COSTA RICA EXTRA – The Costa Rica Festival Internacional del Cine (Costa Rica Film Festival) announced on Tuesday its 5th edition’s full line-up, which will feature a retrospective of American director Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women), who will attend the festival held in the city of San José from December 8 to 17.
The festival will screen 72 films spread in a program that also includes 16 Central American projects under development and postproduction were selected in the Industry Section of the Sección de Industria del Costa Rica Festival Internacional de Cine (CRFIC) 2016 competition, aimed to “feel the pulse of local and regional film production.
The Festival is an initiative promoted by the Costa Rican Film Production Center (Centro de Cine) of the Ministry of Culture and Youth (MCJ).
The retrospective program will screen Reichardt’s latest film Certain Women, starring Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern and Michelle Williams, which took the best film award at the London Film Festival in October. Reichard was also nominated for best director for this film in the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards.
“Our identity and our program are built around a free, coherent, and risky cinema, with films that avoid common places and bring us closer to different voices and visions of the world,” said the fest’s artistic director Marcelo Quesada
“The CRFIC continues to be focused on consolidating itself as a top platform for Costa Rican and Central American cinema,” he added.
Central American Competition
Abrázame como antes – Jurgen Ureña – Costa Rica
El sonido de las cosas – Ariel Escalante – Costa Rica
Los ofendidos – Marcela Zamora – El Salvador – Mexico
La felicidad del sonido – Ana Endara – Panama
Es hora de enamorarse – Guido Bilbao – Panama
La sombra del naranjo – Patricia Velásquez and Oscar Herrera – Costa Rica
International Competition
Alba – Ana Cristina Barragán – Ecuador
The Blind Christ – Christopher Murray – Chile
The Future Perfect – Nele Wohlatz – Argentina
Tarde para la ira – Raúl Arévalo – Spain
The Girl Without Hands – Sébastian Laudenbach – France
Clash – Mohamed Diab – Egypt / France
Radio Dreams – Babak Jalali – Iran/ USA
My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea – Dash Shaw -USA
La tempestad – Tatiana Huezo – Mexico
The Land of the Enlightened – Pieter-Jan De Pue – Belgium / Netherlands / Ireland
Memories of a Penitent Heart – Cecilia Aldarondo – Puerto Rico/USA
All These Sleepless Nights – Michal Marczak – Poland
The films will be shown at several venues, that include: Cine Magaly, Teatro 1887, Teatro de La Aduana, and Anfiteatro del CENAC.
Details of the Festival are at: http://www.costaricacinefest.go.cr
Original article appeared at Costa Rica Extra. Reposted with Permission
