Short Film Competition, New Category
of DRGFF Washington, DC, September 21, 2009
This new contribution to the Dominican Global Film Festival, soon to be opening its third edition, seeks to widen its work in support of local film talent. The period for submissions closed on September 18. More than thirty future filmmakers will be competing to have their films premiered during the international film event that will take place November 18 - 22.
With this first Short Film Competition, the Festival further contributes to its main objectives: advancing the Dominican short film industry; promoting local productions; enriching local film culture; supporting the film community; and providing Dominican professionals the opportunity to form networks and increase the visibility of local productions at the national and international level.
All applicants meet competition criteria: older than 18 years of age; of Dominican nationality; produced films in the Dominican Republic; featured a minimum of 70% Dominican actors. Only one film per filmmaker was accepted.
Only one applicant will be awarded first prize, which will consist of a digital camera, tripod, lights and microphone. Ten honorable mentions will also be awarded. The honorable mentions as well as the first place films will be presented prior to all film screenings.
Since its conception, DRGFF has fulfilled its mission to project the country as an ideal country to shoot and produce films in an effort to promote the Dominican film industry and advance economic growth through screening a varied selection of international films and organizing panels in various locations in four cities in the Dominican Republic and through attracting guests from around the world. Festival organizers expressed that that they are certain that the new addition of the Short film Competition will help to contribute to the realization the Festival’s goals.
The final selection of the Short Film Competition will be on November 14, 2009. The jury for the competition is comprised of Dominican and international film professionals.
5 de Dios – Héctor Rafael Belén
Acciones y consecuencias – Jorge Soriano
Amor verdadero – Suzette Reyes
Corazón limpio – Rosanna Perez
El benefactor – Tommy José Rodríguez Chireno
El corazón delator – Ivan Aybar
El carnicero -- Paúl Rivera and Saladin Braudi
El hombre de la selva – Carlos Rodríguez
El motoconcho – Roberto Abreu
El ultimo apagón – Geovanni Harol Herrera Gómez
En un bohío – Félix Germán
Inseparables – Susibel Espaillat
Intermedio – Shahzad T. Yunas
La mancha indeleble – Francisco Montás
Los amos de Juan Bosch – Peyi Guzmán
María – Alexandra Carolina Fernández
¿Menudo pa’ cuanto? – Julían Roa Duran
Milisegundos – Francisco Rojas
Neto a pagar – Jose Aquino
Nirvana – Daysi Cruz y Mariel Guerrero
¿Nunca? – Ezequiel Reyna
Obsesión – Soraya Mateo
Pedro de Bella Vista y su sueño – Rodrigo Montealegre
Pesadilla – Victor Martínez
Rewind – Fico Cruz
Santo Domingo, edición limitada – Manuel Sanchez
Secu-Ex-Tro – Luis Miguel Abreu
Silencio – Pablo Morel
Un atraco, dos amigos y tres para correr – Miguel Alcántara
