NEW YORKERS!
Sundance sensation Filly Brown comes to town next week as the opening film of The New York International Latino Film Festival. I don’t know what Indomina’s theatrical plans are yet, but next week is your chance to check out the movie with an audience and see why standout Gina Rodriguez is getting so much love. To see what I thought of the film check out my review HERE. Spike Lee got some new joint called The Girl Is In Trouble that I’m thinking of checking out as well.
For the rest of what the festival got to offer check out the press release below…
Additional NYILFF Red Carpet Special Events: World Premiere Exclusive Screening of THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE, attended by stars Wilmer Valderrama and Columbus Short.
AUGUST 13-‐19, 2012 AT CHELSEA CLEARVIEW CINEMASThe New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) opens its 13th edition with FILLY BROWN, starring breakout actress Gina Rodriguez (GO FOR IT, OUR FAMILY WEDDING), and closes with LEMON, the raw story of three-‐time felon and one-‐time Tony Award-‐winner, spoken word artist Lemon Andersen. The NYILFF is presented by HBO®. Schedule information and tickets will be available online and at the Chelsea Clearview Cinemas box office beginning July 27: nylatinofilm.com.
NYILFF kicks off on Monday, August 13 with a 15th anniversary presentation of SELENA at Cinema Under The Stars, a free outdoor screening presented by HBO® at St. Nicholas Park on St. Nicholas Avenue and 135th Street in Manhattan. Opening Night on Tuesday, August 14, through Closing Night on Saturday, August 18, panel discussions and other festival activities will take place at Chelsea Clearview Cinemas, 260 West 23rd Street, NYC 10011. The 2012 NYILFF Awards presentation will take place on Sunday, August 19.NYILFF also presents a World Premiere exclusive screening of THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE, a special presentation attended by stars Wilmer Valderrama and Columbus Short, and will include a Q&A. The film will be distributed theatrically by RCR Media Group.
“HBO has been the proud presenting sponsor of the NYILFF since its inception in 1999,” said Lucinda Martinez, vice president, Domestic Network Distribution & Multicultural Marketing at HBO. “We commend the festival on its success and ongoing efforts to raise the profile of Latino films and take special pride in our HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition partnership which offers new Latino talent a chance to produce a winning script to film.”
419 Lafayette St., 6th Fl, New York, NY10003 Tel: (646)723.1428 • Fax: (212) 228-3547 www.NYLatinoFilm.com“In thirteen years, NYILFF has grown in prestige and stature around the country and internationally,” explained Calixto Chinchilla, founder and co-‐executive director. “We continually strive to provide a platform for emerging and established filmmakers to showcase their work to New York’s diverse audiences.”
“On behalf of everyone involved with NYILFF, we would like to thank our sponsors whose consistent support has allowed NYILFF to become an internationally renowned Latino film festival in the U.S. We pride ourselves on providing our sponsors, filmmakers and audience with an elevated film-‐going experience,” says Elizabeth Gardner, co-‐executive director.
HBO®/NYILFF SHORT FILM COMPETITION
The 2012 HBO®/NYILFF) Short Film Competition winner is Carmen Peláez for her script THE ACTING LESSON. The film will be co-‐directed by Nicolas Calzada. Held earlier this year, the competition awards the writer of the winning script $15,000 in HBO funding to produce and direct the script and present it at NYILFF. In addition, HBO provides an executive to mentor the winner and her production team through the completion of the project. Jointly created in 2004, the competition seeks to foster films by Latino filmmakers and/or about the Latino experience.RED CARPET EVENTS
OPENING NIGHT – Co-‐Presented by Latina Magazine Tuesday, August 14 – 7 pm – Chelsea Clearview Cinemas FILLY BROWN (NY Premiere)
Directors: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos
Writer: Youssef Delara
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, Edward James Olmos, Chrissie Fit, Lou Diamond Phillips Logline: Maria Jose “Majo” Tonorio is a tough LA street poet who spits from the heart. She’s an aspiring rap artist, while being a good daughter and older sister. Majo’s life becomes a roller coaster when she tries to get her mother out of jail. FILLY BROWN will be distributed theatrically by Indomina Releasing.
CLOSING NIGHT – Presented by Pepsi
419 Lafayette St., 6th Fl, New York, NY10003 Tel: (646)723.1428 • Fax: (212) 228-3547 www.NYLatinoFilm.com
Saturday, August 18 – 7 pm – Chelsea Clearview Cinemas LEMON
Directors: Laura Brownson, Beth Levison
Performed by: Lemon Andersen
Logline: A feature-‐length documentary film depicting Lemon Andersen’s struggle to free his family from poverty and pain as he exposes his most shocking secrets on the NY Stage. LEMON is a Russell Simmons presentation in association with Impact Partners.WORLD PREMIERE EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION
Logline: From executive producer Spike Lee comes the thriller “The Girl Is In Trouble,” a Lower East Side bartender becomes entangled in a murder mystery involving a desperate woman, a missing drug dealer and the scion of a powerful investment firm.
NYILFF will also present in competition domestic and international features, documentaries and shorts, plus On The Edge, a showcase of non-‐traditional film genres and NYILFF Spectrum, which showcases global urban films, not limited to the Latino perspective. NYILFF also includes industry panels, red carpet premieres and celebrity appearances.
NYILFF 2012 FILM PROGRAMMING
DOMESTIC FEATURES
186 DOLLARS TO FREEDOM DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR LOVE, CONCORD
MARIACHI GRINGO
SUNSET STORIES TONY TANGO UNDER MY NAILS
INTERNATIONAL FEATURES
180 SEGUNDOS (180 Seconds) (Colombia)
A NOVELA DAS 8 (Prime Time Soap) (Brazil)
EL RUMOR DE LAS PIEDRAS (The Rumble of the Stones) (Venezuela)
JAQUE MATE (Check Mate) (Dominican Republic)
LA BRUJULA LA LLEVA EL MUERTO (The Compass Is Carried By The Dead Man) (Mexico) LA LUCHA DE ANA (Ana’s Struggle) (Dominican Republic)
LA MUJER DE IVÁN (Ivan’s Woman) (Chile)
LA ÚLTIMA ISLA (The Last Island) (Spain)
SANGRE DE FAMILIA (Family Blood) (Mexico)
UNA NOCHE (Cuba)
ZOOLÓGICO (Zoo) (Chile)
419 Lafayette St., 6th Fl, New York, NY10003 Tel: (646)723.1428 • Fax: (212) 228-3547 www.NYLatinoFilm.com
Saturday, August 18 – 8:45 pm – Chelsea Clearview Cinemas THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE
Director: Julius Onah
Co-‐Written by: Julius Onah and Mayuran Tiruchelvam
Cast: Columbus Short, Wilmer Valderrama, Alicja Bachleda and Jesse SpencerDOCUMENTARIES
BUSCANDO A LARISA (Looking for Larisa) (Mexico)
EL MÉDICO: THE CUBATÓN STORY (Cuba/Sweden) ESPERANDO A LOS BITLES (Waiting For The Beatles) (Mexico) HIJA (Daughter) (Chile)
SPECTRUM
WOLF
ON THE EDGE
LOS CHIDOS (Mexico)
EL HOYO DEL DIABLO (The Devil’s Hole) (Dominican Republic)
SHORTS PROGRAM 1: Something In the Way She Moves
A JOURNEY TO HOMELAND
LA PLAYA PESCADORA
GABI SALOME
PROGRAM 2:
The Catchers In The Rye
BOTES AL AMANECER
FIREWORKS JESUS LOVES YOUSSEF FLUTTER
HOW JIMMY GOT LEVERAGE
LA MIRADA PERDIDA QUINHA
LEYENDA
PROGRAM 3:
Use Your Illusion
THE LEPIDOCTOR
THE MAGICIANS
THE SHOOTING STAR SALESMAN
OTTO AND THE ELECTRIC EEL
THE LIFE & FREAKY TIMES OF UNCLE LUKE
THE TRAINEE CARGOLS
PROGRAM 4:
Check Yo Self
DESERT ROAD KILL
DETRAS DEL ESPEJO MADDOGGIN’
DIVERGENCE HOUR GLASS
OCTOBER 31ST
PROGRAM 5:
The Anatomy of Melancholy
AFTER EVER AFTER OR NUMBERS ON A NAPKIN
LA BODA PRIMAVERA
FALLEN COMRADE MENTIROSO
TROPICO EXOTICO REINALDO ARENAS
NYILFF 2012 SPONSORSThe 2012 NYILFF is presented by HBO® and HBO Latino® and made possible with the additional support of American Airlines, Daily News/Viva, NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47, 103.5 KTU, Z100, Power 105.1 and Wing Advertising. The NYILFF is also proud to have Aquafina, Barefoot Wine, Café Bustelo, General Motors, Heineken, Macy’s and Pepsi as Benefactors. Media partners consist of El Diario, El Especial/El Especialito Newspaper, Hispanic PRBlog, Hispanicize, HOMBRE Magazine, HuffPost LatinoVoices, Latina Media Ventures, LatinTRENDS, The Village Voice and Marketwire, as the exclusive wire partner. Venue partners include Clearview Chelsea Cinemas 9, Columbia University Medical Center’s Office of Government & Community Affairs, Imagenation Cinema Foundation andMount Sinai Hospital. The Industry partners are AVID and SAG-‐ AFTRA. Technology and Creative partners include Analog Digital, Click3x, Eleet Tech, Heard City and spoon+fork. Special Thanks to the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, the New York Latin Media and Entertainment Commission and Reyes Entertainment.
