18 Dec 10
The anticipation pulsing through the Odeon foray was palpable when the 9th DLA Film Festival opening Gala night finally arrived, Thursday 18th November.It was a brand new year and expectations were high. The turnout of DLA volunteers, supporters, and film goers to watch Roberto Sneider's ‘Tear This Heart Out/Arráncame La Vida' (2008) in Covent Garden was impressive; not to mention the presence of ambassadors and cultural attachés from the Brazilian, Mexican, Argentinean, and Salvadorian embassies.
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07 Dec 10
‘The Famous and the Dead’ is the feature debut film of young Brazilian director Esmir Filho.
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31 Oct 10
Burman's films have been featured in many film festivals around the world. ‘El abrazo partido’ (2003) took the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, as well as best actor for Hendler. When asked to describe his directing style by Brian Brooks for ‘IndieWIRE’ he says;
"I don't have goals when I make a film, except to create as faithfully as possible the story I wanted to tell, and that the sensations that provoked me to tell the story are also caused when reading the script."
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02 Sep 10
Whether you're a new member or a seasoned volunteer, it's sometimes easy to forget just how important your role is to DLA. We rely on hundreds of volunteers to continue with or good work. So we spoke to Roberta Ramos, former head of DLA Film festival Production, about her 4 years with DLA and what she's gained from her experience
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03 Jul 10
OUR RECOMMENDATION
Developed as part of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, award-winning filmmaker Paz Fábrega's first feature follows a young couple on winter holiday on the Costa Rican coast. Mariana and Rodrigo drive to the coast where he has to sell a property.
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01 May 10
Amat Escalante's 'Los Bastardos' (2008), which I had the pleasure of seeing at the Tate Modern in December 2009, fits into the existential ‘buddy narrative’ of films and plays like ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ and Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’. The long opening shot is of a desolate urban landscape on the outskirts of Los Angeles, and shows two wandering figures in the far background.
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