LATINO FILM FEST AN INTERNATIONAL BLEND.Byline: Bob Strauss Film Writer The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Latino International Film Festival kicks off its 10th anniversary edition Thursday at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. For the next 10 days, the Egyptian will host screenings of the latest noteworthy films from throughout Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the U.S. and Europe. ``Our mission has always been to bring the diversity of our culture,'' says Marlene L. Dermer, LALIFF co-founder, programmer (1) A hardware device used to customize a programmable logic chip such as a PAL, GAL, EPROM, etc. See PROM programmer. (2) A person who designs the logic for and writes the lines of codes of a computer program. and executive director. ``We formed it as part of a dream of a couple of people who worked in the industry who decided that we needed a platform to present our films, our diversity, our rich and universal stories.'' ``We're celebrating one of the most extraordinary commitments to understanding ourselves a little bit better,'' adds actor Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated American actor and director. Some of his most memorable roles were Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver and Admiral William Adama in the , another LALIFF co-founder. ``We represent Latino images from all over Ibero-America. And over the last 10 years, it's been such a gift for me as an artist. I've been able to understand myself and my art form better than the people that didn't get an opportunity to see the 120-plus films that we've brought here.'' The 2006 LALIFF will screen 11 U.S. feature premieres, a dozen works from first-time directors, special spotlights on films from Brazil and Spain's Andalucia region, documentaries, shorts and a series of films about international immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. from around the world, among numerous others. There will even be a rare, big-screen showing of the new season's premiere of Olmos' television series ``Battlestar Galactica'' on Oct. 15. Many other programs, ranging from musical performances to seminars on financing and pitching projects, will also be part of the festival. ``And we throw the best parties in the world,'' Olmos notes, repeatedly. A highlight of those is bound to be the Oct. 14 presentation of the Gabi Award for lifetime achievement, named for the renowned Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa Gabriel Figueroa Mateos (*April 24 1907 Mexico City – April 27 1997 Mexico City) was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood. and going this year to Spanish actor Antonio Banderas. Most events are $10 per screening and tickets are available at TicketWeb.com or the Egyptian Theatre box office, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. For more information, go to www.latinofilm.org. Bob Strauss, (818) 713-3670 bob.strauss@dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: OLMOS |
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