premiere brazil! 2010, july 15-29 at moma

premiere brazil! 2010

july 15–29, 2010

the roy and niuta titus theaters

A collaboration between the museum of modern art and the rio de janeiro international film festival, the annual premiere brazil!festival introduces new york audiences to original and accomplished recent work by both new and established brazilian filmmakers.

Take Your Pick --Another CN Fin de Semana wrap up

Source: NYRemezcla.com

Thursday, Jul 17
Junot Díaz Reading
Rumsey Playfield
Junot Diaz has been all over the place this year, and rightfully so. His first novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao won him the Pulitzer, and the hype just won't go away--this Dominican writer from New Jersey is one of the premier voices of our cosmopolatino generation.

Thursday, Jul 17

Summer Nights at El Museo - Target Free Latin Nights Concert Series, Noches Latinas

Night at the Palladium with the Chino Núñez and Friends Orchestra performance begins at 7:00 PM

Admission: All of the concerts are free and open to the public.
Seating: First come, first serve. Arrive early.
Location: Typically held in El Museo’s outdoor courtyard, this year’s concert series will take place in El Museo’s 599-seat Heckscher Theater while the courtyard undergoes renovation.

July 17-28

Premiere Brazil, 2008

MoMA This year's Premiere Brazil series, a collaboration with the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival kicks off on Thursday and runs through the 28th, with ten excellent new films from cutting edge first-time and accomplished Brazilian filmmakers.

Friday, Jul 18
Enanitos Toreros Book Launch Party
PowerHouse Arena
Livia Corona photographed, interviewed and lived with "dwarf bullfighters" for over a decade. The result is this colorful book that delves into their everyday lives as entertainers and family men. Plus, free tequila, cerveza and beats thanks to Emilio Acevedo aka DJ Lasser Gun #1.

Friday, Jul 18
Francisca Valenzuela
Hecho En Dumbo
Direct from Chile, Francisca Valenzuela will be performing her brand of jazz infused pop-rock that some say is influenced by Fiona Apple and Julieta Venegas. If you didn't catch her short-noticed show last Sunday, here's another chance

Friday, Jul 18
Antonia
Queens Museum of Art
Queens Museum goes Brazilian tonight with a screening of the film Antonia, about an all-girl hip hop group. Screening preceded by music by Eli Efe & DJ Laylo and dance by Carioca Capoeira & Samba Group. (And it's all FREE!)

Saturday, Jul 19
Zizek
SOB's
DJs from Buenos Aires's hottest party, Zizek, return to NYC one more time for some late night booty-shakin' courtesy of This full installment of the Zizek party (first one being DJ showcase at LAMC the week before) will feature Villa Diamante, Chancha Via Circuito, Fauna, G-Love, and Oro11.

Cinema Chile - Nov 9-15, 2007

Generally whatever initiative Cinema Tropical is involved with we attend no questions asked. In this case we invite you to do this same.

WHAT: Cinema Chile NYC Fall 07 – the first Chilean film series in the US

The Cinema Chile NYC Fall 07 program has been designed to showcase the country, culture and art of Chile through the lens of the country’s hottest filmmakers, to New York audiences.

WHEN: Film screenings will be held November 9 –15. A schedule of films is available at http://www.cinemachile.com/

WHERE: The Quad Cinema34 W 13th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)

HOW:Tickets to the general program will be priced at: $10 Adults $7 Students $7 Seniors and can be purchased through the Quad Cinema either online http://www.quadcinema.com/ or in-person at the box office.

4th ANNUAL CORTOCIRCUITO LATINO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF NEW YORK

Thursday, October 25 - Saturday, October 27 (download program)

4th ANNUAL CORTOCIRCUITO LATINO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF NEW YORK
Thursday & Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday at 3:00 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 5:30p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The 4th annual CortoCircuito Latino Short Film Festival will present the New York audience with over 50 acclaimed and awarded Latin American and Spanish shorts produced in the last decade. Short films play a crucial role in encouraging and fostering independent story telling in the many diverse cultures that make up the landscape of Spain and Latin America. CortoCircuito wants to reveal that diversity to its viewers. For program and further information visit www.nyu.edu/kjc/cortocircuito or http://www.cortocircuito.us/.

Produced by NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center. Program by Diana Vargas.

All movies have English subtitles.

Opening reception on Thursday night at the Center.
Closing party after the last Saturday screening – location to be announced.