Author of Poster: Miguel Amat
100% VENEZUELA IS BACK!
NYU-VENEZUELAN FILM FESTIVAL, SECOND EDITION
April 23-27, 2008
at New York University’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
53 Washington Square South (between Sullivan &Thompson Streets)
Venezuela has been a country, though recognized for its’ energetic power decades ago, has never been exposed to the public opinion in the manner that it has been at present.
Since President Hugo Chávez’s arrival to power in 1999, Venezuela has been included in the most prominent headlines throughout the international media. For its polemical and political differences, the increased price of petroleum, anti-imperialist policies, because of its influence within the Latin American region, its alliances with political enemies of USA, or simply for the peculiar leadership style of its President, Venezuela has obtained an interesting global visibility. Nonetheless, this constant presence in the international political panorama results in limitations when it comes to narrating its history: Venezuela wasn't born nine years ago.
In its first edition (2006) 100% VENEZUELA attracted an unprecedented turnout –presenting New York to a relatively unknown cinema outside of this South American country’s borders. On such occasion, the Venezuelan Film Festival, sponsored by New York University’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, screened a series of films that focused on violence as the foundational theme of this nation’s cinematographic production. The Second Edition will be held from April 23rd-27th at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (NYU) and will screen films from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, in addition to some of the most recent productions from this troubled OPEC nation, focusing on Politics, from diverse angles and points of view.
Noteworthy screenings include: Postcards from Leningrad (2007), Venezuela’s official Oscar entry; the blockbuster success Secuestro Express (2005) and Francisco de Miranda (2006); two of the most important films of all time: The Smoking Fish (1978) and Chronicle of a Subversive Latin American (1975) and the internationally awarded Oriana (1985) and Nude with Oranges (1997), among 14 additional carefully selected films.
During this second edition, 100% Venezuela will also host 4 interdisciplinary symposiums that will bring to New York City renowned politicians, scholars, artists and critics from diverse corners of the United States and the American continent. Among the guests will be filmmakers Mauricio Walerstein and Mariana Rondón, and the politician and former presidential candidate Teodoro Petkoff, in addition to more than 15 other guests and speakers. The scheduled events are:
Leadership & Perspectives of the Bolivarian Venezuela (Wednesday 23, 7:15 p.m.) Presented by Javier Guerrero, with the participation of Teodoro Petkoff, Margarita López-Maya, Fernando Coronil, Tulio Halperin-Donghi and Luis Duno-Gottberg.
Film & Politics (Thursday 24, 7:15 p.m.) presented by Ronald Briggs, with the participation of filmmakers Mauricio Walerstein and Mariana Rondón, followed by the New York premiere of Postcards from Leningrad.
Politics of the Pose from the Venezuelan Entre Siècle (Friday 25, 7:15 p.m.) presented by Sylvia Molloy, with the participation of Javier Lasarte, Paulette Silva-Bauregard, Nathalie Bouzaglo, Sibylle Fischer y Alicia Ríos.
Politics of Representation: Armando Reverón (Saturday 26, 6:15 p.m.) presented by Edward J. Sullivan and Gerard Aching, Master Conference with international art critic and MoMA Curator Luis Enrique Pérez-Oramas.
All screenings and events are free to the public. For schedule times and details for the festival’s related events, please visit: www.nyu.edu/kjc/100_Venezuela
NYU-VENEZUELAN FILM FESTIVAL, SECOND EDITION
April 23-27, 2008
at New York University’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
53 Washington Square South (between Sullivan &Thompson Streets)
Venezuela has been a country, though recognized for its’ energetic power decades ago, has never been exposed to the public opinion in the manner that it has been at present.
Since President Hugo Chávez’s arrival to power in 1999, Venezuela has been included in the most prominent headlines throughout the international media. For its polemical and political differences, the increased price of petroleum, anti-imperialist policies, because of its influence within the Latin American region, its alliances with political enemies of USA, or simply for the peculiar leadership style of its President, Venezuela has obtained an interesting global visibility. Nonetheless, this constant presence in the international political panorama results in limitations when it comes to narrating its history: Venezuela wasn't born nine years ago.
In its first edition (2006) 100% VENEZUELA attracted an unprecedented turnout –presenting New York to a relatively unknown cinema outside of this South American country’s borders. On such occasion, the Venezuelan Film Festival, sponsored by New York University’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, screened a series of films that focused on violence as the foundational theme of this nation’s cinematographic production. The Second Edition will be held from April 23rd-27th at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (NYU) and will screen films from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, in addition to some of the most recent productions from this troubled OPEC nation, focusing on Politics, from diverse angles and points of view.
Noteworthy screenings include: Postcards from Leningrad (2007), Venezuela’s official Oscar entry; the blockbuster success Secuestro Express (2005) and Francisco de Miranda (2006); two of the most important films of all time: The Smoking Fish (1978) and Chronicle of a Subversive Latin American (1975) and the internationally awarded Oriana (1985) and Nude with Oranges (1997), among 14 additional carefully selected films.
During this second edition, 100% Venezuela will also host 4 interdisciplinary symposiums that will bring to New York City renowned politicians, scholars, artists and critics from diverse corners of the United States and the American continent. Among the guests will be filmmakers Mauricio Walerstein and Mariana Rondón, and the politician and former presidential candidate Teodoro Petkoff, in addition to more than 15 other guests and speakers. The scheduled events are:
Leadership & Perspectives of the Bolivarian Venezuela (Wednesday 23, 7:15 p.m.) Presented by Javier Guerrero, with the participation of Teodoro Petkoff, Margarita López-Maya, Fernando Coronil, Tulio Halperin-Donghi and Luis Duno-Gottberg.
Film & Politics (Thursday 24, 7:15 p.m.) presented by Ronald Briggs, with the participation of filmmakers Mauricio Walerstein and Mariana Rondón, followed by the New York premiere of Postcards from Leningrad.
Politics of the Pose from the Venezuelan Entre Siècle (Friday 25, 7:15 p.m.) presented by Sylvia Molloy, with the participation of Javier Lasarte, Paulette Silva-Bauregard, Nathalie Bouzaglo, Sibylle Fischer y Alicia Ríos.
Politics of Representation: Armando Reverón (Saturday 26, 6:15 p.m.) presented by Edward J. Sullivan and Gerard Aching, Master Conference with international art critic and MoMA Curator Luis Enrique Pérez-Oramas.
All screenings and events are free to the public. For schedule times and details for the festival’s related events, please visit: www.nyu.edu/kjc/100_Venezuela
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