Berlin & Beyond

Posted on October 17, 2011 by admin

Cine+Mas SF is co-presenting the German-Argentine film THE DAY I WAS NOT BORN- official selection of this year’s edition of Berlin & Beyond Film Festival It screens October 23 8:45 at the Castro Theatre.

About the film:
During a stopover in Buenos Aires, Maria recognizes a nursery rhyme. Though she does not speak a word of Spanish, she remembers the lyrics vividly. Two days later, her father Anton shows up at her hotel, confessing that: Maria spent her first three years of life in Buenos Aires during the military dictatorship of the 70s. She was adopted and brought to Germany. Father and daughter begin a journey in search of Maria’s biological parents — with Anton doing all he can to regain his daughter’s trust.

Germany, Argentina (2010), 35mm, 95 min. in German, Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Florian Cossen Visit the website for more information about the festival.

The Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, now in its 16th year, runs from October 20-26 in San Francisco. Visit www.berlinbeyond.com for program and ticketing information.

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Free Tickets Blackthorn

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin

We invite you to a pre-theatrical release screening of “Blackthorn” at the Landmark Embarcadero Center on October 11 in San Francisco. It stars Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, and Magaly Solier (La Teta Asustada/Madeinusa). Directed by Mateo Gil – know for films like Vanilla Sky/Abre Los Ojos (both of them) & Sea Inside (Javier Bardem). For tickets email us at programming @ sflatinofilmfestival.com  Please provide your name and phone number and the number of tickets 1 or 2.  We’ll hand you the ticket at the screening. Look for us- holding up a “Cine+Mas SF” sign. The film opens on October 14th.

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Closing

Posted on September 25, 2011 by admin

We close up the festival today with an encore screening of the fun, festive and colorful documentary LA SALSA CUBANA by Eric Joseph Johnson and Sarita Streng.  2pm at the Brava Theater in the Mission. Tickets are available at the door. $10. We’ll have a meet-up at El Rio for Salsa Sundays. Thanks for coming out!

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Update for Today

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

These are the updates including corrections/changes to the schedule:

9/19 Monday- Precious Knowledge screens today 7PM at MACLA in San Jose

9/20 Tuesday- Free- Co-Presented with KQED – Not in Our town free screening at MACLA in San Jose Doors open at 6PM

9/2o Tuesday- Free- Precious Knowledge screens at College of Marin 12:40PM Kentwood

9/20 Tuesday-Free- Soulbound screens at Pacific Film Archives 7PM Berkeley

9/21 Wednesday-Free- Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice screens at College of Marin 12:40PM Kentwood

9/21 Wednesday- $12- Mistura: The Power of Food/Funraiser at IcTus Gallery in San Francisco 7PM. Tickets on line or at the door. Tickets: 1-800-838-3006

9/22 Thursday-$12- Following the Stars screens w/ short film The Chalk at Mission cultural Center San Francisco 7PM. Tickets online or by phone at brownpapertickets.com or at the Mission Cultural Center box office. Tickets: 1-800-838-3006

9/23 Friday-$12- Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice. Screens w/ short film at Mission cultural Center San Francisco 7PM. Tickets online or by phone at brownpapertickets.com or at the Mission Cultural Center box office. Tickets: 1-800-838-3006

9/24 Saturday: 3PM Shorts Program; 4:45PM Not So Short Shorts Program; 6:30PM Photos of Angie; 7:45PM F**K My Life  Mission Cultural Center screenings. Tickets online or by phone at brownpapertickets.com or at the Mission Cultural Center box office. 1-800-838-3006

9/25 Sunday: La Salsa Cubana. Matinee. Brava Theater. 2PM. Tickets online. Selling FAST. Tickets: 1-800-838-3006

9/25 Sunday: Closing Salsa Party Meet up at El Rio. Cover charge $8. Live band.

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Updates

Posted on September 17, 2011 by admin

CLICK HERE TO BUY PASSES & TICKETS
It’s taken us a while but here it is. You can download the schedule here with all the film notes and screening details. 2011 Festival Schedule

Tickets are available at the door for all films today except “La Salsa Cubana”. You can buy tickets online until two hours before the screening or by phone 1-800-838-3006. / Entradas disponibles para todas las peliculas salvo “La Salsa Cubana”. Puede comprar entradas por internet hasta dos horas antes de la funcion o por telefono 1-800-838-3006. Despues de eso en el cine. Gracias!

Iris Disse, director of Following the Stars, is here to present her film. Tickets are available online and at the door. She’s traveled all the way from Quito. It’s a wonderful film I hope you can come out to see!

After the screenings today, there’s a party organized by: Eric Joseph Johnson, director of “La Salsa Cubana”. Party and reception for La Salsa Cubana at ODC Dance in the Mission district, 9pm – midnight, Sept 17, after the screening of the film, with casino style salsa dancing and Cuban Music. Dance performance by the Bay Area’s RUEDA con RITMO. ODC Dance Commons, 351 Shotwell St. (between 17th and 18th streets). FREE!!

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Schedule & Tickets

Posted on August 28, 2011 by admin

Ticketing has begun. CLICK HERE TO BUY PASSES & TICKETS

It’s taken us a while but here it is. You can download the schedule here with all the film notes and screening details. 2011 Festival Schedule

September 14 Hispanic Heritage Month & San Francisco Latino Film Festival Kick-Off Celebration

RSVP http://cbs5cw44hhm2011.eventbrite.com/

 

September 16, 2011 7PM Opening Night at Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema

Opening Night Film- BEING: CAFÉ TACVBA 2010 Mexico 80 minutes

After-Party at Supperclub. Hosted by LAM Social Club.

September 16 7:15PM Free screening at De Young Museum, Friday Nights at the De Young. San Francisco. Screening Mistura: The Power of Food

September 17-18 1PM-10PM Screenings Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco.

September 19 7PM Free screening at MACLA in San Jose. Co-Presented with KQED

September 19 7PM Screening at MACLA in San Jose

September 20 7PM Free screening at Pacific Film Archives in Berkeley

September 20-21 12:30PM Free screenings at College of Marin.

September 21 7PM Screening and reception at IcTus Gallery in SF

September 22-23 7PM Screening at Mission Cultural Center in SF

September 24 3PM-10PM Screenings at Mission Cultural Center in SF

September 25 2PM Final screening at the Brava Theater in SF

September 25 4PM Closing party meet-up at El Rio in SF

 

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Tickets on Sale Now

Posted on August 26, 2011 by admin

Ticketing has begun. CLICK HERE TO BUY PASSES & TICKETS

You can see the films and notes at that link. Some of the films were just uploaded and will be live later today.  Catch the premiere of MLK Jr. Way by Eliseo Cabrera and Kara Cohen. Filmed in Oakland! The story is about two young Mexican-American guys who lose their jobs (partly from laziness partly from the recession), and their home (due to the rocky climate

Film still: MLK JR WAY

in West Oakland). They decide to pursue a casully mentioned plan suggested by their friend to find girlfriends and subsequently live with them, in order to find a free place to live.

 

 

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Sneak Peak of Titles- 2011 Official Selection

Posted on August 9, 2011 by admin

We’re excited to announce a partial list of films selected for this year’s festival:

Feature Length

Capsulas by Veronica Riedel-2011  Guatemala

The Chileans’ Building by Macarena Aguilo- 2010 Chile

Film still of "Following the Stars" / "Siguiendo Las Estrellas"

Following the Stars by Iris Dirse – 2011 Ecuador/Panama

Hell by Luis Estrada- 2010 Mexico

Santiago byFelix Martiz- 2011 USA

Seguir Siendo: Café Tacuva by Ernesto Contreras and Jose Manuel Cravioto- 2010 Mexico

Soulbound by Caio Sóh- 2011 Brazil

Shorts

La Bicicleta Vieja by Claudia A. Escobar- 2011 USA

Defender by Aitor Miguel- 2011 Colombia/Spain

Mistura: The Power of Food by Patricia Perez- 2011 Peru

Image from film- Photo of Angie

Film still: Photo of Angie

Photos of Angie by Alan Dominguez- 2011 USA

Three Drop of Water by Jose Alfaro & Marco Castro-Bojorquez -2011 USA

 

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September Film Programming Update

Posted on July 8, 2011 by admin

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Our programming team has been screening, discussing, arguing and carefully deciding on the final few films that will makeup the official selection for our film festival, which kicks off September 15th.

If you’ve submitted a film, hold tight. You will be notified if your film has been selected. We received an amazing crop of film to choose from and we’re very excited about reporting our selections soon.

The development team has been ironing out community partnerships and will also be reporting those and exciting new additions to the festival’s dynamic.

Stay tuned to our industry shout-outs via Twitter or spark a convo with us on Facebook. We’re chatty, so feel free to voice your film thoughts with us!

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Jeremy Ray Valdez at SF Pride

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

Jeremy Ray Valdez

Jeremy Ray Valdez is a rising star that  gained notoriety for his role as Jesse Rivera, a young gay man struggling to come out to his butch  father  played by Benjamin Bratt in the hit film, La Mission.

Valdez won the 2010 Imagen Award for best supporting actor for his work. He was also recently in All She Can an indie pic that screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

He is currently working on his newest film titled, Dreamer, a feature narrative drama about an undocumented young man whose life falls apart after his employer discovers his immigration status.

Don’t miss his appearance in the SF Pride Parade.

 

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