Join us for a tropical afternoon to celebrate the theatrical premiere of Vicente Ferraz's fascinating documentary and Cinema Tropical's 4th Anniversary.
Sunday, September 18, 2005. = 1pm: Screening
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
(Vicente Ferraz, Brazil, 2004, 90 min. In Spanish, Portuguese and Russian with English subtitles)
Screening introduced by the director and producer
Film Forum
209 West Houston
3pm – 6pm: Late brunch / party
After the film, enjoy a pan-Latin American extravaganza with premium Brazilian mojitos or a cold Corona, and a traditional Mexican brunch, all to the sounds of our favorite DJ.
Besito
357 West Broadway (between Broome and Grand Sts.)
Donation $50
To purchase tickets send a check to Cinema Tropical, 611 Broadway Suite 836, New York, NY 10012, or buy your tickets online at www.cinematropical.com/benefitparty.html
All proceeds go to Cinema Tropical, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the distribution, programming and promotion of Latin American cinema in the U.S. Donations are tax-deductible.
Hi MySelf
Vivek
Are you a filmmaker who knows someone using digital technology in their home in an amazing way? Want to tell the world about it – in your native language? Cisco and Filmaka want you to make a film about a "Digital Crib" - a home that uses digital technology - and send it to us. 10 winners will receive $7500 USD and another 10 will win $5000. Winning Digital Crib clips will be placed on over 200 sites across the internet, for the whole planet to see! Submissions should be 3 minutes each, and in your native language and are due October 13 - go to www.filmaka.com/ciscodigitalcribs for more information!
The Feature Film contest's theme for September is "The First Day". Submissions must be 1 to 3 minutes long and must be uploaded by October 5, 24:00 PST. For more info visit www.filmaka.com/firstday
Regards
Vivek Mehra
Posted by: vivek | September 11, 2008 at 03:43 AM