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    First Annual Baja International Film Festival Program

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    By CWB News Department on 10/25/2012 Festivals

    Los Angeles, October 25, 2012 – The first annual Baja International Film Festival, to be held November 14-17 in Los Cabos, Mexico, has announced the line-up of films selected to be screened at the inaugural Festival. The Festival will showcase 79 films from around the world, including 5 international feature films in competition, 5 Mexican feature films in competition, 5 international documentaries in competition, 5 Mexican documentaries in competition, 30 international shorts, 13 Mexican shorts, 4 environmental films, as well as Special Presentation screenings of 6 international feature films, and 6 Mexican feature films.

    The following awards and cash prizes will be given for best film in each screening category, honoring the work of this year’s outstanding filmmakers at the 2012 Baja International Film Festival.

    Best International Feature / $10,000 U.S.
    Best Mexican Feature / $10,000 U.S.
    Best International Documentary / $5,000 U.S.
    Best Mexican Documentary / $5,000 U.S.
    Best International Short Film / $2,500 U.S.
    Best Mexican Short Film / $2,500 U.S.

    The majority of screenings, as well as the opening night celebration, panels, industry forums, hospitality lounge, and closing night awards gala, including Tributes to acclaimed filmmakers and actors, will take place at the new Los Cabos Convention Center, a 72,000 square-foot space equipped with solar panels and the latest environmental technology.

    The inaugural Mexico-USA Film Forum that will take place on November 16 as part of the First Edition of the Baja International Film Festival. Renowned Film-Industry members from both countries will be present to create a space for dialogue and exchange of ideas to strengthen the relationship between the two industries.

    The Film Forum will focus mainly on topics related to Investment and Funding; as well as on the challenges, needs, and opportunities for Mexican Cinema in the United States of America.

    These topics will be further developed with two discussion tables in which experts in different fields will exchange points of view and related experiences, presenting elements which we intend to integrate within the bilateral character and identity of the Festival. Also on November 16, prior to the screening of the film “Miradas Múltiples” (La Máquina Loca) we will announce the creation of a Film Fund to support Mexican Projects. More detailed information will be announced at a later date.

    Baja International Film Festival will offer an opportunity for dialogue, reflection, and analysis of both the U.S. and Mexican Film Industries. Industries that are very close to each other and both speak for the cultural identity of their countries.

    Throughout the festival weekend, pass holders will enjoy film screenings, red carpet ceremonies and parties, panel discussions, and live music featuring Grammy-winning musicians from LA’s famed Hotel Café. The awards ceremony recognizing the outstanding work of leaders in the film industry will take place on Saturday, November 17th.

    There will be select free screenings for the public at the Cultural Pavilion Amphitheater in Cabo San Lucas and at the Plaza Mijares in San Jose Del Cabo. Included in the free screening program will be the highly anticipated new animated film from DreamWorks Animation, Rise of the Guardians, directed by Peter Ramsay.

     “We are proud to showcase a diverse and compelling film program, ranging from special screenings of industry films to independent passion projects, all carefully selected by our programming committees to showcase the best in Mexican, U.S., and international film,”said Festival Director Sean Cross. “It was important for us to find a balance between our Mexican and international programming, to truly represent Mexico’s new wave of innovative filmmakers, while also highlighting the groundbreaking films being produced in the U.S. and across the world. We have an incredible lineup and are excited to share this year’s program with our attendees for the first annual Baja International Film Festival.”

    The Inaugural Baja International Film Festival Film Program Includes:
    International Narrative Features Competition:
    Faith, Love and Whiskey, directed by Kristina Nikolova
    No, directed by Pablo Larrain
    Supporting Characters, directed by Daniel Schechter
    The Sky in Bloom, directed by Tor Mian
    While We Were Here, directed by Kat Coiro

    International Narrative Special Presentations:
    6 Month Rule, directed by Blayne Weaver
    For Lovers Only, directed by Michael Polish
    Mariachi Gringo, directed by Tom Gustafson
    Rise of the Guardians, directed by Peter Ramsay
    Thanks for Sharing, directed by Stuart Blumberg
    Hit and Run, directed by Dax Shepard

    Mexican Narrative Features Competition:
    Fogo, directed by Yulene Olaizola
    Las lágrimas, directed by Pablo Delgado Sánchez
    Los mejores temas, directed by Nicolás Pereda
    Rezeta, directed by Luis Fernando Frías
    Un mundo secreto, directed by Gabriel Mariño
    Mexican Narrative Special Presentations
    Cabeza de Vaca, directed by Nicolas Echevarria
    Después de Lucia, directed by Michel Franco
    Hecho en México, directed by Duncan Bridgeman
    De Tripas Corazón, directed by Antonio Urrutia   
    Miradas Múltiples (La máquina loca), directed by Emilio Maillé
    Niño Fidencio (El taumaturgo del Espizazo), directed by Nicolás Echevarría

    International Documentary Competition:
    Blood Relative, directed by Nimisha Mukerji
    First Position, directed by Bess Kargman
    GuateMaya- The Unification of Wisdom, directed by Cassidy Rast
    Money and Honey, directed by Ching-Hui Lee
    Nothing Like Chocolate, directed by Kum-Kum Bhavnani

    Mexican Documentary Competition:
    Buscando a Larisa, directed by Andrés Pardo
    Cuates de Australia, directed by Everardo González
    El alcalde, directed by Carlos F. Rossini, Emiliano Altuna, and Diego E. Osorno
    Inori, directed by Pedro González Rubio
    La revolución de los alcatraces, directed by Luciana Kaplan

    International Shorts Competition:
    Address Is Approximate, directed by Tom Jenkins
    Amaqqut Nunaat, directed by Neil Christopher
    And If Tomorrow…, directed by Joe Iacovino
    Blackout, directed by Francisco Lupini
    De Que Se Rien Las Hienas directed by Javier Veiga
    El Cocodrilo (The Crocodile), directed by Steve Acevedo
    Grounded, directed by Kevin Margo
    Hello Caller, directed by Andrew Putschoegl
    Immobile, directed by Helio Mira
    Julio Solis, A Move Shake Story, directed by Alexandria Bombach
    La Mirada Perdida, directed by Damián Dionisio
    Lichen, directed by Kevin Lim
    Little Kaiju, directed by Jonathan Baker
    Luminaris, directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella
    Lunch Date, directed by Sasha Collington
    Mentiroso, directed by Will Shipley
    Mexican Cuisine, directed by Fran Guijarro
    Neighbors, directed by Rachel Goldberg
    Nostos, directed by Alessandro D’Ambrosi and Santa de Santis   
    Q    , directed by Felipe Vara de Rey
    Rascacielos, directed by Mariana Torres
    Resen, directed by eti tsicko
    Side Effects, directed byTraven Rice
    Single Player, directed by Paweł Soja
    The End, directed by Ted Marcus
    The Gnome Garden, directed by Elena Hattersley
    The Most Girl Part of You, directed by Mark Cummins
    The Price, directed by Zeke Pinheiro, James St.Vincent
    The Verbal Circuits, directed by Elena Hattersley
    Tu ez moi, directed by Melissa Papel and Clarisse Gorokhoff

    Mexican Shorts Competition:
    Dentro, directed by Emiliano Rocha Minter
    Dentro de uno, directed by Salvador Aguirre
    Dos de tres, directed by Paulina Rosas
    Ecuación, directed by Gerardo Enrique Rodríguez Herrera
    Ismael, directed by Sebastian Hofmann
    La habitación, directed by Raúl Sebastián Quintanilla
    La noria, directed by Karla Castañeda
    Las manos limpias, directed by Carlos Armella
    Lucy contra los límites de la voz, directed by Mónica Herrera
    Perro azul, directed by Federico Zuvire
    Un ojo, directed by Lorenza Manrique
    Yuban, Yaasib Vázquez Colmenares

    Environmental Films:
    Azul Intangible, directed by Eréndira Valle Padilla
    Planet Ocean, directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Michael Pitiot
    Open Pit, directed by Gianni Converso
    Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey, directed by Wendy J.N. Lee

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