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THE HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL USA ‘10 ARRIVES TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SHOWCASING THE BEST OF RECENT MEXICAN CINEMA

Hollywood and International celebrities will attend the opening night red carpet and film screening of BALA MORDIDA (BITTEN BULLET) at the Arclight Cinemas on April 29, 2010

Los Angeles, California (April 14, 2010) – The Hola Mexico Film Festival (HMFF) kicks off its USA ’10 edition in Los Angeles, California for the second consecutive year. The festival has established itself as the most important film festival abroad, showcasing exclusively the best of recent Mexican film productions. This year, film aficionados in the USA will get a chance to attend HMFF in various cities including:  Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC and New York.

The Hola Mexico Film Festival features an ambitious program that showcases the rich diversity of current Mexican Cinema, offering a wide selection for different cinematic tastes. The HMFF USA ’10 edition in Los Angeles will showcase 12 feature films and 2 documentaries. The program includes the award winning film in various festivals around the world: Alamar (To the Sea), directed by Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio; it also includes: Sucedió en un día (It Happens in One Day), a collection of eight short films directed each by one of the most important Mexican filmmakers of today. Adriana Barraza (Academy Award™ nominee) and Joaquin Cosio are among the actors participated in exciting project.

The program showcases two films about immigration. Los que se quedan (Those Who Remain) which has earned accolades in various film festivals. It is a film that explores the melancholy, memories and identity of the families left behind of those who have crossed the northern border. A film about absence, about the families whose lives are defined by the voids emigration has created. Norteado (Northless) directed by Rigoberto Perezcano is about a man who travels from Oaxaca to Tijuana determined to cross the US border. Circumstances force him to stay in Tijuana where he starts working in a grocery store. His experience in Tijuana makes him analyze what he’s about to do and become aware of what he is leaving behind. Norteado talks about the illusion that the USA represent for those who decide to cross the border searching for a better life. 

The high quality of the HMFF selected films allows the festival to open with a different film in each of the cities in the USA. In Los Angeles, the opening night program will showcase Bala mordida (Bitten Bullet) directed by Diego Muñoz; the film’s cast includes: Damián Alcázar, Dagoberto Gama and Octavio Castro among others.  The films portraits the Mexico of today and its current crisis of corruption and security; seen from a different point of view, it motivates the audience to analyze and perhaps see, what society has become accustomed to.

The retrospective film this year is the blockbuster, winner of six awards around the globe: Sexo, pudor y lagrimas (Sex, Shame and Tears). The cast includes Demian Bichir, Susana Zabaleta and Cecilia Suarez, among others.

New in 2010: Producers Forum – HMFF will present a producer’s forum in Los Angeles, exploring the world of Mexican Cinema by its most influential producers. Pablo Cruz,  co-founder of Canana Films with Diego Luna and Gael Garcia, who also produced “Sin Nombre” and “Revolución”; and Fernando Rovzar, producer from Lemon Films are confirmed to attend. Various producers from the films showcasing at the festival will also participate.Lemon

In Los Angeles,  Hola Mexico Film Festival will run from April 29 to May 4, 2010. All screenings will take place at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood. (6360 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA). See www.arclightcinemas.com for more information about the venue. Tickets are available in advance at the theater’s website.

Hola Mexico Film Festival USA ’10 schedule:

Hola Mexico Film Festival USA ’10 Program for Los Angeles, California.

The program and Schedule of films changes at each city the festival will take place in the USA. See www.holamexicoff.com  for the full USA ’10 program.

Thursday April 29

7:30pm. BITTEN BULLET / BALA MORDIDA

DIR. DIEGO MUNOZ (MEXICO 2009, 112MIN, 35MM)

CAST: DAMIAN ALCAZAR, DAGOBERTO GAMA, OCTAVIO CASTRO

Mauro Hernandez is a young cop who believes he can make a difference. But when he gets caught in the middle of a drug deal that involves his commander, things start to fall apart. Now Mauro has to decide whether he´ll become part of the system or if he has the courage to fight back. In one of the best performances by Damian Alcazar (La Ley de Herodes, El Crimen Del Padre Amaro), first time director Diego Munoz, tells a chilling story that depicts how the police functions on a day by day basis.

9:30pm. Opening Night Fiesta

Friday, April 30

5:15pm. BECLOUD / VAHO

DIR. ALEJANDRO GERBER BICECCI (MEXICO 2009, 117MIN, 35MM)

Becloud is the story of Andrés, José and Felipe, three young boys facing post-adolescent limbo. The memory of a man’s lynching – indirectly caused by them during their childhood – brings them together and at the same time separates them. The story takes place in Iztapalapa, a humble and forgotten area, lavish in its fervent demonstrations of faith but, undoubtedly, the most arid place in Mexico City.

7:450pm. THE HALF OF THE WORLD / LA MITAD DEL MUNDO

DIR. JAIME RUIZ IBANEZ (MEXICO 2009, 92MIN, 35MM)

CAST: HANSEL RAMIREZ, PAULINA GAITAN, IGNACIO GUADALUPE, FERNANDO BECERRIL

Mingo is a young, shy and innocent young man with a mild mental retardation. He is a romantic and a kind of poet. After an unusual sexual awakening, he gets involved with an older woman who introduces him to the highest pleasures and introduces him to some of her friends, she makes a lover out of him; although he surrenders to such temptations, Mingo is secretly in love with a girl that lives near him. Soon enough his adventures become common knowledge and that awakens his mother’s worries.

9:45pm. KITCH IS COOL / NACO ES CHIDO

DIR. SERGIO ARAU (MEXICO 2009, 90 MIN, HD CAM)

CAST: YARELI ARIZMENDI, SERGIO ARAU, FRANCISCO BARRIOS, ARMANDO VEGA GIL

Directed by Sergio Arau (A Day without a Mexican), Naco Es Chido is a rock comedy. In 1988, members of the famous Mexican rock band, Botellita de Jerez disappeared along with the new record after a fist fight in a taxi cab. The story evolves twenty years later when the famous missing recordings are found in a junk yard. This incites the investigation to search for members of the band and the discovery of the plot that caused the disintegration of the group and that threatens them yet again.

Saturday, May 1
1:00pm. THE STUDENT / EL ESTUDIANTE

DIR. ROBERTO GIRAULT FACHA (MEXICO 2009, 98MIN, 35MM)

CAST: JORGE LAVAT, SIOUZANA MELIKIAN, PABLO CRUZ GUERRERO

Set against the colorful atmosphere of Guanajuato, this comedy captures the adventure of Chano, a retired 70-year-old man who decides, after mixed recommendations from his family, to enroll in College. His presence impact on his classmates and breaches the generational gap. Chano gives his college classmates advice, and in the process learns a few lessons along the way.

3:00pm. THE INHERITORS / LOS HEREDEROS

DIR. EUGENIO POLGOVSKY (MEXICO 2009, DVCAM)

At early age children begin to work in the Mexican countryside. “The Inheritors” is a portrait of their lives and their daily struggle for survival. These children work farming, sculpting, and laboring in a myriad of other activities. They have inherited tools and techniques from their ancestors, but they have also inherited their day-by-day hardship. Generations pass, and child workers remain captive in a cycle of inherited poverty.

SELECTION: VENEZIA FILM FESTIVAL 2009

WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY – ARIEL AWARDS 2009

5:15pm. THOSE WHO REMAIN / LOS QUE SE QUEDAN

DIR. JUAN CARLOS RULFO and CARLOS HAGERMAN (MEXICO 2009, 96MIN, 35MM)

Those Who Remain is a film about the families of those who have crossed the border to the United States in search of better opportunities. A film that explores the melancholy, memories and identity of the families of those who have crossed the border. A film about absence, about the families whose lives are defined by the voids emigration has created.

WINNER: LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL 2009, MAYAHUEL AWARD – GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009

7:30pm. BITTEN BULLET / BALA MORDIDA  (Second screening. See film information on the April 29 schedule.)

9:40pm. IT HAPPENS IN ONE DAY / SUCEDIO EN UN DIA

DIR. JULIAN HERNANDEZ, GUSTAVO LOZA, DANIEL GRUENER, MARIANA CHENILLO, ISSA LOPEZ, IGNACIO ORTIZ CRUZ, ALEJANDRO LOZANO, BETO GOMEZ.

(MEXICO 2010, 102 MIN, HDCAM)

CAST: DOLORES HEREDIA, IRENE AZUELA, DAGOBERTO GAMA, ADRIANA BARRAZA, JOAQUIN COSIO.

8 talented and experienced directors have 24 hrs to shoot and edit a short film in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Not your typical short film program, Sucedio En Un Dia, also known as Rally Malayerba PRO, show us a mix of short films that promise to make you laugh and cry.

Sunday, May 2

12:00pm. THE HALF OF THE WORLD / LA MITAD DEL MUNDO (Second screening. See film information on the April 30 schedule.)

2:00pm. NORTHLESS  / NORTEADO

DIR. RIGOBERTO PEREZCANO (MEXICO 2009, 95MIN, 35MM)

Andrés travels from Oaxaca to Tijuana to cross the US border. Things don’t result as planned and he has to stay in Tijuana where he starts working in a grocery store, there, he meets Elia, Cata and Asensio. What Andres finds in Tijuana makes him think about what he’s about to do and become aware of what he’s leaving behind. Norteado talks about the illusion that the United States represent for those who decide to cross the border searching for a better life. 

SELECTION: TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM, SAN SEBASTIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

4:30pm. BECLOUD / VAHO (Second screening. See film information on the April 30 schedule.)

7:00pm. LOVE ON A WKND / AMOR EN FIN

DIR. SALVADOR AGUIRRE (MEXICO 2009, 90MIN, 35MM)

CAST: ADRIANA BARRAZA, DANIEL GIMENEZ CACHO, PAOLA NUÑEZ

Three social classes. Three different worlds. Three love pieces during a weekend prior to the most controversial presidential election in Mexico. Intimate stories of couples that did not change history. Starring Daniel Jimenez Cacho (Arrancame La Vida) and Oscar-nominated actress Adriana Barraza (Babel).

9:30pm. SEX, SHAME AND TEARS / SEXO, PUDOR & LAGRIMAS

DIR. ANTONIO CERRANO (MEXICO, 1999, 109 MIN, 35MM)

CAST: DEMIAN BICHIR, SUSANA ZABALETA

Winner of six major festival awards, this Mexican blockbuster is an outrageous comedy that explores the battle of the sexes-and the exes! Sex-deprived Ana is nearly out of her mind with longing, until her wild ex-boyfriend, Thomas, shows up to visit Ana and her husband. Filled with outrageous humour and penetrating drama, Sexo, Pudor & Lágrimas is tantalizing from start to finish!

Monday, May 3

5:00pm. THOSE WHO REMAIN / LOS QUE SE QUEDAN (Second screening. See film information on the May 1 schedule.)

7:30pm. THE STUDENT / EL ESTUDIANTE (Second screening. See film information on the May 1 schedule.)

9:30pm. MURDER SERIOUSLY / ASESINO EN SERIO

DIR. ANTONIO URRUTIA (MEXICO/SPAIN, 2002, 84 MIN, 35MM)

CAST: DANIEL GIMENEZ CACHO, JESUS OCHOA

A Mexican entry into the “hip crime” genre popularized by Quentin Tarantino. Detective Martinez has been assigned to investigate a series of very unusual murders. It appears to the detective that a serial killer has been eliminating women by pleasuring them to death. ASESINO EN SERIO is a sexy crime thriller with a heavily comic slant.

Tuesday, May 4

6:00pm. MOBILE  / PERPETUUM

DIR. NICOLAS PEREDA (MEXICO/CANADA/FRANCE 2009, 86MIN, 35MM)

CAST: GABINO RODRIGUEZ, TERESA SANCHEZ

Gabino, a twenty four-year-old man, works as a moving-truck driver in Mexico City. He lives with his mother, Teresa, with whom he has a distant relationship. She wishes Gabino was more like Miguel, her other son, who she believes has a decent job and a good lifestyle. Miguel, however, doesn’t care much about his family and never visits them.  

SELECTION: ACID 09 at CANNES

WINNER: BEST FILM, GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

8:00pm. TO THE SEA / ALAMAR,

DIR. PEDRO GONZALEZ-RUBIO (MEXICO 2009, 75MIN, 35MM)

Jorge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers a more urban existence. He is Mexican and she is Italian, and she has decided to return to Rome with their five-year-old son, Natan. But before they leave, Jorge wishes to take young Natan on a trip, hoping to teach him about his Mayan origins in Mexico.

SELECTION: TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER: MORELIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM

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LA EDICIÓN USA ‘10 DEL HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL DA INICIO EN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; PRESENTANDO LO MEJOR Y MÁS RECIENTE DEL SÉPTIMO ARTE MEXICANO

Celebridades de México, Hollywood y otras de talla internacional participarán en la alfombra roja en la noche de apertura donde también se estrenará en los Estados Unidos la película BALA MORDIDA (BITTEN BULLET) en los Arclight Cinemas el 29 de abril del 2010

Los Ángeles, California (14 de abril de 2010) – Hola Mexico Film Festival (HMFF) inaugura por segunda vez consecutiva en Los Ángeles, California. Con su edición USA ’10 este festival se ha colocado como el festival más importante en el extranjero de producciones exclusivamente mexicanas. En esta ocasión,  el festival viajará por varias ciudades  importantes  de la unión americana incluyendo Los Ángeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC y Nueva York.  

El programa de Hola Mexico Film Festival presenta la rica diversidad de cine mexicano actual, ofreciendo una selección variada de 14 largometrajes, dos de ellos documentales.  Entre los filmes a presentarse, se destaca el ganador de varios festivales alrededor del mundo: Alamar (To the Sea), dirigida por Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio; y Sucedió en un día (It Happens in One Day)  la cual es una colección de ocho cortometrajes dirigidos por ocho de los más importantes directores de cine mexicano hoy en día, contando con la participación de actores de la talla de Adriana Barraza y Joaquin Cosio, entre otros.

El programa también muestra dos películas con el tema de la migración. El filme ganador en los festivales internacionales de cine de Guadalajara y Los Ángeles: Los que se quedan (Those Who Remain)  que muestra un asunto de primer orden en México; lo que ocurre en los lugares en donde viven las familias de los que se han ido al otro lado.  Norteado (Northless) dirigida por Rigoberto Perezcano trata sobre la travesía de un hombre para llegar a la frontera de México e intentar cruzar a Estados Unidos. Después de varios intentos, descubre que la ciudad que lo adopta ―Tijuana― no es fácil.

La alta calidad de filmes en la edición 2010 del Hola Mexico Film Festival se  demuestra con la peculiaridad de que el festival abrirá con diferente película en cada ciudad que se presente en Los Estados Unidos. En Los Ángeles, durante la noche de apertura se mostrará Bala mordida (Bitten Bullet) dirigida por Diego Muñoz y un elenco estelar que incluye a Damián Alcázar, Dagoberto Gama y Octavio Castro entre otros.  La película ya se ha destacado por mostrar la realidad en México de la crisis actual de seguridad y corrupción. Tratada desde un punto de vista diferente,  el filme empuja inteligentemente a analizar algo a lo que la sociedad tal vez ya esté acostumbrada.

La película retrospectiva este año es la película de éxito taquillero, ganadora de seis prestigiosos premios alrededor del mundo, la cual lanzó y cimentó la carrera de varios actores del cine mexicano: Sexo, pudor y lagrimas (Sex, Shame and Tears) con la actuación de Demian Bichir, Susana Zabaleta y Cecilia Suarez, entre otros.

Nuevo en el 2010: Foro de Productores – HMFF ofrecerá un foro de productores en Los Ángeles para explorar el mundo del cine mexicano con la presencia de sus productores más destacados. Entre los productores ya confirmados a participar se encuentran: Pablo  Cruz,  co-fundador de Canana Films con Diego Luna Luna y Gael Garcia, también produjo “Sin Nombre” y “Revolución” entre otras; Fernando Rovzar, productor de Lemon Films. Lemon FilmsEn este foro también participarán algunos productores de las películas que se presentarán durante el Festival.

En Los Ángeles,  Hola Mexico Film Festival se llevará a cabo del 29 de abril al 4 de mayo del 2010.  Todas las presentaciones se llevaran a cabo  en el Arclight Cinemas en Hollywood. (6360 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA). Vea www.arclightcinemas.com para más información. Boletos pueden ser  adquiridos en line enwww.arclightcinemas.com.

Las fechas de Hola Mexico Film Festival USA ’10 en todas sus ciudades es la siguiente:

Programa de Hola Mexico Film Festival USA ’10 en Los Ángeles, California.

El programa y secuencia  de las películas  varía de ciudad en ciudad.  Favor de visitar www.holamexicoff.com  para el programa en otras ciudades.

Jueves 29 de abril

7:30pm. BITTEN BULLET / BALA MORDIDA

DIR. DIEGO MUNOZ (MEXICO 2009, 112MIN, 35MM)

CAST: DAMIAN ALCAZAR, DAGOBERTO GAMA, OCTAVIO CASTRO

Mauro Hernandez is a young cop who believes he can make a difference. But when he gets caught in the middle of a drug deal that involves his commander, things start to fall apart. Now Mauro has to decide whether he´ll become part of the system or if he has the courage to fight back. In one of the best performances by Damian Alcazar (La Ley de Herodes, El Crimen Del Padre Amaro), first time director Diego Munoz, tells a chilling story that depicts how the police functions on a day by day basis.

Mauro Hernández, un joven policía, se ve envuelto en un negocio de cocaína en donde, por quedarse con unos pesos más, canjea su pistola para completar el costo de la mercancía. Discute con Joaquín, traficante y ex policía a quien termina amenazando. Al retirarse con sus compañeros, una banda controlada por Joaquín les roba la mercancía e hiere a Mauro. Las cosas se vuelven en contra del Comandante y de Mauro. El poder de las esferas superiores termina por asesinar al Comandante y Mauro queda herido en medio de un barrio controlado por el hampa. Los noticieros se regodean distorsionando la situación.

9:30pm. Opening Night Fiesta

Viernes 30 de abril

5:15pm. BECLOUD / VAHO

DIR. ALEJANDRO GERBER BICECCI (MEXICO 2009, 117MIN, 35MM)

Becloud is the story of Andrés, José and Felipe, three young boys facing post-adolescent limbo. The memory of a man’s lynching – indirectly caused by them during their childhood – brings them together and at the same time separates them. The story takes place in Iztapalapa, a humble and forgotten area, lavish in its fervent demonstrations of faith but, undoubtedly, the most arid place in Mexico City.

Vaho es la historia de Andrés, José y Felipe: tres jóvenes que se enfrentan al limbo post-adolescente. El recuerdo del linchamiento de un hombre, provocado indirectamente por ellos durante su infancia, los une al mismo tiempo que impide su reencuentro. La historia ocurre en Iztapalapa, una zona humilde y olvidada, pródiga en fervorosas manifestaciones de fe y, sin duda, la más sedienta de la Ciudad de México.

7:450pm. THE HALF OF THE WORLD / LA MITAD DEL MUNDO

DIR. JAIME RUIZ IBANEZ (MEXICO 2009, 92MIN, 35MM)

CAST: HANSEL RAMIREZ, PAULINA GAITAN, IGNACIO GUADALUPE, FERNANDO BECERRIL

Mingo is a young, shy and innocent young man with a mild mental retardation. He is a romantic and a kind of poet. After an unusual sexual awakening, he gets involved with an older woman who introduces him to the highest pleasures and introduces him to some of her friends, she makes a lover out of him; although he surrenders to such temptations, Mingo is secretly in love with a girl that lives near him. Soon enough his adventures become common knowledge and that awakens his mother’s worries.

Historia del despertar sexual de Mingo, un joven que tiene cierto retraso mental. Es un poeta carismático y fantasioso. Su nueva condición de amante, le traerá felicidad, pero también problemas. Pondrá al descubierto la falsa moral de un pueblo enceguecido.

9:45pm. KITCH IS COOL / NACO ES CHIDO

DIR. SERGIO ARAU (MEXICO 2009, 90 MIN, HD CAM)

CAST: YARELI ARIZMENDI, SERGIO ARAU, FRANCISCO BARRIOS, ARMANDO VEGA GIL

Directed by Sergio Arau (A Day without a Mexican), Naco Es Chido is a rock comedy. In 1988, members of the famous Mexican rock band, Botellita de Jerez disappeared along with the new record after a fist fight in a taxi cab. The story evolves twenty years later when the famous missing recordings are found in a junk yard. This incites the investigation to search for members of the band and the discovery of the plot that caused the disintegration of the group and that threatens them yet again.

Falso documental de humor sobre el grupo de rock mexicano “Botellita de Jerez”, creador del conocido “Guaca-Rock” en la década de los 80. La historia arranca cuando unos rockeros encuentran el ‘master’ del disco perdido de Botellita de Jerez y lo llevan a la disquera, con la ejecutiva Macuca, quien contrata a un detective para buscar a los integrantes del grupo con la finalidad de hacer un concierto como parte de la promoción del disco. El detective los localiza. El Cucurrucucú está en un hospital psiquiátrico, el Mastuerzo es arrestado por hacer canciones explosivas y el Uyuyuy está viviendo de ‘homeless’ en Los Ángeles.

Sábado,  1 de mayo
1:00pm. THE STUDENT / EL ESTUDIANTE

DIR. ROBERTO GIRAULT FACHA (MEXICO 2009, 98MIN, 35MM)

CAST: JORGE LAVAT, SIOUZANA MELIKIAN, PABLO CRUZ GUERRERO

Set against the colorful atmosphere of Guanajuato, this comedy captures the adventure of Chano, a retired 70-year-old man who decides, after mixed recommendations from his family, to enroll in College. His presence impact on his classmates and breaches the generational gap. Chano gives his college classmates advice, and in the process learns a few lessons along the way.

Esta es la aventura de Chano, un hombre de 70 años de edad, quien acaba de inscribirse en la universidad para estudiar Literatura. Así, se encuentra con el mundo de los jóvenes, de costumbres y tradiciones muy diferentes a las suyas. Pero, con el Quijote siempre como ejemplo, Chano atraviesa la brecha generacional y hace nuevos amigos, a quienes guía y ayuda a sobrepasar sus problemas. Sin embargo, su vida sufrirá un fuerte golpe y serán entonces sus jóvenes amigos, quienes le ayudarán a superarlo.

3:00pm. THE INHERITORS / LOS HEREDEROS

DIR. EUGENIO POLGOVSKY (MEXICO 2009, DVCAM)

At early age children begin to work in the Mexican countryside. “The Inheritors” is a portrait of their lives and their daily struggle for survival. These children work farming, sculpting, and laboring in a myriad of other activities. They have inherited tools and techniques from their ancestors, but they have also inherited their day-by-day hardship. Generations pass, and child workers remain captive in a cycle of inherited poverty.

Los niños del campo mexicano comienzan a trabajar desde pequeños. “Los herederos” es  un retrato de sus vidas y de su lucha diaria por la sobrevivencia. Sus actividades son muy diversas: son campesinos y pastores; caminan largos trayectos para cortar leña; tejen; hacen ladrillos; cuidan a sus hermanos menores; migran con sus familias para trabajar en las cosechas; acarrean agua; tallan y pintan madera para hacer alebrijes. Al heredar las herramientas y técnicas de sus ancestros, estos niños también han heredado la miseria. Generación tras generación permanecen cautivos en un ciclo de pobreza heredada.

SELECTION: VENEZIA FILM FESTIVAL 2009

WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY – ARIEL AWARDS 2009

5:15pm. THOSE WHO REMAIN / LOS QUE SE QUEDAN

DIR. JUAN CARLOS RULFO and CARLOS HAGERMAN (MEXICO 2009, 96MIN, 35MM)

Those Who Remain is a film about the families of those who have crossed the border to the United States in search of better opportunities. A film that explores the melancholy, memories and identity of the families of those who have crossed the border. A film about absence, about the families whose lives are defined by the voids emigration has created.

Los que se quedan es la historia de los sentimientos y de los secretos que todos llevamos dentro. La fragilidad que nos une cuando extrañamos a alguien y la fuerza y la vitalidad que nos empuja a vivir cuando queremos vivir porque la vida no se detiene. Al principio queríamos decir muchas cosas sobre las historias que se mezclan en esta película. Ahora se antoja contarles todo lo que hemos sentido al ver y escuchar los comentarios de la gente que la ha visto. A veces sería mejor que aquí se abrieran pequeñas ventanas a esos momentos y entender cómo los sentimientos se comparten y se extienden más allá de lo que nos imaginamos. Y es que así es la vida. Es algo que se comparte porque todos somos personas. Se habla mucho de la migración, asunto de primer orden en México; pero sabemos muy poco de lo que ocurre en los lugares en donde viven las familias de los que se fueron al otro lado.

WINNER: LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL 2009, MAYAHUEL AWARD – GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009

7:30pm. BITTEN BULLET / BALA MORDIDA  (Segunda presentación. Vea descripción del filme en la función del 29 de abril)

9:40pm. IT HAPPENS IN ONE DAY / SUCEDIO EN UN DIA

DIR. JULIAN HERNANDEZ, GUSTAVO LOZA, DANIEL GRUENER, MARIANA CHENILLO, ISSA LOPEZ, IGNACIO ORTIZ CRUZ, ALEJANDRO LOZANO, BETO GOMEZ.

(MEXICO 2010, 102 MIN, HDCAM)

CAST: DOLORES HEREDIA, IRENE AZUELA, DAGOBERTO GAMA, ADRIANA BARRAZA, JOAQUIN COSIO.

8 talented and experienced directors have 24 hrs to shoot and edit a short film in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Not your typical short film program, Sucedio En Un Dia, also known as Rally Malayerba PRO, show us a mix of short films that promise to make you laugh and cry.Riviera Maya, México; 24hrs entre el 10 y el 11 de Julio de Año incierto…

Demencio corre frenético hacia la playa, va tarde para su cita de amor con su Sirena; Werner conoce a Mazatzin, Rambo postmoderno que lo guiará en la selva al último chichiluco; Endredy llega a su cita con el Destino; Natalia, Raúl y Rocío coinciden en el preámbulo de una noche llena de sorpresas; Juan encuentra un hermoso cadáver que pondrá a prueba todos sus principios; un joven guía pierde en forma misteriosa a una de sus turistas; Cecilia, Alberto y Felipe creen que son los únicos sobrevivientes a la contingencia ambiental, y Úrsula enfrentará en forma contrastada al Amor y a su Pasado. Todos en un mismo lugar sin saber unos de otros pero de alguna forma pueden estar conectados… ¿o no?..

Domingo,  2 de mayo

12:00pm. THE HALF OF THE WORLD / LA MITAD DEL MUNDO

DIR. JAIME RUIZ IBANEZ (MEXICO 2009, 92MIN, 35MM)

CAST: HANSEL RAMIREZ, PAULINA GAITAN, IGNACIO GUADALUPE, FERNANDO BECERRIL

Mingo is a young, shy and innocent young man with a mild mental retardation. He is a romantic and a kind of poet. After an unusual sexual awakening, he gets involved with an older woman who introduces him to the highest pleasures and introduces him to some of her friends, she makes a lover out of him; although he surrenders to such temptations, Mingo is secretly in love with a girl that lives near him. Soon enough his adventures become common knowledge and that awakens his mother’s worries.

Historia del despertar sexual de Mingo, un joven que tiene cierto retraso mental. Es un poeta carismático y fantasioso. Su nueva condición de amante, le traerá felicidad, pero también problemas. Pondrá al descubierto la falsa moral de un pueblo enceguecido.

2:00pm. NORTHLESS  / NORTEADO

DIR. RIGOBERTO PEREZCANO (MEXICO 2009, 95MIN, 35MM)

Andrés travels from Oaxaca to Tijuana to cross the US border. Things don’t result as planned and he has to stay in Tijuana where he starts working in a grocery store, there, he meets Elia, Cata and Asensio. What Andres finds in Tijuana makes him think about what he’s about to do and become aware of what he’s leaving behind. Norteado talks about the illusion that the United States represent for those who decide to cross the border searching for a better life. 

Andrés alcanza la frontera de México para intentar cruzar a Estados Unidos. Después de varios intentos, descubre que la ciudad que lo adopta ―Tijuana― no es fácil. Entretanto, Andrés tiene que hacer frente a sus sentimientos, que incluyen lo que dejó en su pueblo y lo que encuentra ahora en Tijuana: Cata, Ela y Asensio.

SELECTION: TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM, SAN SEBASTIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

4:30pm. BECLOUD / VAHO (Segunda presentación. Vea descripción del filme en la función del 30 de abril)

7:00pm. LOVE ON A WKND / AMOR EN FIN

DIR. SALVADOR AGUIRRE (MEXICO 2009, 90MIN, 35MM)

CAST: ADRIANA BARRAZA, DANIEL GIMENEZ CACHO, PAOLA NUÑEZ

Three social classes. Three different worlds. Three love pieces during a weekend prior to the most controversial presidential election in Mexico. Intimate stories of couples that did not change history. Starring Daniel Jimenez Cacho (Arrancame La Vida) and Oscar-nominated actress Adriana Barraza (Babel).

Una ciudad, tres días, tres clases sociales, tres piezas de amor, seres humanos que conviven sin tocarse, ligados por espejismos, y esperanzas. Las luchas por la supervivencia y el poder son individuales y secretas; no hay vencedores ni vencidos. El orden aparente se sostiene y un fin de semana empieza a correr.

9:30pm. SEX, SHAME AND TEARS / SEXO, PUDOR & LAGRIMAS

DIR. ANTONIO CERRANO (MEXICO, 1999, 109 MIN, 35MM)

CAST: DEMIAN BICHIR, SUSANA ZABALETA

Winner of six major festival awards, this Mexican blockbuster is an outrageous comedy that explores the battle of the sexes-and the exes! Sex-deprived Ana is nearly out of her mind with longing, until her wild ex-boyfriend, Thomas, shows up to visit Ana and her husband. Filled with outrageous humour and penetrating drama, Sexo, Pudor & Lágrimas is tantalizing from start to finish!

Carlos y Ana (Susana Zabaleta) viven en un apartamento en el 7° piso de un edificio situado en el corazón de la Ciudad de México. Ana parece necesitar más cariño del que Carlos le da. De repente, Tomás (Demián Bichir), amigo de ambos, llega del extranjero después de varios años de ausencia. Andrea (Cecilia Suárez) y Miguel viven en el edificio de enfrente, también en el 7° piso. Andrea está aburrida de la indiferencia y las múltiples aventuras de su marido, y ha desarrollado un singular talento para dramatizar e improvisar escenas de celos en público. Miguel, hastiado, la desprecia sin ninguna inhibición. En una fiesta se encuentran con María, a quien Miguel invita a hospedarse en su casa. La presencia de los huéspedes acelera lo que es inevitable entre las parejas de ambos apartamentos: infidelidad y sus consecuencias, separaciones y reconciliaciones promiscuidad y continencia, deseos y rechazos; pero sobre todo, la búsqueda desesperada del amor. Los hombres terminan en un piso y las mujeres en el otro Y desde ellos, se espían mutuamente. Sexo, pudor y lágrimas es una sofisticada comedia de enredo pasional entre seis personajes en la treintena que propone una visión moderna sobre la batalla de los sexos y el deseo universal de atrapar la eterna y elusiva, relación perfecta. Una historia de humor desenfadado con el espíritu del nuevo milenio en la ciudad más grande del mundo.

Lunes, 3 de mayo

5:00pm. THOSE WHO REMAIN / LOS QUE SE QUEDAN (Segunda presentación. Vea descripción del filme en la función del 1 de mayo)

7:30pm. THE STUDENT / EL ESTUDIANTE (Segunda presentación. Vea descripción del filme en la función del 1 de mayo)

9:30pm. MURDER SERIOUSLY / ASESINO EN SERIO

DIR. ANTONIO URRUTIA (MEXICO/SPAIN, 2002, 84 MIN, 35MM)

CAST: DANIEL GIMENEZ CACHO, JESUS OCHOA

A Mexican entry into the “hip crime” genre popularized by Quentin Tarantino. Detective Martinez has been assigned to investigate a series of very unusual murders. It appears to the detective that a serial killer has been eliminating women by pleasuring them to death. ASESINO EN SERIO is a sexy crime thriller with a heavily comic slant.

Algunas jóvenes prostitutas aparecen muertas con un extraña sonrisa en la cara y el dictamen del forense es claro: la causa de la muerte es un megaorgasmo. De la investigación se encarga el comandante Martínez, que como excelente y meticuloso profesional que es, deberá aprenderlo todo sobre los secretos antropológicos del orgasmo y combinarlos con la más avanzada medicina forense y su propia sexualidad.

Martes 4 de mayo

6:00pm. MOBILE  / PERPETUUM

DIR. NICOLAS PEREDA (MEXICO/CANADA/FRANCE 2009, 86MIN, 35MM)

CAST: GABINO RODRIGUEZ, TERESA SANCHEZ

Gabino, a twenty four-year-old man, works as a moving-truck driver in Mexico City. He lives with his mother, Teresa, with whom he has a distant relationship. She wishes Gabino was more like Miguel, her other son, who she believes has a decent job and a good lifestyle. Miguel, however, doesn’t care much about his family and never visits them.   

Gabino works as a mover in Mexico City. He lives with his mother, Teresa, who worships Gabino’s older brother, Miguel, whom never visits them. Gabino’s grandmother dies, alone in her apartment and is not discovered until two weeks later.

SELECTION: ACID 09 at CANNES

WINNER: BEST FILM, GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

8:00pm. TO THE SEA / ALAMAR,

DIR. PEDRO GONZALEZ-RUBIO (MEXICO 2009, 75MIN, 35MM)

Jorge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers a more urban existence. He is Mexican and she is Italian, and she has decided to return to Rome with their five-year-old son, Natan. But before they leave, Jorge wishes to take young Natan on a trip, hoping to teach him about his Mayan origins in Mexico.

Antes de su inevitable separación, Jorge, un joven de raíces mayas, y Natan, su hijo de madre italiana, se embarcan en un viaje ancestral hacia el mar abierto.

SELECTION: TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER: MORELIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM

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A portion of all HBR FEST ticket sales will be donated to the Haiti relief and recovery efforts

Los Angeles, California (January 28, 2010) – The 2010 edition of the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBR FEST) will showcase the best and latest of Brazilian cinema, a special retrospective screening, awards ceremonies, industry seminars and networking parties. HBR FEST is the only Hollywood-based film festival dedicated to addressing the cultural, creative and commercial exchange between Hollywood, the international film industry and the Brazilian Film Community. International Film Distributors and movie fans will have first-hand opportunity to view the best of recent Brazilian film productions.

HBR FEST takes place from February 4th to February 7th of 2010 at the legendary Egyptian Theatre located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028.

HBR FEST has joined the worldwide support for Haiti and will donate a portion of all ticket sales to the Haiti Relief and Recovery efforts.  Tickets for all screening are available for presale at www.hbrfest.com . A limited number of tickets for the Opening Night Celebration are available at $50.00 and include the award ceremony, film presentation and hosted bar after-party.  Tickets for all screenings (except opening and closing films) have a very convenient price of $8.00.

HBR FEST 2010 Program Highlights:

Opening Night Celebration:

On February 4^th, 2010, the Opening Night Celebration of HBR FEST will feature a start-studded red carpet with celebrities from Hollywood, Brazil and elsewhere in Latin-America.

During the award ceremony, the board of directors of HBRFEST will honor two outstanding Brazilian actors with the Horizon Award and the HBR award. The Horizon Award was created to recognize Brazilian actors and actresses who have distinguished themselves through performances in film in recent years and for their brilliant works. The Horizon Award recipients have a promising international film career. This is year this award will be presented to Cauã Reymond.

The HBR Award was created to recognize a Brazilian performer who has given a series outstanding performances in his/her career. This year’s award will be presented to João Miguel who starts in the film Cinema, aspirins and vultures that’s will be showcased in the 2010 HBRFEST.

Following the award ceremony, attendees will be treated to a private screening and the World Premiere presentation of National Security (Segurança Nacional), followed by a hosted bar after-party.

National Security (Segurança Nacional) is a Hollywood-style action thriller film. Starring Thiago Lacerda, and supported by a stellar cast, the film shows a nation in action against drug trafficking, and boasts real Army and Air Force footage. With the new Intercept and Destroy Law, in which fighter planes can intercept clandestine aircraft over national territory, cartels all over Latin America have seen their business threatened. As this measure aims to fight drug trafficking, the cartels join forces to try to defeat the Brazilian Government. Despite threats and pressure, the President discards the option of revoking the Law. Enraged, Hector Gasca (Joaquin Cosio), the head of the largest drug cartel, decides to place an entire nation at risk. It is a movie that will change the Brazilian people’s way of thinking.

Retrospective Film Presentation:

HBR FEST will screen the classic 1962 film Keeper of Promises (O Pagador de Promessas), the only Brazilian film to win the Palm D’Or at Cannes and the first ever to be nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Film. The film, directed by Anselmo Duarte, tells the story of Zé – a very poor man from the Brazilian countryside. His most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross – like Jesus – all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara’s church in the state capital. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he came to know the context of Zé’s promise.

Closing Night Film:

Veronica (2009) Directed by Mauricio Farías and starring Andrea Beltrao. Veronica is a divorced teacher who goes on the run with one of her students, Leandro, after realizing his parents had been slaughtered in a favela(slum) killing.  Veronica’s ex-husband is a cop who is involved in the killings – the harder Veronica tries to cope with her problems, the more she gets involved in a reality that has nothing to do with her dreams.

See www.hbrfest.com for a complete schedule of the films to be showcased at HBR FEST 2010.

About HBR FEST:

HBR FEST 2010 is presented by G.I Films and the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Brazilian Film festival is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the cultural and commercial exchange between Hollywood and Brazil. Our mission is to create a bridge between the international film community and Brazil, while raising public awareness for the Brazilian culture. HBR FEST enjoys the support and endorsements from various celebrities and corporate and governmental entities. See www.hbrfest.com for more information.

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