According to Páginas del Diario de Satán, El Asaltante is one of the must-see movies of the Lima Fest. Cinencuentro made a photo coverage of the press conference and also commented it on its blog. Read also an interview with Pablo Fendrik. (sorry all in Spanish). More photos, this time from an interview with Pablo Fendrik and Arturo Goetz.

photo source: Idealterna

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As we posted before, El Asaltante is in competion at Lima Film Fest, together with two other Latinofusion films (El telón de Azúcar and Que tan lejos)

The film debut in Peru was attended by Pablo Fendrik (director) and leading actor Arturo Goetz, who is also part of the cast of La novia errante, also in competition in Lima. They both presented the film to the crowd at CCPUCP - Sala Azul.

Good news for those in Peru who are unable to attend festival screenings: the Centro Cultural PUCP
has just acquired theatrical rights for Perú for El Asaltante, so you be seeing it at local theaters any time soon.

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Michael Moore has been on a hectic schedule last months since the Cannes première of “Sicko”. But all the controversy and public debates didn’t deter Moore from presiding over the third annual Traverse City Film Festival that he co-founded in the Michigan resort town where he also keeps a home.

The festival showcased a wide spectrum of documentaries, among them, the upcoming Sundance Channel documentary series “Nimrod Nation” and “I Am An American Soldier: One Year in Iraq with the 101st Airborne”. Another festival highlight was the presentation of Francisco Lombardi’s Mariposa Negra (Black Butterfly)

The festival came to a close on Sunday and it was a total success. The organization had to add 850-seats and yet that did not stop shows from selling out. To complement theatre screenings, every night, audiences estimated at 7,000 to 10,000 turned out for a free outdoor screening of blockbusters like “E.T.” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”

source: IndieWire
photo by Thom Powers: Michael Moore with Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker at the Traverse City Film Festival.

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From August 2 to 11 Lima will be the capital of Latin American Cinema.

Already at its 11th edition, the Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine (best known at Lima Film Fest) organized by the prestigious Centro Cultural de la PUCP (Catholic university) has 45 films in competition, among them Latinofusion’s Que tan Lejos and El Telón de Azúcar and Pablo Fendrik’s El Asaltante.

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After winning the Audience Award (in Portuguese “Júri Popular”) at Rio de Janeiro’s Ibero-american Film Festival (Cinesul) last June, Que tan lejos ratifies its favoritism with Brazilian audiences. The film has just received the Grand Prize (Audience Award) at São Paulo Second Latin American Film Festival, consisting of R$ 30.000 (aprox 15.000 dollars)

Director Tania Hermida presented her film and also took part of the debate “New Geographies”.

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Mariposa Negra and Que tan Lejos are two of more than 100 films programmed for the upcoming Sao Paulo Latin American Film Festival, to take place from July 23 to 29, at the Memorial de America Latina.

Director Tania Hermida will be presenting her film and taking part of the debate “New Geographies”

Camila Guzmán presented her documentary “El Telón de Azúcar” (”Le Rideau de sucre” in French) at the Deuxièmes Rencontres Cinémas en Martinique last Friday, June 28th. This festival, promoted by the CMAC (Centre Martiniquais d’Action Culturelle) took place at the beautiful Caribbean Island of Martinique from June 26 to 30

Here you can read the review by Roland Sabra (in French, bien sur!)

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For two weeks each summer, the city of Jerusalem takes a break of its complex daily reality to be transported into the magic of cinema during the Jerusalem International Film Festival.

The Jerusalem Cinematheque, the heart and soul of the ten-day festival, is situated on the slopes of a valley beneath the Old City walls, within earshot of the muezzin, the Muslim call to prayer, church bells and the intonations of Orthodox Jews at the Western Wall. This unique fusion of sounds and images is reflected in the eclectic selection of films screened during the festival and in the diversity of guests it attracts.

This year the festival organizers invited Peruvian director Francisco Lombardi to present his film, “Mariposa Negra”, at the 24th edition of the event, to take place from July 5 to 14.

For the duration of the festival, Jerusalem is transformed into an island of cultural discourse as visitors from all over the world celebrate the best of international film. In addition to screening over two hundred films in five central venues around the city, the festival also hosts live musical events, dance performances, discussions, workshops, al fresco receptions and gala dinners.

At CINESUL’s (Ibero-american Film Festival) awards ceremony last Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Tania Hermida’s Que tan lejos won the Audience Award (in Portuguese “Júri Popular”).

Latinofusion sucessfully closes its Brazilian tournée with two of the company’s films awarded. (In adition to Que tan lejos, Magdyel Ugáz from Mariposa Negra won the Best Actress Prize at CineCeará.

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In it’s Australian Premiere, Camila Guzman’s El Telón de Azúcar (The Sugar Curtain)received excelent reviews at Sydney Film Festival, which took place from June 8th to 24th.

El Telón de Azúcar joined an heterogeous selection of new films from over 50 countries. From award-winning lyrical Turkish features, to short animations for kids; through pulsating Brazilian flicks and awe-inspiring Tibetan mountain climbing, to classic Hepburn and Bogart and innovative new Australian films.

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