the Sydney Latin American Film Festival Sat 4

‘The Best of’ the Sydney
Latin American Film Festival
Sat 4 – Mon 6 Oct
Fiesta Festival
Sat 11 – Sun 12 Oct
Welcome to Fiesta, Sydney’s biggest celebration
of Latino music, food, dance and culture.
Fiesta is part of Darling Harbour’s wider Culture Beats program,
which celebrates Australia’s diversity with exciting festivals from
all over the world throughout the year. This year, Fiesta takes place
over two fun-filled weekends packed with film, free live music and
dance performances.
MAJOR PARTNER
On the first weekend, Saturday 4 to Monday 6 October, ‘The Best
of’ the Sydney Latin American Film Festival will light up the big
screen from 7pm – 10.30pm. Then the party continues into the
second weekend with the Fiesta Festival commencing on
Saturday 11 October from 12 noon – 9pm through to Sunday
12 October from 12 noon – 6pm. Join us for world-class
entertainment, music and dance with hot international acts, local
talent, Mexican wrestlers, DJs, street football freestylers and lots
more. And for those with a thirst (and hunger) for delicious food,
just follow your nose to a sizzling feast from one of the many
Darling Harbour restaurants.
So get ready; it’s time to say ’bienvenidos’, welcome to Fiesta!
‘The Best of’
the Sydney
Latin American
Film Festival
Sat 4 – Mon 6 Oct
7pm – 10.30pm
Village Green, Darling Quarter
Selkirk, the real Robinson
Crusoe (Uruguay)
A multi-award winning animated family
feature about Selkirk, an unruly pirate,
who gambles away his savings. It’s only
when he’s marooned on an uninhabited
island that he starts to see the world
differently. This movie was selected for
the 24èmes Rencontres Cinémas
d’Amérique Latine de Toulouse, France.
A Dios Momo (Uruguay)
Eleven-year-old Obdulio sells
newspapers to support his family,
until he meets a night watchman with
magical powers. Earning a special
mention at the 7th New York Latino
Film Festival, this family movie
celebrates life, friendship and the
magic of knowledge.
(located adjacent to the Darling Harbour playground)
See Latin America in a whole new light, on the big screen. This year’s line-up
includes six award-winning feature-length films that represent the diversity
of stories, cultures and voices from Bolivia, Uruguay, Brazil and more.
The Gift of the Pachamama (Bolivia)
Sat 4 Oct 2014
Time
Film
Film Classification
7.15pm
Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe (Uruguay)
8.45pm
A Dios Momo (Uruguay)G
G
Sun 5 Oct 2014
Time
Film
7.15pm
The Gift of the Pachamama (Bolivia)G
Film Classification
9.05pm
Topsy Turvy (Venezuela)PG
Mon 6 Oct 2014
Time
Film
7.15pm
Anina (Colombia)G
Film Classification
8.45pm
The Clown (Brazil)PG
Screened at the Montreal, Vancouver
and Cleveland International Film
Festivals, this feature length film in the
Quechua language, is about the love
between Kunturi and Ulala. They share
a simple but profound dream which
leads Kunturi to the “Gift of the
Pachamama”.
Date: Sat 4 – Mon
6 Oct
Time: 7pm - 10.30p
m
Village Green,
Location: Da
rling Quarter
Anina (Colombia) Anina gets into a fight with another
girl and their punishment is sealed in
envelopes which they’re forbidden to
open. This beautifully animated film
won Best Film in the 2013 La Habana
International Film Festival and was
Uruguay’s submission for Best
Foreign Language Film, Oscar
Academy Awards 2014.
The Clown (Brazil)
Topsy Turvy (Venezuela)
Unhappy with his circus existence,
Benjamin the clown, runs away to
lead a normal life and to find a place
to call home. This multi-award winner,
including Winner of the 2012 Huelva
Latin American Film Festival, was
Brazil’s entry for Best Foreign Film
at the 2013 Academy Awards.
When ailing Renato’s devoted children
send him to hospital, he plans to
escape. This feature length, gentle
comedy about family ties across
generations, won numerous awards
in the 2012 Venezuelan Film Festival.
All films feature English subtitles.
Fiesta
Festival
Get ready for a weekend filled with hot
local and international bands, DJs and
dancers. And join us under the freeway
in Beco Latino, a new festival hub that’s
set to sizzle with live street art, a silent
‘Latino’ disco, Mexican wrestlers, football
freestylers, craft stalls and more..
Son Veneno
Latinaotearoa
Energetic and entertaining, this
Latin-funk soul and hip-hop trio hails
from New Zealand. Amazing vocalist
Jeniffer Zea, DJ Bobby Brazuka and
Isaac Aesili, a talented producer,
percussionist and trumpeter, bend
and blend the traditional music of their
homelands to create electro Brazilian
beats from New Zealand.
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terms, conditions and details
on how to enter.
Los
Crema
Paraiso
Los Crema Paraiso is a trendy, trippy
psychedelic rock experience right from
Brooklyn. Neil Ochoa (Si Se), José Luis
Pardo (Los Amigos Invisibles) and
Alvaro Benavides, fuse Venezuelan
traditional music with jazz, rock, funk,
latin grooves, electronica and exotic
sounds from all over the world.
This is one of the only Latin bands in
Australian music history to have
cracked the international market with
original music written here in Australia.
Son Veneno will feature a key
performance by C Major, a world-class
artist who turned all four chairs in The
Voice Australia 2014. Special guest
Merenia Gillies, soul/funk/world music
vocalist, will also complement this
musical performance.
Your sizzling Latino
adventure begins here…
Cumbiamuffin
WATUSSI
Afro-Colombian rock and roots band
Watussi, have entertained audiences
in music festivals around the world
with their energetic performances.
Their latest release boasts elements of
original vintage keys, blustering horns
and powerful percussive rhythms.
A 15-piece band that blends the purest
sounds of traditional Cumbia, with
contemporary Caribbean rhythms
like Ragga and Reggae. Cumbiamuffin
will showcase Colombian Cumbia with
a fun and contemporary sound that
literally bounces off the stage.
FIESTA
SPECIALS
Fiesta
Festival
PROGRAM
Get into the party spirit with our great
range of sizzling Fiesta specials. And
tempt your tastebuds with delicious soul
food from the Darling Harbour restaurants.
Find out more at darlingharbour.com
*Various times
Information correct at time of printing
DAY 1
3pm – 4pm
Sat 11 Oct 2014
TimePerformer
3pm – 7pm*
Location
12 noon – 12.20pm Jacaranda Uruguayan Folk Dancers
12 noon – 1pm Lorenzo y su Swing
12.30pm – 12.50pm The Mexican Dance Group of Australia 12.30pm – 1.15pm Quimbombo
12.30pm – 4pm*
Samba Ninja
1pm – 2pm
DJ Dwight ‘Chocolate’ Escobar
1pm – 1.20pm
Latin Motion
1pm – 4pm*
Football Freestylers
1pm – 5pm*
DJ NikNak’s Silent ‘Latino’ Disco
1.30pm – 1.50pm
Capoeira Topazio
1.45pm – 2.30pm
Quimbombo
2pm – 2.20pm
Raices Argentinas
2pm – 3pm
Malo Malo
2pm – 5pm*
Peque’s live street art installation
2.30pm – 2.50pm
Brisas Del Peru
3pm – 3.20pm
La Fiesta Entertainment
3pm – 3.45pm
Son de Caňa
Roving
DJ Dwight ‘Chocolate’ Escobar
Mexican Wrestlers
3.30pm – 3.50pm
Castañuelas
4pm – 4.20pm
Dance Dance Dance
4pm – 7pm*
Breakdancing Hip Hoppers 4.15pm – 5pm
Vitiko y Los Munecos
4.25pm – 5.25pm
DJ Afro
4.30pm – 4.50pm
Brazilian Fantasy Show
5pm – 5.20pm
Colombian Cultural and Folkloric Organisation
5.30pm – 6pm
Latin Dance Australia and Modus Vivendi
5.40pm – 6.40pm
Los Crema Paraiso
6.55pm – 7.55pm
Latinaotearoa
8.15pm – 9.15pm
Watussi
Location
Beco Latino at Palm Grove
Harbourside Dance Stage
Pier 26 Forecourt (opposite
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium)
and Cockle Bay Wharf
Darling Quarter Latin
Jazz Stage, Village Green
Fiesta
Festival
PROGRAM
DAY 2
Sun 12 Oct 2014
3pm – 4pm
Los Crema Paraiso
3pm – 6pm*
Breakdancing Hip Hoppers 3.05pm – 3.30pm
DJ Spex
12.30pm – 1.15pm Flamenco del Mar
3.30pm – 3.50pm
Viva Fiesta Awards
12.30pm – 4pm*
Victor Valdes and His Real Mexico Mariachi Band
3.30pm – 4.30pm
Cumbiamuffin
1pm – 1.20pm
Sangre Gitana Flamenco Dance
4pm – 4.20pm
LaBur Dance
1pm – 2pm
DJ Spex
4.30pm – 4.50pm
Ole Ola
1pm – 4pm*
DJ NikNak’s Silent ‘Latino’ Disco
4.30pm – 5pm
DJ Spex
1pm – 4pm*
Peque’s live street art installation 4.30pm – 5.30pm
DJ Afro
1pm – 4pm*
Football Freestylers
5pm – 5.30pm
Los Carmonas
1.30pm – 1.50pm
Salsa Republic
5pm – 6pm
Son Veneno
1.45pm – 2.30pm
Sussurro
2pm – 2.20pm
Grupo de Danza Montun – Chilean Dance
TimePerformer
12 noon – 1pm
2pm – 6pm*
Location
Rachel Delgado and Nothin but Jam Mexican Wrestlers
Roving
Location
Beco Latino at Palm Grove
Harbourside Dance Stage
2.05pm – 3.05pm
Latinaotearoa
2.30pm – 2.50pm
Latin Mystique
Pier 26 Forecourt (opposite SEA LIFE
Sydney Aquarium) and Cockle Bay Wharf
3pm – 3.20pm
Brazilian Latin Dance Company
Darling Quarter Latin Jazz Stage, Village Green
*Various times
Information correct at time of printing
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