79 audiovisual works from Central America and the Caribbean will be showing at the San José International Film and Video Festival which began last Friday and will end on November the 6th.”]San José, Costa Rica. “El Compromiso,” the latest feature-film by Costa Rican filmmaker Oscar Castillo, along with other 79 audiovisual works from Central America and the Caribbean will be showing at the San José International Film and Video Festival which began last Friday and will end next November 6th.
Previously known as the Costa Rican Film and Video Festival, for its 19th edition this year, the festival changed its name as it included features from Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.
The event is sponsored by the Costa Rican Center of Cinematographic Production of the Ministry of Culture and produced by Tiempo Liquido Productions.
According to Patricica Velázquez, co-owner and producer at Tiempo Liquido, “The reason the name changed was because for the first time, the festival broadens its field of action and becomes a festival for Central America and the Caribbean, as a response to the growing effervescence of the audiovisual production in the entire region”.
Among the fifteen films competing for best full-length picture is the Costa Rican film “Gestación”, which generated high praise both nationally and internationally when it premiered two years ago.
The remaining categories are: short film, short subject documentary, full-length documentary, animated film, and video clips.
All works will be shown at Variedades Theater, and they will be evaluated by accomplished and well-known figures of the industry of film and cinema from Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, and the United States, according to the Center of Cinematographic Production.
[captionpix imgsrc=”https://thecostaricanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cine2.jpg” align=”right” captiontext=”Among the fifteen films competing for best full length picture is the Costa Rican film ‘Gestación’, which generated high praise both nationally and internationally when it premiered two years ago.”]Complementary activities such as seminars and conferences about the history of Costa Rican cinema, workshops in direction, make-up, and animation, castings for short films, musical shows for children, and others, are being held at Complejo Cultural La Aduana and Sala Miralles of Center of Cinema.
Attendees can participate in these activities free of charge, thus having the opportunity to learn from and share experiences with several experts in the fields of audiovisual production.
“We believe in the need to promote encounters with well- known figures of cinematographic productions and markets bigger and more developed than ours, who can contribute to the training of our filmmakers and producers” Velazquez said.
The San Jose International Film and Video Festival is the most important event of its genre, gathering some of the most prestigious members of the audiovisual community from Central America and the Caribbean, as well as a large number of cinema fans.
The award ceremony will be held at Variedades Theaters on November 7th, the last day of the festival.
Tickets to each show cost ¢1500. Also, a pass for the entire festival is available for ¢10000. On Wednesday, Nov 2nd, senior citizens and students will be eligible for a discount.
For more information about the activities of the festival visit: www.festivaldecinesanjose.com and www.centrodecine.go.cr
by David Gómez for TheCostaRicaNews.com
