The Hollywood Writers Strike
(No, we’re not in Hollywood and we’re not really writers and we’re not on strike, but we’re sympatico)
Love, Death, and the Prom » Dec 13, 14, 15
La Noche de los publívoros » December 7 – 8
La Noche de los publívoros
December 7 y 8 at 8 PM
by Jean Marie Boursicot
5 hours with 400 commercials from more than 30 countries and cultures.
LOCATION: Auditorio del Centro Universitatrio de lo Costa (CUC), Av. Universidad 203, Ixtapa
TICKETS: 200 pesos available from Organic Café in Plaza las Glorias in Pitillal.
WEBSITE: www.publivoros.com.mx/bienvenidos.php
A most unusual night. This event has been held in Mexico City for the last 10 years and is here in Vallarta for the first time. During the event, there are discussions about and reactions to the 400 commercials viewed on large screen. The pace is intense and the goal is to view the world through the mirrors of the eyes of the societies’ commercial artists.
VALLARTA FILM FESTIVAL » Free Environmental Films » December 5 to 9
THE FOURTH ANNUAL VALLARTA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTALIST SECTION (free viewings)
List of all Films to be shown.
The fourth edition of the annual Vallarta Film Festival, to take place from December 5th to 9th, will feature the Environmentalist Section, with a selection of documentary films that should promote among the audience both ecological conscience and the importance of caring for our planet.
This year the Environmentalist Section is comprised of five documentaries plus a special screening of Planet Earth –a BBC nature documentary TV series that consists of eleven episodes.
[youtube AcpJMBBUvys&rel=1 BBC’s Planet Earth]
One of the most outstanding films to be presented in this section is The 11th Hour, a feature film documentary created, produced and narrated by three-time Academy Award nominee actor Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic, The Aviator, The Departed).
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Vallarta Short Film Contest » Dec 5-7
CURRENT TRENDS IN LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA » VALLARTA FILM FESTIVAL
THE CURRENT TRENDS IN LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA TO BE PRESENTED IN THE 4TH ANNUAL VALLARTA FILM FESTIVAL
List of all Films to be shown.
From December 5th to 9th, get ready to enjoy a distinctive selection of six Latin American films such as “The Past”, starring Gael Garcia, and “XXY”, winner of the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the Cannes film festival
Nuevo Vallarta, Nay. – The Vallarta Film Festival is pleased to announce the films representing the Latin American Section of its fourth annual edition, to take place on December 5th to 9th of this year at the facilities of Cinemark Plaza Caracol.
This section will showcase a selection of six feature films representing the current trends in Latin American cinema, including Hector Babenco’s The Past –the most recent production starring Mexican heartthrob Gael Garcia Bernal- and XXY, the awarded movie debut of Argentinean filmmaker Lucia Puenzo. One Long Night, Under the Same Moon, Dream Havana, and Posada complete the program.