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.
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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)
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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.
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Awards for the 4th Short Films
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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.
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The 3 Winners of our 4th Short Film Competition.
Subterráneo
El primer día
El prisionero 614
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Santo Domingo, Nov 20, 2012
Santo Domingo, Nov 20, 2012
Santo Domingo, Nov 20, 2012
(Santo Domingo, May 15, 2012).- The Dominican Global Film Festival (FCGD) is calling for entries for its 4th edition of the Short Films Competition which includes fiction, animation and documentary films.
Entries must be turned in by August 31, 2012 in order to qualify for pre-selection for contestants, in accordance with the established contest rules.
Prizes for this year’s Short Films Competition include: 1st Place, an iMac, the possibility to participate in a Film Festival of the winner’s preference 
(Guadalajara Film Festival, Cartagena, Colombia or Cuban Film Festival), with all expenses paid; support to film the winner’s next movie under the auspices of the Dominican film production company, Panamericana.
The second place winner will receive a 15” MacBook Pro and third prize will be a scholarship to study at the International Film and Television School of de San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba (EICTV).
The registration for pre-selection is available here. Once your application is received and verified that the information is correct, the FCGD will confirm reception and acceptance of the application by email.
The competition is open to Dominican directors, residing inside or outside the Dominican Republic, between the ages of 18 to 40 years. The winners will be announced on the closing night of the Dominican Global Film Festival.
While the director of the short film entries must be of Dominican nationality, the shooting of the film can be done anywhere in the world as long as 70% of the actors and the film crew are Dominican.
The film must have been made sometime during 2011-2012 in any format of the director’s choosing. The short films must be at least 15 minutes long, including the credits. If the original language of the short film is not Spanish, the film must contain subtitles in Spanish.
With this initiative, the Dominican Global Film Festival seeks to promote the short film industry in the Dominican Republic and increase the visibility of local productions among the national and international film communities.
