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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES NEWSLETTER
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IFFS NEWS
- IFFS EC MEETING. BARCELONA. 13th - 16th NOVEMBER 2014
AROUND THE WORLD
- CINECLUB EL GRITO. MICROCINE EL GRITO. MÉXICO
- AGNES VARDA & JOSÉ LUÍS GUERIN VISITS THE CATALAN FILMS SOCIETIES NATIONAL MEETING
- CINESUD NEWS
THE DON QUIJOTE PRIZE
- MISKOLC FILM FESTIVAL REPORT– 12th to 21st September.
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CINECLUB EL GRITO. MICROCINE EL GRITO. MÉXICO
 por Lila Nieto
http://cineclub-elgrito.blogspot.com.es/Microcinema, El Grito Cineclub’s new project, was inaugurated on September 20th at the International Festival of Cultural Expressions Iztapalapa 2014, in Mexico City, and had great success among the audience, who began by peeping with curious faces and ended up lining up to experience this new time capsule.
The Microcinema is a total reduction of the movie theater, yet retains all its essential features: comfort, isolation from the outside, intimacy, sound and image in the dark. Shaped as a booth, this time capsule built almost entirely with reutilized materials can house up to four people who can enjoy a full cinematic experience in a very small space and time.
It can easily be set in any space, in any corner. Its dimensions (two meters long by one meter wide) were designed to fit in any market as just another stand. It can be installed in squares, school yards, street corners, aisles, lobbies, and any other public or private place where there are people passing by, and this can be done without invading the environment, but coexisting in harmony as it contains the experience in its interior. Several booths can be installed in different places and can function simultaneously. Its exhibition format for short films is perfect for an environment where the flow of people is fast and agitated, so the passers-by can access the cinematic experience without losing almost any of their time.
Specialized in the exhibition of short films, the new Microcinema is ideal for this kind of movies, for it offers each one a unique space of appreciation, respecting its unity as a full movie, without having to include it in long projections that link many short films one after the other.
In the Microcinema, the spectator can choose what he/she prefers to watch from a diverse sample of titles, or trust the recommendation of the projectionist, and can enter as many times as desired to watch different films.
The billboard can adapt to any specific space, audience and context where it is set, and therefore has the capacity to accompany educational or training programs, in addition to promoting culture and cultivating the public through various subjects: environmental education, sexual education, prevention of violence and crime, specific dates, cinematographic genres, etc.
Through the Microcinema many events can be organized, like calls for professional or self-taught film makers and students to create short films under specific themes that are new and related to the public interest, opening the chance for them to investigate and reflect on interesting, necessary and varied subjects that are connected to society and to the planet.
Step into the Microcinema!
AGNES VARDA & JOSÉ LUÍS GUERIN VISITS THE CATALAN FILMS SOCIETIES NATIONAL MEETING
The prestigious french filmmaker Agnès Varda was involved in a conversation with the catalan film societies for its annual meeting.
CINESUD NEWS
A new proposal
PUTAS O PELUQUERAS
Documentary. Guión, Dirección y Producción: Mónica Moya; Duración: 52 min. País: Colombia. Año: 2012.
 English subtitles
Putas o Peluqueras es un documental grabado en Cali y Bogotá (Colombia). Cada año decenas de mujeres trans son impunemente asesinadas en Colombia. Su único delito: atreverse a SER en un mundo que las estigmatiza, las ridiculiza, las teme y las excluye, dejándoles casi que como única alternativa laboral ser Putas o Peluqueras.
Hookers or Hairdressers is a documentary made in Cali and Bogota (Colombia). Each year tens of trans women are murdered with impunity in Colombia. Their only crime: daring to BE in a world that stigmatizes, ridiculized, and excluded those people. Leaving them, almost as the only alternative employment, to be Hookers or Hairdressers.
Festivales y premios:
- Festival de cine LGBT El Lugar sin límites, Ecuador, 2012
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Guanajuato, México, 2012
- Festival Manuel Trujillo Durán, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 2012
- Documenta Madrid, España, 2012
- Docstown, Tijuana- Mexicali, México 2012
- Festival Cine Invisible, Bilbao, España, 2012
- Festival de Provincia Ibagué, Colombia, 2011
- Muestra Internacional Documental, Colombia 2011
- Festival Globale, Bogotá, Colombia, 2011
- Muestra de Cine en Femenino, Bogotá, Colombia, 2011
- Festival Comuna 13, Medellín, Colombia, 2011
- Festival Ojo al Sancocho, Bogotá, Colombia, 2011
DON QUIJOTE PRIZE
 MISKOLC FILM FESTIVAL REPORT– 12th to 21st September.
A welcome second visit to this most marvellous of Film Festivals. With 20 films in competition there is always going to be debate and the FICC jury was no exception. In addition to the feature film competition there is one for shorts and one for documentary. There is a critics jury, ecumenical jury and international jury as well as one covering the shorts and documentaries. This is now a major festival and to experience how it has evolved since my pervious visit just five years ago is a joy to behold. The number of guests and accreditations as well as a programme that is crammed full is testament to the work that has gone into making the Jameson Film Festival, Miskolc what it now is.
And, every screening is free. Yes you read that correctly – free. Quite amazing. And when the out-of-competition programme offers gems such as Mr Turner, Boyhood, Gibraltar and many, many more you know this is a festival for anyone who loves film. In addition there are master-classes and industry forums and anyone who wants to gain an insight into how to run such a colossal event could do no better than apply for a space in next year’s jury.
Miskolc itself has a number of interesting places to visit. All the key buildings are in a central location and easily reached by walking. Two attractions require a bit more effort to get to but are well worth the effort. One change that perhaps did not work as well was the use of one restaurant for all meals. The previous option of being able to select from three choices provided a better memory but having the one venue did mean all the juries met on a regular basis.
The screenings in the main theatre were popular and having a special room allocated purely for use by jury members was a godsend. The festival team were well prepared, extremely helpful and always available. In short, the organisation from landing at Budapest airport until taking off again was faultless.
The FICC comprised myself from the UK, Konrad from Poland and Gabor from Hungary. From the 20 films we saw, it was no surprise that agreement on which to select to make the award was not going to be easy. However, two of us did select the same title and this was second choice of the remaining juror. But, boy, what an argument he put forward for his first choice! The organisers made it clear that they dislike ‘special mentions’ and we, therefore, had to stick to one outright winner. Were we allowed to make a special mention then ‘White Shadow’ would have been there but as it was the Don Quixote went to a masterpiece called Class Enemy. This brilliant film tells the story of the consequences of a suicide but does so in a way that shows so many emotions and to what lengths the establishment will go to protect its interests. Quite devastating. Class Enemy also took first prize from the International Jury and deserves many more. If you get a chance to see it, then do so. And if by some chance White Shadow comes your way then that too deserves attention. David Miller. British Federation of Film Societies. October 2014. PHOTO GALLERY 
FIKE. Evora (Portugal)
Executive Committee 2013-2015
Cultural President
Luce Vigo – France
e-mail: luce.vigo@orange.fr
MAIN OFFICE
President
Claudino de Jesus – Brasil
e-mail: claudinodejesus@yahoo.com.br
Vice-President
Golam Rabbany Biplob – Bangladesh
e-mail: golamrbiplob@gmail.com
Secretary General
Julio Lamaña – Catalonia – Spain
e-mail: juliolamana@federaciocatalanacineclubs.cat
Treasurer
Ramzi Laamouri – Tunisia-
e-mail : ramzi.jcc@gmail.com
SECRETARIES GROUPS
AFRICAN GROUP
Amina Saibari – Morocco-
e-mail: amina.saibari@gmail.com
ASIAN PACIFIC GROUP
Rajesh Gongaju – Nepal
e-mail: rajeshgongaju@hotmail.com
EUROPE GROUP
André Viane – Portugal
e-mail : andreviane@gmail.com
LATIN AMERICAN GROUP
Cristina Marchese – Argentina
e-mail : cmcinema@ciudad.com.ar
NORDIC EUROPE GROUP
Maeve Cooke – Ireland
e-mail : mcooke@accesscinema.ie
SPECIAL DUTIES
ARCHIVE
Robert Richter – Switzerland
e-mail : robert.richter@datacomm.ch
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Ryan Michael Reynolds – New Zealand
e-mail: nzcelluloid@gmail.com
CHILDREN AND YOUTH FILMS
Kim Brunn – Denmark
e-mail : Kim.Bruun@skolekom.dk
COMMUNICATION
Gabriel Rodriguez – Mexico
e-mail: gaborodal@gmail.com
SECRETARIAT AND JURY ADMINISTRATION
Joao Paulo Macedo – Portugal
e-mail : jpmacedo.iffs@gmail.com
Atle Hunnes Isaksen – Norway
e-mail : atlei@filmklubb.no
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