Links

Film Festivals in Latin America:

Mexico:

Festival de Cine Internacional en Guadalajara

March 1-9, 2013

http://www.ficg.mx/

The Guadalajara International Film Festival is a cultural event of great relevance for Guadalajara and Mexico. It is considered as one of the most important showcases for the appreciation, promotion and distribution of Mexican and Ibero-American films. It is a diverse selection of international movies, including national films, its Official Section is composed of features, documentaries, and short films from Mexico and Ibero-America.

Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia

November 3-11, 2012

http://www.moreliafilmfest.com/

The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) emerged as a need to create a unique meeting point in Mexico for the cinematographic community, the people of Michoacán, and international filmmakers. FICM started in 2003 with the goal of establishing a forum to promote up-and-coming Mexican cinema talents, to create incentives and cultural opportunities for the Mexican and international public, and to display the cultural richness of the state of Michoacán.

Guanajuato International Film Festival

July 20-25, 2012

http://www.guanajuatofilmfestival.com/

The Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) is the most important cinematographic event in Latin America. The quality and relevance of the film program; the celebrities and renowned filmmakers that stop-by; the professionals that pin-down projects; along with the public enjoying a myriad of cultural, educational and entertainment activities; have positioned the Festival as the a premier event for Ibero-american cinema.

Festival Internacional de Cine Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

http://www.ficunam.unam.mx/en/

Since its First Edition in February, 2011, FICUNAM laid down the basis to create a new space in Mexico to gather the most vertiginous avant-garde cinema and to screen the films of great authors from the past who remain relevant, as well as those by still-active new masters.

Cuba:  

Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano

December 4-14, 2012

http://www.habanafilmfestival.com/

The 34th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema promotes and awards those works whose significance and artistic values contribute to enrich and reaffirm the Latin American and Caribbean cultural identity.

Festival Internacional de Cine Pobre

http://www.cinepobre.com/ 

Since 2003, the International Low-Budget Film Festival has been held in the small town of Gibara close to the eastern city of Holguín. Besides the competition itself, which awards prizes for fiction and documentary films, there are also meetings, concerts, recitals and art exhibitions. The festival promotes artistic quality with production costs kept to a minimum.

Colombia:  

Festival Internacional de Cine Cartagena de Indias

February 28-March 6, 2013

http://www.festicinecartagena.org/

The Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI) is the oldest cinema event in Latin America, created in 1960. The Festival profiles new trends in World Cinema whilst maintaining its central focus on films from Ibero-America. FICCI also celebrates and supports the current boom in Colombian cinema, through its Colombia al 100% section, in which the latest and best Colombian films are launched nationally and internationally.

Festival de Cine Bogota

October 10-18, 2012

http://xxviii.bogocine.com/

 The purpose of the Bogotá Film Festival is to emphasize the best International Films, to recognize Colombian Film Production, to serve as a stimulus of the Film Industry and to diffuse cinematography culture.

Brazil:

Festival do Rio

September 21- October 2012

http://www.festivaldorio.com.br/

The 13th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Festival do Rio), which is headquartered in the historic heart of the city at the Armazém da Utopia, will screen some 350 films from more than 60 countries at 40 venues across the city.

Festival de Cinema de Gramado

August 10-18, 2012

http://www.festivaldegramado.net/

Sao Paolo International Film Festival

October 21- November 3, 2012

http://en.mostra.org/

For two weeks, more then 400 films will be exhibited at the 34th Mostra, in over 20 spaces among cinemas, museums and cultural centers around São Paulo. The selection provides an overview of the world contemporary cinema and of the tendencies, themes, narratives and aesthetics produced worldwide.

Argentina:  

Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente

April 10-21, 2013

http://www.bafici.gov.ar/

BAFICI was born in 1999 and has ever since grown to become one of the most prominent film festivals in the world, placed as it is in a privileged position on the international film agenda. The Festival is renowned as an essential means of promotion for the independent film output, where the most innovative, daring and committed films can be shown. In the span of its comprehensive programming the festival comprises several cultural expressions and gathers acclaimed directors and new talents within a dynamic atmosphere.

Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata

November 17- 25, 2012

http://www.mardelplatafilmfest.com/

The only “A” Latin American Film Festival, it was founded in 1954 out of the need to reflect the Argentinean film universe, as well as the international cinematographic scenario. As years went by, the Festival grew, becoming a vital exhibition of the development and exchange of the film industry and audiovisual arts. Mar del Plata International Film Festival is today a must for filmmakers, actors, producers, distributors and film lovers. 

Chile:

Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine

August 17-25, 2012

http://www.sanfic.cl/

SANFIC, Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine, is a cinematographic, artistic, industrial and educational platform, as well as a privileged symbol of the city and the country. In the festival’s seventh version – SANFIC7 – producers, directors, film critics and actors converge with audiences and gather around the most recent and important local and international productions, giving Santiago and the country a unique instance full of quality and currency.

Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia

 October 2-7, 2012

http://www.ficv.cl/

FICValdivia is a one-of-a-kind cinematographic event renowned for its focus on independent Chilean and Latin American premières, while featuring the latest productions from the most emblematic filmmakers in international cinema.  

Peru:

Festival de Lima

August 5- 13, 2012

http://www.festivaldelima.com/

 

Documentary Film Festivals in Latin America:

Ambulante (Mexico)

May 14-July 27, 2012

http://ambulante.com.mx/

Ambulante is a non-profit organization focused on supporting and promoting documentary films as a tool for social and cultural transformation. Founded in Mexico in 2005 by Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna and Pablo Cruz, AMBULANTE brings documentary films and training programs to places where they are rarely available, in order to create a participative, informed and critical public, to procure new forms of expression, and to encourage debate in Mexico and abroad.

É Tudo Verdade, Festival Internacional de Documentarios (Brazil)

http://www.itsalltrue.com.br/

In our time of uncertainties, the consolidation of the documentary as art that is autonomous and plural, intimate and public, urgent and perennial is symptomatic. We see a potential documentary in every corner, in every story, as if the technological advance had foreshadowed the instability of the times and the urgency of its record.

DocsDF (Mexico)

November 8-18, 2012

http://www.docsdf.com/

DOCSDF is the International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City. It is known for the quality of its program, awards, the response on its call for entries, and its multiples and rich activities. This Festival seeks to become a platform for the international promotion and exhibition of the Mexican and Latin-American documentary production.

Latino/Latin American Film Festivals in the US:

Austin, TX

Cine Las Americas

http://www.cinelasamericas.org/

Cine Las Americas is a multi-cultural, 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Austin Texas. The mission of Cine Las Americas is to promote cross-cultural understanding and growth by educating, entertaining and challenging diverse audiences through film and media arts.

Chicago, IL

Chicago Latino Film Festival

October 11-25, 2012

http://chicagolatinofilmfestival.org

The CLFF is produced every April by the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago, a pan-Latino, nonprofit, multidisciplinary arts organization dedicated to developing, promoting and increasing awareness of Latino culture among Latinos and other communities by presenting a wide variety of art forms. During the festival, films from all of Latin America, Brazil, Spain and Portugal are screened throughout the city.

NYC

New York International Latino Film Festival

August 13-19, 2012

 
http://www.nylatinofilm.com/

Launched in 1999, the New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) is now the premier Urban Latino film event in the country. The NYILFF’s mission is to showcase the works of the hottest emerging Latino filmmaking talent in the U.S. and Latin America, offer expansive images of the Latino experience, and celebrate the diversity and spirit of the Latino community.

Havana Film Festival New York

http://www.hffny.com/2012/index.php

The Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) collaborates with Havana's International Festival of New Latin American Cinema to introduce its audience to prominent and emerging filmmakers by showcasing the latest award-winning films and classics from and about Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S. Latino community. HFFNY seeks to cultivate audience-artist dialogue through panel discussions designed to give a behind-the-scenes look at an industry that continues to gain global recognition. The festival program offers directors, actors and producers an opportunity to exchange ideas, enriches and expands the vision of Latino culture and provides a multi-cultural experience for a diverse audience. 

Latinbeat at Lincoln Center

http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/latinbeat

Spanning 11 countries from Cuba to Chile, this year's edition of Latinbeat features U.S. and East Coast premieres by up-and-coming as well as established filmmakers. See your favorite actors in romantic comedies, edge-of-your-seat thrillers, thoughtful dramas as well as eye-catching animations and documentary that flirts with fiction.

Hola Mexico Film Festival

http://holamexicoff.com/ 

We are proud to say adios cliches and HOLA MEXICO. Our goal is to showcase the real Mexico and transmit our vision of what life in Mexico is on a day-to-day basis. Mexico is not what is seen on current television networks or select news reports. We invite you to say goodbye to all the clichés that surround us every day and say HOLA to Mexico through the eyes of our Film Festival. 

 

 

PeruFest

http://perufest.wordpress.com/ 

PERUFEST is a pioneer event at New York City, being the first festival to be exclusively dedicated to the Peruvian Cinema. Founded in April, 2010, PERUFEST presents the most recent cinematographic productions of the new generation of Peruvian directors. 

V Ecuadorian Film Showcase in New York 

July 14-20, 2012

http://www.muestradecineecuatoriano.com/

Once again this year, the Ecuadorian Film Festival of New York screens some of the most avant-garde films produced ​​in Ecuador in recent years. As before, the fifth edition of this festival aims to promote the creation and development of young filmmakers in Ecuador by publicizing their work to the American public. Film will once again offer an open window to a world where not only do we see a part of ourselves reflected, but is also a showcase for a country, its landscapes, its people and their stories.   

CortoCircuito

http://www.nyu.edu/kjc/cortocircuito/press.html

The annual CortoCircuito Latino Shorts Film Festival of New York hosts the most exciting films from Latin America, Spain and U.S. Latino including a selection of festival circuit award winners. 

Premiere Brazil!

July 12-24, 2012

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1283 

A collaboration between The Museum of Modern Art and the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, the annual Premiere Brazil! festival introduces New York audiences to original and accomplished work by both new and established Brazilian filmmakers.

San Diego, CA

San Diego Latino Film Festival

http://www.sdlatinofilm.com/

The San Diego Latino Film Festival was established 19 years ago as a student film festival focusing on works by Latinos and/or about the Latino Experience. Since that time, The San Diego Latino Film Festival has developed into one of the larger and well-respected Latino film festivals in the country. Over 225,000 people have attended during the past few years and over 3,500 films/videos from across Latin America and the United States have been screened. 

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles International Film Festival

August 16-21, 2012

http://www.latinofilm.org/festival/

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) Its mission is to showcase, nurture and support existing and emerging creative Latino filmmakers with diverse visions in the United States and internationally. Serve as a springboard and catalyst for the promotion and distribution of Latin films. Bring awareness through film, the most influential audiovisual medium of our time, the richness and diversity of Latin culture. Invest in our community through our mentorship & internships programs and develop an audience for our cinema.

Seatlle, WA

The Seattle International Latino Film Festival

October 5-14, 2012

http://www.slff.org/

The Seattle Latino Film Festival (SLFF) celebrates the art and entertainment of Latin American cinema. Our goal is to bring audiences and filmmakers together for an educational experience and to support the magic of film making as a part of Hispanic culture globally.

South Texas

CineSol Latino Film Festival

http://www.cinesol.com/

CineSol Film Festival is a showcase festival that makes its way across the Rio Grande Valley, celebrating achievement in the art of filmmaking. CineSol is dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of screenwriters and filmmakers and recognizing their artistic contributions. CineSol supports the work of aspiring and established filmmakers by enhancing public awareness of their artistic endeavors and by encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community alliances. 

Tuscon, AZ

Tucson Cine Mexico

http://tucsoncinemexico.org/ 

Tucson Cine Mexico is a premiere film festival in the US focusing entirely on the work of  an exciting generation of young filmmakers from different regions in the country who are drastically changing how Mexicans see and represent themselves on the big screen, and challenging traditional notions of Mexican culture and identity. The festival is dedicated to presenting the best in contemporary Mexican cinema to a diverse audience.

Latin American Cinema Distributors in the US:

Maya Entertainment
http://www.mayaentertainment.com/

FiGa Films
http://www.figafilms.com/

Las Américas Film Network
http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/

Latin American Cinema Bloggers in New York:

Cine Latino en Nueva York (in Spanish)

Christian del Moral

http://cinelatinony.blogspot.com/

diazfilm

Mario Diaz

http://diazfilm.blogspot.com/

El Nuevo Canon (in Spanish)

Jerónimo Rodríguez

http://elnuevocanon.blogspot.com/

Toma 1 / NY1 Noticias (in Spanish)

Jerónimo Rodríguez

http://ny1noticias.com/13-portada-news-content/cultura_y_sociedad/toma_1/

Latin Films

Graciela Berger Wegsman

http://latinfilms.blogspot.com/

Latin American Cultural Organizations in New York:

Mano a Mano
http://www.manoamano.us

Museo del Barrio
http://www.elmuseo.org/

Mexican Cultural Institute of NY
http://www.lavitrina.com/

King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/kjc/

Cinema Tropical AWARDS

The 6th Annual Cinema Tropical AWARDS, January 20, 2016

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The 4h Annual Cinema Tropical AWARDS, January 29, 2014

The 3rd Annual Cinema Tropical AWARDS, January 15, 2013

The 2nd Annual Cinema Tropical AWARDS, November 30, 2011

The 1st Annual Cinema Tropical AWARDS, October 22, 2010

The Cinema Tropical AWARDS, created in 2010 to honor excellence in Latin American filmmaking, is the only international award entirely dedicated to honoring the artistry of recent Latin American cinema. In its inaugural year, the Awards were given to the Ten Best Latin American Films of the Aughts.

On Friday, October 22, 2010, Cinema Tropical awarded the 10 Best Latin American Films of the Decade (2000-2009) with the first edition of the Cinema Tropical AWARDS at the TimesCenter in New York City. This cutting edge event was the first of its kind, and created with the aim to establish an annual tradition in the future to honors the tremendous and constantly growing creative output of Latin American cinema and demonstrates this region’s great quality and diversity.

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MISSION
HISTORY
DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAMMING
PUBLICITY
STAFF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CONTACT US
PRESS
FAQ

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MISSION

New York-based Cinema Tropical (CT) is the leading presenter of Latin American cinema in the U.S.

Founded in 2001 with the mission of distributing, programming and promoting what was to become the biggest boom of Latin American cinema in decades, CT brought U.S. audiences some of the first screening of films such as Amores Perros and Y Tu Mamá También.

Through a diversity of programs and initiatives, CT is thriving as a dynamic and groundbreaking 501(c)(3) non-profit media arts organization experimenting in the creation of better and more effective strategies for the distribution and exhibition of foreign cinema in this country.

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HISTORY

Cinema Tropical –the brainchild of Carlos A Gutiérrez and Monika Wagenberg, was officially launched on February 19, 2001, with a special screening of Martín Rejtman’s Silvia Prieto at the (now-extinct) Two Boots Pioneer Theater in New York’s East Village with the attendance of the Argentine filmmaker.

Shortly after, Cinema Tropical held a special sneak preview of the Mexican film Amores Perros with director Alejandro González Iñárritu and actor Gael García Bernal in attendance followed by a reception. The organization got a start as a cineclub organizing film series with weekly screenings at the Pioneer Theater. The Cinema Tropical Series showed retrospectives on directors such as Carlos Diegues and Leonardo Favio, and in conjunction with the Guggenheim Museum organized the series “Acción! Mexican Cinema Now” which included the New York Premiere of Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También.

Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2002, the organization soon expanded to create a non-theatrical circuit that would also held regular screenings in 13 of the most important cinemathèques around North America including Facets Cinémathèque in Chicago, the NW Film Center in Portland and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others.

It was in 2003, that Cinema Tropical launched Israel Adrián Caetano's film Bolivia as its first theatrical release at Film Forum, and to date the organization has done 16 releases, more than any other film distributor in the country.

Since its creation over eight years ago, Cinema Tropical has produced numerous projects including “Cine Móvil,” a traveling open-air film festival; ‘David Bowie Presents 10 Latin American & Spanish Films from the Last 100 Years’ film series, in association with the H&M High Line Festival; and ‘Cinema Chile’ at the Quad Cinema, in partnership with ProChile.

In 2011 The Museum of Modern Art in New York City paid tribute to the work of the organization with the film series "In Focus: Cinema Tropical" which featured films made by some of the directors that CT has championed throughout these past years.

Today Cinema Tropical is thriving as dynamic and groundbreaking media arts organization experimenting in creating better and more effective platforms for the distribution and exhibition of foreign cinema in this country, introducing American audiences to the rich and diverse tradition of Latin American cinema, as well as advocating inside and outside the film community for a more inclusive take on world cinema.

Clockwise from top left: Cinema Tropical's Co-founding Director Carlos A. Gutiérrez with filmmakers Fernando Eimbcke (Duck Season; Lake Tahoe) and Alfonso Cuarón (Y Tu Mamá También; Children of Men); Brazilian filmmakers Fernando Meireles (City of God; The Constant Gardener) and Paulo Morelli at the NY premiere of City of Men presented as part of Cinema Tropical's "Janeiro in New York" festival; Actor Gael García Bernal and director Alejandro González Iñárritu at the NY premiere of Amores Perros in the spring of 2002; director Chico Teixera, Rachel Greenstein from Havaianas and Cinema Tropical's Mary Jane Marcasiano at a sneak preview of Teixera film Alice's House. Photos by José Luis Ramírez.

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DISTRIBUTION

THEATRICAL

Cinema Tropical has become the largest theatrical distributor of Latin American cinema in the U.S., having released 16 films since 2002 (more than any other U.S. distributor). The organization acquires the top Latin American films and assures the directors and producers a wide exposure to be showcased in the most prestigious art-house theaters, institutions and film festivals.

Cinema Tropical has released its films in the following theaters in New York City:

- Film Forum
- IFC Center
- The Quad Cinema
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Cinema Village
- Anthology Film Archives
- reRun Gastropub Theater
- The Pioneer Theater

NON-THEATRICAL

Cinema Tropical has built a strong library of acclaimed and award-winning Latin American films for the non-theatrical market. Featuring works by acclaimed directors such as Lucrecia Martel, Fernando Meirelles, Natalia Almada, Martín Rejtman, Andrés Wood, Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, “The Cinema Tropical Collection” offers films for rental and purchase for the non-theatrical/educational market. Our clients include universities and colleges, cinematheques, libraries, film festivals, film societies, and museums.

The Cinema Tropical Collection Catalog

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PROGRAMMING

Cinema Tropical carefully selects the best available films and serves as a curator of special series and retrospectives to match the needs of a diverse array of theaters, institutions and film festivals.

Our organization has co-presented special film screenings and events with some of the country’s finest cultural institutions including:

The Museum of Modern Art
The Kennedy Arts Center, Washington D.C.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
BAMcinématek / Brooklyn Academy of Music
The Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Miami Art Central, Miami, FL.

Cinema Tropical has created numerous film series and programs showcasing the diversity and richness of Latin American cinema. The organization has established some ongoing programs such as:

- TropiChat
- Cinema Tropical’s Music + Film Series
- Janeiro in New York
- The Cinema Tropical Premiere Series

Among many other special programs, Cinema Tropical has produced or worked in the production of the following events:

- ‘Acción! Mexican Cinema Now’ and ‘In the Air: Projections of Mexico’ film series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
- ‘Cinema Chile’ at the Quad Cinema, in partnership with ProChile.
- ‘Film Chile Miami’ at the Colony Theater, Miami Beach Cinematheque and The Wolfsonian Museum, in partnership with ProChile.
- ‘David Bowie Presents 10 Latin American & Spanish Films from the Last 100 Years’ film series, in association with the H&M High Line Festival.

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PUBLICITY

Cinema Tropical has successfully attracted a dedicated audience from among its members and tailors its marketing efforts to effectively target new audiences, maximize attendance to screenings and increase awareness of Latin American cinema.

Cinema Tropical has proven to be a successful and efficient source for publicizing and marketing Latin American films. With customized campaigns and grassroots marketing, Cinema Tropical has designed and implement creative strategy to reach diverse audiences. We offer our professional services to distribution companies, cultural organizations and individual producers create a strategy to promote theatrically-released feature films or film festivals and series.

Promotional Services and Past Clients

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STAFF

Carlos A. Gutiérrez, Co-founder and Executive Director. Carlos A. Gutiérrez is a film/video programmer, cultural promoter and arts consultant based in New York City. As a guest curator, he has presented several film/video series at different cultural institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, BAMcinématek, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco, CA) and Museo Rufino Tamayo (Mexico City). Along with Mahen Bonetti, he curated the 53rd edition of the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar. He is a contributing editor to BOMB magazine and has served as a member of the jury and the selection committees for various film festivals including the Morelia Film Festival, SANFIC - Santiago Film Festival, The Hamptons International Film Festival, The Asian American International Film Festival and New Fest: The New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, among others. He has served as both expert nominator and panelist for the Rockefeller Fellowship Program for Mexican Film & Media Arts and for The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, as well as a screening panelist for the Oscars' Academy Awards for film students. He holds MA in Cinema Studies from New York University and a BA in Communications from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City).

Mary Jane Marcasiano, Director of Development and Special Projects. Mary Jane Marcasiano is the president of her eponymous design company in New York City and actively involved in the arts and non-profit community. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design/The New School and the recipient of the Cartier, DuPont, Cutty Sark and Wool Knit Awards. Marcasiano has designed costumes for DanceBrazil, the New York City Ballet, RythMEK at Jacob’s Pillow and Cleo Parker Robinson as well as a short film in Brazil. For three years she served as the President of the Board of Directors of DanceBrazil, a non-profit foundation dedicated to cultural exchange between Brazil and the United States. In 2004 she produced a documentary film about Capoeira with director Gustavo Moraes. Drawing on her background in non-profit, Marcasiano recently launched "Made With Love in Brazil" in conjunction with "Fashion With a Heart," a groundbreaking program dedicated to producing and selling socially-responsible fashion that benefits NGO's in Brazil and the US.

Mara Behrens, Art Director. Mara Behrens was born and raised in Venezuela. In 1991, she moved to Mexico City where she completed a BA in Design at Universidad Iberoamericana. She lived in Paris, where she took Fine Art courses at George Pompidou Center. Between 1996 and 1999, she worked as Art Director in Editorial Televisa in Mexico City, where she was in charge of the design supervision of Harper's Bazaar. In 1999 she moved to New York City where she worked as Senior Art Director at the advertising agency Reynardus & Moya and as Creative Director at Venaca.com, a digital design firm.

Andrés M. Bayona, Intern. Social Communicator and Journalist at the Universidad de La Sabana in Bogotá based in New York City. He began my career as a Producer and Director's Assistant for Bichos, a TV show for children owned by RCN Television, one of the most important stations in Colombia. Additionally he worked as an anchor, producer and reporter for the News in English division directed by American journalist Brian Andrews. His experience in strategic communications continued at the Santafé Mall, the second largest shopping center in Colombia, where he served as the Communications Director in charge of developing strategies, performing spokespersons training and crisis management. Afterwards, he worked for he independent firm Dattis Comunicaciones, where he supported press events, one on one meetings with opinion leaders, implemented regional tours, and designed strategies for stakeholders such as clients, employees, authorities, journalists, editors, producers, and directors. He is currently earning his Master’s in Media Management at The New School.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

- Debbie Zimmerman, Executive Director, Women Make Movies
- Josh Siegel, Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art
- Warren James, Architect
- Fernando Ramírez, Entertainment Lawyer
- Monika Wagenberg, Director, Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival
- Carlos A. Gutiérrez, Executive Director, Cinema Tropical (ex officio)

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CONTACT US

CINEMA TROPICAL
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New York, NY 10012
Tel. +1 (212) 254-5474
Email us

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PRESS

indieWIRE

How NYC Became a Capital of Latin American Film in a Decade | MoMA In Focus: Cinema Tropical
Cinema Tropical's Top Ten Latin American Films of the Past Decade
Emerging Spectators: Cultivating the Art-House Audience in a Post-Auteur Culture
Viva El Cine: Will Mexico and Spain Spur a Spanish-Language Revival?
Latin Invasion Lull: Where is the Year’s Latin American Breakout?

The Huffington Post

La Doble Tanda y Cinema Tropical

Film Journal

Tropical Zone, page 1 / page 2

FAQ

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Cinema Tropical programs are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Additional support provided by by the Media Arts Technical Assistance Fund of NYSCA Electronic Media and Film.

PUBLICITY

 

After more than eleven years dedicated to promoting, exhibiting, distributing and programming Latin American films, Cinema Tropical has proven to be a successful and efficient source for publicizing and marketing films from these countries. With a customized campaign and unconventional "guerrilla" tactics, we can help you reach a target audience that will attend your film and spread the word on the street and through specialized channels. For more detailed information on our marketing and publicity services please call us at (212) 254-5474 or email us.

 

Past and current clients include:

- Film Forum
- Film Movement
- Icarus Films
- The Film Sales Company
- Elephant Eye Films
- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- First Run Features
- PBS' POV Series
- Brazilian Film Festival of New York
- Kino Lorber Films
- Music Box Films
- The Film Society of Lincoln Center
- Menemsha Entertainment
- Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- S.O.B's
- Outsider Pictures
- The H&M High Line Festival
- The King Juan Carlos I Center at NYU
- Hola Mexico Film Festival
- Strand Releasing
- Ocesa Presents
- Ibermedia
- Palm Pictures
- New Yorker Films
- Tartan Films
- Warner Independent Pictures

 

Cinema Tropical has worked on numerous campaigns in different capacities, which have included the New York premieres of Amores Perros (Lions Gate Films), Y Tú Mamá También (IFC Films), El Crimen del Padre Amaro (Samuel Goldwyn Films), special word-of-mouth screenings for Sin Nombre and The Motorcycle Diaries (Focus Features), Duck Season (Warner Independent Pictures), Babel (Paramount Vantage) and Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón (Lionsgate).

Cinema Tropical has also worked on the marketing and publicity campaign for the theatrical releases of Nostalgia for the Light (Icarus Films); The Maid (Elephant Eye Films), Crude (First Run Features), Live-in Maid (The Film Sales Company), Lake Tahoe (Film Movement), La León (Music Box Films) and the Hola México Film Festival, MoMA and the Rio Film Festival's Premiere Brazil festival, among many others projects.

 

 

 

 

FILM CATALOG

Subcine + Cinema Tropical, the country’s leading Latino media distributors, are pleased to announce the formation of an alliance designed to serve the needs of American educators and librarians seeking a definitive resource for Latino and Latin American film and video.

CINEMA TROPICAL NON-THEATRICAL / EDUCATIONAL

CINEMA TROPICAL THEATRICAL

SUBCINE'S U.S. LATINO NON-THEATRICAL CATALOG

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CINEMA TROPICAL'S NON-THEATRICAL / EDUCATIONAL CATALOG

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A film by Javier Solórzano Casarin, Mexico, 2009, 65 min.

As part of a series of a country-wide airport raids in search of terrorists, Elvira Arellano, a Mexican woman working as a janitor at O'Hare International Airport, was arrested and convicted of Social Security fraud. On the date she was ordered to appear before immigration authorities, she took refuge in a Methodist church where she fought to remain in the United States with her American-born son. Despite her 12-month struggle, she was ultimately deported to Mexico in 2007. Elvira narrates the drama of this undocumented mother who has become an international symbol for undocumented workers' rights.

SUITE HABANA

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A film by Fernando Pérez, Cuba/Spain, 2003, 80 min. 

A poetic homage to the city of Havana, this breathtaking film portrays Cuba’s capital as no other art form has before. A loving and melancholic picture over a 24 hour period of life of this city, the film follows ten ordinary Habaneros as they go about their daily routine.

“A lyrical, meticulously-crafted and unexpectedly melancholy homage to the battered but resilient inhabitants of a battered but resilient city... The surprisingly watchable delight strikes universal chords... "Suite" is a valuable addition to Cuba's cinematic canon.” — Variety

Grand Coral - First Prize - Havana Film Festival 2003
SIGNIS Award - San Sebastian International Film Festival 2003
Best Director, Best Music and Best Sound - Havana Film Festival 2003
FIPRESCI Prize - Havana Film Festival 2003

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YOUNG REBELS / JÓVENES REBELDES

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A film by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck. USA/Cuba, 2005, 70 min.

Young Rebels follows five Cuban hip-hop groups and two producers over the course of a Havana summer.

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TORO NEGRO

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A film by Pedro González-Rubio and Carlos Armella. Mexico, 2005, 87 min.

Pedro González-Rubio and Carlos Armella follow, almost from the character’s inside, and sometimes with a disturbing closeness, Fernando Pacheco, a.k.a El Suicida (The Suicide), a young bullfighter who fights not in big arenas but at popular parties of small Mayan communities in the Yucatán Peninsula.

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MÁS ALLÁ DEL MAR/ BEYOND THE SEA

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A film by Lisandro Pérez-Rey. USA/Cuba, 2003, 80 min.

Weaving together riveting stories along with rare historical images and footage from present-day Cuba, this film recreates the Mariel Boatlift, a crisis that shook the very foundations of Cuban as well as American society.

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DEL OLVIDO AL NO ME ACUERDO / I FORGOT, I DON'T REMEMBER

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A film by Juan Carlos Rulfo. Mexico, 1998, 75 min.

Made by the son of famed Mexican writer, Juan Rulfo, purports to be the son’s search for his father among the people who knew him. But as their memory betrays them, the film becomes a brooding reverie on love, memory, death  and old age.

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HERMANAS

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A film by Julia Solomonoff. Argentina/Spain, 2005, 88 min.

Exploring the secrets and silences of a family and a society that lived under a decade of fear, complicity with the dictatorship and concealment, Solomonoff debuts with a compelling story in a film that shines with exceptional  performances by Valeria Bertuccelli and Ingrid Rubio.