For Immediate Release:
January 19, 2011
Country of Origin List, Official Selections of the 28th Annual Miami International Film Festival
ARGENTINA
The Invisible Eye (La mirada invisible)
No Return (Sin retorno)
Norberto’s Deadline (Norberto apenas tarde) Rosa
Water and Salt (Agua y sal)
BANGLADESH
To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America
BELGIUM
Little Baby Jesus of Flandr (En waar de sterre bleef stille staan)
BRAZIL
Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro) Sunny (Ensolarado)
CANADA
How to Start Your Own Country Incendies
Jo for Jonathan (Jo pour Jonathan) Small Town Murder Songs
The Whistleblower
You Are Here
CHILE
Blokes (Blockes)
Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz)
CHINA
The Piano in a Factory (Gang De Qin)
COLOMBIA
All Your Dead Ones (Todos tus muertos)
The Colors of the Mountain (Los colores de la montaña) Little Voices (Pequeñas voces)
With or Without Love (Una hora más en Canarias)
CUBA
Half of Oscar (La mitad de Óscar)
José Martí: The Eye of the Canary (José Martí: El ojo del canario) Maya
DENMARK
Armadillo
Good Luck (Buena suerte) In a Better World (Hæven)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Jean Gentil
EGYPT
Microphone
FINLAND
Beyond (Svinalängorna)
FRANCE
Incendies
The Invisible Eye (La mirada invisible)
Love Patate
Marimbas From Hell (Marimbas del infierno) The Names of Love (Le nom des gens) Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) Potiche
GERMANY
The Invisible Eye (La mirada invisible) Jean Gentil
Life, Above All
Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) A Quiet Life (Una vita tranquilla)
Water and Salt (Agua y sal)
The Whistleblower
Young Goethe in Love
Yuri Lennon’s Landing on Alpha46
GREECE
Black Field (Mavro livadi)
GUATEMALA
Marimbas From Hell (Marimbas del infierno)
ICELAND
Mamma Gógó
IRAN
Gesher
IRAQ
Mandoo
ISRAEL
Intimate Grammar (Hadikduk Hapnimi) Precious Life (Chaim Yakarim)
ITALY
Passione: A Musical Adventure A Quiet Life (Una vita tranquilla)
KENYA
I Am Slave
MEXICO
Back to Life (Vuelve a la vida)
Jean Gentil
Leap Year (Año bisiesto)
Marimbas From Hell (Marimbas del infierno) A Stone’s Throw Away (A tiro de piedra)
SERBIA
Tilva Rosh (Tilva Roš)
SOUTH AFRICA
Life, Above All
SPAIN
Amador
Chico & Rita (Chico y Rita)
Flamenco, Flamenco
For 80 Days (80 Egunean)
Good Luck (Buena suerte)
Half of Oscar (La mitad de Óscar)
The Last Circus (Balada triste de trompeta)
Los Four McNifikos
José Martí: The Eye of the Canary (José Martí: El ojo del canario) No Return (Sin retorno)
A Useful Life (La vida útil)
With or Without Love (Una hora más en Canarias)
SWEDEN
Beyond (Svinalängorna) The Black Power Mixtape In a Better World (Hæven) Sound of Noise
SWITZERLAND
A Quiet Life (Una vita tranquilla) Yuri Lennon’s Landing on Alpha46
UNITED KINGDOM
Chico & Rita (Chico y Rita) The First Grader
I Am Slave
Project Nim
West Is West
URUGUAY
Norberto’s Deadline (Norberto apenas tarde) A Useful Life (La vida útil)
USA
(818)
Autonomy
The Black Power Mixtape
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Freedom Riders
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Hamill
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
In the Privacy of My Home (En la privacidad de mi hogar)
The Interrupters
Magic City Memoirs
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place
making sh*t up
Mooney vs. Fowle
Nuremberg: Its Lesson For Today
Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times
Passione: A Musical Adventure
The Redemption of General Butt Naked
Roxy
Spider Fang!
Things Fall Apart
To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America Unauthorized Reproduction
We Were Here: Voices From the AIDS Years In San Francisco
END OF COUNTRY LIST
About Miami International Film Festival
The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), celebrating its 28th edition March 4-13, 2011, is the premier Ibero-American film festival in the U.S. The annual event, which is produced and presented by Miami Dade College, attracts more than 70,000 film enthusiasts and 300 filmmakers, stars and industry professionals. During the past five years, the festival has screened films from 60 countries and hosted 300 East Coast, U.S. and world premieres. Through Encuentros, the festival’s mentorship and film development program for filmmakers and projects from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, MIFF has become a primary gateway for the discovery of Ibero-American talent in the entertainment world. In addition, the festival’s REEL Education Seminar Series consistently attracts top executives from Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Classics, IFC Films, Fox Searchlight, DreamWorks Animation, HBO Films/HBO Latino and William Morris Endeavor, among many others. For more information, visit www.miff2020.wpengine.com or call 305-237-MIFF (3456).
About Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College has a long and rich history of involvement in the cultural arts, providing South Florida with a vast array of artistic and literary offerings: the Miami Book Fair International; the Florida Center for the Literary Arts; the Cultura del Lobo performance series; The Cuban Cinema Series; nine visual arts galleries, including The Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College and the School of Entertainment and Design Technology; in addition to the renowned Miami International Film Festival. MDC is the largest institution of higher education in the country and is nationally recognized for many of its academic and cultural programs. With an enrollment of more than 170,000 students, MDC is the nation’s top producer of degrees. The college’s eight campuses and outreach centers offer nearly 300 distinct degree programs, including several baccalaureate degrees.
Additional MDC Media Contacts: Tere Estorino, director of media relations, 305-237-3949, testorin@mdc.edu; Sue Arrowsmith, 305-237-3710, sue.arrowsmith@mdc.edu; Tarnell Carroll, 305-237-3359, tarnell.carroll@mdc.edu; or Alejandro Rios, 305-237-7482, arios1@mdc.edu.
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