Based on the success of the 2011 fall series GenMex: Recent Films from Mexico, Anthology Film Archives is partnering once again with Cinema Tropical and the Mexican Cultural Institute to present 'GenMex Part II: Recent Films from Mexico' a film series that will take place September 6 – 12 presenting some of the most inventive and cutting-edge filmmakers working in Mexico today, and featuring five New York premieres.
'GenMex Part II' will showcase some of the most exciting films made in Mexico since the first installment of the series which was presented in the fall of 2011, proving that this new wave of Mexican cinema is anything but a fleeting phenomenon. The program includes the New York premiere of Michel Franco’s Después de Lucía / After Lucía (pictured top left), winner of the top prize at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, the Sundance favorite Halley (pictured right) by Sebastián Hofmann, and a special sneak preview of Natalia Beristain’s No quiero dormir sola / She Doesn’t Want to Sleep Alone, winner of the prize for Best Film at the Morelia Film Festival.
The series will also present the New York premiere of the documentary film Mitote by Eugenio Polgovsky and Fogo by Yulene Olaizola, as well as Nicolás Pereda's Los mejores temas / Greatest Hits, Pedro González-Rubio's Inori, Michel Lipkes' Malaventura and Kyzza Terrazas' El lenguaje de los machetes / Machete Language.
As part of 'GenMex Part II', Anthology Film Archives will also be hosting the U.S. theatrical premiere run of Matías Meyer’s minimalist epic The Last Christeros / Los últimos Cristeros, playing August 30 – September 5.
“We’re very excited to be partnering again with Anthology Film Archives and the Mexican Cultural Institute in bringing to New York audiences some of the best Mexican films of the last couple of years”, says Carlos A. Gutiérrez, Director of Cinema Tropical, and programmer of the film series, “these films illustrate the greatness and diversity of Mexican cinema and showcase some of the country’s most promising talents.”
Costa Rican film Por las plumas / All About the Feathers (pictured), the directorial debut by Neto Villalobos, will have its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival, marking the first time a film from the Central American country is featured in the festival. The film, about a security guard who wants to get into the cockfighting game buys, befriends, and becomes inseparable from his rooster protégé Rocky, will be playing at the 'Discoveries' section of the festival, as it was announced today.
In the August edition of TropicalFRONT on Intelatin Cloudcast, Sergio Muñoz and Carlos A. Gutiérrez talk about Alfonso Cuarón and his upcoming film Gravity; the New York theatrical releases of the Argentinean film El Estudiante by Santiago Mitre at The Museum of Modern Art and the Mexican film Los últimos cristeros / The Last Christeros by Matías Meyer at Anthology Film Archives. Plus a Q&A with Hannah Fidell, Lindsay Burdge and Will Brittain for A Teacher and an essay on La Sirga by William Vega. The music for this episode was performed by Viva La Muerte and Lila Downs. The broadcast aired on 8/15/13 on KKJZ 88.1 FM HD3 and KBeach.org
Chilean film Gloria (pictured) by Sebastián Lelio has been selected as part of the main slate at the 51th edition of the New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today. A wise, funny, liberating movie from Chile, about a middle-aged woman (played by Paulina García) who finds romance but whose new partner finds it painfully difficult to abandon his old habits. The Chilean film, which is distributed in the U.S. by Roadside Attractions, is the only Latin American film in this year's main slate which features 35 films.
Heli (pictured), the third feature film by Mexican director Amat Escalante was awarded the top prize at the 17th edition of the Lima Film Festival, which ran August 9-17 in Peru. The film, winner of the prize for Best Director at Cannes, tells the story of Estela, a 12 year old girl who has just fallen crazy in love with a young police cadet who wants to run away with her and get married. Trying to achieve this dream, her family will have to live the violence that is devastating the region.
The winners of the 28th edition of the annual Imagen Awards, honoring positive portrayals of Latinos and Latino culture in entertainment, were announced last tonight at a dinner ceremony held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The film Bless Me Ultima by Carl Franklin was the big winner of the night winning the prizes for Best Feature Film, and its leading actors Miriam Colon and Luke Ganalon received the prizes for Best Actress and Best Actor respectively.
