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Four Latino Works in Progress have been selected and will show to invited industryites starting at 10:00 Am on November 2 at the Tcl Chinese Theater 6 in Hollywood CA.

These are feature fictional and documentary films currently in post-production and are centered on the theme of borders, migration, racism, human rights and social movements of Latinos living abroad.

10:00 am

August, fiction, Cuba

Director: Armando Capó

Producer: Claudia Olivera Marcela Esquivel y Nathalie Trafford

Production company: La Feria Producciones, D´safía Producciones and Paraiso Production Diffusion

Cuba, August 1994. A crashing world turns the life of 13-year-old Carlos upside down. For the first time he sees life as never faced before.

August

11:45am: 45 Days en Jarbar, documentary, Mexico

Director: César Aréchiga

Producer: Mayra Espinoza Castro

Production company: Chinchorro Arte S. de R.L. de C.V. and Velarium Arts

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Ficg, the Guadalajra International Film Festival, is celebrating its 7th year in L.A. under the guidance this year for the first time of Estrella Araizo, the head of the Industry events of the 32 year old Ficg. Four Latino works in progress and screening of 27 films begins November 2nd with its Opening Night Gala at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood. The Closing Night Spectacular will be November 5 with a live band and the free outdoor screening in the Plaza Mexico in Lynwood of Tepeyac will wrap a program designed to appeal to the Mexican population in L.A. along with the multiple other populations who reside in greater Los Angeles, the most multicultural city in the world.Held in conjunction with 250 separate events of The Year of Mexico in L.A. Ficg will cohost one 3D movie as well. And celebrating a generous gift to the University of Guadalajara in L.

Director Patricio Guzman’s Cordillera among winners in industry strands.

The 32nd Guadalajara Film Festival (March 10-17), bookended by fierce criticism of Us president Donald Trump by local and international industry, has feted Everardo Gonzalez’s documentary Devil’s Freedom (La Libertad Del Diablo) with best Mexican feature, best Ibero-American documentary and best cinematography as well as the Mexican film critics trophy.

The feature, about violence in Mexico, is handled by Films Boutique and received its world premiere in Berlin earlier this year where it won an Amnesty International award.

Carlos Lechuga’s Santa And Andres, about political dissent in Cuba, was named best Ibero-American feature and also won best script.

Nicaraguan director Jose Maria Cabral’s prison drama Carpinteros (Woodpeckers) won best Ibero-American director in addition to best actor for Jean Jean.

Mexican debutant Sofia Gomez’s The Blue Years (Los Anios Azules), a coming of age drama, garnered five awards including best director, the Fipresci...