The Dominican Republic Global Film Festival reaches out to youth and brings modern film culture to universities. In its first edition, the films are being screened in the cities of Santo Domingo, Santiago and Puerto Plata. In its future editions, it aspires to open new screening venues around the country while also reaching out to isolated areas and marginalized communities through its “cinemobile” program, currently in the process of development.

The Festival’s goals are numerous and manifold. Through its panels, roundtables, master classes and workshops, it offers networking and professional development opportunities for the Dominican filmmaking community, setting out to develop year-round training programs, within the FUNGLODE/GFDD already established Media Arts Institute.

In accordance to President Fernandez’ vision, the Festival seeks to raise awareness among filmmakers and film industry professionals of the desirability of the Dominican Republic as a location for shooting a film, and enhance the country’s visibility within the global filmmaking community. 

The Festival brings you a program of films from around the world – North America, Europe, Latin America, and Africa. You, your friends, and the filmmakers who have traveled to Santo Domingo will celebrate – as a community – the centrality of film as the artistic medium of our era.  Film is what draws us together and gives us a common language – visual, verbal, and emotional – with which to understand each other and the world.  Film is the way we give artistic expression to emotions tender and violent, to beauty and horror, to flights of fantastical imagination, to realities familiar and exotic, to social and political issues. 

The mix of emotion and experience is yours to choose.  But whatever your choice, discover and enjoy!