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DRGFF Program Rumbo al Festival Reports from Nagua
New York, October 14, 2009
 
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DRGFF Launches Television Program Rumbo al Festival
Nueva York, October 2, 2009
 
Short Film Competition, New Category of DRGFF
Washington, DC, September 21, 2009  
 
World View at Dominican Film Fest
Santo Domingo, September 11, 2009
 
DRGFF Representatives Attend World-Renowned Gramado Film Festival in Brazil
Washington DC, August 21, 2009
 
The Dominican Republic Global Film Festival Thanks Its Volunteers
Santo Domingo , August 7, 2009
 
Representatives from the Cities of Puerto Plata, Santiago and Nagua Had the Opportunity to Speak at Length with DRGFF Staff
Santo Domingo , July 30, 2009
 
Dominican Republic Global Film Festival short films competition launch - Call for entries!
July 2, 2009
 
DRGFF at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival
May 30, 2009
 
Dominican Republic Global Film Festival Website Honored by The Webby Awards in the Category of Events & Live Webcasts
April 16, 2009
 
Download Your Own Version of the II Dominican Republic Global Film Festival Magazine
April 15, 2009
 
DRGFF Supports Celebration of First Dominican Film Screening in Nagua
Januray 28, 2009
 
DRGFF Begins Its Journey to Visit World’s Most Renowned Film Festivals
January 26, 2009
 
Dominican Republic Global Film Festival Participates in International Film Festival Summit
December 15, 2008.
 
The Path to 2009
December 1, 2008.

DRGFF Representatives Attend World-Renowned Gramado Film Festival in Brazil
Santo Domingo, August 7, 2009

Representatives of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), attended the thirty seventh edition of the popular Gramado Film Festival Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil, August 9-15, 2009.

Semiramis de Miranda, DRGFF Digital Media Director, and Taina Rodriguez, DRGFF Promotion Coordinator, liaised with filmmakers, celebrities, politicians and other industry professionals that gathered from all over the world to experience the most celebrated film festival in Latin America.

Gramado is legendary for its innovative new cinematographic language of making films. Films are selected not only for entertainment purposes, but also for their ability allow the viewer to experience a wide variety of emotions through imagery, scenery, photography, content, camera angles and other features.

Brazilian and Latin American filmmakers showcase their latest productions in hopes of winning the most coveted of prizes – the Kikito (God of Good Humor) Trophy. Film entries to the Gramado Festival rose by 80 percent this year, which came as no surprise to one of its curators, Sergio Sanz. He believes that people’s inherent need to tell stories, coupled with the onset of digitalization, have brought a democratic “revolution” to the film industry. The number of film productions across the globe, especially in developing countries, is increasing at an enormous rate, which is positive in the sense that people are not as concerned with the traditional style of movie making. This brings fresh ideas to the film industry making “old style” filmmakers rethink their craft.

Young filmmakers have a special function in this environment. They keep the industry moving with dynamic new ideas. Like in any other revolutionary movement, exceptional, average and mediocre films are made. However, the chances of finding great new directors, producers and many other filmmaking professionals are higher, both locally and worldwide.

One of the DRGFF’s objectives is to reach out to people from all walks of life and create an opportunity for discussion on global issues. Similarly, the Gramado Film Festival is an opportunity to experience innovative productions and new cinematographic languages that encourage discussion about “Global Issues, Personal Stories”.

During the Gramado Film Festival, DRGFF representatives met with the festival’s president, who will be invited to participate in one of DRGFF’s professional panels, “Festival Directors in Dialogue”. Representatives also had a chance to talk to the president of the ANCINE (Brazilian Film Association of the Ministry of Culture) about collaboration on a Brazilian Films Series in the Dominican Republic next year.

DRGFF 2008, had the vision to create “year-round programming to support the core mission” of the Festival http://www.drglobalfilmfestival.org/drgff2008/festival_en.asp. This vision will be realized in 2010, with the first ever exhibition of Brazilian films in the Dominican Republic. The development of this initiative will be in conjunction with GFDD and the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI).

DRGFF invites you to join in the movement to develop new programs to support Dominican filmmakers. The Dominican Republic Global Film Festival is scheduled to take place in the Dominican Republic in 4 cities: Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata, and Nagua, November 18-22, 2009.

Related links:

http://www.edisonvara.com.br/gramado2009/quinta/ 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExNKev8IxYU 
http://www.festivaldegramado.net/ 
http://www.globalmediaarts.org 
http://www.globalfoundationdd.org