NEW YORK – The Ecuadorian Film Festival in New York (EFFNY), which returns for its seventh edition, begins October 29 at the Queens Museum. Sponsored by Telemundo 47, the annual event will climb the Hudson River for the first time to Fort Lee, where the festival will conclude at the Barrymore Film Center on November 6.
“We are very proud to be part of such an exciting event. The Barrymore Film Center is looking forward to partnering with the Ecuadorian Film Festival not just this year, but for years to come,” said Nelson Page, president. of the Barrymore Film Center.
EFFNY is the most popular international film festival outside of Ecuador and the only one in the United States, bringing together Ecuadorian filmmakers from various genres, including narrative feature films, documentaries and short films. Their mission is to open a window to this diverse country and inspire people to have meaningful conversations as they celebrate Ecuador and the film.
This year, EFFNY expects to receive acclaimed directors and other notable guests, such as Javier Andrade, whose film “The Invisible” will represent Ecuador in the selection of foreign films at the 95th Academy Awards; Helena Gualinga, who appears in the documentary Helena de Sarayacu; Sebastián “Zuko” Carrasco, former professional mountaineer who has lost the use of his legs, and who appears in Libre and beyond the summit; producer and screenwriter Felipe Troya, of To Oriente; director Galo Semblantes, from Legend of Tayos; director Alfredo León, of Submersible; director Paul Venegas, from The Void; the director Marcos Echeverría, of the web-doc Where Were Safe; and directors Gabriel Zhiminaicela and Christian Espinoza, of the short film A Body Over the Sea.
Eleven feature films will also compete for the award for best film. The Legend of the Tayo, directed by Galo Semblantes; Submersible, directed by Alfredo León, A Oriente, directed by Jose’Mariá Aviles; Yellow sunglasses, by Iván Mora Manzano; The Void, directed by Paul Venegas; Sansone, directed by Pável Quevedo Ullauri; The Preacher, directed by Tito Jara; Those Who Are Missing, directed by José María León; Helena de Sarayacu, directed by Eriberto Gualinga; Beyond the Summit, directed by Isabel Guayasamín; and The Invisible, directed by Javier Andrade.
For more information on this year’s festival, click here.
