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
Screening:
- Thursday 17 - 9:00 PM
Palacio del Cine Blue Mall
Santo Domingo
The Cartel of Snitches
- Film Title: The Cartel of Snitches
- Directors: Carlos Moreno
- Country: Colombia
- Year: 2011
- Running Time: 120 minutes
- Format: 35mm / Color
- Language: Spanish
- Genre: Drama, action, intrigue
- Film Credits
- Producers: Alvaro Rangel, Manolo Cardona
- Executive Producers: Juan Carlos Caicedo Rassi, Alex García, Francisco Cardona, Juan José Cardona, Alejandro Morán
- Screenwriter: Luis Berdejo, Juan Camilo Ferrand, Andrés López (Book: Andrés López)
- Cinematographer: Mateo Londono
- Editor: Jorge Macaya
- Composer: Carlo Siliotto
- Cast: Manolo Cardona, Tom Sizemore, Kuno Becker, Sandra Echeverría, Adriana Barraza, Juana Acosta, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Fernando Lara, Juan Pablo Raba, Rodrigo Oviedo, Saúl Lisazo, Robinson Díaz, Diego Cadavid, Fernando Solórzano, Andrés Parra, Julian Arango
Film Synopsis
This is the story of Martin Gonzalez (played by Manolo Cardona), aka Fresita, whose mother is working in the U.S. and sending money home. Martin, desperate for money, tells his best friend Pepe Cadena (Diego Cadavid) to ask his older brother Oscar Cadena (Fernando Solórzano) and head of the Pacific Cartel, to help get him into the business from the ground floor, the so-called kitchens. He does that and Martin has to go to work every day after school.
Eventually, after five years, he becomes a key figure in the business and a major drug dealer.
With the biggest Colombian kingpin, Pablo Escobar, off the national scene, a new cartel begins to take shape – the Pacific Cartel. Now the most dangerous in Colombia, it is led by Oscar Cadena who makes a friendship and business pact with Martin Gonzalez.
Martin, now a very rich man, falls for the beautiful Sophia (Juana Acosta), to whom he has to lie about how he makes his money. She soon discovers the source of his wealth and forces him to choose between her and his illegal trade. Oscar, in partnership with Colonel Ramiro Gutierrez (Saul Lizaso) helps the Colombian police bring down the Southern Cartel. Ramiro convinces Oscar to surrender on the promise that he will receive a sentence reduction. Before surrendering Oscar orders his brother Pepe and his friend Martin to go to Miami. Martin travels to the U.S. with Sophia and her children. What he doesn’t realize is that the US is not a safe place for drug dealers. Nevertheless he has to continue with his illegal activities, seeing his old friends as well as his enemies.
Where Martin Gonzalez ends his version of the story of the drug cartels, Pepe Cadena picks it up and tells what happened during the next four years: how he managed to get out of jail in New York under the pretense of cooperating with the DEA, his experience as an informer working with Anesthesia, his escape to Colombia, and the moment he was arrested again and put in jail.
Dirty war, crime, betrayal, death, persecution, "turning," drug deals, dangerous alliances, dark business, family and impossible love stories are the ingredients for The Renacuario. This is a revealing x-ray of social problems such as drug trafficking which eventually controls the destiny of those trapped in its web, along with their families and friends.
Director's Biography
Carlos Moreno had a successful film debut with “Dog Eat Dog,” which competed in the Sundance Film Festival. It won awards at the Guadalajara and Huelva Film Festivals in addition to participating in the Latino Horizons section of the 56th Edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival (2008) in Spain.
“Todos tus muertos” also participated in the Films in Progress section of the 58th San Sebastian Film Festival (2010) and was later selected for the Sundance and Rotterdam Film Festivals.
