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LatinoBuzz: WTF is Latino at the 2013 LA Film Festival?

  • By Christine Davila
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  • May 1, 2013 1:30 PM
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The summertime, downtown set, glitzy yet ‘cashz’ LA Film Festival, presented by Film Independent has announced their film lineup today. The verdict on the Latino rep? Compared to the last three festivals I’ve examined this year, Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca, LA Film Festival comes through with arguably the most valuable representation; there are three films representing American Latino in the narrative competition and one in documentary competition.

Eleven IFP Supported Films at Tribeca!

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • April 23, 2013 3:30 PM
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IFP recently congratulated the following eleven of its alumni projects screening at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival:

LatinoBuzz: Our Top Picks From Festival Flicks! You're Welcome!

  • By Juan Caceres
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  • April 17, 2013 1:30 PM
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LatinoBuzz painstakingly selected our personal top picks that we think are a “must-see.” But don't just take our word for it, check out their websites for full listings and see for yourself how fly Latino cinema really is!

It's Cuba!

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • March 15, 2013 1:15 PM
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Better late than never...Finally I am publishing December's Havana Film Festival blog. Where else would The Havana International Film Festival’s Opening and Closing Night take place except ...

This is What a $100,000 Winner Looks Like

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • January 27, 2013 9:30 AM
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During Sundance 2013, at a special ceremony on January 22nd, GE Focus Forward announced the winners of their $200,000 Filmmaker Competition

Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund Announces 2012 Grantees

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • June 25, 2012 7:03 PM
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The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) and Gucci announced the 2012 recipients selected for the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund. The Fund, now in its fifth year, provides finishing finances, year-round support and guidance to domestic and international documentary filmmakers with feature-length films highlighting and humanizing issues of social importance from around the world. Eight projects have been selected from a record 697 submissions from 56 countries to receive a total of $150,000, to be administered by the Tribeca Film Institute.

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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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.

Women to Watch: Janet Grillo

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • February 22, 2012 10:30 AM
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Robot & Frank and Valley of Saints at Sundance via Sloan Foundation Support

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • February 8, 2012 7:30 AM
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It is not fostering films that teach but films that integrate science into the drama that makes for good stories. This program brings public understanding of science and technology which is about bridging the gap between the two cultures and fostering a keener appreciation of the increasingly scientific and technological world in which we live. Also humanizing the face of science—and of the men and women engaged in scientific and technological pursuit.

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