By Miriam Berroteran
05 Nov 2023, 15:42 PM EST
As part of the celebration of its 19th edition, the Corto Circuito Latino ShortFest in New York returns with a captivating program that includes some of the most ingenious short films from Latin America, Spain and Latinos living in the United States.
The festival that will take place between November 6 and 9 will take place in different cultural spaces in the city. Admission is free and it will be open to the public, in addition to all films shown in foreign languages will be subtitled into English.
A tribute to Latin entertainers
Diana Vargas, director and co-founder of the festival, says that “In this endless universe of animation we find wonderful characters, whether because of their ingenuity, their personality, their physical form or even, because of their stupidity, they are endearing to us. They become part of our imagination. We hope that the animated shorts made by Latinos that we present in this 19th CortoCircuito move our audiences with their risky and even impertinent visions of the world. These films show us what, perhaps, real images cannot. Animation at the end of the day is magic that presents us with the reality of this chaotic world.”
According to the statements of the festival’s co-founder, Latin entertainers who have a strong presence in international festivals and online platforms will be recognized. Likewise, filmmakers who have been competing independently or as part of large studios, creating stories for children and adults, in addition to winning at the most important festivals in the world.
In total there are 14 short films that will be competing in the 19th edition of this festival.
The grand opening will be on Monday, November 6
The Instituto Cervantes NY (211 E 49th Street, NYC) will be the opening venue, where the public who attends will be able to enjoy the following productions:
- ropes (Estibaliz Urgesola, Spain) Special Jury Mention at Clermont Ferrand and winner of the Rails d’Or for Best Fiction Short Film at Cannes Critics’ Week.
- The Year of Radio (Samuel Kishi Leopo, Mexico), Best Animated Short at the Mexican Film Academy and Best Ibero-American Short at the Miami Film Festival.
- The dog (Carla Melo Gambert, Colombia) first Colombian film to be part of the Official Selection Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival and Best Ibero-American Short Film at the Guanajuato Film Festival.
- Takanakuy (Vokos, Brazil-Peru) Special Jury Mention at the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival and Best Ibero-American Short Film at the Biarritz Film Festival.
- Passenger (Juan Pablo Zaramella, Argentina) Shortlisted for Best Animated Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards and Best Int. Animation Competition at the Stuttgart Film Festival,
- AliEN0089 (Valeria Hofmann, Chile-Argentina), Special Jury Mention at the Sundance Film Festival
On Wednesday, November 8, the peculiar side of life will be shown
In Alliance with the Consulate General of Argentina in New York, a search program will be presented starting at 6:00 pm through stories with themes of social polyphony, migration and inclusion. The stories are:
- Enriqueta (Valeria Dana, Argentina)
- Aureo & Mirele (Filipe Galvón, Brazil-France)
- displacement traces (Matías Buzzalino, Argentina)
- Garay (Iñaqui Oñate, Argentina-Ecuador)
- I may hold it? (María Rosario Carlino, Patricia Gualpa, Matías Ferreyra | Argentina)
- Water (Dennis Noel López, Mexico)Flesh of God (Patricio Plaza, Argentina-Mexico)
Directors present for closing night
Thursday, November 9 will be the closing of the 19th Edition of the ShortFest Latin Short Circuit in New York, at which time the Latinos en la Casa program will present the directors of the short films in order to participate in the question round. And answers. You can also enjoy the screening of these pieces that celebrate the stories of and about Latinos in the United States:
- Imelda is not alone (Paula Heredia, El Salvador-United States)
- Doll (Jessica Ayala, United States)
- I Am Poem (Maite Bonilla, United States – Dominican Republic)
- A gift for Odin (Darío Bolívar | United States)
- Rock (Sebastián Botero, United States)
- smile (Paloma de Vega, Mateo Salcedo, USA)
- Gin (Puy Navarro, Spain-USA)
General information to attend
If you want to attend the different screenings of this festival, these are the information you should take into account:
- Date: Monday, November 6 to Thursday, November 9, 2023
- SCHEDULE: Screenings begin at 6 p.m.
- ENTRY: Free and open to the public
- FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.cortocircuito.us
WHERE:
- Instituto Cervantes NY: November 6 and 9, 6:00 pm (211 E 49 Street, between 2 and 3 Aves)
- The New School University Center: November 7, 6:00 pm (63 5th Avenue, corner of 13 St.)
- Consulate General of Argentina in New York: November 8, 6 pm (12 W 56 St., between 5 and 6 Aves)
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