Call for Entries - Ventana Andina 2011
We are now encouraging filmmakers to submit entries for our third Andean film festival,
Ventana Andina 2011, taking place this fall. As always, the festival is designed as a forum for films from and about the Andes, both by Andean and international filmmakers. Films must portray and represent the Andean peoples and culture in a respectful and accurate manner. We welcome documentaries, dramatic films and comedies, and animations, and submissions may be of any length, from shorts to feature-length. Our of our goals is for the films we screen to be accessible to both English and Spanish-speaking audiences, so the films we screen will generally need to be subtitled. We are able to offer translation services for films accepted for the Festival, and we can work with filmmakers to get their films subtitled. We do require, however, that for any films not submitted with subtitles, a script be included so that we may do any required translations in a timely manner.
The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2011. The application form and mailing information may be found in the Information section of our website.
Ventana Andina at La Noche de los Cortos
We are delighted to announce that La Noche de los Cortos, a international festival of short films that takes place each fall in Lima, Perú, will present an evening of three short films from last year's Ventana Andina festival. Ukuku, Requecho: A Thousand Years Later, and La Oroya: Full Metal Air, will be screened Monday evening March 14, 2011, at La Noche de Barranco in the Barranco neighborhood of Lima. Andean Film Project co-director Etel Garro will be there to represent the Project. For more information (in Spanish), visit this Facebook page.
Ventana Andina 2010 Wrap-up
Oursecond annual festival of films from and about the Andes took place this past December 4-5 in Arlington, Virginia, at the new Artisphere cultural center, as we presented three screenings featuring environmental, cultural, experimental and narrative films. Our newest program, Cuidar la Pachamama, introduced our audiences to films addressing important environmental issues affecting Andean communities, both in documentary, and short narrative formats. In addition, we gave North American premieres of the films Airamppo: Semilla que tiné and Marcados por el Destino, the latter of which was translated and subtitled by the Andean Film Project.
We were delighted to be part of the first season of Arlington's new "third space" cultural center, the Artisphere, which is rapidly establishing itself as one of the D.C. area's most important venues for the arts. We would like to thank the Artisphere management, plus Chris Williams, Jim Byers, and Annalise Meyer of Arlington Cultural Affairs. Also indispensable were the efforts of our volunteers, Jacqueline Kingston and Ted Lozza, who helped out not only the weekend of the festival but also spread the word to the university and professional communities in the DC area. Our friend Jeff Compton provided invaluable technical support, including subtitling Marcados por el Destino and producing our beautiful festival trailer.
We are planning our next Ventana Andina festival, and will soon announce our call for entries!
Announcing Ventana Andina 2010!
We are delighted to announce that our second festival of films from and about the Andes, Ventana Andina 2010, will take place this December 4-5 at the Artisphere, Arlington County's exciting new space for the arts in Rosslyn, Virginia, across the Potomac from Washington, D.C. We have received some outstanding film submissions this year and this year's program will include films on the environment as well documentary, dramatic and experimental films exploring themes of Andean culture, life, and society. Check back soon for more information about Ventana Andina 2010.
Hananpacha to screen at National Geographic
A free screening of Hananpacha will be presented at noon, May 4, as part of National Geographic Live's "Tuesdays at Noon" film series. The screening will be presented in the Geographic's Gilbert H. Grosvenor Auditorium at its headquarters at 1600 M Street, NW in downtown Washington, D.C. For more info, check out the event page on the NG Live website.
Andean Film Project Representing Hananpacha in U.S.
The Andean Film Project is proud to announce that we have been authorized by filmmakers José and Carlos Vallejos to represent their spectacular new film Hananpacha (The World Above) in the United States. This film, a visual ode to the landscapes, people and wildlife of the Puno/Lake Titicaca region of Peru, received its world premiere in Puno in October of 2009, and its North American premiere at our Ventana Andina 2009 festival in Arlington, Virginia this past December. Featuring brilliant wild-angle, high-definition digital cinematography, including breathtaking aerial sequences, Hananpacha is a work of visual art and technical excellence. Like the noted film Koyaanisqatsi, Hananpacha has no dialogue or narration, but is strictly visual, taking us on a travelogue of the Puno region, from the floating islands of tortora reeds in Bahia del Inca that are home to a unique and ancient culture, to the traditional dancers of Capachica on the shores of the lake, to the Inca and pre-Inca ruins of Sillustani, and much more. To see the film's trailer on YouTube, click here. For information about screening Hananpacha, please contact the Andean Film Project at www.andeanfilmproject.com
Call for Entries - Ventana Andina 2010
The Andean Film Project is now accepting submissions for the Ventana Andina 2010 Festival, to be held this fall in Arlington, Virginia. This festival is intended as a forum for films by and about the peoples and cultures of the Andes. Documentaries, dramas and comedies, animation, feature length and short films will all be considered. Although one of the principal goals of the Andean Film Project is to promote the development of work by Andean filmmakers, non-Andean filmmakers may submit work to the Festival as well, provided that the work portrays Andean culture authentically and respectfully, and/or deals with issues of concern to the people of the Andes. Submissions are open until June 15, 2010. Please see the Information section of our website for the application form and more information.
Ventana Andina 2009 - Peoples Choice Awards
We're delighted to announce the award-winning films from the Ventana Andina 2009 festival, as determined by audience vote! The awards are in three categories, matching the themes of each night's program, plus Best of Festival for the overall top vote getter. For Best Film on Culture, we had a tie result, and thus two co-honorees. The 2009 Ventana Andina People's Choice Award categories and winners are listed below:
Best Film on Culture: Hananpacha and Soy Andina (joint award)
Best Film on Social Issues: Paloma de Papel
Best Horror Film: Sangre y Tradición
Best of Festival: Paloma de Papel
Our congratulations to all of the winning films and filmmakers!
Ventana Andina 2009 a Success
For three nights last December, we presented great films by and about the Andes at our premiere film festival, Ventana Andina 2009, at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. Attendees at our opening night were treated to a reception hosted by the Embassy of Perú, and voted for their favorite films each night. Many of our films were North American premieres, a number of which were screened for the first time with English-language subtitles, from translations provided by the Andean Film Project - part of the services we offer to filmmakers. We attracted a diverse crowd from across the Washington metropolitan area, and made contacts with a lot of great people with knowledge about both film and Andean culture, helping to build a network of interest in Andean cinema.
We are already planning the 2010 festival, but for now we want to thank Arlington Cultural Affairs, particularly Norma Kaplan, Chris Williams and Jim Byers; the Embassy of Perú's Public Diplomacy staff, particularly Luis Chang and Blanca Ochoa; the staff and crew at the Spectrum, who did a great job both with front-of-house and making the films look and sound good; and Ari Pineda of National Geographic's All Roads Film Project, Maribel Guevara of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, and independent journalist and blogger Carlos Quiróz for their help in spreading the word about our festival, as well as Jeff Compton, who helped with video editing and subtitling (subtitling Tupe and Amapola Green) and Savana Vagueiro, who did the subtitles for Caminos Reales on extremely short notice. We also want to offer a special thanks to all of the filmmakers who submitted their works to the festival and gave waived screening fees for us to show their films.
Durante tres noches del mes de diciembre 2009, fueron presentamos peliculas de los Andes peruanos en el festival de cine, Ventana Andina 2009, en el Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre en Arlington, Virginia, EE.UU. El publico en la primera noche disfrutó la recepción ofrecida por la Embajada del Perú,Washington DC. Las peliculas fueron estrenos norteamericanos, con subtitulos en inglés, cortesía del Andean film project Cine,como uno de los servicios que proveemos para los participantes seleccionados.Se pudo notar una audiencia diversa de toda la area metropolitana de Washington, hicimos contactos con muchas personas que tienen conocimiento de cine y la cultura andina, y con quienes queremos construir una red de interés en el cine andino.
Tenemos planificado el festival "Ventana Andina 2010" pero antes agredecemos a Arlington Cultural Affairs, particularmente Norma Kaplan, Chris Williams, y Jim Byers; a la Embajada del Perú, particularmente Luis Chang Boldrini y Blanca V. Ochoa;por su apreciación y apoyo en apoyo logico al opinar sobre las peliculas; Ari Pineda del proyecto de cine All Roads de National Geographic, Maribel Guevara de la Fiesta de Cine Ambiental en la Capital de la Nación, y periodista y blogger independiente Carlos Quiróz por su ayuda para promover la fiesta de cine, y tambien Jeff Compton, con servicios de edición y subtitulación (haciendo subtitulos para Tupe y Amapola Green, y Savana Vagueiro, quien subtituló Caminos Reales. Querremos agradecer también a todos los participantes al festival.