Sunday, July 27, 2008

Cumbia Callera in El Norte

Cumbia Callera, the mexican film, will have a big premiere as part of the Monterrey Film Festival 2008.

The premiere will take place August 21, 2008. The next day the Moscow Film Festival winner will have its commercial release... so check your local listings. This was announced by the film's director, Rene Villarreal, to El Norte.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Monterrey Film Festival Rally

Back in June in was announced that a "video rally" would take place in August as part of the Monterrey Film Festival 2008. Another exciting and fresh idea brought to you by the organizers of the Monterrey Film Festival, as reported by El Norte.

5 chosen teams will have one day to direct a music video for one of five local rock bands.

The results shall be exciting to watch.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Monterrey Film Festival in the press

Here's the article published today by El Norte. Published in "Gente", their entertainment news section, they talked about Cecilia Roth and Hecto Bonilla being honored with the "Cabrito de Plata" award in this year's Monterrey Film Festival.

Tommy Lee Jones will be the third honoree.

And yes, they are all coming to Monterrey in August.

Stay tuned.

Hector Bonilla in Monterrey

Hector Bonilla is joining Cecilia Roth and Tommy Lee Jones as the honorees of the Monterrey Film Festival 2008.

He is a mexican actor known for the political drama "Rojo Amanecer" and "El Bulto".

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Tommy Lee Jones in El Norte

This was published last week in El Norte, Monterrey's most influential newspaper. They talk about Tommy Lee Jones receiving the "Cabrito de Plata" award in the Monterrey Film Festival 2008.

Cecilia Roth in Monterrey

It has just been announced: Cecilia Roth will join american actor Tommy Lee Jones as one of the honorees of the Monterrey Film Festival 2008.

The actress is best know for movies like "Todo Sobre Mi Madre" (All ABout My Mother), "Martin Hache", "La Hija del Canibal" (Lucia, Lucia) among others.

The Argentinian will be in Monterrey to receive her "Cabrito de Plata" award on Friday August 22nd.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Tommy Lee Jones, Box Office Star

Tommy Lee Jones, honoree of the Monterrey Film Festival 2008, is a box office star. Who says Will Smith is the biggest box office draw? Or Tom Cruise used to be the "it boy"? What about Tommy Lee Jones? Not only is he as charming as those two kids but he is a much more interesting actor.

With all the buzz (and well deserved) for the current Dark Knight characters, why not speak of Tommy Lee Jones' Two Face? Or remember him in Men In Black? The Fugitive? The Client? Double Jeopardy? Space Cowboys? Volcano? All blockbusters!!

Just check out the numbers yourself. Tommy Lee Jones Box Office Numbers.

And he has an Oscar, for his supporting role in "The Fugitive". And he was worked with the late Robert Altman, Oliver Stone, the Coen Brothers and many more.

What an honor for Monterrey to gave him in our city.

Thank you Mr. Jones!!!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

It's Official: Tommy Lee Jones in Monterrey

It's official, the Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones will be part of the Monterrey Film Festival 2008. The Texan actor will be in the Mexican city to be awarded the "Cabrito de Plata" for his lifetime achievements.

He will be in Monterrey August 20th and 21st. Stay tuned for more info.

Mr. Jones has an Academy Award for his role in "The Fugitive" (1993) and has two other nominations: for his supporting role in "JKF" (1991) where he was directed by Oliver Stone and for last years "In The Valley of Elah" (2007).

In 2005 Tommy Lee Jones directed the film "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" written by mexican Guillermo Arriaga. He also starred in the film alongside mexican actress Vanessa Bauche.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Paz Alicia Garciadiego


Arturo Ripstein's head screenwriter and wife, Paz Alicia Garciadiego, will be in Monterrey to be part of the Screenwriters Meeting for the Monterrey Film Festival.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Audience Jury

AUDIENCE JURY

The Monterrey International Film Festival is pleased to present, for its 2008 edition, the call for entries to be part of the Audience Jury that will select the Audience Award for one of the 14 feature films included in the Festival’s Official Selection (fiction and documentary)

This call for entries is directed to the State of Nuevo Leon’s audience and will be open from the publication date through June 27th, 2008.

JURY COMPOSITION

The jury will be composed of 50 members of the State of Nuevo Leon’s community, regardless of profession or occupation.

ELIGIBILITY REQUISITES

-Eighteen years of age or older.

-Resident of the State of Nuevo León.

-Complete availability from 3:00 pm on in order to watch 2 feature films each day from August 16th to 22nd, and attend a voting session on the morning of August 23rd.

-Submit a registration form and answer the selection questions

-Sign a Letter of Intent

-Attend a training session on Wednesday July 23rd, at 7:00 pm.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

-Apply for the registration form via e-mail at:

info@monterreyfilmfestival.com

-Submit the form and copy of official identification at:

Festival Internacional de Cine de Monterrey Washington #648 Ote. Planta Baja / Pasillo Pte. Monterrey, N.L. 64000
- MEXICO +52 (81) 83 42 43 92

-The people selected will be notified in a timely manner.

BENEFITS

The Festival will award each jury member accreditation to attend the screenings free of charge and other events organized by the Festival.

Invitation to the Festival’s gala events.
The jury members’ names will be listed in the Festival’s catalogue.

Festival promotional kit.

Participation diploma.

NOTES:

Any situation unforeseen in this call for entries will be resolved by the Organizing Committee of the Festival.

The Official Selection consists on fourteen feature films, seven feature fiction films and seven feature documentary films. The award will be given to only one of these fourteen films.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

DB Sweeney in Monterrey

Hollywood actor DB Sweeney will be part of the Monterrey Film Festival 2008. He will be participate in the Screenwriters Meeting that will take place in August in the state cinemateque called Cineteca Nuevo León.

This event is being organized with the help of the Austin Film Festival.

As an actor DB Sweeney is best know for his work in "The Cutting Edge" (1992) , "Eight Men Out (1988) and "Gardens of Stone"(1987) where he was directed by none other than Francis Ford Coppola ("The Godfather" trilogy).

In 2006 Sweeney debuted as a writer and director with the release of "Two Tickets To Paradise" a movie in which he shared acting credits with Ed Harris and Moira Kelly, her costar in "The Cutting Edge".

Paula Markovitch in Monterrey


Mexico's Paula Markovitch will be part of the Monterrey Film Festival 2008. The screenwriter for films like "Duck Season" (2004) and Lake Tahoe (2008) will be in Monterrey August 17th for her conference called "Dialogs".

Her films have been recognized in festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Habrá en Cineteca reunión de guionistas

Habrá en Cineteca reunión de guionistas

El Encuentro Internacional de Guionistas arrancará en la Ciudad
Por Paula Ruiz

Monterrey, México (11 julio 2008).- Preocupados porque mundialmente se vive una crisis en las historias de películas, nace en tierras regias el Primer Encuentro Internacional de Guionistas, evento paralelo al Festival Internacional de Cine de Monterrey (FICMTY).

Juan Manuel González, director del festival, dio a conocer los detalles del evento, que tendrá lugar del 15 al 22 de agosto en la Cineteca y en el que habrá, además de seminarios, conferencias y paneles con los invitados.

"Mundialmente estamos viviendo una crisis del guión. Cada vez son más las historias que ya se contaron", comentó el organizador, quien se apoyó en el Austin Film Festival y el Gremio de Cineastas para hacer posible el evento.

"Vemos que el guión es el fundamento de las buenas películas y de la industria saludable. Para nosotros es muy importante impulsar la mejora del guionismo en nuestra ciudad, en la región y en el País, para que podamos tener una industria cada vez más sólida".

El Encuentro Internacional de Guionistas está estructurado en dos partes, con tres seminarios de tópico único el 15, 16 y 17 de agosto con la participación de Daniel Petrie Jr., Herschel Weingrod y Paula Markovitch.

Estos seminarios, que tendrán un costo de 200 pesos cada uno, aunque están abiertos al público y cada uno tiene capacidad para 20 personas, son para guionistas de nivel avanzado.

"Daniel Petrie Jr. es guionista de Beverly Hills Cop (que protagonizó Eddie Murphy), también de The Big Easy (que hizo Dennis Quaid). Ha sido presidente, en dos ocasiones, del Writers Guild of America; es una persona que está enterada de cómo funciona la industria del guión en Hollywood", explicó González.

"Herschel Weingrod es guionista de comedia. Hizo Gemelos, Trading Places y Kindergarten Cop. Tiene una gran cantidad de guiones muy importantes que se han filmado en comedia".

La escritora y directora de cine Paula Marcovitch impartirá el seminario "Diálogo" el domingo 17 de agosto; ella fue coguionista de Temporada de Patos y Lake Tahoe.

"Me parece la indicada para dar el seminario, pues buscamos a alguien hispanoparlante. Los otros dos cursos van a ser en inglés con traducción simultánea".

Los interesados en participar deben enviar su currículum a educativos@monterreyfilmfestival.com, una copia escaneada de la credencial de elector, una sinopsis de una cuartilla (en inglés y español) de un argumento que quieran desarrollar y un guión de cortometraje que hayan escrito.

"Después inicia la fase de conferencias abiertas al público (sin costo) en la Cineteca, en la sala 2, a partir de las 12:00 del día. La inauguración es el lunes (18 de agosto) a las 10 de la mañana en el que haremos además un homenaje a José Jaime Rodríguez, un guionista de Nuevo León que falleció el año pasado. Él escribió Crepúsculo Rojo, que está por estrenarse", señaló el director del FICMTY.

Los conferenciantes son Alex Smith, coescritor de la película The Slaughter Rule; él ha trabajado además para compañías como Columbia Pictures, Disney Pictures, Fox Searchlight, Warner Brothers, HBO y ESPN Films; así como D.B. Sweeney, quien es guionista, director, productor y actor (The Cutting Edge).

"Para el miércoles (20 de agosto) tenemos una conferencia magistral que va a dictar la mexicana Paz Alicia Garciadiego, guionista de Arturo Ripstein, ella va hablar sobre sus experiencias.

"El jueves tenemos un panel de guionistas de las películas que están en competencia en el Festival de Cine y el viernes cerramos con la conferencia que va a dar Pavel Jech, rector de la Escuela de Cine de Praga, por el lado educativo del guión", detalló González.


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Monterrey Film Festival 2008


MONTERREY FILM FESTIVAL 2008
August 15 - 23
Monterrey, Mexico