A Sundance Institute film exhibition that promotes cultural exchange, arrives in three major Colombian cities next week to screen critically acclaimed movies from around the world.
The FILM FORWARD exhibit will feature six different international works aimed at creating “discussions around powerful films that address important social issues,” according to the exhibition’s website. Screenings will take place in Bogota, Cali and Manizales between July 9 and 14.
The event will also host Q&A’s and a workshop with Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, the director of the 2011 American film, On the Ice, and Sofia Santana, producer of the 2011 Australian documentary, BUCK.
On the final day of the exhibition, MacLean and Santana will host a roundtable with community leaders in Cali that use filmmaking as a tool for empowerment in the city.
It is the sixth incarnation of FILM FORWARD, which was been met with praise in previous destinations including China, Morocco and Mexico.
Event schedule
Bogota
Monday, July 9
10:00am: ON THE ICE – Private
Conversation with director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean. Film will be screened before event.
Location: Centro Atico – Universidad Javeriana
12:30 pm : BRAN NUE DAE – Public
Location: Cinemateca Distrital – Carrera 7° No 22-79
3:00 pm: UNFINISHED SPACES (ESPACIOS INCONCLUSOS) – Public
Location: Cinemateca Distrital – Carrera 7° No 22-79
4:00pm: BUCK – Private
Q&A conversation with producer Sofia Santana to follow the screening.
Location: Guatavita community school
6:00pm: ON THE ICE – Public
Q&A conversation with director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean to follow the screening.
Location: Cinemateca Distrital – Carrera 7° No 22-79
Tuesday, July 10
10:00am: BAM BRUNCH – Private
Location: Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
12:30 pm: ANOTHER EARTH (OTRA TIERRA) – Public
Location: Cinemateca Distrital – Carrera 7° No 22-79
3:00 pm: BEGINNERS (ASÍ SE SIENTE EL AMOR) – Public
Location: Cinemateca Distrital – Carrera 7° No 22-79
3:00pm: ON THE ICE – Private
Q&A conversation with director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean to follow the screening.
Casa de la Cultura de Ciudad Bolivar
6:00pm: BUCK – Public
Q&A conversation with producer Sofia Santana to follow the screening.
Location: Cinemateca Distrital – Carrera 7° No 22-79
Manizales
Wednesday, July 11
2:00pm: Screening of ON THE ICE and BUCK (two separate rooms) – Public
Q&A/workshops with director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (ON THE ICE) and producer Sofia Santana (BUCK).
Location: Universidad de Caldas
Thursday, July 12
09:00am: BUCK – Public
Q&A conversation with producer Sofia Santana to follow the screening.
Location: Casa de la cultura San Jorge
09:00am: ON THE ICE – Public
Q&A conversation and workshop with director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean to follow the screening.
Location: Casa de la cultura TBC
2:00pm: BUCK – Public
Q&A conversation with producer Sofia Santana to follow the screening.
Location Neira, Caldas (30 mins drive from Manizales)
6:00pm: ON THE ICE – Private
Q&A conversation and workshop with director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean to follow the screening.
Location: BNC Manizales
Cali
Friday, July 13
2:30pm: BUCK & ON THE ICE – Public
Q&As with director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (ON THE ICE) and producer Sofia Santana (BUCK) to follow screenings.
(Screening of both movies will be presented at Cinemate La Tertulia on July 11-12, both movies will be screened again at the Universidad del Valle on the same day prior to the Q&A.)
Location: Universidad del Valle Auditorium
Saturday, July 14
9:00am: Filmmaker Round Table – Public
Director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (ON THE ICE) and producer Sofia Santana (BUCK) chat with the members of the “Cali´s Cluster of Cinematography”
Location: Cinemateca La Tertulia
2:15pm: Filmmaker Round Table – Public
Director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (ON THE ICE) and producer Sofia Santana (BUCK) chat with community leaders who use media, filmmaking and AV production as a tool for empowerment in their community.
Location: Centro de Empredimiento Cultural de la Comuna 13