The CineMás Albuquerque Latino Film Festival is New Mexico’s premiere festival showcasing films that focus on the diverse social and cultural themes of the Latino voice. This year, it will be held Thursday, Feb. 15, through Sunday, Feb. 18, at various sites around Albuquerque. Projects from Panama, Spain, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay, as well as works by New Mexican filmmakers, will be screened at local venues.
Many featured pieces have received awards at film festivals around the world and range from short films and animations to documentaries and full-length dramas.
Organized by UNM’s Arts of the Americas Institute in the College of Fine Arts, the festival includes an emphasis on filmmakers, scholarly work and generating an atmosphere for discussion. Venues include the Guild Cinema, the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Wells Fargo Theatre, UNM’s ARTS Lab, and the historic KiMo Theatre in downtown Albuquerque.
The festival opens at the KiMo with a free screening of the Brazilian film Quase Dois Irmaos (Almost Two Brothers) by screenwriter Paulo Lins, best known for his work City of God. Four winners of the Governor’s Cup Screenplay Competition will screen their films at the Guild along with a question and answer sessions with the filmmakers.
At the UNM ARTS Lab, Dr. Carl Mora will present Espaldas Mojadas, a classic Mexican film which Mora translated and subtitled.
Festival highlights include Sundance Film Festival award winner Quinceañera, critically acclaimed Whisky from Uruguay, Peruvian film Dias de Santiago, and Argentina’s Las Mantenidas Sin Sueños. The works of emerging local and international filmmakers will also be featured as well as a block of films from the Los Angeles Cine Sin Fin Festival.
Festival passes are $15 for students and $25 for adults and are available at Alphaville Video, 256-8243. Tickets for individual screenings can be purchased at the door. National Hispanic Cultural Center tickets are also available through
ticketmaster.com
For information, detailed schedule and ticket information visit: CineMás Festival.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu