Dominicana at the Cannes Film Festival
The director of the Films Agency in the Dominican Republic (DGCine), Yvette Marichal spoke of the successful participation of the Dominican Republic in the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Filmmakers from around the world are briefed on the incentives and pluses of filming in the Dominican Republic during the event that ends 25 May in Cannes, France. The Dominican Republic has its own booth at the festival. Several Dominican films are on the Cannes program.
“This is the ideal stage to promote the Dominican Republic as a film destination in the region,” said Marichal. More than 12,000 film professionals meet every year in Cannes. She says the event is an opportunity for greater exposure of the work of Dominican moviemakers, to explore new frontiers, opportunities for co-production, creation and distribution.
In addition to Marichal, other traveling as part of the official delegation are Omar de la Cruz, Carlos Cabral, Desiree Reyes, Francis Disla, Alan Nadal, Luis Arambilet, Danilo Reynoso, Lía Chapman, Luis Cepeda, Armando Guareño, Ana Iris Gómez, Pericles Mejía, Luis Rafael González, Katherine Bautista, Paula Cury Melo, Iván Bordas, Zamantha Díaz, Schisell Joaquín Mena, Marcos Moreno, Fernando Blanco, Karla Groizard and Martín Díaz Bello.
Several Dominican films will be shown at Cannes. On Saturday, at the Marché du Film, “La fiera y la fiesta” by Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas was shown at Palais G.
Director Jose Maria Cabral’s “El proyeccionista” will be shown on Monday, 20 May 2019 at 3:30pm (French time) at Riviera 2.
As part of the DR Global platform, an initiative of the Global Film Festival (FCGD), the Dominican film, “Colours” is being shown. It is by director Luis Cepeda and had won the audience award during the past FCGB film festival in the Dominican Republic. The film is being shown on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 at 2pm (France time) at the Palais G.
The documentary “Por si vengo al río” by Fernando Blanco is participating on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 at 11:30am at the Palais H.
Source: DR1, dgcine
May 26, 2019
Category: DR News |