168 Street (corner with Broadway), the Hall of Fame Theater of the Armory Foundation, 216 Fourth Washington Avenue (168 Street) and the Theatre of the Dominican Commissioner of Culture in the United States, 541 West 145 Street, second floor.<\/P>
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The closing of the festival will be held on Sunday, June 28, at 7:00 pm, with the long awaited documentary Yo soy la Salsa: La Vida de Johnny Pacheco, which pays tribute to the life and career of one of the most renowned Dominican musicians of our time. There will be a special screening of the blockbuster C\u00f3digo Paz, directed by Pedro Urrutia and starring Nashla Bogart, Jos\u00e9 Guillermo Cortines, El Alfa, Mozart La Para and Secreto.
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“Every year we work steadfastly and with enthusiasm to offer our audience a varied program featuring the best of Dominican cinema,” said Armando Guare\u00f1o, DFFNY\u2019s Founder and CEO. “With our 2015 slogan \u00a1As\u00ed Somos!, we refer to the richness of the Dominican culture, with genres and visual proposals that reflect our wide-ranging artistic and cultural diversity.”<\/P>
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The festival also serves as a platform for those who work in the Dominican film industry, allowing both, the new generation and the established filmmakers, the possibility of promoting their work. DFFNY\u2019s fundamental mission is to promote the seventh art, as well as to attract the interest of the public toward the Dominican culture in New York. The main goals of the festival are to grow and strengthen the “Dominicanidad”.
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Another DFFNY fundamental purpose is to educate through seminars and workshops with filmmakers and actors, as well as to offer spaces for one-on-one dialogue with industry professionals. For the first time, a five-day workshop called “La voz interior del actor” (The Actor\u2019s Inner Voice), taught by renowned Dominican actor Juan Fern\u00e1ndez, will be offered; also, a two-day workshop on film production: “C\u00f3mo hacer una pel\u00edcula y no morir en el intento” (How to Make a Movie and Not Die Trying), taught by renowned Dominican producer Kendy Yamoreth.<\/P>
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With the photo exhibition “Mujeres dominicanas en Hollywood y Televisi\u00f3n” (Dominican Women in Hollywood and Television) DFFNY pays tribute to the presence of Dominican women in the North American film and TV industries; actresses such as Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Michel Rodr\u00edguez and Celin\u00e9s Toribio, are proof of that presence. Alongside this exhibition, there will be a panel called “La mujer dominicana en la pantalla” (Dominican Women on the Screen), which will reinforce this tribute to the Dominican women working in the film industry. Both events will take place at the Cultural Center of the Dominican Alliance.<\/P>
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The following are some of the DAFFNY 2015 films:<\/P>
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  • 339 Am\u00edn Abel Hasb\u00fan. Memoria de un Crimen, directed by Etzel B\u00e1ez.
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  • Bestia de Cardo, directed by Virginia S\u00e1nchez Navarro and starring Ang\u00e9lica Arag\u00f3n, Jorge Luis Moreno and Cheddy Garc\u00eda.
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  • El que Mucho Abarca, directed by Ronni Castillo and starring Carlos S\u00e1nchez, Luz Garc\u00eda, Georgina Duluc and Denisse Qui\u00f1ones.
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  • La Extra\u00f1a, directed by C\u00e9sar Rodr\u00edguez and starring Frank Perozo and Evelyna Rodr\u00edguez.
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  • Los Paracaidistas, directed by Archie L\u00f3pez and starring Cheddy Garc\u00eda, Daniel Sarcos, Fausto Mota, Morzat La Parra and Cuqu\u00edn Victoria.
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  • No Hay M\u00e1s Remedio, directed by Jos\u00e9 Enrique Pintor and starring Iv\u00e1n Garc\u00eda, \u00c1ngel Hach\u00e9, Salvador P\u00e9rez Mart\u00ednez.
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  • Un L\u00edo de D\u00f3lares, directed by Francis Disla and starring Fausto Mota, Lizardo, Richard Douglas, and Manolo Azuna.
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  • Una Breve Historia de Amor, directed by Alan Nadal Piantini and starring Isaac (Panky) Savi\u00f1\u00f3n, Alba Garc\u00eda, Richard Douglas, and Alan Nadal Piantini.
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  • La \u00daltima Intervenci\u00f3n, directed by Giovanny Blanco and starring Hemky Madera, Alyssa Abreu, Katherine Dickson, Wanda Col\u00f3n and Nercido Mota.
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  • Lago Enriquillo, Preludio del Cambio Clim\u00e1tico, documentary directed by Fernando B\u00e1ez. <\/LI><\/UL>
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    DFFNY remains a platform that provides opportunities for filmmakers and film lovers to meet and exchange new ideas. In the usual spaces dedicated to short films, the “Dominicanos en la di\u00e1spora” (Dominicans in the Diaspora) program, which promotes the Dominican talent based in the United States and around the world, as well as the program “Filmes cortos, grandes historias” (Short films, Great stories), where films by new filmmakers with a fresh perspective on the profession may be enjoyed.<\/P>
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    In this edition, the program “Mujeres en el cine” (Women in Film) celebrates the work of female filmmakers whose voice and creativity represent, in a genuine and powerful way, their female perspective. Finally, “Loco Amor” (Crazy Love) will explore the complexity of romantic relationships today.<\/P>
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    DFFNY is organized by Cinema Art Entertainment Productions, in collaboration with the Dominican Global Film Festival. Among its sponsors are the Dominican Republic Directorate General of Cinema (DGCINE), Columbia University Medical Center, the Chamber of Commerce of Washington Heights and Inwood, Telemicro International, Apple Bank, the Hispanic Federation, Delta Airlines, Councilman Ydanis Rodr\u00edguez, the New York Presbyterian Hospital, the Dominican Republic Office of Tourism, Univision New York, Unimas New York, the Armory Foundation, Univision Radio, the Dominican Commissioner of Culture in New York, Latin Trends Magazine, Dyckman Beers, Emblem Health, among others.<\/P>
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    The list of movies, schedule of presentations and high-resolution photos are available at: www.dominicanfilmfestival.com. For interviews with Armando Guare\u00f1o and the participating filmmakers, please contact Diana Vargas at 917-658-7735 press@dianavargas.com or Gabriela Vazquez \/ 917-653-1015 \/gabrielavazro@gmail.com
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