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Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American film group
www.melbournefilmoteca.org
Another Award!
We’ve been recognised in Mexico
as one of the top eight Mexican
Culinary Embassies in the world,
by the influential food magazine
“Buena Mesa”
(Definitively our highest distinction yet)
34 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
Bookings: 9417 0441 losamates.com.au
About
Melbourne Filmoteca was created in 1999 by a small group of
cinephiles deeply interested in Latin American cinema, whose aim
was to showcase films from the region.
Today we are still a film group run only by volunteers, who
concentrate on screening films from Spain, Portugal and Latin
America. Cross-cultural interchange also flows the other way,
as independent and emergent cinema from the region relies
on a solid media platform such as Melbourne Filmoteca to be
exhibited to new audiences and potentially local film festivals and
distributors.
This all happens each month at one of the most iconic venues in
town, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
In this program, as in all screenings, Melbourne Filmoteca strives
to curate films that truly represent the diversity and richness of
the multiculturalist experience that is the Spanish and Portuguese
speaking world. We hope you enjoy this Program.
2013 program schedule
FEBRUARY
MAY
Tue 12th February 2013
7.00 PM Becloud + Fiesta
Night
Tue 7th May 2013
7.00 PM Café Tacvba: Seguir
Siendo
MARCH
JUNE
Tue 5th March 2013
7.00 PM Chaotic Ana
Tue 4th June 2013
7.00 PM Cachimba
APRIL
JULY
Tue 2nd April 2013
7.00 PM Captain Pantoja and
the Special Services
Tue 2nd July 2013
7.00 PM Seven Billiard Tables
FIESTA NIGHT–2013 program launch!
Melbourne Filmoteca - The
Latin American and Spanish
film group celebrates Latin
American and Spanish Cinema
by launching their 2013 halfyear program. The night will
start with the screening of
the acclaimed award winner
Mexican film ‘Becloud’ or
‘Vaho’ in Spanish.
Becloud tells the story of the
lives and destinies of three
people - José, the son of an
ice factory operator, Felipe,
who spends his days harassing
a girl on the internet, and
Andrés, who lives with his
alcoholic father - are linked to
an incident years before when
a truck driver and his partner
discovered a crying baby in his
dead mother’s arms.
Following the film experience,
head down to Optic for
glamorous appetizers and
drinks, while listening to
the soft and natural voice
of Santiago Vela. Along with
folkloric music, including a
legendary Tango performance
from Melbourne Practica Group,
plus extra surprises!
Film:
When:
Time:
Director:
Becloud + Fiesta
Tue 12th Feb
7.00pm
Alejandro Gerber
Bicecci
Duration: 117 mins
Year: 2009
Country: México
Festivals: 2009 Rotterdam
International Film
Festival
Jury Prize,
Marrakech
International Film
Festival
Cine Latino
Americano,
Festival de Cine de
Malaga
March – chaotic ana
Chaotic Ana is an unclassifiable
concoction, at once deeply
personal and untenably
ambitious, alternating between
creating a strong statement and
indulging in fanciful whimsy.
The bohemian artist, Ana,
lives an idyllic existence in a
cave overlooking the coast
throughout her youth until
Justine, a patron of the arts
from Paris, invites her to stay
at an artist workshop where
she can work in complete
creative freedom. This leads
to a spiritual journey of self
discovery with surprising
consequences.
Special thanks to the Spanish
Consulate in Melbourne.
CTC
Film:
When:
Time:
Director:
Duration:
Year:
Country:
Chaotic Ana
Tue 5th Mar
7.00pm
Julio Medem
118 mins
2007
Spain
Festivals: 5th Marzo: Caótica
Ana- Spain
2007 Toronto
International Film
Festival
2007 London Film
Festival
april
– Captain Pantoja & the special services
The Peruvian army captain
Pantaleon Pantoja, a very
serious and efficient officer, is
chosen by his superiors to set
up a special service of ‘workers’
to satisfy the sexual needs of
the soldiers posted on remote
jungle outposts.
At first unhappy about this
assignment, he nonetheless
puts his remarkable
organisational skills in action
and in a short time has his
‘unit’ running smoothly.
In the home front things
get complicated though; his
wife dislikes his long hours
and the secrecy surrounding
his work, and he, despite
being a dedicated husband,
feels tempted by one of his
‘subordinates’.
Special thanks to the Spanish
Consulate in Melbourne.
CTC
Film: Captain Pantoja &
the Special Services
When: Tue 2nd Apr
Time: 7.00pm
Director: Francisco José
Lombarid
Duration: 144 mins
Year: 2001
Country: Perú
Festivals: 2001 Gramado
Film Festival, Best
Film, Director and
Audience Awards
2001 Goya Awards,
Nominated Best
Foreign Film
2001 Viña del Mar
International Film
Festival: Audience
Award
may – cafe Tacvba: seguir siendo
Any conversation about Latin
American rock, or even music,
starts with Cafe Tacvba.
In their 22 years as a band, no
group has left a more lasting
impact on Latin America than
the quartet from Mexico.
In ‘Seguir Siendo’ we get
an extended look at the
band; their rise in popularity
throughout the world and
a glimpse into the creative
process of a rare kind of
genius, four-headed music
monster.
CTC
Film: Café Tacvba: Seguir
Siendo
When: Tue 7th May
Time: 7.00pm
Director: Ernesto Contreras,
JM Cravioto
Duration: 85 mins
Year: 2010
Country: México
Festivals: 7th Mayo: Café
Tacvba: Seguir
Siendo- Mexico
2010 Guadalajara
International Film
Festival
2010 San Francisco
Latin American Film
Festival
June – cachimba
Marcos Ruiz is a bureaucrat.
When he stumbles across the
life’s work of a previously
unknown Chilean artist, Marcos
vows to reclaim the artist for
Chile and the world.
First, however, he must
deal with the cantankerous
caretaker Don Felipe and the
conniving snobs at the local
historical society.
Quirky comedy about art, love
and bureaucracy based on a
novel by Jose Donoso.
Special thanks to the Spanish
Consulate in Melbourne.
Film:
When:
Time:
Director:
Duration:
Year:
Country:
Cachimba
Tue 4th Jun
7.00pm
Silvio Caiozzi
127 mins
2004
Chile
CTC
Festivals: 2005 Biarritz
International
Festival: Best actor
Award
2005 Cartagena
International
Film Festival:
Nominated Best
Film
2004 Huelva
Latina American
Film Fetsival: Best
Film and Actress
Award
july – Seven Billiard Tables
Upon receiving news that her
father is ill, Angela, and her son
Guille, travel to the capital. She
arrives too late, and learns that
the family billiard business is
far from good.
Over the years, it has lost
style, clients, and money.
Angela decides to take over
the business and try to turn it
around. Seven Billiard Tables
displays a superb narrative that
leads us to a simple and perfect
ending. This film is a showcase
of magnificent performances by
Maribel Verdú (Pan’s Labyrinth)
and Blanca Portillo (Volver).
Film:
When:
Time:
Director:
Duration:
Year:
Country:
Seven Billiard Tables
Tue 2nd Jul
7.00pm
Gracia Querejeta
116 mins
2007
Spain
Special thanks to the Spanish
Consulate in Melbourne.
CTC
Festivals: 2008 Chicago
Latino Film Festival
2007 San Sebatian
Film Festival
2007 Goya Awards
screening information
Melbourne Filmoteca sessions
start at 7.00pm and screen
monthly on the FIRST TUESDAY
of the month.
Screenings may be subject to
change and all films feature
English subtitles and are under
CTC classification except where
otherwise noted.
VENUE
ACMI Cinemas
Australian Centre for the
Moving Image, Federation
Square, Melbourne
www.acmi.net.au
prices
ACMI Members pay concession
prices.
General Sessions – Full $15,
Concession, ACMI Members and
Latin Lover Members $11
Fiesta Night – Full $20, ACMI
Members $16, Concession and
Latin Lover Members $17
Ticketing
Online www.acmi.net.au
Phone 03 8663 2583
AMEX, VISA and MasterCard
accepted
In Person at the ACMI Tickets
and Information desk
supporters
Cultural Supporters
Principal Sponsor
Major Sponsor
Sponsors
Media Supporters
melbourne filmoteca volunteers
We are a volunteer-based organisation and would like to welcome
more members to the team with new ideas.
If you are interested, please send us an email at
[email protected]
GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS
Gina Rubiano
Director and Curator
[email protected]
Tristan Vasquez
Treasurer
[email protected]
Juliana Cepeda
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
[email protected]
Karoll Pinzon (Fanatika Design)
Graphic Designer and Webmaster
[email protected]
Ernesto Zelaya
Editor
[email protected]
melbourne filmoteca RECOMMENDS
ACMI Cinemas Federation Square
03 8663 2583 www.acmi.net.au
Spain Consulate
03 9347 1966 www.maec.es/subwebs/Consulados/Melbourne/
Los Amates
03 9417 0441 www.losamates.com.au
El Cielo
03 9646 1457 www.elcielo.com.au
El Farolito
03 9820 2299 www.farolitospanish.com
Señor BBQ
1300 274 227 www.argentineanbbq.com
Fanatika Design
042 577 4357 www.fanatika.com.au
Latin Lover
www.latinlover.com.au
Spanish Australia
www.spanishaustralia.org
Spain Culture
03 9347 1966 www.spainculture.org.au
Melbourne Practica Group
www.melbournepractica.org
thank you
Melbourne Filmoteca is a not for profit organization. We would
like to express our gratitude to all our volunteers, partners and
sponsors for their great support throughout all these years.