For starters our call for entries will be up on December first... so be sure to check our web site: www.monterreyfilmfestival.com
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Our new face
Changing our window graphics is definitely the sign that lets us and everyone else know that a new festival year is beginning. So we´re on our way to number five. Australia is our guest country, a new music video production rally and the second film industry day will all be a part of 2009. So stay tuned and follow us along the way...
For starters our call for entries will be up on December first... so be sure to check our web site: www.monterreyfilmfestival.com
For starters our call for entries will be up on December first... so be sure to check our web site: www.monterreyfilmfestival.com
Monday, October 20, 2008
15th Austin Film Festival
We packed our bags and headed for another visit to our partner fest, the Austin Film Festival.
As always, the festival staff and the screenwriter´s conference were amazing. And we had a chance to see some interesting films, like Oliver Stone´s "W", which was introduced by James Cromwell, and Danny Boyle´s "Slumdog Millionaire" which he introduced himself.
And of course we had the chance to catch up with great friends like writers Dan Petrie, Alex Smith, and Herschell Weingrod, as well as Carol Pirie from the Texas Film Commission and Drew Mayer-Oakes from the San Antonio Film Commission
Many thanks to Barbara, Linnea, Kelly, John, and all the folks at the AFF for another great festival.
Danny Boyle
Drew, Luis and I
Herschell Weingrod and I
Luis, myself, Dan Petrie and Rick
Luis and Alex Smith
As always, the festival staff and the screenwriter´s conference were amazing. And we had a chance to see some interesting films, like Oliver Stone´s "W", which was introduced by James Cromwell, and Danny Boyle´s "Slumdog Millionaire" which he introduced himself.
And of course we had the chance to catch up with great friends like writers Dan Petrie, Alex Smith, and Herschell Weingrod, as well as Carol Pirie from the Texas Film Commission and Drew Mayer-Oakes from the San Antonio Film Commission
Many thanks to Barbara, Linnea, Kelly, John, and all the folks at the AFF for another great festival.
Danny Boyle
Drew, Luis and I
Herschell Weingrod and I
Luis, myself, Dan Petrie and Rick
Luis and Alex Smith
A look back at 2008
2008 was a big year for the festival... we grew in many ways and had a great response from participants and audience. Here´s the official info:
The Fourth Monterrey International Film Festival took place from August 15th to the 23rd in venues of the Nuevo León Council for the Arts and MMCinemas. With an attendance of over 26,750, the festival succeeded in surpassing all past editions.
In response to it´s call for entries, the festival received 1852 entries from 111 countries from 5 contintents. Out of these the official selection was conformed, with 14 feature films, 40 international shorts, 16 Mexican shorts and 6 Nuevo León feature films.
118 short and feature films were part of many different showcases, such as the “Social vision”, “Guest Country”, “Galleria”, “Student Film Showcase”, and tribute retrospectives.
Argentina was the guest country for 2008 and bonds were tightened with the Argentinian Embassy and its cultural aggregate Mr. Gustavo Souto as well as the INCAA, the argentinian film institute.
The festival honored the following distinguished filmmakers in 2008:
Tommy Lee Jones
International Tribute
Héctor Bonilla
Mexican Tribute
Cecilia Roth
Argentina Guest Country
Special Tribute
Marcelo Céspedes / Cine Ojo
Argentina Guest Country
Special Tribute
Rogelio González
Posthumous Tribute
Mexican Institute of Cinematography
25th Anniversary Tribute
César Jaime
International Screenwrtiter´s Conference
Special Tribute
The following awards were given at the festival´s closing ceremony:
The Fourth Monterrey International Film Festival took place from August 15th to the 23rd in venues of the Nuevo León Council for the Arts and MMCinemas. With an attendance of over 26,750, the festival succeeded in surpassing all past editions.
In response to it´s call for entries, the festival received 1852 entries from 111 countries from 5 contintents. Out of these the official selection was conformed, with 14 feature films, 40 international shorts, 16 Mexican shorts and 6 Nuevo León feature films.
118 short and feature films were part of many different showcases, such as the “Social vision”, “Guest Country”, “Galleria”, “Student Film Showcase”, and tribute retrospectives.
Argentina was the guest country for 2008 and bonds were tightened with the Argentinian Embassy and its cultural aggregate Mr. Gustavo Souto as well as the INCAA, the argentinian film institute.
The festival honored the following distinguished filmmakers in 2008:
Tommy Lee Jones
International Tribute
Héctor Bonilla
Mexican Tribute
Cecilia Roth
Argentina Guest Country
Special Tribute
Marcelo Céspedes / Cine Ojo
Argentina Guest Country
Special Tribute
Rogelio González
Posthumous Tribute
Mexican Institute of Cinematography
25th Anniversary Tribute
César Jaime
International Screenwrtiter´s Conference
Special Tribute
The following awards were given at the festival´s closing ceremony:
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