In addition to being organized by non-profit organizations, the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival is distinguished for its role in promoting the DR as an excellent location to make and produce films, thus contributing to the Country's economic growth and competitiveness.
Mission
The Dominican Global Film Festival presents a selection of the best international, dramatic and documentary films to enrich the country’s film culture and to bring the seventh art into all sectors of Dominican society. The Festival contributes to raising awareness and understanding of global issues through stories about events and people that have left a mark on our lives. It uses film as a way to promote and encourage discussion about social issues, politics and economics.
Goals
To enrich the film culture of the Dominican Republic.
To show a wide variety of films that are generally not available to the Dominican public.
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7 Locations
14 Venues
Santo Domingo: Funglode, Teatro Nacional, Auditorio Pedro Mir (UASD), Palacio del Cine Blue Mall, Centro Cultural Mauricio Baéz and the Centro Cultural de las Telecomunicaciones
Santiago (CURSA and Palácio del Cine)
Puerto Plata (CURA)
Nagua (CURNA)
Higüey (CURE)
Capcana
Haití (Puerto Príncipe)
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America (2010) Puerto Rico
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Americano (2011) Francia
Asalto al cine (2011) Mexico
Balada triste de trompeta (2010) España
Boleto al paraiso (2010) Cuba
Bicicleta, cuchara, manzana (2010) España
Binta y la gran idea (2005) España
Cápsulas (2011) Guatemala
Carlos (2010) Francia
Carro publico (2008) Enfoque Africa
Catching Hell (2011) Estados Unidos
Chico y Rita (2010) España
Como estrellas en la tierra (2007) India
Cuando el tambor esta latiendo (2011) Haiti
Detective Dee y el misterio de la llama fantasma (2010) China
Dev-D (2009) India
El Sotano (2011) República Dominicana
El dedo (2011) Argentina
El viaje silencioso (2007) Estados Unidos
G.W.B. (2011) Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos (2011) Estados Unidos
Jaque Mate (2011) República Dominicana
Jean Gentil (2010) República Dominicana
Hombres al dente (20101) Italia
Las llaves de la independencia (2005) España
November 20
Closing Night with Fernando Trueba (Chico and Rita) at Teatro NacionalNovember 19
Tower Heist Film, Screening in Cap Cana
Panel: Actors Studio (by: Steven Bauer) at MAURICIO BAEZNovember 18
11 Finalists of 3rd Short Film Competition WinnersNovember 17
Tribute at National PalaceNovember 16
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Opening Night with the Blue Carpet - TEATRO NACIONAL
Welcome Cocktail - FUNGLODE
Gathering for Special Guests - Hotel Embajador
Chico and Rita
IGM Shorts Contest (WINNING)
6:00 PM Teatro NacionalGun Hill Road
6:00 PM Centro Cultural Mauricio BaezAll your dead ones
5:00 PM UASD, Auditorium Manuel del CabralDetective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
6:00 PM Centro Cultural de las TelecomunicacionesCatching Hell
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5:00 PM
CURE - HIGUEY
The Dominican Republic Global Film Festival is proud to honor and dedicate this year´s 5th edition of the Festival to María Montez, the first Dominican actress to achieve fame in Hollywood as she became a reference for filmmaking worldwide. Next year, 2012, is the 100 year anniversary of the birth of María Montez, “the Queen of Technicolor.” For that reason, the Dominican Global Film Festival has honor to of placing her name first on this year´s list of Tributes.
We are equally proud to welcome other national and international film and entertainment greats to this Festival. Welcome Geraldine Chaplin, Danny Glover, Vin Diesel, Agliberto Meléndez, Moctesuma Esparza and Rafael Solano.
Festival Dedication to María Montez
Continental Focus: Africa
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Guest of Honor: India
Lifetime Achievement Award: Geraldine Chaplin
"Arturo Rodríguez" Hispanic Pride in the Seventh Art Award": Moctesuma Esparza
"Camilo Carrau" National Film Pride Award: Agliberto Meléndez
Humanitarian Award: Danny Glover
Musical Contributions in the Audiovisual Arts: Rafael Solano
Support for National Cinema Award: Vin Diesel
People’s Choice Award for the Best Picture 2010: “Jean Gentil”
People’s Choice Honorable Mention for Best Picture 2010: “La Hija Natural”
There will be two types of Prizes during the Festival:
1. Awards for the 3rd Short Films Competitions to be awarded by a special jury.
The prizes include the following: An iMac, The opportunity to make a short film under the auspices of the Dominican film production company, Panamericana, Scholarships to study at the Film School at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba (EICTV), Free online courses for one year offered by www.video2brain.com2. Audience Awards (for best dramatic film and best documentary film), to be selected by ballot after each screening.
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18
Laws Relative to the Film Industry
Dominican Film Law and its benefits
Entertainment Industry
“I’m in L.A. Now What?”
Rubirosa: The Last PlayboySATURDAY NOVEMBER 19
Journey of a Comedian
Journalists and Reporters in the Film Industry
Actor Studio
Acting workshop
Business of FilmSUNDAY NOVEMBER 20
Real Steel and its special effects
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Santo Domingo, November 20, 2011
Film Nights at the National Theater
Santo Domingo, November 20, 2011
“GWB” Plays to a Full House in Santo Domingo
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Santo Domingo, November 19, 2011
Advice from Hollywood Stars to Aspiring Dominican Actors: Work Hard with Passion
These are the 11 finalists of our 3rd Short Film Competition.
Congratulations to everyone!
1. Bajo la Mesa
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2. Bienvenida a Casa
3. Cara // Escudo
4. Casimente
5. El Dinero
6. !Hola Mamá! (Third Place)
7. Iguales (Second Place)
8. Irresponsabilidad Cívica
9. La Mujer (First Place)
10. Promesa de Lechón
11. Regresión
Like Stars in the Sky
- Film Title: Like Stars in the Sky
- Director: Aamir Kahn
- Country: India
- Year: 2007
- Running Time: 165 minutes
- Format: 35mm / Color
- Language: Hindi with Spanish subtitles
- Genre: Drama
- Film Credits
- Producers: Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao
- Executive Producer: B. Shrinivas Rao
- Cinematographer: Satyajit Pande
- Editor: Deepa Bhatia
- Composer: Shankar Majadevah
- Cast: Arsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tanay Chheda, Sachet Engineer, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma
Film Synopsis
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colors, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, grades and neatness.
And Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. When he gets into more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to ‘learn discipline.' Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day, a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism.
He breaks all the rules of how things are done by asking them to think, dream and imagine; all the children respond with enthusiasm, except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy...
Director's Biography
Aamir Hussain Khan (born 14 March 1965) is an Indian film actor, director and producer who established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema. Starting his career as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film “Yaadon Ki Baaraat” (1973), Khan began his professional career eleven years later with “Holi” (1984) and had his first commercial success with “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” (1988). He received his first National Film Award (Special Jury Award) for his roles in the films “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” (1988) and “Raakh” (1989). After eight previous nominations throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Khan received his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the box office success “Raja Hindustani” (1996) and later earned his second Best Actor award for his performance in the Academy Award-nominated “Lagaan,” which also marked the debut of his own production company.
Following a four-year break from acting, Khan made his comeback playing the title role in the historical “Mangal Pandey: The Rising” (2005), and later won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his role in “Rang De Basanti” (2006). The following year, he made his directorial debut with “Taare Zameen Par,” for which he received a Filmfare Award for Best Director. This was followed by “Ghajini” (2008), which became the highest grossing film of that year, then came “3 Idiots” (2009), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time, unadjusted for inflation. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010 for his contributions to the arts.
