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Cine Las Americas

Cine Las Americas began in 1997 as a Cuban film retrospective sponsored by the Mexic-Arte Museum. While programming the initial festival, the organization realized that although Austin was building a reputation as a film Mecca, films made by and about Latinos were largely absent from the community’s cultural landscape. The overwhelming success of the first festival proved that there was an audience for these underserved voices. With community support, Cine Las Americas made a commitment to become a vehicle for the inclusion of films from all of the Americas. Since 1998, the annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival has steadily grown to become an internationally recognized event that brings Latin American and indigenous films and filmmakers to Austin, creating business opportunities for industry professionals and a rich cultural experience for statewide audiences. In 2001, Cine Las Americas was determined by IRS to be an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Soon after, Cine Las Americas partnered with the Austin Independent School District and moved its offices to Johnston High School in East Austin where it established a Media Arts Center, implementing educational and mentoring programs that support the District’s Dropout Prevention Campaign. From 2001 to 2005, Cine Las Americas offered Johnston High School students hands-on bilingual opportunities in multi-media production, event production, and non-profit organization management. Currently, the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival has established itself as one of the most prestigious in the country, consistently growing its sponsorship and audience base, and offering artistic excellence, business opportunities and cultural exchange to audiences and film professionals alike. Cine Las Americas has also expanded its bilingual media arts curriculum to underserved student populations in various High Schools and Middle Schools in Austin, serving over 100 Hispanic and African American students.

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    Cine Las Americas

    PO Box 1626
    Austin, 78767

    Phone: (512)535-0765

    Fax: (512)535-0765

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    06/06/10- 06/08/10	I Am Cuba Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown I Am Cuba Presented by Cine Las Americas and Alamo Drafthouse at Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown June 6-June 8, 2010 In Spanish with English Subtitles. Restored 35mm print! Cine Las Americas announces two screenings of the film Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba) directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, co-presented with the Alamo Cinema Drafthouse. This restored 35mm print is a must-see from the 1960s, a film by a master of cinematographic artistry and storytelling, that both drew from and inspired the international avant-garde.
    05/06/10- 05/27/10	Mexican Revolution Films of 70s Harry Ransom Center Mexican Revolution Films of 70s Presented by Harry Ransom Center and Cine Las Americas at Harry Ransom Center May 6-May 27, 2010 "Mexican Revolution Films of 70s" includes four feature films directed by some of the most talented filmmakers who worked in Mexico during the first half of the 1970's, when film production flourished under the auspices of then president Luis Echeverría, who installed his own brother Rodolfo Echeverría as president of the Film Production Bank, and helped capitalize the production of relevant films and allowed a critical view of the Mexican Revolution and other...
    04/27/10	Our Beloved Month of August Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar Our Beloved Month of August Presented by Austin Film Society and Cine Las Americas at Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar April 27, 2010 A co-presentation with Cine Las Americas Film Festival 2010 Both documentary and fictional narrative, Gomes’s energetic and courageous film captures so many vignettes of life in rural Portugal. The documentary portions deal with the filmmaker and his difficulties in getting the fictional film done, but the fictional parts seem very real at times, too. In the process of ignoring the distinct genres, OUR BELOVED MONTH OF AUGUST reveals a lot about the village people and the...
    04/25/10- 04/28/10	Stages Mexican American Cultural Center Stages Presented by Cine Las Americas at Mexican American Cultural Center April 25-April 28, 2010 In New York City’s changing Lower East Side, a group of older Puerto Rican women and inner-city youth come together over twenty weeks to create an original play out of the stories of their lives. Amid the isolating bustle of nine million people, participants diverse in age, race and nationality confront stereotypes and examine their own histories, exploring themes of immigration, relationships, aging and coming of age. Woven together, their stories take on new meaning, first as...
    04/21/10- 04/29/10	13th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Multiple Locations 13th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Presented by Cine Las Americas at Multiple Locations April 21-April 29, 2010 The Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, now in its thirteenth consecutive year, showcases contemporary films from North, Central, South America, the Caribbean and Spain. The nine day long annual event screens new work made by or about Latin American and indigenous people. The festival screens narrative and documentary feature and short films, as well as experimental, animation and youth films in competitive and non-competitive sections. This event is complemented with repertoire...
    04/22/09- 04/30/09	12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Multiple Locations 12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Presented by Cine Las Americas at Multiple Locations April 22-April 30, 2009 The Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, now in its twelfth consecutive year, showcases contemporary films from North, Central, South America, the Caribbean and Spain. The nine day long annual event screens new work made by or about Latin American and indigenous people. The festival screens narrative and documentary feature and short films, as well as experimental, animation and youth films in competitive and non-competitive sections. This event is complemented with repertoire and...
    04/16/08- 04/24/08	The 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival The 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Presented by Cine Las Americas April 16-April 24, 2008 The Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF) is a global event that takes place every year in Austin, drawing filmmakers from all corners of the world, film industry professionals, artists, musicians, teachers and captivates audiences with a passion for cinema. Visitors experience the vitality of Austin’s vibrant and thriving film and media community. The CLAIFF wishes to welcome all of you who will be discovering the festival for the first time, and also looks forward to...
    02/20/08	'CHICHA 56' Fundraiser Mohawk 'CHICHA 56' Fundraiser Presented by Cine Las Americas at Mohawk February 20, 2008 Join Cine Las Americas for a Happy Hour Fundraiser and an after party with special musical guests KANKO. Come early and enjoy a good drink in good company, while supporting independent cinema. Come to the festival 56 days later!
    01/15/08	Deseada Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown Deseada Presented by Cine Las Americas at Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown January 15, 2008 In the lush sub-tropical setting of the ancient Mayan ceremonial center Chichén Itzá, Deseada is preparing her younger sister Nicté for betrothal to Manuel, nephew of the wealthy Don Lorenzo. The young man was raised in Spain but looks forward to returning to the Yucatan peninsula to settle down with a wife on his uncle's hacienda. However, when he alights from the train, he falls hopelessly in love with the older Deseada. Complications arise when it is revealed that Don...
    10/04/07	La Mujer Del Puerto La Mujer Del Puerto Presented by Cine Las Americas October 4, 2007 After her father dies and she discovers her lover's indiscretions, Rosario, played by the exquisite Andrea Palma, resorts to prostitution. Sailor Alberto Venegas (Domingo Soler) saves her from an attack on the docks. She takes Alberto home for an erotic encounter and true love blossoms. Suddenly a terrible secret from their past comes to light. One of the first movies with recorded sound produced by the Mexican film industry. The three films in this series were some of the most popular...
    09/20/07	Victimas Del Pecado Victimas Del Pecado Presented by Cine Las Americas September 20, 2007 Cabaret dancer Violeta (Ninon Sevilla) rescues an abandoned baby from a garbage can in Mexico City's red-light district. She decides to raise the child, a decision that puts her at odds with her pimp (Rodolfo Acosta.) A rival club owner (Tito Junco) falls in love with Violeta and offers to help. Prostitutes, pachucos and dizzying dance sequences.
    09/15/07	Aventurera Aventurera Presented by Cine Las Americas September 15, 2007 Released in 1950 and produced in 1949, Aventurera is one of the most popular Mexican films ever made. It is extravagant melodrama, popular entertainment, film noir, cabaretera (cabaret musical), and a revenge film all in one glorious effort. The film has seldom been screened theatrically since its initial release.
    09/06/07	El Metodo Regal Metropolitan 14 El Metodo Presented by Cine Las Americas at Regal Metropolitan 14 September 6, 2007 Seven of the corporate world's elite gather in pursuit of the top job at Dekia Corporation. What begins as a normal job interview quickly unravels as candidates fall prey to The Method, a psychologically brutal recruiting system in which only one can remain.
    04/22/07	Emergencia Carver Museum and Cultural Center Emergencia Presented by Cine Las Americas at Carver Museum and Cultural Center April 22, 2007 Emergencia is a youth film competition with films made by people 19 years old or younger. This year’s films come from entrants living within and beyond the United States. The entire film competition is organized and juried by a group of youths from here in Austin through Cine Las Americas’ media arts education program.
    04/19/07- 04/26/07	The 10th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival The 10th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Presented by Cine Las Americas April 19-April 26, 2007 The Festival has presented the best in Latino and Indigenous cinema since 1997. This year’s 8-day Festival will bring over 100 films from more than 12 countries with screenings in theaters throughout Austin. These are some of things you have to look forward to at this year’s festival: - 8 days of programming - Approximately 100 films from more than 12 countries - Panel discussions and Director questions and answers - Annual homage to a Master Filmmaker - First annual awards...
    03/24/07	El Abandonado Dougherty Arts Center Theatre El Abandonado Presented by Cine Las Americas at Dougherty Arts Center Theatre March 24, 2007 El Abandonado is based on the Book of Job. Joe, a wealthy importer, loses his wife and family in a tragic accident on Easter Sunday. Consumed with guilt he gives all his possessions to the church and lives as a homeless person. Four days before the following Easter he kidnaps a nun and holds her hostage to God for a miracle - the return of his family on Easter - the day of resurrection. This film, which screened at the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival in Austin last...

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