Argentina's Mar del Plata Film Festival announces lineup November 10, 2016 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Argentina's Mar del Plata Film Festival, one of the oldest and most important film events in Latin America, announced its lineup on Tuesday, November 10 at a press conference led by festival president José Martínez Saárez, artistic director Fernando M. Pena and government officials, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. Running Nov. 18-27 and featuring Pablo Larrain's Chilean Oscar bid Neruda as this edition's opening film, the only A class festival in Latin America confirmed its goal to become "the world's beacon for Latin American cinema," according to Alejandro Cacetta, head of the Argentine Film Institute. Mar del Plata's extensive program will present more than 300 films, spread across its three main competitions — international, Latin American and Argentine thematic sections — and several focuses on international art house filmmakers such as Wang Bing (Bitter Money), Pierre Leon and Masao Adachi. The fest's international guest list includes French auteur Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper), who will present a retrospective of his work; legendary cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, Last Tango in Paris); and American film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, who will head the international competition's jury. The festival also will present the second edition of its regional industry sidebar, LoboLab, which joins a selection of young producers and directors with film professionals from Europe and Latin America.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat  To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.“By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents.The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. |
