The Dominican Republic Global Film Festival, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), is lending support to Nagua’s First Dominican Film Screening, being celebrated January 28 – February 1, 2009. The Festival is providing the technical support in the form of human resources needed to screen the films.

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This past Wednesday, members of the Festival team, Omar de la Cruz, Yamile Eusebio, Paul Goris and Yanny Sanchez, participated in the inauguration of the event, which took place at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Dominigo’s Centro Regional de Nagua (CURNA) and featured the premier of the film Pasaje de ida.

Yamile Eusebio, DRGFF Local Production Director, highlighted the importance of organizing such cultural activities for the public. She emphasized that the cinematographic event is the continuation of the work realized by DRGFF in November 2008 during the second edition of the Festival, which took place in the city of Nagua and also in Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and Higüey. “The Festival received great reception from the city’s residents,” commented Eusebio. The DRGFF Local Production Director also expressed gratitude towards CURNA Director Ramón Amparo and Provincial Director of the Ministry of Culture Julián Guzmán for including DRGFF in the celebration of this exciting initiative.

In addition to the CURNA Director and the Provincial Director of Culture, Governor of the Province María Trinidad Sánchez, Aristide Victoria Yeb; Plan Social de la Presidencia Representative in Nagua, Caonabo Reynoso; and Director of the film Pasaje de ida, Agliberto Meléndez also participated in the cinematographic celebration.

DRGFF plays a leading role in nurturing film culture in the Dominican Republic by bringing the best of international narrative and documentary film to a wide audience. The Festival raises awareness and deepens understanding of global challenges while using film as a modern platform for the discussion of political, social and economic issues. It supports capacity building, provides network opportunities for Dominican professionals and fosters the development of a strong and sustainable national film industry.

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