2nd Ecuadorian Film Festival in New York

JUNE 2016

A MARAVILLA INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SYNDICATED BAR THEATER KITCHEN AND

THE ECUADORIAN SHELTER INITIATIVE

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FILMS

UIO: SÁCAME A PASEAR (UIO: Take Me For a Ride) I Directed by Micaela Rueda

OPENING FILM. IN COMPETITION

DREAMTOWN I Directed by Betty Bastidas

WINNER BEST FILM JURY AWARD (PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM SHORT PLAY, DIRECTED BY SEBASTIÁN CORDERO)

VENGO VOLVIENDO (Here and There) I Directed by Gabriel Paez and Isaber Rodas

WINNER BEST FILM AUDIENCE AWARD (PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM VICENTA, DIRECTED BY CARLA VALENCIA)

UN SECRETO EN LA CAJA (A Secret in the Box) I Directed by Javier Izquierdo

IN COMPETITION (PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM SPEED PARADISE, DIRECTED BY JOSÉ MARÍA AVILÉS)

PERSISTENCIA (Persistence) I Directed by Fernando Mieles

IN COMPETITION (PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM HALF WAY, DIRECTED BY ADRIÁN BALSECA & TOMÁS ASTUDILLO)

SED (Thirst) I Directed by Joe Houlberg

IN COMPETITION (PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM UNDERWATER, DIRECTED BY SEBASTIÁN BENALCÁZAR)

Y EN EL CENTRO DE LA TIERRA HABÍA FUEGO (And There Was Fire in the Center of the Earth) I Directed by Bernhard Hetzenauer

SPECIAL SCREENING (PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM THE MURAL, DIRECTED BY DANIELA MERINO)

INSTANTES DE CAMPAÑA (Moments of Campaign) I Directed by Tomás Astudillo

IN COMPETITION (PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM THE GLOVE, DIRECTED BY ALEX CISNEROS)

LA DESCORRUPCIÓN (The Decorruption) I Directed by María Emilia García

IN COMPETITION (PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM SALUTEM, DIRECTED BY EMILIA PATIÑO CARREÑO)

MARÍA Y EL ARAÑA (María and The Spider) I Directed by María Victoria Menis

SPECIAL SCREENING. CLOSING FILM

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JURY

Anna Marie De la Fuente. Chief Latin America Writer, Variety Magazine
Isabel Dávalos. Ecuadorian film producer
Ashish Avikunthak. Filmmaker and film studies academic

GUESTS

Agustín “El Tin” Delgado. Special Guest. Internationally recognized soccer player from El Valle del Chota
Anibal Chalá. Internationally recognized soccer player and subject ‘Dreamtown’
Sebastián Cordero. Director Dribble
Micaela Rueda. Director UIO: Sácame a pasear
Betty Bastidas. Director Dreamtown
Christian Mejía. Producer Dreamtown
Jorge Torres. Producer Dreamtown
Gabriel Paez. Co-Director Vengo volviendo
Isabel Rodas. Co-Director and Producer Vengo volviendo
Javier Izquierdo. Director Un secreto en la caja
Joe Houlberg. Director Sed
Ana Cristina Barragán. Actress Sed
Fernando Mieles. Director Persistence
Angela Peñaherrera. Actress La descorrupción
Tomás Astudillo. Director Instantes de campaña, Co-Director short film Half Way
Anahi Hoeneisen. Co-producer María y el araña
Daniel Andrade. Director of Photography María y el araña
Adrián Balseca. Director short film Half way
Carla Valencia. Director Vicenta
Bernhard Hetzenauer. Director Y en el centro de la tierra había fuego
Sebastián Benalcázar. Director Underwater
Heather Reyes. Researcher El Mural
Adrián Balseca. Co-Director short film Half Way
Nicolás Andrade. Ecuadorian Actor

TEAM

Christian Ponce: Festival Director, Co-Founder
Nandar Godoy: Co-Founder
Irene Yibirin: Managing Director
Carlos Gutiérrez: Advisor
Rafael Barriga: Director of Programming
James Duarte: Associate Manager
Eva Zelig: President, Board of Directors
María del Rocío Arregui: Festival Coordinator
Gabriela Pallares: Image Manager
Darío Pantosín: Community Outreach Manager
Maibel Bracho: Box Office Manager

LOCATIONS

Village East Cinema. 189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Queens Museum. Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368
Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen. 40 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206