MDC’S Tower Theater to Present CINE! Chilean Film Festival 2010
On the eve of the bicentennial of Chile’s independence, Miami celebrates with “Cine! Chilean Film Festival 2010”
Miami, August 16, 2010 - Just in time to celebrate the bicentennial of Chile’s independence, Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Tower Theater, along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, the Chilean Consulate General in Miami, ProChile, the Chile-US Chamber of Commerce and Andromeda Productions, Inc., will present CINE! Chilean Film Festival 2010 from September 10 – 16, 2010.
CINE! Chilean Film Festival 2010 will premiere four of the most recent creations of the Chilean movie industry, including El Regalo (“The Gift”), a comedy by Cristián Galaz and Andrea Ugalde, winner of the Italian Trieste Festival Best Movie award; Teresa, biographical drama directed by Tatiana Gaviola; A Un Metro de Ti (“A Stop Away from You”), a Chilean-Spanish romantic comedy directed by Daniel Henríquez; and Ojos Rojos (“Red Eyes”), a documentary on the Chilean soccer team, by Juan Ignacio Sabatini, Juan Pablo Sallato, and Ismael Larraín.
The Festival is produced by Andromeda Productions, Inc., and is coordinated by its president, Emilia Anguita Huerta, a Miami-based Chilean filmmaker, film and television director, author of award-winning short films, including Red Bird, produced in Miami in 2005. Andromeda Productions, Inc. is an independent production company based in Florida, dedicated to creating corporate messages and films for television.
All films will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles. Proceeds from CINE! Chilean Film Festival 2010 will help the victims of the Chilean earthquake earlier this year.
MDC’s Tower Theatre in the heart of Little Havana has been at the center of a cultural renaissance along Calle Ocho. It is known for offering some of the best foreign film programming in the region. MDC is also home of the Miami International Film Festival, which presents many films at the Tower Theatre.
CINE! Chilean Film Festival 2010
- WHEN: Friday, Sep. 10, 9:00 PM - Thursday, Sep. 16, 9:00 PM
- WHERE: MDC’s Tower Theater, 1508 S.W. 8th St., Miami
- COST: $6.00; seniors and students, $5.00
For more information about the festival, please visit www.cine-festival.com. Tickets will be available at the Tower Theater box office an hour before each movie’s showtime.
Media-only contacts:
Juan Mendieta, 305-237-7611, jmendiet@mdc.edu, MDC communications director
Tere Estorino, 305-237-3949, testorin@mdc.edu, MDC media relations director
Sue Arrowsmith, 305-237-3710, sue.arrowsmith@mdc.edu, media specialist
Tarnell Carroll, 305-237-3359, tcarroll@mdc.edu, media specialist
Alejandro Rios, 305-237-7482, arios1@mdc.edu
Andromeda Productions, Inc., media contact: Angelica Willard, 305-665-4946 or 305-775-8492, or angelicawillard@yahoo.com.