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, Nov 17, 2012).- Dominican actress, Katherine Dickson, played the mother in Giovanny Blanco’s The Last Intervention, a role she had no problem relating to. “I have teenage children so it was easy for me to bring the anxiety that mother’s have about their children to the role with me.”
After reading the script, written by Sarah Thorpe, Katherine said she was in tears. When Gianny told her it was a comedy, she figured that she would never get the part. But when Giovanny called her on Skype from Los Angeles to her home in New York City for a second interview, something made him choose her immediately.
“I actually don’t know how to use Skype so, I was yelling at my son to come and help me with the computer and the camera. I was getting nervous and annoyed with my son and the computer. Little did I know that Giovanny was seeing and hearing everything that was going on with my son and me. I got the part immediately!”
While at the Arroyo Hondo High School in Santo Domingo, Katherine studied music, song and dance at the School of Fine Arts for three years. She took her last year of High School in New York City then went on to Hunter College and majored in Chemistry. “My parents thought I should get a degree in something practical,” she said. Several years later, she got a Masters in Musical Theater, started a production company and also pursued her career as an actress.
One of Katherine’s goals is to see more Latino and Spanish-speaking actors in roles other than “servants and thieves. I would like to see Latinos represented as the normal people we are in features about all aspects of our lives which are like everyone else’s,” said Katherine.
She added that the Dominican Global Film Festival has been a wonderful experience and she is happy to see so much Dominican and Latina talent on display in one place.
Katherine has had many film roles, including Salt, Bittersweets, Split Ends. She is Owner and CEO of Guapa Films, LLC a film production company dedicated to producing unique and thought-provoking independent movies.
