2ND ANNUAL ARUBA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
UNVEILS OFFICIAL 2011 LINEUP
Kim Cattrall star of "Meet Monica Velour" will open the Festival
Talents Paola Cortellesi, Daniela Schmidt, Barbara Mori, Alessandro Calza and Directors Jonathan Demme, Milcho Manchevski, Sergio Sanchez Suarez and Lech Majewski to attend Festival
Program details for the 2nd Annual Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF), which takes place June 10-16, 2011, were announced today. The Festival will showcase films from 13 different countries, featuring several international premieres and many U.S.A. premieres. The lineup was announced by AIFF Artistic Director Claudio Masenza along with Festival founders Giuseppe Cioccarrelli and Jonathan Vieira.
Among the titles, the International Premieres at the Festival include the Massimiliano Bruno directed Italian comedy "Nessuno mi può giudicare," American drama "Meet Monica Velour" written and directed by Keith Bearden, the Mario Van Peebles directed drama "Things Fall Apart" starring rapper, actor and multi-tiered business mogul Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who is confirmed to attend AIFF, "Tequila" directed by Sergio Sánchez Suárez, and the Columbian drama/mystery "All Your Dead Ones" directed by Carlos Moreno.
AIFF will open with "Meet Monica Velour" starring Golden Globe Award-winning actress Kim Cattrall ("Sex and the City" franchise, "The Ghost Writer") who will kick-off the Festival's opening night Red Carpet on Friday, June 10, 2011 at Paseo Herencia, and the "In Conversation With.." series on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs," "The Manchurian Candidate"), will follow on June 12, 2011. He is also representing one of his films "The Agronomist," which will be followed by a Q&A. BAFTA Film Award-winning Hollywood costume designer Michael Kaplan ("Blade Runner," "Burlesque," "Fight Club") and Academy Award®-nominated director Milcho Manchevski's ("Before the Rain," "Mothers") dates will be announced later this month.
Written and directed by Manchevski, his Macedonian drama "Before the Rain" earned him an Oscar nomination and 12 award wins. The film stars the late Katrin Cartlidge ("From Hell," "Breaking the Waves"), Rade Serbedzija ("Batman Begins," "Snatch," "Mission: Impossible II") and Grégoire Colin ("Beau Travail," "The Dreamlife of Angels").
Added to AIFF's attendance list includes Italian actress Paola Cortellesi ("Nessuno mi può ' guidicare-Nobody Can Judge Me", "Piano, solo"); director Sergio Sanchez Suarez ("Tequila") and his leading actress Daniela Schmidt ("Casi divas," "Sea of Dreams"), Mexican actress Barbara Mori ("Kites," "La mujer de mi hermano," "Ugly Me"), Italian actor and screenwriter Alessandro Calza ("Ciao") and Polish director and artist Lech Majewski ("The Mill and the Cross","Angelus").
The official lineup is comprised of the following films:
- ALL YOUR DEAD ONES (Country: Columbia / Director: Carlos Moreno)
- BEFORE THE RAIN (Country: Republic of Macedonia / Director: Milcho Manchevski)
- BEGINNERS (Country: USA / Director: Mike Mills)
- BIBLIOTHEQUE PASCAL (Country: Hungary / Director: Szabolcs Hajdu)
- CIAO! (Country: USA / Director: Yen Tan)
- EVEN THE RAIN (Country: Spain / Director: Icíar Bollaín)
- HERMANO (Country: Venezuela / Director: Marcel Rasquin)
- KITES (Country: India / Director: Anurag Basu)
- MADE IN HUNGARY (Country: Hungary / Director: Gergely Fonyó)
- MEET MONICA VELOUR (Country: USA / Director: Keith Bearden)
- MOTHERS (Country: Republic of Macedonia / Director: Milcho Manchevski)
- NESSUNO MI PUO' GIUDICARE (Country: Italy / Director: Massimiliano Bruno)
- THE SON OF NO ONE (Country: USA / Director: Dito Montiel)
- TEQUILA (Country: Mexico / Director: Sergio Sánchez Suárez)
- THE BIG BANG (Country: USA / Director: Tony Krantz)
- THE GUARD (Country: Ireland / Director: John Michael McDonagh)
- THE LIFE OF FISH (Country: Chile / Director: Matías Bize)
- THE MILL AND THE CROSS (Country: Poland / Director: Lech Majewski)
- THINGS FALL APART (Country: USA / Director: Mario Van Peebles)
More titles and talents will be announced later this month. Film details are provided in the accompanying AIFF program overview.
96 Hours Lab
Taught by notable NYU film instructor Darrell Wilson, AIFF Film Lab will also be hosting a special workshop "96 Hours," which will be an intensive workshop providing hands-on training in the filmmaking process over a four-day period during the Festival. The workshop will focus on the creation of short video pieces incorporating some aspect of the island and culture of Aruba as the subject matter. Participants will learn how filmmakers approach a project and how they condense space, time and information by using montage techniques. They will create living pictures, and develop simple narratives. They will also learn how to use editing equipment and editing techniques to achieve a professional, finished product. Both amateur and emerging professional filmmakers will benefit greatly from this course.
The full AIFF program is available to print online at www.arubafilmfest.com. Tickets can be booked through our website and purchased at the AIFF's office at Paseo Herencia. Tickets are available in a variety of price ranges, from a simple movie ticket to packages of multi-event attendance, to top accreditation tickets for VIP events.
Caribbean Spotlight Series
Aruba International Film Festival is proud to announce the second edition of the Caribbean Spotlight Series (CSS). A section of the festival dedicated to Caribbean film productions. The official films have been selected by director of CSS Aaron Hosé and the CSS committee.
Artistic director Claudio Masenza and the founders of AIFF Giuseppe Cioccarelli and Jonathan Viera proudly announce CSS 2011.
In Competition
- 100,000 (Country: Puerto Rico/ Director: Juan Agustin Marquez)
- Children of God (Country: Bahamas/ Director: Kareem Mortimer)
- Curaçao (Country: Netherlands/ Director: Sarah Vos and Sander Snoep)
- Fire Burn Babylon: (Country: Montserrat/United Kingdom/ Director: Sarita Siegel)
- Voices of Mariel: (Country: Cuba/USA/ Director: Jim Carleton)
Special Screening Not in Competition
- La Fuga: (Country: Puerto Rico/ Director: Edmundo H. Rodriguez
- Rise Up: (Country: Jamaica/ Director: Luciano Blotta)
About the Aruba International Film Festival
The breathtaking Caribbean island of Aruba provides the backdrop for the film industry's newest "must-attend" event, taking place June 10-16, 2011, with an inviting atmosphere, suited like none other, to attract actors, directors, filmmakers, and film lovers.
AIFF stands to further global awareness for the Island of Aruba as a center of art, culture and creativity and serve as a platform to promote the understanding and appreciation for the art of cinema and filmmaking. With participants enjoying a relaxed Aruban ambiance and a casual interaction between filmmakers and audience.
The annual AIFF will bring people from around the world to view a wide selection of films, join in discussions and attend special parties and events.
AIFF has a mission to encourage, educate and activate young Aruban filmmakers. Throughout the Festival, notable film professionals will be conducting master classes on all facets of filmmaking and the creative process.
For more information please visit the Aruba International Film Festival website at www.arubafilmfest.com
