The 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival announces the winners.

JURY AWARD WINNERS:
Jury Award for Best First or Second Narrative Feature
NOEL POETA DA VILA (NOEL, THE SAMBA POET)
Ricardo van Steen
Brazil, 2006
Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
MEXICAN DREAM
David Michan
Mexico, 2007
Special Jury Mention for Narrative Short
EN TRÁNSITO (IN TRANSIT)
Isabel Muñoz Cota Callejas
México, 2007
Jury Award for [...]

After 9 days of screenings and parties…the 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival’s Closing Night Film and Party!
COCHOCHI
From producers Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal
Mexico, Drama, 2007
87 min, 35mm, Color
Rarámuri (Tarahumara) with English subtitles
Thursday April 24, 7 PM
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
Evaristo and Tony, indigenous brothers from northwest Mexico, have just graduated from elementary school. [...]

Cine Las Americas Films with a Texas Connection.

The Cine Las Americas Film Festival runs from April 16 - 24th in Austin, Texas. With an outstanding line up of feature films, documentaries and short films, here are just a few of this years entries with a Texas connection.
THE OTHER SIDE
Bill Brown
USA, Documentary, 2006
43 min, [...]

Opening and Closing Night Films for Cine Las Americas Film Festival
Opening Night
Wednesday, April 16, 8:00 pm

Septiembres
Carles Bosch
Spain, Documentary, 2007
120 min, 35mm, Color
Spanish with English subtitles
For the incarcerated participants of the 2005 Festival of Song, singing love songs is not merely entertainment. It is also a poignant reminder of the people they left behind. What begins [...]

Volunteers Need for Cine Las Americas Film Festival in Austin.

Cine Las Americas is currently recruiting qualified individuals to serve as volunteers during the 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. The film festival would not be possible without the great group of people that gather every year to fill important seasonal staff positions before and [...]

Cine Las Americas is currently seeking assistance in organizing the upcoming Cine Las Americas International Film Festival.

Now celebrating its eleventh year, the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival exhibits films by Latino and indigenous people of the Americas. The festival is scheduled for April 16 to 24.
Paid, internship and volunteer positions will be posted between [...]