A Free Experience for Lovers of the Seventh Art – NBC New York (47)

The ninth edition of the New York Americas Film Festival (TAFFNY) returns with feature films and documentaries, as well as short films and animations, that represent the rich diversity of histories, languages ​​and cultures of the Americas. The Americas. The best news is that movie lovers will be able to enjoy the seventh art for free.

The Festival begins on Friday, June 17 at 6:30 pm at the Cervantes Institute with the New York premiere of the film The King of All the World by legendary Spanish director Carlos Saura and starring Mexican actors Ana de la Reguera and Manuel García-Rulfo. Producer Alexandra Fierro will be present for a dialogue with the audience.

People will watch movies from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Spain, and the United States. All celebrate the rich diversity of histories, languages, and cultures of the Americas. Foreign language films are subtitled in English.

“In addition to highlighting the importance of presenting films by established filmmakers, promoting new talent with the Award of the Americas for short films in competition, we also want to honor the students and faculty of the MFA Program in Film at City College, one of the film schools oldest in the U.S. and the only public institution in New York City to offer a BFA in film,” said Dr. Juan Carlos Mercado, Dean of City College Downtown, CWE Division of Interdisciplinary Studies (CCNY- CUNY) and co-founder of TAFFNY.

TAFFNY closes on Friday, June 24 at 6:00 pm with the awards ceremony for short films competing for The Americas Award at the National Museum of the American Indian (1 Bowling Green, NYC), followed by a special presentation by Bootlegger by French Anishinaabe filmmaker Caroline Monnet.

Throughout 8 days, 17 countries will show part of their identity, culture and diversity through the seventh art. Panorama of the Americas is a dynamic program that presents the rich cultures of the Americas through seven award-winning feature films and documentaries.

“The films, mostly directed by female directors, explore the complexities of their societies, review their past and question social and personal positions on pressing issues such as reproductive rights, sustainability, motherhood and the legacy of ancestral laws,” he said. Diana Vargas, artistic director of TAFFNY.

This year, TAFFNY exhibits 30 short films competing for the Las Americas Award in the categories of Animation, Documentary, Experimental and Fiction.

For full TAFFNY program and information, visit www.taffny.com.

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