In addition to being organized by non-profit organizations, the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival is distinguished for its role in promoting the Dominican Republic 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 to 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.
MORE INFORMATION
6 Locations
14 Venues
Santo Domingo: Funglode, Teatro Nacional, Auditorio Pedro Mir (UASD), Palacio del Cine Blue Mall, Palacion del Cine Ágora Mall, Centro Cultural Mauricio Baéz, el Centro Cultural de las Telecomunicaciones y Cinemateca.
Santiago (CURSA), Palacion del Cine Bella Terra
Puerto Plata (CURA)
Nagua (CURNA)
Capcana
Haití (Puerto Príncipe)
more information
November 20
Inauguration of the First Fashion Film Showcase of the FCGDNovember 18
Screening of "Desconocidos" at Agora MallNovember 17
Farewell Party for Festival guests at the Jet SetNovember 17
"Mediterranean Blue" Screening at Agora Mall.November 16
view photo galleries
Screening of "Captain Thunder and the Holy Grail"
at Mauricio Baez Cultural Center
Michael D.Olmos, Youssef Delara
7:00 p.m. Teatro Nacional
Lucy Mulloy
7:00 p.m. Santiago (CURSA)
Gonzalo Justiniano
7:00 p.m. Nagua (CURNA)
Tom Gustafson
7:00 p.m. Puerto Plata (CURA)
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos was born on February 24, 1947 into a Mexican-American family in California. Raised in Los Angeles, he dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player. While that did not happen, he burst onto the rock scene as a teenager and even enjoyed some fame in the local nightclubs around town.Luisito Martí
Luis Bernardo Martí Hernández, better know as Luisito Martí (1945 - 2010), was a Dominican comedian, producer and television presenter. He was known for his film role as Balbuena, a dreamer who dreamed of going to New York.
more information
Awards for the 4th Short Films
more information
An iMac; the possibility of participating in the Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico), the International Film Festival of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) or the Havana International Film Festival (Cuba) with all expenses paid. The winner will also receive support to make his/her next short film under the auspices of the Dominican film production company, Panamericana.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10
This is a one-day seminar with ample interaction with the participating public. Learn how to get the most out of your DSLR digital reflex camera, sound recording techniques, analysis of a piece.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 12 AND TUESDAY NOVEMBER
A Master Class given by the renowned British filmmaker, Philip Bloom. This will be two-days of intensive learning and interaction with the guru of HD digital cameras.
more information
The 3 Winners of our 4th Short Film Competition.
Subterráneo
El primer día
El prisionero 614
more information
Santo Domingo, Nov 20, 2012
Santo Domingo, Nov 20, 2012
Santo Domingo, Nov 20, 2012
Cap Cana is located on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic, just seven minutes away from the Punta Cana International Airport. It is an exclusive, luxurious tourism and real estate community known for its ambitious dimensions, impeccable array of services and amenities, and incomparable architectural design that blends perfectly with its surrounding beauty.
It is regarded as the most important resort, hotel, and real estate development in the Caribbean; bettering the natural characteristics of any world class development with a quality of life where active lifestyles reignite to take hold of spectacular golf courses, deep sea
fishing, and nature trails.
Cap Cana is home to the Punta Espada Golf Course. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, Punta Espada has been home to the PGA Tours Champion's Tour for three consecutive years, and has been listed by Golfweek as the Number One Course in the Caribbean and Mexico for four consecutive years. Cap Cana's fully operational Marina, surrounded by elegant shops and gourmet restaurants, harbors boat slips available for yachts up to 180 feet in length. Cap Cana also offers world class spas, exclusive memberships to exquisite clubs, a wide variety of activities and amenities, and an education district which includes the country's leading private school and university campus - the multilingual Cap Cana Heritage School and UNIBE (Universidad Iberoamericana) University.
It is filled with luxury accommodations for its visitors, including: the Sanctuary Cap Cana Golf & Spa; the Fishing Lodge; the Eden Roc boutique hotel; the world renowned Caleton Villas; Sotogrande at Cap Cana; and Golden Bear Lodge, further to Cap Cana's condominium units and villas already finished and available to rent.
Cap Cana's infrastructure and utilities are second to none, with power-generation facilities including 34 megawatts of energy already installed, 46 kilometers of paved roads, and 21 more kilometers in the process of completion. Cap Cana's property is also equipped with modern water, irrigation, and sanitation grids, along with a cutting edge fiber optic telecommunications network.
Blessed with pristine white sand beaches and year-round sunshine, Cap Cana's natural beauty makes it a versatile tourist destination: The ocean, the beach, the cliffs, and the tropical forests combine together to make Cap Cana an exquisite natural asset.
The Festival will hold its traditional "Movies under the Stars" in the Fishing Lodge of this prestigious vacation complex, giving viewers great cinema to be enjoyed along with the exquisite warm breezes in the Dominican Republic's most eastern point.
FISHING LODGE
Fishing Lodge Cap Cana, the highly anticipated luxury resort development on the Eastern tip of the Dominican Republic, opened to guests as a 
Salamander Marina & Beach Resort on October 12, 2011.
Fishing Lodge includes over 302 spacious, Mediterranean villas, 220 of which are available to resort guests, with stunning marina views and designer furnishings. Villa owners and resort guests have access to the nearby secluded beach, a delightful two-minute ride by private watercraft.
The Lodge is located within a masterfully designed seaside village which surrounds the largest inland marina in the Caribbean and includes two restaurants, two bars, four pools, a chapel and elegant boutiques on both Main Street and the plazas. Fishing Lodge residents and guests also could enjoy children's activities, boat rentals, sport fishing and nautical provisioning.
