http://figafilms.com Home of the New Latin Cinema & Beyond Wed, 15 May 2013 19:58:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Pouco Mais de Um Mês (Almost a Month) http://figafilms.com/?p=7760 http://figafilms.com/?p=7760#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:59:32 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=7760 A film by André Novais Oliveira
Brazil, 2013, 23 minutes
WORLD PREMIERE – 2013 Cannes Film Festival
 
Wed., May 22, 2:30, Thea Croisette
Thu., May 23, 7:30 pm, Studio 13
Sun., Jun. 2, 2:30 pm, Forum des Images, Paris

]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=7760 0 Porcelain Horse (Mejor no hablar de ciertas cosas) http://figafilms.com/?p=7338 http://figafilms.com/?p=7338#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:58:32 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=7338 Directed by Javier Andrade

Ecuador/USA, 2012, 100 minutes

Cine Latino Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany. Wed., May 22, 8 pm, Thu., May 23, 6 pm, & Fri., May 24, 7:30 pm.  CINELATINO

WINNER - Best Picture & Director, Mostra de Cinema Latinoamericà de Catalunya
WINNER – Best Picture, Muestra Internacional de Cine de Santo Domingo
WINNER – Best Narrative Feature, Cine Las Americas Film Festival, Austin, TX
]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=7338 0 Dog Flesh (Carne de perro) http://figafilms.com/?p=6168 http://figafilms.com/?p=6168#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:57:10 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=6168 Written & directed by Fernando Guzzoni
Chile/France/Germany, 2012, 81 minutes
In Spanish with English subtitles
“Powerful” - VARIETY

Cine Latino Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany. Tue., May 21, 10 pm, Wed., May 22, 6 pm, & Fri., May 24, 9:30 pm.  CINELATINO

FESTIVALS & AWARDS
San Sebastian, World Premiere – WINNER, Best Film
19 Valdivia International Film Festival
Mannheim Film Festival
FestivaI del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana – WINNER, Best First Film 
Göteborg International Film Festival – WINNER, Ingmar Bergman Award
SXSW, Austin, TX, North American Premiere
]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=6168 0 *Machete Language (El lenguaje de los machetes) http://figafilms.com/?p=7056 http://figafilms.com/?p=7056#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:55:35 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=7056 RAY&RAMONAlo-res
Directed by Kyzza Terrazas
Mexico, 2011, 85 minutes
World Premiere 68th Venice Film Festival

“Bulbo and Almeida couldn’t be more perfect” - Chicago Film Examiner

Cine Latino Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany. Mon., May 20, 8 pm, Fri., May 24, 6 pm, & Sat., May 25, 9:30 pm.  CINELATINO

Starring Andres Almeida and Jessy Bulbo.

AWARDS
New Voices International Feature Competition, Whistler Film Festival
Special Jury Award, Festival de Cine de Cartagena
]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=7056 0 The Parents (Los viejos) http://figafilms.com/?p=3983 http://figafilms.com/?p=3983#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:54:34 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=3983 Directed by Martin Boulocq
Bolivia, 2011, 73 minutes

Cine Latino, Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany. Sun., May 26, 8 pm.  CINELATINO

FESTIVALS & AWARDS
International Premiere, 14th Busan International Film Festival!
Winner Best International Film, Antofagasta International Film Festival,
]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=3983 0 Avanti Popolo http://figafilms.com/?p=6586 http://figafilms.com/?p=6586#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:53:24 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=6586 Directed Michael Wahrmann
Brazil, 2012, 72 minutes
“A confident, quietly moving work” – Indiewire

EDOC, Festival Internacional de Cine Documental, Quito, Ecuador. May 13>26.  EDOC

World Premiere, VII Rome Film Festival
FICUNAM – WINNER – Best Director, Michael Wahrmann
BAFICI, Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de cine Independiente
 IndieLisboa – Lisbon International Independent Film Festival
]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=6586 0 Yema http://figafilms.com/?p=6048 http://figafilms.com/?p=6048#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:53:04 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=6048 Directed by Djamila Sahraoui
Algeria/France, 2012, 91 minutes
In Arabic with English language

Festival Cinéma Arabe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fri., May 17, 7:30 pm, and Sun., May 19, 7:30 pm.  Cinéma Arabe

Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival, Ankara, Turkey. May 9>16.  FBIWFF

Diffusion of the Arab Cinemas, Marseilles, France. Wed., May 29, 5 pm & Thu., May 30, 8pm.  DAC

FESTIVALS
Venice Film Festival
Namur FF, Belgium (Flanders), WINNER – Best Actress (Djamila Sahraoui)
2MORROW/ZAVTRA Festival of Independent Films, WINNER – Best Sound
Amiens Film Festival, WINNER – The Golden Unicorn
Dubai International Film Festival, WINNER – FIPRESCI Award Feature
FICA, Festival International du Cinéma d’Alger, WINNER – Le Grand Prix
Festival d’Oran du Cinéma Arabe, WINNER – Best Director
FESPACO, Pan African Film Festival of Ouagadougou, WINNER – The Silver Stallion (Best Picture), Best Actress (Djamila Sahraoui) and Best Photography
]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=6048 0 Housemaids (Doméstica) http://figafilms.com/?p=6746 http://figafilms.com/?p=6746#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 00:56:08 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=6746 Directed by Gabriel Mascaro
Brazil, 2012, 75 minutes

 

EDOC, Festival Internacional de Cine Documental, Quito, Ecuador. May 13>26.  EDOC

]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=6746 0 Diego Star http://figafilms.com/?p=7116 http://figafilms.com/?p=7116#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 00:59:07 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=7116 Frédérick Pelletier
Canada/Belgium, 2013, 87 minutes
“Complex, intriguing and ultimately moving!” – THR

Grand Prize winner at the Lille Film Festival

Kino Otok, Isola Cinema Film Festival, Ljubjana, Slovenia. June 6>9.  KINO OTOK

Festivals & Awards
Rotterdam - World Premiere
2013 Berlinale
Curacao IFF Rotterdam
Lille Film Festival – WINNER, Gran Prix
CPH PIX
D’A – F Int’l de Cine de Autor de Barcelona
]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=7116 0 *Thursday Till Sunday (De jueves a domingo) http://figafilms.com/?p=6985 http://figafilms.com/?p=6985#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 00:52:43 +0000 admin http://figafilms.com/?p=6985 Directed by Dominga Sotomayor
Chile/The Netherlands, 2012, 96 minutes 

“In Sotomayor’s hands, childhood is captured in all its conflicting moods” VARIETY
“A subtle and moving debut film by Sotomayor”
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

USC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA. Ray Stark Family Theatre. Mon., May 6.  USC

NOW PLAYING IN SPAIN – PASEO FILMS

 
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Rotterdam, Tiger Award Winner
International Film Festival “Zerkalo,” Moscow, Audience Award
Transylvania International Film Festival, Best Cinematography
Cines del sur, Granada, Spain, Best Film
Los Angeles Film Festival, Honorable Mention
New Horizons International Film Festival (Wrocraw, Poland), Best Film
Valdivia International Film Festival, Best International Film
FCLM-Festival du Cinéma Latino-Américan de Montréal, Special Jury Prize
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.dejuevesadomingo.cl/
]]> http://figafilms.com/?feed=rss2&p=6985 0