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2010 LALIFF AWARD WINNERS

Click here to download the PDF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Edward James Olmos Marlene Dermer Miguel Angel Benzal Tina Castro Enrique Cerezo Arturo Chavez Luisa Crespo Alejandro Lara Richard Vasque Robert Young HONORARY BOARD Pedro Armendariz, Jr. Antonio Banderas Gabriel Figueroa Jr. Robert Graham Andy Garcia Anjelica Huston George Hernández  Mike Medavoy Rita Moreno Lupe Ontiveros Jimmy Smits Irwin Young ADVISORY BOARD Patricia Boero María Amparo Escandon Agustín Garza Sydney Levine LALIFF P.O. Box 149 Hollywood, CA 90078 Tel: (323) 446-2770 Fax: (323)446-2771 www.latinofilm.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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	14TH LOS ANGELES LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS “HABANA EVA” RECEIVES THE RITA AWARD FOR BEST FILM “TIEMPO DE LEYENDA” AND “EL AMBULANTE” SHARE THE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY “MAL DIA PARA PESCAR” IS BEST OPERA PRIMA “ALIJUNA” IS BEST SHORT CINELATINO AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS GO TO “HERMANO” FOR BEST FEATURE AND “HARVEST OF LONELINESS” FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY ANNA MUYLAERT RECEIVES NOD AS BEST DIRECTOR FOR “E PROIBIDO FUMAR” WITH ROBERTO FONTANARROSA AND RODRIGO GRANDE CITED FOR BEST SCREENPLAY FOR “CUESTION DE PRINCIPIOS” LOS ANGELES, CA August 25, 2010 – The 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announces the award winners at its Closing Night Awards Ceremony presented by The Coca Cola Company with Fina Torres’ HABANA EVA taking home the Rita Award as Best Film; Jose Sanchez-Montes Gonzalez’s TIEMPO DE LEYENDA and Eduardo de la Serna’s, Lucas Marcheggiano’s and Adriana Yorcovich’s EL AMBULANTE sharing the award for Best Documentary; Alvaro Bechner’s MAL DIA PARA PESCAR cited for Best Opera Prima; and Cristina Escoda’s ALIJUNA named Best Short Film. Cinelatino’s Audience Choice Awards went to Marcel Rasquin’s HERMANO for Best Feature and Gilbert Gonzalez’s and Vivian Price’s HARVEST OF LONELINESS for Best Documentary. Cinelatino sponsored prizes of $1000.00 to each of the winners. The 2nd highest choice for audiences in the Feature Film category was HABANA EVA, with GO FOR IT! placing 3rd. The Documentary category saw EL AMBULANTE in the 2nd spot, with THE STORM THAT SWEPT MEXICO, the 3rd most popular with LALIFF audiences. In addition to Torres’ HABANA EVA winning the Rita Award for Best Film, Tatiana Gaviola’s TERESA received an Honorable Mention in the category. In the Best Documentary category, Jose Sanchez-Montes Gonzalez’s TIEMPO DE LEYENDA and Eduardo de la Serna’s, Lucas Marcheggiano’s and Adriana Yorcovich’s EL AMBULANTE winning films were joined by the Honorable Mention nod given to Consuelo Alba and John Speyer’s EL ANDALON – A MAVERICK HUMANITARIAN IN CHIAPAS. The Short Film category was led by Cristina Escoda’s ALIJUNA for Best Short Film and Rafael & Raul Cardenas’ LUNA for Best Animated Short Film. Honorable mentions were given to Aina Calleja’s LOS DIAS DE VERANO SON MAS LARGOS, Juan Francisco Viruega’s ESTOCOLMO, and Yancy Arias’ BABY. Anna Muylaert was named Best Director for E PROIBIDO FUMAR, with the trio of Yousef Delara, Michael D. Olmos, Victor Teran receiving an Honorable Mention for BEDROOMS. Roberto Fontanarrosa and Rodrigo Grande received the nod for Best Screenplay for their work on CUESTION DE PRINCIPIOS. Julian Roman was given an Honorable Mention for Acting for his performance in RETRATOS EN UN MAR DER MENTIRAS. Adding a celebrated conclusion to its 2010 Youth Program, LALIFF also announced a special award from the British Film Academy (BAFTA) presented to Franchesco Ramos’ BREAKAWAY for Best High School Film. As part of the award, the British Film Academy will make 100 DVD presentation copies of Ramos’ film. LALIFF Executive Director Marlene Dermer said, "The artistic accomplishments of the films and filmmakers this year truly ranked among LALIFF’s best. As difficult as it made our jury’s selection process to single any film from the rest, our audiences were rewarded every time they entered the theater to watch them. We take our role in bringing these films to the public’s attention and providing a spotlight on the best work of our Latino filmmaking artists very seriously, and the shared love of film and sense of community between filmmakers and fans, artists and patrons evident over the course of this year’s festival could not be more gratifying." LALIFF Co-Founder Edward James Olmos added, “It is always a challenge to put on an event like this one requiring the combined efforts of countless staff members, volunteers, sponsors, patrons and vendors - and this year was no different. In fact, this year might have been one of our most challenging to date thanks to the economics and logistics of producing film festivals today. But, I believe everyone involved with LALIFF views this as something beyond a film festival. LALIFF encourages such a rich connection between audience and art, between the blend of cultures taking place through these screenings and panels and events, that we enthusiastically do it – and everyone reaps the rewards.” The festival featured 91 films, including 46 features (32 narrative and 14 documentaries) and 45 shorts. Highlights included an Opening Night Gala appearance and speech by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa prior to the North American debut of Marcel Rasquin’s devastating drama, HERMANO. The screening was followed by an after party at The Highlands in the Hollywood & Highland Complex. LALIFF’s signature series of Hollywood Connect filmmaker panels featured a conversation with THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE screenwriter Matt Lopez; a director’s roundtable with some of the many female directors populating LALIFF’s 2010 slate of films and; a special panel addressing the issues surrounding immigration moderated which included the participation of activist legend, civil rights leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, Dolores Huerta, among others. The festival concluded with the Closing Night Film Presented by LEXUS exhibition of Carlos Carrera’s BACKYARD, Mexico’s official selection for the 2010 Academy Award at the legendary Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, followed by a Gala after party sponsored by the Coca Cola Company in the Egyptian Theater’s Courtyard. In a special appearance, the star of BACKYARD, Ana de la Reguera introduced the film. Other attendees during the film festival included Beau Bridges, Clifton Collins Jr., Lisa Vidal, Dayanara Torres, Aimee Garcia, Patricia Velasquez, Michael Pena, Wanda de Jesus, Lupe Ontiveros, Lalo Alcaraz, Yancy Arias, Shalim Ortiz, Roselyn Sanchez, and Kike Santander. Winners or the 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival: Best Feature Film (RITA AWARD) Sponsored by: Deluxe Laboratories HABANA EVA Director: Fina Torres Country: Cuba/Venezuela/France Honorable Mention TERESA Director: Tatiana Gaviola Country: Chile Best Documentary Sponsored by: Fuji Film TIEMPO DE LEYENDA Director: Jose Sanchez-Montes Gonzalez Country: Spain EL AMBULANTE Director: Eduardo de la Serna, Lucas Marcheggiano, Adriana Yorcovich Country: Argentina Honorable Mention EL ANDALON – A MAVERICK HUMANITARIAN IN CHIAPAS Director: Consuelo Alba, John Speyer Country: United States/Mexico Best Opera Prima Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software, Movie Magic MAL DIA PARA PESCAR Director: Alvaro Bechner Country: Spain/Uruguay Honorable Mention OVEJA NEGRA Director: Humberto Hinojosa Ozcariz Country: Mexico/Spain Best Short Film Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software, Movie Magic ALIJUNA Director: Cristina Escoda Country: United States Honorable Mention LOS DIAS DE VERANO SON MAS LARGOS Director: Aina Calleja Country: Mexico Honorable Mention ESTOCOLMO Director: Juan Francisco Viruega Country: Spain Honorable Mention BABY Director: Yancy Arias Country: United States Best Animated Short Film Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software, Movie Magic LUNA Director: Rafael Cardenas & Raul Cardenas Country: Mexico Cinelatino Audience Choice Award: Feature Film Sponsored by: Cinelatino HERMANO Director: Marcel Rasquin Country: Venezuela 2nd – HABANA EVA Director: Fina Torres Country: Cuba/Venezuela/France 3rd – GO FOR IT! Director: Carmen Marron Country: USA Cinelatino Audience Choice Award: Documentary Sponsored by: Cinelatino HARVEST OF LONELINESS Director: Gilbert Gonzalez, Vivian Price Country: USA 2nd – EL AMBULANTE Director: Eduardo de la Serna, Lucas Marcheggiano, Adriana Yorcovivch Country: Argentina 3rd – THE STORM THAT SWEPT MEXICO Director: Ray Telles Country: USA Best Director Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software, Movie Magic Anna Muylaert (E PROIBIDO FUMAR) Country: Brazil Honorable Mention Yousef Delara, Michael D. Olmos, Victor Teran (BEDROOMS) Country: United States Best Screenplay Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software, Movie Magic Roberto Fontanarrosa & Rodrigo Grande (CUESTION DE PRINCIPIOS) Country: Argentina Honorable Mention – Actor Julian Roman (RETRATOS EN UN MAR DER MENTIRAS) Country: Colombia Best High School Film Selected by BAFTA BREAKAWAY Director: Franchesco Ramos Country: USA 2010 LALIFF JURY MEMBERS FEATURE FILM JURY includes: Peter Murrieta Emmy winning producer/writer. Credits include “Wizards of Waverly Place”, “Hope and Faith” and “Greetings From Tucson” Carlos Carreras Talent agent at Paradigm. Millie Luna Head of acquisition and business development for Venevision International Films. Fernando Sariñara Márquez General Director of ONCETV MEXICO. DOCUMENTARY JURY includes: Francisco Jose Perez Martinez Marlene Forte Actress with credits including “Lost”, “CSI”, “Cold Case” and “ER”. SHORTS JURY includes: Lorenzo O’Brien Producer/Screenwriter with credits including WALKER, HIGHWAY PATROLMAN and DEATH AND THE COMPASS. Rosalinda Morales Casting Agent with credits including UNDER THE SAME MOON, DOWN FOR LIFE and FLIGHTS OF FANCY. Jesse Garcia Actor with credits including A BEAUTIFUL LIFE and QUINCEAÑERA. Become a fan of LALIFF: Follow LALIFF on: About LALIFF: The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) was founded in 1997 by producer, director, actor and activist Edward James Olmos; independent producer and programmer Marlene Dermer, and independent film and music producer George Hernández†. LALIFF is a non-profit 501c (3) organization with the mission to support the development and exhibition of diverse visions by Latino filmmakers and to promote awareness of the richness and diversity of Latin cultures, artistry and countries through film, the most powerful medium in the world. A competitive festival with prizes, LALIFF serves as a venue where Latino filmmakers come together with industry buyers and distributors. LALIFF also offers industry workshops, panels, labs, networking receptions, educational programs, and hosts some of the best Galas in tinseltown. LALIFF 2010 Sponsors: Premier Sponsors: Los Angeles Times/Hoy Newspaper Presenting Media Sponsor: Univision 34 KMEX, Univision Radio: KLOVE 107.5FM, KTNQ 1020AM, La Nueva 101.9FM, Recuerdo 103.9FM Official Sponsor: City of Los Angeles Opening Gala Sponsor: EGEDA & Filmotech bThe Coca-Cola Company Closing Night Supporting Sponsor: Lexus Official Beer Sponsor: Stella Artois Industry Office Sponsor: Creative Artist Agency (CAA) Youth Program: Fry's Electronics Audience Award: CineLatino Audience Choice Award Award Sponsors: The Walt Disney Company, Deluxe, Show Biz Software, Movie Magic, FINALDRAFT, CineLatino: Audience Award, FUJIFILM: Best Documentary Film Festival Sponsors: Sony Pictures, HBO, Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), NBC Universal, Maya Entertainment, Laguna Production, Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG), Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara (FIDCG), University of Guadalajara FoundationUSA, Marilyn & Jeffrey Katzenberg, Panavision, Titra, The Event (NBC) Collaborator Sponsors: ITEX, ProChile, Consulate General of Argentina, Consulate General of Brazil, Consulate General of Chile, Consulate General of Ecuador, Consulate General of Mexico, Consulate General of Spain, Consulate general of Uruguay, Department of Cultural Affairs – City of Los Angeles (DCA), Molaa (Museum of Latin America Art), JJ Tailor Shop/Alex Tailor Shop, AZ Los Angeles, Inc., Blue439 Studio, L.A. 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2010 LALIFF Opening Night Gala Hollywood Connect

Luis Manuel Ochoa

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BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Edward James Olmos
Marlene Dermer
Miguel Angel Benzal
Tina Castro
Enrique Cerezo
Arturo Chavez
Luisa Crespo
Alejandro Lara
Richard Vasque
Robert Young

HONORARY BOARD
Pedro Armendariz, Jr.
Antonio Banderas
Gabriel Figueroa Jr.
Robert Graham
Andy Garcia
Anjelica Huston
George Hernández 
Mike Medavoy
Rita Moreno
Lupe Ontiveros
Jimmy Smits
Irwin Young

ADVISORY BOARD
Patricia Boero
María Amparo Escandon
Agustín Garza
Sydney Levine

LALIFF
P.O. Box 149
Hollywood, CA 90078
Tel: (323) 446-2770
Fax: (323)446-2771

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

14TH LOS ANGELES LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM

FESTIVAL

ANNOUNCES "BACKYARD" ("EL TRASPATIO") TO BE CLOSING NIGHT GALA PRESENTATION

"BEDROOMS" MAKES ITS WORLD PREMIERE

"FORGED" MAKES WEST COAST DEBUT

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED INCLUDING AWARD WINNERS "BAD DAY TO GO FISHING" ("MAL DIA PARA PESCAR"), "ENTRE A LUZ E A SOMBRA," "RABIA," AND "SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES" ("E PROBIDO FUMAR")

LOS ANGELES, CA July 26, 2010 – The 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announces it will return to the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood Thursday, August 19 through Wednesday, August 25. The seven-day event will highlight the best films and showcase both the auteurs and new talent in the Latin filmmaking community.

The Closing Night presentation of Carlos Carrera's BACKYARD on Wednesday, August 25 will serve as the capstone for an impressive lineup that will feature 73 films, including 37 features (25 narrative and 12 documentaries) and 36 shorts. Along with the films offered throughout the festival, additional activities will include LALIFF's filmmaker panels, parties and gala events. The Closing Night Gala will include an after party presented for the 14th consecutive year by The Coca-Cola Company, as well as Lexus.

Carrera's BACKYARD is an astonishing fictional account of a series of murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Most of the victims have been low-paid laborers who were drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned factories. In the film, Mexican police officer Blanca Bravo (Ana de la Reguera) is sent to Cuidad Juarez to investigate and discovers the realities of the women's lives, as well as the truth about a police force and local power structure embodied by entrepreneur Mickey Santos (Jimmy Smits) that has ceased to care. The film also stars Joaquín Cosio, Alejandro Calva, Amorita Rasgado and Enoc Leaño.

The drama, BEDROOMS will be making its official World Premiere on Friday, August 20. Directed by Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos and Victor Teran, the film follows four interwoven stories of heartbreak, the infidelity that's often the result and the redemption that comes from tearing the walls put up between people down. The impressive cast includes Jordan Belfi, Julie Benz, Xander Berkeley, Moon Bloodgood, Barry Bostwick, Jesse Garcia, Sarah Clarke and Dee Wallace.

William Wedig's FORGED will be making its West Coast Premiere at LALIFF on Friday, August 20. Co-written and co-produced by Manny Perez, the drama focuses on the struggles of an ex-convict to make a new life and try to salvage a relationship with his son while settling old debts with the criminal element he used to run with. The film stars Manny Perez, David Castro, Margo Martindale, Jaime Tirelli and Kevin Breznahan.

The film schedule also has a truly impressive number of films that have won awards and made notable appearances at previous festivals. Some of those films include:

Anna Muylaert's É PROIBIDO FUMAR (SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES)
AWARDS: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Music, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Candango Trophy – 2009 Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema, Best Actress, Best Director, APCA Trophy – 2010 São Paulo Association of Arts Critics Award

Luciana Burlamaqui's ENTRE A LUZ E A SOMBRA
AWARD: Winner – 2010 Guadalajara Film Festival

Ciro Guerra's LOS VIAJES DEL VIENTO (THE WIND JOURNEYS)
Un Certain Regard selection – 2009 Cannes Film Festival
AWARD: Winner of Latino Screenwriter's Lab – 2005 LALIFF

Alvaro Bechner's MAL DIA PARA PESCAR (BAD DAY TO GO FISHING)
AWARDS: Best Art Direction – Gijon International Film Festival, Best Actor Mar del Plata Film Festival, FIPRESCI Prize – Sofia International Film Festival, UFCA Award – Uruguyan Film Critics Association, Free Spirit Award – Warsaw International Film Festival)

Miguel Coyula's MEMORIAS DEL DESARROLLO (MEMORIES OF OVERDEVELOPMENT)
AWARDS: Havana Star for Best Film – 2010 Havana Film Festival, Honorable Mention for Narrative Feature – 2010 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Best Feature Film – New Media Film Festival

Sebastián Leilo's NAVIDAD (CHRISTMAS)
Directors' Fortnight selection – 2009 Cannes Film Festival

Sebastian Cordero's RABIA
AWARDS: Best Director at FICG and won the Golden Globe selection for Best Film at FICG

Carlos Gaviria's RETRATOS EN UN MAR DE MENTIRAS (PORTRAITS IN A SEA OF LIES)

AWARD: Winner – 2010 Guadalajara Film Festival

This year's Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) Showcase films include Abby Ginsberg's CRUZ REYNOSO: SOWING THE SEEDS OF JUSTICE, Esaú Meléndez's IMMIGRANT NATION and Ray Telles' THE STORM THAT SWEPT MEXICO. LPB Showcase features documentaries created by Latino Producers in the States that focus on the Latino community; the stories, art and culture and issues that affect Latino communities not simply in the US, but worldwide.

The only Latino international film festival in the world to have its collection of films archived at the Academy Film Archive, this year LALIFF has chosen DIOS LOS CRIA, the Puerto Rican classic film (1979) by Jacobo Morales for presentation continuing its ongoing pledge to preserving the Latino cinematic history for the world. This fully restored print was created by the Academy Film Archive, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences™; Archivo de Imágenes en Movimiento del Archivo General de Puerto Rico; Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival; and the Film and Electronic Arts Department of California State University, Long Beach.

LALIFF Executive Director Marlene Dermer said, "We are very pleased with the
amazing scope of film subjects and talent on display with this collection of films. BACKYARD is a dramatic and thrilling film that will give us a great conclusion to an exciting festival and brings awareness to the crimes happening to the women in Juarez. On a personal note, there is a particular gratification with the tremendous number of female filmmakers participating in this year's edition of LALIFF. We take our place and responsibility in highlighting the best work of our Latino filmmaking artists very seriously, so to be able to put that part of the artistic community in the spotlight is exhilarating."

LALIFF will screen films from 20 different countries.

Tickets go on sale today. Festival passes and tickets are available for purchase at latinofilm.org.
The 14th L.A. Latino International Film Festival's films are as follows:

FEATURE LENGTH FILMS (in alphabetical order):

BACKYARD (EL TRASPATIO), Carlos Carrera,
122 min.
Country: Mexico
Premiere: WEST COAST

BEDROOMS, Youssef Delara, Michaels D. Olmos, Victor Teran, 83 min.
Country: USA
Premiere: WORLD PREMIERE

CHAMACO (THE KID), Miguel Necoechea, 97 min.
Country: Mexico
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

CONTRACORRIENTE (UNDERTOW), Javier Fuentes-Leon, 102 min.
Countries: Peru/Colombia

CUESTION DE PRINCIPIOS (A MATTER OF PRINCIPLES), Rodrigo Grande, 110 min.
Country: Argentina
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

DIOS LOS CRIA (FAÇADE), Jacobo Morales, 120 min
Country: Puerto Rico

É PROIBIDO FUMAR (SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES), Anna Muylaert, 86 min
Country: Brazil
Premiere: WEST COAST

EL CÓNSUL DE SODOMA, Sigfrid Monleón, 110min
Country: Spain
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

EYES WIDE OPEN, Gonzalo Arijon, 110 min.
Countries: Uruguay/Francia
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

FELICITAS, Teresa Costantini, 128 min.
Country: ARGENTINA
Premiere: WEST COAST

FORGED, William Wedig, 78 min.
Country: USA
Premiere: WEST COAST

GO FOR IT, Carmen Marron, 92 min.
Country: USA

HABANA EVA, Fina Torres, 106 min.
Countries: Cuba/Venezuela
Premiere: WEST COAST

HERMAFRODITA, Albert Xavier, 96 min.
Country: Dominican Republic
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

LA SANGRE Y LA LLUVIA (BLOOD & RAIN) Jorge Navas, 90 min.
Countries: Colombia/Argentina
Premiere: WEST COAST

JOSÉ MARTÍ: EL OJO DEL CANARIO, Fernando Pérez, 118mins
Country: Spain/Cuba
Premiere: WEST COAST

LA YUMA, Florence Jaugey, 91 min.
Country: Nicaragua
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

LOS VIAJES DEL VIENTO (THE WIND JOURNEYS), Ciro Guerra, 120min.
Country: Colombia
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

LULA, O FILHO DO BRASIL (LULA, THE SON OF BRAZIL), Fabio Barreto, 128 min.
Country: Brazil
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

MAL DIA PARA PESCAR (BAD DAY TO GO FISHING), Alvaro Bechner, 104 min.
Countries: Spain/Uruguay
Premiere: WEST COAST

MEMORIAS DEL DESARROLLO (MEMORIES OF OVERDEVELOPMENT), Miguel Coyula, 120 min.
Country: Cuba/USA

NAVIDAD, Sebastián Lelio, 104 min.
Country: Chile/France
Premiere: WEST COAST

OVEJA NEGRA, Humberto Hinojosa Ozcariz, 85 min.
Country: Mexico, Spain
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

RABIA, Sebastian Cordero, 95 mins.
Country: Spain/Colombia/Mexico
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

RETRATOS EN UN MAR DE MENTIRAS (PORTRAITS IN A SEA OF LIES), Carlos Gaviria, 90 min.
Country: Colombia
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

TE EXTRAÑO (I MISS YOU), Fabian Hofman, 96 min.
Countries: Mexico/Argentina
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

TERESA, Tatiana Gaviola, 85 min..
Country: Chile
Premiere: WEST COAST

TROPICO DE SANGRE, Juan Delancer, 116 min.
Country: Dominican Republic
Premiere: WEST COAST

UN DIA DE SOL, Rafael Tres, 77 min.
Country: Guatemala
Premiere: WORLD PREMIERE

VIAJO PORQUE PRECISO, VOLTO PORQUE TE AMO (I TRAVEL BECAUSE I HAVE TO, I COME BACK BECAUSE I LOVE YOU), Karim Ainouz, Marcelo Gomes, 75mins.
Country: Brazil
Premiere: WEST COAST

DOCUMENTARY (in alphabetical order):

CRUZ REYNOSO, Abby Ginzberg, 58 min.
Country: USA
LPB Showcase

EL AMBULANTE (THE PEDDLER), Eduardo de la Serna, Lucas Marcheggiano, Adriana Yurcovich, 84 min.
Country: Argentina

EL ANDALÓN - A Maverick Humanitarian in Chiapas, Consuelo Alba, 27:35 min.
Countries: U.S./México
Premiere: WORLD

ENTRE A LUZ E A SOMBRA (ON THE EDGE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW), Luciana Burlamaqui, 150 min.
Country: Brazil
Premiere: WEST COAST

HARVEST OF LONELINESS: THE BRACERO PROGRAM (COSECHA TRISTE), Gilbert Gonzalez, Vivian Price, 58 min.
Country: USA
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

IMMIGRANT NATION! THE BATTLE FOR THE DREAM,
Esau Meléndez, 96 min.
Country: USA
LPB Showcase

NEW CHILDREN/NEW YORK, Gisela Sanders Alcantara, 63 min.
Country: U.S./Mexico
Premiere: WORLD

ONLY WHEN I DANCE, Beadie Finzi, 78min.
Countries: Brazil/United Kingdom
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

SEQUESTRO (KIDNAPPING), Jorge Wolney Atalla, 94 min.
Country: Brazil

THE STORM THAT SWEPT MEXICO, Ray Telles, 118 min.
Country: USA
LPB Showcase

TIEMPO DE LEYENDA, José Sánchez-Montes González, 57 min.
Country: Spain
Premiere: LOS ANGELES

TIN TAN, Francesco Toboada Tabone, 90 min.
Country: Mexico

WOMEN WITH ALTITUDE, Sarah Vaill, 56 min.
Country: USA

SHORT FILMS (in alphabetical order):

204, Rafi Mercado, 12 min.
Country: Puerto Rico

A JANELA (THE WINDOW), João Batista Melo, 9min.
Country: Brazil

ALIJUNA, Cristina Escoda, 18 min.
Country: USA

APPLES, Gary Perez, 13:31 min.
Country: USA

BABY, Yancey Arias, 19:40 min.
Country: USA

CAUTIVOS (CAPTIVES OF HOPE), David Cebrero Ortega, 17:33 min.
Country: USA

COOKIE, Francisco Ordonez, 11 min.
Country: USA

DREAMTOWN, Betty Bastidas, 23:45 min.
Country: Mexico

EL ARMADILLO FRONTERIZO (THE BORDER ARMADILLO), Miguel Anaya, 7 min.
Country: Mexico

EL HIJO DE LA 40/THE HOOKERS SON, Erika Bagnarello,
Country: Costa Rica

EL PRIMOGENITO (THE FIRST BORN), Stefano Riccardo, 11 min.
Country: Mexico

EN TUS MANOS (IN YOUR HANDS), Ron Jacobs, 28 min.
Country: USA

ESTOCOLMO, Juan Francisco Viruega, 14 min.
Country: Mexico

ES MEJOR ESCUCHARLO, Javier A. colon, 25:56 min.
Country: USA

I WANNA SHINE, Prakriti Maduro, 7min.
Country: Venezuela

I'LL BE ALONE, Carlos Marques-Marcet, 12:11 min.
Country: USA

IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM, Isabel Cueva, 17 min.
Country: USA

JARDIM BELELÉU (HEAVEN GARDEN), Ari Candido Fernandes, 15 min.
Country: Brazil

JILLIAN DILLON: A Hippoplatypus Tale, Yvette Edery, 4:18 min.
Country: USA

JUAN CON MIDEO (FEARFUL JOHN), Daniel Romero, 11 min.
Country: Spain

LA AUTORIDAD (THE AUTHORITY), Xavi Sala, 10 min.
Country: Spain

LA NUERA DE DON FILEMON (DON FILEMON'S DAUGHTER IN LAW), Gabriel Guzman, 10 min
Country: Mexico

LA PASTISSERIA, Victor Ridaura, 7:22 min.
Country: USA

LA VIUDA (THE WIDOW), David Martin-Porras, 19 min.
Countries: Spain/USA

LOS DIAS DE VERANO SON MAS LARGOS (SUMMER DAYS ARE LONGER), Aina Calleja, 10 min.
Country: Mexico

LOVE, Guillermo Ivan Duenas, 14 min.
Country: Colombia

LUNA (MOON), Rafael Cardenas, 8 min.
Country: Mexico

MAGO, Maria Victoria Ponce, 12:46 min.
Country: USA

MAÑANA (TOMORROW), Felipe Holguin, 13:12 min.
Countries: USA/Mexico

¿ME PUEDES VER?: (CAN YOU SEE ME?), Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.,19 min.
Country: Peru

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, Michael Carreno, 14 min.
Country: USA

POSITIVE BUY, Hanley Valentin, 11 min.
Country: USA

ROOFTOP WARS, Miguel Silveira, 18 min.
Country: USA

ROOM 401, Jason C. Sting, 18 min.
Country: USA

SENHORAS (LADIES), Adriana Vasconcelos, 10:30 min.
Country: Brazil

S&M, Daniela De Carlo, 2:44 min.
Country: USA

SOUL CHECK MATE (JAQUE MATE AL ALMA GEMELA), David Albala, 14 min.
Country: Chile

SOUTHBOUND, Tim Disney, 12 min.
Country: USA

TAUGHT TO HATE, James Garcia Sotomayor, 27 min.
Country: USA/ Ecuador

THE VIOLINIST (EL VIOLINISTA), Carlo Besasie, 20 min.
Country: USA

TRES Y MEDIO (THREE AND A HALF), Jean-Marc Simonneau, 12:43 min.
Country: Chile

TROUBLESOME, Hilliard Guess, 19:20 min.
Country: USA

UNO O EL OTRO (EITHER/OR), Juan Avella, 2:35 min.
Country: Venezuela

VIRGIN OF THE CANDLES, Victoria Giordana, 15:12 min.
Country: USA

VISITAS, Juan Schnitman, 6mins.
Country: Argentina

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About LALIFF: The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) was founded in 1997 by producer, director, actor and activist Edward James Olmos; independent producer and programmer Marlene Dermer, and independent film and music producer George Hernández†. LALIFF is a non-profit 501c (3) organization with the mission to support the development and exhibition of diverse visions by Latino filmmakers and to promote awareness of the richness and diversity of Latin cultures, artistry and countries through film, the most powerful medium in the world. A competitive festival with prizes, LALIFF serves as a venue where Latino filmmakers come together with industry buyers and distributors. LALIFF also offers industry workshops, panels, labs, networking receptions, educational programs, and hosts some of the best Galas in tinseltown.

LALIFF 2010 Sponsors:
Premier Sponsors: Los Angeles Times/Hoy Newspaper
Presenting Media Sponsor: Univision 34 KMEX, Univision Radio:
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Official Sponsor: City of Los Angeles
Opening Gala Sponsor: EGEDA & Filmotech
Closing Night Presenter Sponsor: The Coca-Cola Company
Closing Night Supporting Sponsor: Lexus
Official Beer Sponsor: Stella Artois
Industry Office Sponsor: Creative Artist Agency (CAA)
Youth Program: Fry's Electronics
Audience Award: CineLatino
Award Sponsors: The Walt Disney Company, Deluxe, , Show Biz Software, Movie Magic,
FINALDRAFT, CineLatino: Audience Award, FUJIFILM: Best Documentary
Film Festival Sponsors: Sony Pictures, HBO,
Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), NBC Universal, Maya Entertainment,
Laguna Production, Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG), Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara (FIDCG), University of Guadalajara FoundationUSA,
Marilyn & Jeffrey Katzenberg
Collaborator Sponsors: ITEX, ProChile, Consulate General of Argentina, Consulate General of Brazil, Consulate General of Chile, Consulate General of Ecuador, Consulate General of Mexico, Consulate General of Spain, Creative Handbook, Department of Cultural Affairs – City of Los Angeles (DCA), Molaa (Museum of Latin America Art), JJ Tailor Shop/Alex Tailor Shop, AZ Los Angeles, Inc., Blue439 Studio, L.A. Inc., MTA (Metro Transportation Authority), Hollywood & Highland Center/Spa Luce,
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Seminar Sponsors: WGAW, SAG Indie, DGA-Directors Guild of America
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MALDEF to Receive Proceeds from Ry Cooder's New Single

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Ry Cooder created his new single “Quicksand” in response to anti-immigrant law SB 1070 and the ongoing Arizona immigration battle. SB 1070 requires police to demand ‘papers’ from people they stop who they suspect are "unlawfully present" in the U.S. As described by Cooder, "Quicksand" is a slow-burning rocker that tells the story of six would-be immigrants making their way from Mexico to the Arizona border. Today, Ry Cooder's "Quicksand" went on sale exclusively on iTunes, and Cooder has pledged to donate all proceeds from the song to MALDEF.

Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, stated that "Defeating Arizona's SB 1070 - and the potential copycat laws that have since been announced by unscrupulous legislators around the nation - will require a broad national community effort to reinforce the constitutional principles and values that characterize our nation. Our heartfelt thanks to Ry Cooder for being a leader in that necessary community effort."

Cooder produced the 1996 album Buena Vista Social Club, followed by solo projects with Ibrahim Ferrer and Manuel Galban, of Los Zafiros. “Quicksand” features Cooder's son Joachim on drums, with backup vocals by Lucina Rodgriguez and Fabiola Trujillo of the Mexican roots band Los Cenzontles. The artwork for the single features the piece "Nuthin' To See Here, Keep On Movin'!" by frequent collaborator Vincent Valdez.

“The Devil’s Highway has been used by migrants traveling on foot for over 100 years,” says Cooder of the journey depicted in the song. “You should try it sometime. Out there, temperatures can get above 130 degrees. If you fall down, you have religious hallucinations, then you die, cooking from the inside out. If you get lucky, you might make it to Yuma, but then what?”

You can find a link to Ry Cooder’s page featuring "Quicksand" here.

To show your support for Ry Cooder and MALDEF, visit the iTunes store to purchase Ry Cooder’s "Quicksand" here.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

14TH LOS ANGELES LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM

FESTIVAL and the

UCLA LATIN AMERICAN INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES

FILMMAKER PANEL TO DISCUSS IMMIGRATION ISSUES

EDWARD JAMES OLMOS TO HOST DISCUSSION

MODERATED BY KPFK-FM's LALO ALCAREZ

LOS ANGELES, CA July 13, 2010 – The 14thLos Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announces that the filmmaker panel, A Dialogue on Immigration Issues: We Are America/Nosotros Somos America will be featured as a centerpiece of the film festival’s planned panel series for this year’s edition of LALIFF, the premier Latino international film festival in the United States.

Taking place at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa (1755 North Highland Avenue, Hollywood) Tuesday, August 24, 5:00PM-7:00PM, the anticipated event will be co-sponsored with the UCLA Latin American Institute.

Presented with LALIFF’s series of films on immigration including Esaú Meléndez’s IMMIGRANT NATION, the panel will address the issue of immigration as a civil rights crisis impacting the Latino immigrant community that has culminated with Arizona’s anti-immigrant law, SB1070.

Moderated by Lalo Alcaraz, creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip La Cucaracha and Host of KPFK-FM’s “Pocho Hour of Power,” the panel will take an incisive and critical look at the current plight of immigrant workers in the United States.

Following the passing of Arizona’s controversial law, some states have taken steps to isolate Arizona to voice their opposition, while others are preparing similar legislation in its wake. Meanwhile, as the nationwide debate continues to heat up this summer, immigrant workers, who have long been a part of our nation, are being subjected to racial profiling and harassment by law enforcement at the same time they are, increasingly, targeted for violent hate crimes.

Filmmakers like Meléndez will be joined by Latino minds such as Professor Justin Akers Chacon (San Diego Community College), co-author of the book, No One is Illegal, for a spirited discussion that will go beyond the politicians and media figures that have encouraged anti-immigrant politics by spreading false propaganda scapegoating immigrants for our nation’s problems. The conversation will then reach beyond the politics to delve into the civil rights crisis that has resulted in the separation of families, and increased violence against the immigrant community.

Actor, filmmaker and LALIFF Chairman, Edward James Olmos stressed the necessity for a substantial dialogue from the Latino point of view, saying “The current events in Arizona has delivered a potentially life changing moment at the doorstep of Latinos. The films we show at LALIFF this year and for years to come will be influenced by the actions of a country that so many in our community have embraced and adopted as their home. But this goes beyond art. This goes to a larger understanding of a very complicated issue.”

LALIFF Executive Director Marlene Dermer agreed, adding “From the beginning, LALIFF has sought to bring people and communities together through our films and the meeting of minds with our attending filmmakers. Central to that effort is a message of a crucial need for unity, comprehension and participation among cultures in this country. We see this particular panel as an opportunity for our film festival to spur and inspire a very timely dialogue from a viewpoint that we have yet to see from today’s pundits and politicians.”

LALIFF is scheduled for August 19-25, 2010 at the Chinese 6 Mann Cinemas, Last year, LALIFF drew an attendance in excess of 15,000 over the course of its 6 day run. In 2010, the film festival will include a full line-up of international award-winning features, short films, panels, workshops, musical performances and networking events.

Additional information can be found at latinofilm.org.

A DIALOGUE ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES
We Are America/Nosotros Somos America

Moderator:
Lalo Alcaraz, creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip La Cucaracha
Host of "Pocho Hour of Power" on KPFK 90.7FM

Confirmed panelists include:

Professor Justin Akers Chacon - San Diego Community College, Chicano Studies, Co-Author of No One is Illegal

José Jacques Medina - Diputado de la LX Legislatura, 4a Circunscripcion, Author of De Mojado a Diputado

Esaú Meléndez, - Director, IMMIGRANT NATION

Thomas A. Saenz - President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

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