Free Movie Screenings to Be Held in 24 Municipalities and Cities Across Colombia
During the upcoming months of August, September, October, and November, Colombia will host the eighth edition of the Colombian Film Season, an initiative that seeks to strengthen the circulation of national cinema and bring Colombian productions closer to audiences in different regions of the country, especially in territories with limited access to commercial film exhibition.
Following its opening within the framework of BAM Fin D.C., the program will reach 24 municipalities and cities in 18 departments across the country, consolidating an exhibition network that includes both capital cities and intermediate municipalities and rural areas. The official selection for this edition brings together 13 feature films, 23 short films, and a special program on Retina Latina.
The program will be carried out through three components: 1) Regional Screenings that will bring Colombian cinema to municipalities where the permanent availability of movie theaters is limited, with the purpose of contributing to the development of new audiences. 2) Special Screenings that will bring recent releases to different communities throughout the country; and 3) Associated Screenings that will strengthen the work of local organizations and cultural agents promoting film exhibition and audiovisual mediation processes in their territories.
Films for all tastes
In addition to the screenings, the Colombian Film Season will include educational activities aimed at raising film awareness among students from different educational institutions between the ages of 11 and 15, as well as audiovisual mediation and audience development activities for organizations and cultural agents.
The Colombian Film Season is a strategy promoted by the National Council for the Arts and Culture in Cinematography (CNACC), organized by Proimagenes Colombia with resources from the Film Development Fund (FDC) and the Ministry of Cultures.
The program includes screenings in Santa Fe de Antioquia, Arauca, Soledad (Atlantico), Bogota, Tunja and Sogamoso (Boyaca), Manizales (Caldas), the township of El Morro in Yopal (Casanare), Popayan and Santander de Quilichao (Cauca), Villapinzon (Cundinamarca), the village of La Tagua in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Magdalena), Villavicencio (Meta), Pasto (Narino), Ocana (Norte de Santander), Pijao and Salento (Quindio), Santa Rosa de Cabal and Pereira (Risaralda), San Andres, Piedecuesta (Santander), Tolu (Sucre), Cali, and Toro (Valle del Cauca).
The feature film selection includes titles such as The City of the Wild Beasts, by Henry Rincon; Things Heated Up, by Carlos Gabriel Vergara Montiel; I Am Mucura, by Nina Marin; Goodbye to a Friend, by Ivan David Gaona Morales; Stay, by Andres Carmona; Jerico, the Infinite Flight of Days, by Catalina Mesa; Homework Table, by Andrea Rey; Itzia, Tango & Cocoa, by Flora Martinez; Three New Moons, by Rodrigo Dimate; Broken Mirrors, by Daniel Cortes; Jungle, by Juan Miguel Gelacio and Esteban Hoyos Garcia; Horizon, by Cesar Augusto Acevedo; and Desert Seed, by Sebastian Parra R.
Retina Latina to offer a special program
As part of the digital access strategy, Retina Latina will offer a special program featuring the films The City of the Wild Beasts, The Bird Cube, Memories: Living in the Highlands, by Alejandro Munard Beltran, and Road to Chicamocha, by Frank Alexander Rodriguez Rojas, allowing viewers from different locations to access part of the program virtually.
Retina Latina is an online international cooperation platform that offers a broad and diverse selection of Latin American films without registration and with free access for citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Users can explore a variety of film genres and styles that reflect the cultural and artistic richness of the region.
The platform provides additional content such as reviews, interviews, articles, and podcasts that delve deeper into the world of Latin American cinema. These resources are available to all users who visit the platform from anywhere in the world.
Its mission is to bring Latin American cinema closer to a global audience by providing a window into the stories and voices of the region, while also strengthening and promoting the cultural rights of the citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean. The project is developed by six film organizations from across the region.