SAVE THE DATE: THE 2012 HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TO TAKE PLACE FROM MAY 24TH UNTIL MAY 30TH, 2012

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THE 2012 HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TO TAKE PLACE FROM MAY 24^TH UNTIL MAY 30^TH, 2012

The Hola Mexico Film Festival (HMFF) announces dates of its 2012 edition in Los Angeles, California. The festival has established itself as the most important film festival abroad, showcasing exclusively the best of recent Mexican film productions.

WHERE:           The Montalban Theatre located at 1615 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028.

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2012 HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED.

To submit a film, click this link: https://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festival_id=9647

Available film categories are: Fiction, Documentary, and Short Films

See http://www.holamexicoff.com/ for submission deadlines and costs. Filmmakers will be notified on March 23 if their film will be part of the official selection of this year’s festival.

GENERAL RULES

I. SUBMITTING TO THE HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL:

50% OR MORE OF THE FILM’S FINANCING ORIGINATED FROM SOURCES WITHIN MEXICO.

FILMS THAT HAVE SCREENED AT MORE THAN TWO FILM FESTIVALS ANYWHERE IN THE USA ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT TO THE FESTIVAL.

FILMS THAT ARE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE WILL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE TO OTHER FILMS THAT HAVE PLAYED IN LOS ANGELES BEFORE.

FILMS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ON DVD OR BROADCAST ON TELEVISION OR THE INTERNET IN THE UNITED STATED ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE FESTIVAL UNLESS THE VERSION SUBMITTED IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE VERSION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED OR BROADCAST.

FILMS COMPLETED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST, 2010 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO ENSURE THAT THE SUBMITTED DVD PLAYS IN ITS ENTIRETY ON AN INDUSTRY‐STANDARD DVD PLAYER PRIOR TO SUBMITTING IT TO THE FESTIVAL. IN THE EVENT THAT A SUBMITTED DISC DOES NOT PLAY IN AN INDUSTRY‐STANDARD STANDARD DVD PLAYER.

THE FESTIVAL IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK REGARDING THE SUBMITTED FILM TO THE APPLICANT OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBMITTED FILM. THE HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY INTERNAL COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK REGARDING ANY SUBMITTED FILM OBTAINED BY THE APPLICANT OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBMITTED FILM.