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LatinoBuzz: Latin American Films Take Center Stage at the Box Office, Sometimes

  • By Vanessa Erazo
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  • May 2, 2012 1:07 PM
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Box Office
It’s rare for a film in Spanish or Portuguese to make it to a U.S. theater. Even within Latin America or Spain, it’s difficult for local films to compete against Hollywood blockbusters. Once in a while, against all odds, Latino films triumph at their local box office.
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New Contest from iThentic- Water: Take 1 Online Short Film Contest

  • By SydneyLevine
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  • March 27, 2012 2:48 PM
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News
Open call for the new online short film contest, Water: Take 1 has been opened by iThentic and Ventura Water located in Ventura, California, Limoneira’s Limco Del Mar, and Patagonia. This is an exciting and vital initiative that highlights our relationship with water and promotes upcoming water awareness, efficiency and recycling programs.
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More: Festivals, Awards, Online, Shorts, Short Film, Film Distribution Company, Distribution, International, North America, Documentary, World Cinema, News

Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians

  • By SydneyLevine
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  • March 15, 2012 12:15 AM
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Festivals
Holy Rollers screened at the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland this past November. Directed by Bryan Storkel, and distributed in the U.S. by Gravitas Ventures, Holy Rollers, follows the rise of arguably the largest and most well-funded blackjack team in America-made up entirely of church going Christians as they succeed in taking millions from casinos and manage to find a place for faith and God in the arena of high stakes gambling. Their story made it to the front page of New York Times.
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More: Festivals, International, Documentary, International Film Festival, U.S. Distributors and Distribution

Caribbean Post: Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival September 2012

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • March 12, 2012 10:30 AM
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Festivals
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More: Festival Strategy, International Film Festival, Film Funding & Financing, International, Documentary, Awards

Canada in Berlin

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • February 11, 2012 7:30 AM
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As we roll into Berlin where War Witch (aka Rebelle) (ISA: Films Distribution) by Kim Nguyen is in Competition.  While it’s Kim’s 4th feature, this is the first of his films to have a world premiere at an international festival.  This is exceptional as well because the last time the Canadians had a Canadian director in Competition at the Berlinale was in 1999 with Emporte-Moi ! Guy Madden’s Keyhole holds a Berlinale Special slot.  Guy is Canada’s cultural ambassador in Berlin and a regular at the Festival and sat on the Berlinale’s Official Jury last year – with Isabella Rossellini.
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More: Berlinale, Sundance Film Festival, Documentary, Short Film, Awards, International Film Festival, International

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