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
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TITLE (ORIGINAL): Chasing Ice
TITLE (English): Chasing Ice
DIRECTOR: Jeff Orlowski
COUNTRY: USA
YEAR: 2012
LENGTH: 76 min
FORMAT / COLOR/BW: Digital / Color
LANGUAGE: English with Spanish subtitlesCREDITSDirector: Jeff Orlowski
Producers: Jeff Orlowski, Jerry Aronson, Paula DuPré Pesmen
Script: Mark Monroe
Cinematography: Jeff Orlowski
Editor: Davis Coombe
Composer: J. Ralph
Sound Design: Dustin CawoodFILM SYNOPSISPhotographer James Balog decided to take pictures of the Arctic and its glaciers in 2005 with the idea of evaluating and showing the reality of climate change on the planet Earth.Videos of the stunning beauty, taken with time-lapse cameras designed for the purpose of compressing years into seconds and capturing the movement of these ancient ice mountains that are disappearing at an alarming rate. Traveling with a young team of adventurers in helicopter, canoes and with dog sleds over three continents, Balog risks his career and his well-being in search of the biggest story in human history. As the debate over climate change polarizes America and the intensity of natural disasters ramp up around world, Chasing Ice depicts a heroic photojournalist on a mission to gather evidence and deliver hope to our carbon-powered planet. Audience Prize South by Southwest 2012
Director's BiographyJeff Orlowski is an award-winning director and cinematographer for the Extreme Ice Survey, a project launched by photographer James Balog to study the retreat of the world’s glaciers, using more than 300 hours of footage. His work has filmed and documented these types of studies about ice in various parts of the world such as the Alps, Alaska, Greenland and Bolivia. He currently lives in Colorado.
