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Ojos! 5 Hot American Latino films to discover in 2013
Peep this and pay mind folks, especially Festival Programmers and Distributors. Here’s my list of the most exciting American Latino independent fiction films coming through the pipeline ready to break out and make noise in 2013.
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LatinoBuzz: Interview with Benjamín Ávila
Benjamín speaks to LatinoBuzz about what it meant to see memories from his formative years unfold on the big screen.
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Griffith Park, Point Dume State Beach and Downtown L.A.'s 6th Street Bridge Rank as Most Popular 2012 Filming Locations
L.A.'s Griffith Park was the most popular filming location in 2012, according to the Los Angeles Times.The canyon area logged 409 production days last year, which is 63 days more than its top-ranking previous year. Gritty TV dramas like "Southland" and "Sons of Anarchy" frequent the 4120-acre Los Fe...
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KCRW to Curate Evening Music Programming at 2013 Sundance Film Festival
KCRW to Program Three Nights of Live Musical Performances for Festival’s Music Café and Broadcast Live from Park City, Utah All Performances to be Free and Open to the Public (21 and Older)
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Los Angeles Cinefamily's Fantastic Elastic 24-Hour Telethon with Robert Downey Jr., John Hawkes, Nick Offerman & YOU! (Video)
If you reside in Los Angeles you know that Cinefamily is a cinephile's dream. For the second year, the non-profit theater -- which is devoted to "finding and presenting interesting and unusual programs of exceptional, distinctive, weird and wonderful films"-- is holding its Fantastic Elastic 24-Hour...
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LatinoBuzz: Ten Years After Sharing Her Story of Surviving Torture, Maria Guardado Continues to Fight For a Better World
Ten years ago Randy Vasquez made a documentary about Maria Guardado, a Salvadoran immigrant and activist who had fled her country after being targeted by the army. Maria’s heart wrenching story of surviving torture and sexual abuse, as told in Testimony: The Maria Guardado Story, won awards at both ...
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"The Invisible War"- Treatment Program
Filmmakers to Launch Pilot Treatment Program for Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma in Early 2013 The Artemis Invisible War Recovery Program and Fund will provide specialized treatment to for victims assaulted in the military
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LatinoBuzz: 20 Years After Leaving, Two Sisters Return to the Hippie Commune Where They Were Born in 'American Commune' Documentary
The Mundo sisters, having spent their childhood never watching television, found themselves working for Viacom, one of the biggest media conglomerates there is, as directors for MTV. It was this paradox that sparked the idea to make a documentary.
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AFM and AFI Fest Announce New Program and Films Appearing Today November 6th
The American Film Market (AFM®) and AFI FEST presented by Audi join forces and introduce a new AFI FEST screening program at this year’s market. Three AFI FEST films seeking international sales representation will be screened today starting at 9:00 am.
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LatinoBuzz: South America Takes Over U.S. Theaters, Hermano and Neighboring Sounds Now Playing
It’s rare for a film in Spanish or Portuguese to make it to a U.S. theater. But this week is a big one for Latin American cinema. Two award-winning films opened theatrically this past Friday, Venezuelan soccer drama Hermano and Neighboring Sounds, a meditation on the divide between Brazil’s social c...
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