15th International Film Festival Returns to CUCosta in Puerto Vallarta Team Angels - CUCosta
go to original March 4, 2015

The 15th International Film Festival (FICPV) will return to Puerto Vallarta on March 11 - 20, 2015 at University of Guadalajara Centro Universitario de la Costa (CUCosta).

Four sections will integrate this edition of the FICPV: the Official Section, the Diversity Section, the Gourmet Section and the Academic Section.

The Film Fest will have a substantial delegation of international statured guests; such is the case of Victoria Abril, guest of honor and cultural movie actress.

"This year we have a larger, more established festival, which can mean a major step toward downsizing and major changes for the festival in the coming years," says Dr. Cortes Guardado.

Ivan Trujillo explains that the FICG is a festival that was born and created by youth for youth 30 years ago, with the support of the University of Guadalajara. Its programming should always be attractive to young people, also exposing them to classic cinema. "The festival began as a sample of Mexican cinema and has continued to maintain that space that supports the Mexican Cinema," he stresses. This year will also involve environmental awareness through cinema.

The Best of Puerto Vallarta Maguey Prize will be presented, which seeks to promote and recognize the cinema that disseminates innovative vision, embracing sexual diversity as a form of natural love, to enrich the collective imagination divergent that breaks paradigms and expands towards new horizons, where the non-discrimination is a palpable reality for all regardless of sexual orientation.

The Gourmet section is presented for the first time in the FICPV, combining simultaneous feelings that happen breakneck speed, rhythm and time; is a symbiosis between ingredients and flavors, aromas and colors, lighting and sound through the kitchen and the seventh art. A visual, auditory and palate satisfying experience. It will feature the presence of different Chefs as special guests.

The Academic section will offer lectures and workshops with guest issues recognized cinematography.

Some of the activities that will take the 15th FICPV are:

• Film Assunta Spina of 1915, with musical accompaniment by pianist Deborah Silverer and introduced by Vittorio Boarini, who recovered and restored this film.
• The Taste of Italian Cinema in 100 movies, with the launch of "100 Recipes of Italian Cinema" published by the Institute of Education Sciences (ICE).  
• Presentation of the book 'Hollywood was Heaven' by Dr. Celia del Palacio Montiel, who also screened excerpts from the films of actress Lupe Velez.
• Ireland will present a selection of short films from the Cork Film Festival, which will be presented by its Director James Mullighan.

Special guests include Victoria Abril, guest of honor and actress in 'Just Walking'; Maria Sole Tognazzi, Director of Viaggio Sola; Deborah Silverer, pianist participation in Assunta Spina; Vittorio Boarini,who recovered and restored the film Assunta Spina; James Mullighan, Director of the Cork Film Festival; Philippe Tasca, distributor of movies La Vista and in the Shades of Gray; Luizo Vega, Director of The Material Boy; Flavio Florencio, Director of Made in Bangkok; Morgana, opera singer and star of Made in Bangkok; Mark Christopher, The Director's Cut; and Daniel O'Connell, professor at College Cork University.
 
All events are open to the university community and the public in general.
 
For more information, contact Lupita Basulto by telephone at (322) 226-2263 and 226-2239, or email lupita.basulto@cuc.udg.mx and guadalupe.moreno@cuc.udg.mx.

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