The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) returns for its 11th year bigger and better than ever, calling for submissions for the premier Latino film festival in the country. NYILFF also announces its “Watch Yourself” TV Commercial Contest, calling for script/storyline entries for the festival’s 2010 commercial.
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Movie reviews from a Latino perspective.
Jack Rico is founder and editor of Showbizcafe.com, a website dedicated to providing movie information and reviews to Spanish speaking audiences. After 10 years in front of the cameras as the weather and entertainment correspondent for WXTV/Ch. 41 in NY, he decided to change career paths and go behind the scenes to give us a more in depth look at movies today, from a Latino point of view. To listen to podcast CLICK above.
Please! Tear this heart out!
We talked to Roberto Sneider about the film “Arrancame La Vida”, based on the novel by Angeles Mastreta. He directed and wrote the screenplay. This movie will be in US theaters soon. He talked about the making of this film alongside Mastreta, the adaptation of the screenplay, the characters,and his career as a director.
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ESPN Films acquires The Lost Son of Havana.
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper (Adaptation, Breach), Lost Son of Havana offers a rare inside look at present day Cuba and its people as a 67-year-old Tiant returns to the place of his childhood. During his time there, he confronts once and for all the long-simmering feelings of love and loss he has for his family, his former teammates and the country he left behind.
