2nd Puerto Vallarta Film Festival
posted:Wednesday, November 2, 2005
by Vallarta Online Staff
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For the second year the Puerto Vallarta Film Festival will bring a diverse selection of films to our port along with many national and international luminaries. This year's festival will take place November 7-12, and the program promises to surpass the excellence of last year's festival.
The festival committee has selected a variety of films, from big studio premiers, to environmental films, documentaries, and homages to this year honorees, Peter O'Toole and Roger Corman.
John Huston's legacy still lives on in Vallarta. His movie The Night of the Iguana is said to have put Vallarta on the radar screen of savvy travelers, and the award for best director at the Puerto Vallarta Film Festival carries his name. Mathew Huston's, grandson of John Houston, documentary Look UP and Wave your Glove will debut at the festival. His son Danny also has a part in The Constant Gardener, making its national premiere.
The festival committee will also award the following: the John Houston Maverick Award (Best Director), the Richard Burton Award (best male and female actor), the Elizabeth Taylor Humanitarian Award (awarded to a group or institution that works to help the community), the Emilio Prize (best film).
The question around town is Diego Luna coming back? Well the answer is ˇSI! Other Hollywood names included renowned casting directors Marion Dougherty (James Dean was one of the first actors she cast) and Juliet Taylor, Maria Conchita Alonzo (Moscow on the Hudson, English as a Second Language), Cecilia Suárez (Spanglish), Aaron Diaz (of the soap opera Corazones al Limite, and Tim Liversdege (Roar: Lions of the Kalaharai) will also be present during the festival.
The second installment of the Puerto Vallarta Film Festival will recognize Roger Corman and Peter O'Toole for their contribution to the industry. Roger Corman has over 500 films to his credit and is famous for making movies quickly and on a low budget (including Little Shop of Horrors, less than two day in production). Oscar nominee Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia), will be honored for his outstanding career on the big screen.
Out shining the stars are the diverse selection of 70 films that will be shown during the six day festival, including eight national premiers. The festival will open with the Elizabethtown (Cameron Crowe) at 7:00 p.m. on November 7. Bee Season (Scott McGhee, David Segal), The Family Stone (Thomas Bezucha), The History of Violence (David Cronenberg), The Constant Gardener (Fernado Meierlles) will also make their national premieres at the festival.
All movies will be shown in the new Cinemark theatre, in Plaza Caracol. Prices range from $10-$50 pesos, and ten movie passes are also available for $200 pesos general admission and $150 pesos for students and senior citizens (with proper ID).
The complete movie schedule is available here.
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