Havana Film Festival in New York 2004 celebrates 5 years of sucess April 22 - 29 2004

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 7, 2004

In its 5th edition, Havana Film Festival in New York (HFFNY) presents 40 films including U.S and N.Y. premieres in Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. HFFNY will showcase visions of Latin American culture through cutting edge narrative, documentary, short films and classics from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, all of which have English subtitles. Films by and about Latinos in the U.S. will also be featured this year. Festival attendees will have opportunities to attend panel discussions with directors, producers and actors and enjoy Latin American music from local and international talent at nightclubs including Babalú, Copacabana, Nell’s, China Club, Lotus, and SOB’s.

Thursday, April 22, HFFNY launches the week-long festivities by honoring Jacobo Morales at Hostos Center for Arts and Culture (450 Grand Concourse at 149th St. Bronx) with screenings of Linda Sara at 12:30 pm and Lo que le pasó a Santiago at 7 pm. There will be a reception at 5:30 pm and a discussion with the director following each screening. From April 23 to 29, screenings will be held at the Quad Cinema (34 W. 13 St.). Friday, April 23, the N.Y. premiere of Suite Habana opens the festival with screenings at 5 and 7 pm followed by A Havana Night Gala at Babalú (323 West 44 St.) with dinner and live music. Thursday, April 29, the festival closes with the N. Y. premiere of El Carro by Colombian director, Luis Orjuela at 7 pm followed by a closing night party. In Queens, classic Latin American films will be exhibited at the American Museum of the Moving Image (35th Ave at 36th St. Astoria).

Saturday, April 24 there is a reception at 5:30 pm and screening of Quilombo by Brazilian Director Carlos Diegues at 6:30 pm. A post-screening Brazilian Party at Clic (32-04 Broadway at 32nd St. Astoria) is hosted by Bavaria Beer at 9 pm. Sunday, April 25 a Cuban classic, Los Sobrevivientes by acclaimed Director Tomás Gutierrez Alea, screens at 6:30 pm. This year HFFNY celebrates the work of two influential filmmakers: Fernando Pérez and Jacobo Morales. Pérez, one of the most important directors and screenwriters working in cinema today, has astonished audiences worldwide with his innovative and enduring narratives and images.

Each film planned for the retrospective–Madagascar, Hello Hemingway, Omara, La Isla del Tesoro Azul (The Island of Blue Treasure), La Vida es Silbar (Life Is To Whistle), and his latest film, Suite Habana–is a testament to his unusual talent. Jacobo Morales is one of the most influential artists in Puerto Rico. After a successful career in Hollywood, he relocated to Puerto Rico, dedicating himself to the creation of a national film identity. He became a legend when his movie, Lo que le paso a Santiago (Whatever Happened to Santiago), was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film. A central goal of the festival is to showcase both new and classic films and, to that end, HFFNY will premiere features by: Miguel Coyula (Red Cockaroaches, Cuba); Rigoberto Lopez (Scent of Oak, Cuba); Alejandro Chomski (Today and Tomorrow, Argentina), selected to participate at Cannes Film festival’s prestigious program, “Un Certain Regard”; Marcel Sisniega (One or the Other, Mexico); Carlos Gerbase (Tolerance, Brazil); Jorge Furtado (The Man Who Copied, Brazil), awarded the Grand Coral for Best Actor (Lazaro Ramos) at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana in 2003; Ignacio Ortiz (Bedtime Fairy Tales for Crocodiles, Mexico), winner of 7 Mexican Ariel Awards in 2002; and Elias Jimenez (The House In Front, Guatemala). HFFNY 2004 also provides a rare opportunity for audiences to see new and classic documentaries from and about Latin America, including The Supreme Uneasiness by Luis Ospina (Colombia), I don’t know what your eyes have done to me by Sergio Wolf and Lorena Muñoz (Argentina), winner of the Coral in Havana, and two seminal films by Fernando Birri, Throw a Dime and Flooded Out.

Finally, HFFNY 2004 will showcase several documentaries on Latin American music: I Am From Son to Salsa, Black Tears, and Cuba: Island of Music. Special guests at the festival include Sandra Bilicich, Fernando Birri, Alejandro Chomski, Miguel Coyula, Alejandro Fernandez, Elias Jimenez, Mercedes Jimenez, Pedro Jimenez, Gary Keys, Fernando Lopez, Rigoberto Lopez, Jacobo Morales, Luis Orjuela, Luis Ospina, Fernando Pérez, Patricia Riggen, and Sergio Wolf.Once again, The New York Times is the Presenting Sponsor of the Havana Film Festival in New York and NYS Council on the Arts (NYSCA) provided funding.

Co-sponsors include Babalu, Chatham Imports, Copacabana, Delta Airlines, Divane Restaurant, Heavy Light Digital, Hoy, Il Buco, L’Express, Marazul Charters,NBC-Telemundo, The National Arts Club, RockAmerica, Roger Smith Hotel, SOB’s, and Xael Charters.HFFNY is a project of American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (AFLFC), a non-profit organization building cultural bridges between the U.S. and Cuba through exchange programs in the arts. The festival is chaired by Carole Rosenberg, President of AFLFC and coordinated by an executive committee, advisors, a small devoted staff and volunteers, as well as sponsors.For further info contact Diana Vargas, Public and Media Relations at 718-478-1015, and press@dianavargas.com

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BMG Foundation Celebrates GCC Polo Cup with HM Queen Elizabeth II at Guards Polo

(PRWEB) June 24, 2007

Every summer, at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor, UK, members of the European and Middle Eastern royal families, international dignitaries, captains of industry, political leaders, business leaders and world famous celebrities gather to mingle and advance the noble cause of charity.

“After eleven years, we are just as thrilled today as we were the first day we helped put a smile on the face of a small child in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan and England” said Basil Al Ghalayini, Chairman of BMG Foundation during the private luncheon. He then described BMG Foundation’s new strategy for the next decade. “Our goal is to evolve our past successes in new and even more effective ways. Along with helping the needy, we plan to initiate sustainable and self-generating community programs, such as microfinance for young entrepreneurs, to help the needy help themselves.”

The next decade will also feature a widening of BMG Foundation horizons with the inception of Al Farabi Concerto, a series of concerts by Arab contemporary classical composers performed by some of the world’s most acclaimed orchestras, conductors and soloists. A brilliant preview concert of the Al Farabi series, featuring four Arab composers, took place the night before the GCC Polo Cup in Plaisterers’ Hall in central London.

“Bringing contemporary classical music under the BMG Foundation umbrella will help us reach a more extensive circle of participants, supporters and recipients and further enhance the culture of our collective communities,” said Mr. Al Ghalayini.

This year’s GCC Polo Cup was unique in that it brought together all three of BMG Foundation’s initiatives: Al Farabi Concerto, the GCC Polo Cup and Art Alive, which aims to enhance the art of Arab communities and raise awareness of Arab artists in international circles. During Wednesday’s event, the East/West inspired paintings by Lebanese artist Chukrallah Fattouh were auctioned to raise additional funds for charity.

Another goal for the next decade is to initiate Polo Federations in different GCC countries adding this honored equestrian sport to the list of other equestrian sports that are very much active in the GCC region. Star GCC players this year were Amr Zedan, 15-year-old Salman Alhamrani, both from Saudi Arabia, and Said Bin Drai from Dubai.

Sponsors for this year’s event were Istithmar, Arab Bank Group, Dubai Wellness Center, Alhamrani Group of Companies, Zedan Group, Beltone Financial, Impact Proxmity, TBWARAAD, Crystal Arc and Al Joman for Environmental Care.

UK Guests included reknowed Fashion Designer Oswald Boateng accompanied by his beautiful wife Gyunel , Sane Charity’s founder and Chief Executive Marjorie Wallace, and Chris Brosnan standing in for his father Pierce Brosnan, who was hard at work at Pinewood Studios rehearsing for his upcoming role in Universal Studios’ movie feature of the West End smash ‘Mamma Mia’ – in which he co-stars with Academy Awards

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Havana Film Festival New York Celebrates 10 Years Of Illuminating Cinema April 16 - 23, 2009

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 6, 2009

Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) celebrates its tenth anniversary with premieres of highly anticipated and influential films from and about Latin America and Latinos in the U.S. Programs for all ages will be shown throughout various locations in Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Quad Cinema (34 W. 13 St) will show films from April 17 to 23. Other venues are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College (CUNY), The Bronx Museum of the Arts. HFFNY welcomes a new partnership with Queens Theatre in the Park.

The festival will begin with a special presentation sponsored by TD Bank at Queens Theatre in the Park on April 14 called Short Time! a selection of four shorts by young filmmakers from Spain, Dominican Republic and the U.S.

Opening night begins at 6:30 pm, Thursday, April 16 at The New York Directors Guild Theater with a reception followed by the New York premiere of Juan Carlos Tabio’s latest film, Horn of Plenty (El cuerno de la abundancia), starring Jorge Perugorr

Havana Film Festival New York Celebrates 10 Years Of Illuminating Cinema April 16 - 23, 2009

First KISS: KISS Celebrates Their Guitar Hero

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 19, 2009

Bud Light Golden Wheat presents the legendary rockers KISS (http://www.kissonline.com) on Facebook via a Ustream streaming link live from their show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles at 9 pm PST on Wednesday, November 25. This is the first-ever live web concert for one of rock’s most iconic bands as KISS celebrates the release of their new, three-song Guitar Hero

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Cinequest Celebrates the Real Revolutionaries, the Mavericks

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) January 28, 2010

In the past year, our country increased its national debt by $ 1.9 trillion, including $ 245 billion in bailout funds as part of a greater effort to create change. Conversely, Cinequest, a company that has stayed in the black since inception, spent less than $ 2 million to create change by empowering the artistic revolutionaries of our time: the Mavericks, those who astound, electrify, inspire, laugh, pioneerand in turn create rippling effects throughout the world. The 20th Anniversary Cinequest Film Festival (CQFF20), Feb. 23 March 7, 2010, celebrates the vision of Cinequests founding artists and innovators: Mavericks.

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New San Francisco Modern Latin Cuisine Restaurant Pasi

San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) February 02, 2011

On Saturday, January 15th the usually intimate San Francisco Latin American eatery Pasi

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URI Celebrates World Interfaith Harmony Week

San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) February 02, 2011

As popular uprisings roil the Middle East and North Africa this week, a revolution of a different kind is just beginning to take shape. Tuesday marked the start of the first annual United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week, February 1-7. Crowded amidst a dizzying array of UN days, weeks, month, even decades, this designated week stands out as the first global-level acknowledgment of the importance of interfaith cooperation and understanding to world peace and prosperity.

Initiated by King Abdullah II of Jordan, the week is a chance for interfaith advocates, religious and government leaders, and people of all walks of life to celebrate the common ground they share as people of faith and conviction and take a united stand against violence in the name of religion.

United Religions Initiative, the worlds largest grassroots interfaith network, is taking a lead role in making this vision a reality. Dozens of its member organizations, called Cooperation Circles (CCs), have organized activities this week to break down barriers between religious groups and celebrate the moral ethics that bind us all.

URIs Middle East and North Africa office in Jordan will bring Muslim and Christian leaders together to visit a Mosque and a church in Amman and pray for peace in the region; CCs in South India are hosting a religion quiz competition for students; CCs and regional leadership in the Philippines are hosting an interfaith festival of art and music; and URIs UN office is helping organize an interfaith breakfast for UN NGOs. URI activities are also taking place in Ethiopia, Malaysia, Morocco, Uganda, Palestine, Germany, Argentina, Spain, Egypt, Finland and more.

Click here to learn more about World Interfaith Harmony Week, access URIs activity tool card, or read postings from CCs around the world.

For further questions or to schedule an interview with URI Executive Director Charles Gibbs or UN Representative Monica Willard, please contact Julian Foley, jfoley(at)uri(dot)org.

About URI:

URI is a global network of 500 grassroots organizations, called Cooperation Circles, dedicated to peace and justice through interfaith and cross-cultural cooperation. Its nearly half million members are overcoming distrust and hostility every day for the good of their communitiesmediating religiously motivated conflict; building schools, orphanages and health clinics; campaigning for citizenship rights and more in 78 countries. They touch the lives of an estimated 2.5 million people. The network is led by Executive Director Charles Gibbs, President William E. Swing, and Yoland Trevino, chair of an elected 29-member Global Council of Trustees from 19 countries. Learn more at http://www.uri.org.

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ShoWare Celebrates Strong Growth in South America

Fresno, Calif. (PRWEB) September 19, 2011

ShoWare by VisionOne, Inc. has significantly expanded its presence in South America as the premier ticketing software provider, serving as the vendor of choice for the industrys top music artists playing at premiere venues throughout Argentina and Brazil.

Through a partnership with LivePass Argentina, ShoWare Ticketing Software for online and box office ticket sales is being utilized for eight Roger Waters concerts at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, which has capacity for 45,000 reserved seats. The first two shows were an instant sell-out, prompting additional shows to be added. To date, more than 320,000 tickets have been sold for the eight Rodger Waters shows.

ShoWare has proven to be an extremely valuable solution for ticket sales in Argentina — robust enough to scale while also satisfying a diverse set of requirements for any number of venues and performances, said Pablo Tarantini, Partner and Director of LivePass Argentina.

In partnership with LivePass Brazil, ShoWare is being used for ticket sales of multiple Justin Bieber concerts in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, all of which are sell-out shows totaling more than 280,000 tickets.

LivePass has been a tremendous partner for ShoWare in South America given the quantity and quality of the ticketing events they are associated with, said Bruno Boehi, CEO of VisionOne, USA. By working together, we are able to offer a more unified and cohesive solution for performers touring throughout South America.

ShoWare and LivePass have worked with other artists including Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Amy Winehouse, Iron Maiden, and many more. To learn more about the ShoWare solution visit http://www.showare.com.

About ShoWare by VisionOne

ShoWare provides turn-key box office solutions, as well as ticket selling and distribution services for a broad range of events and venues. ShoWare offers a complete range of innovative and reliable ticketing software systems. As an alternative to “outsourcing” box office ticket operations, ShoWare licensed ticketing offers the benefit of total control, private labeling, and content management.

VisionOne, Inc. is a privately held international corporation founded in 1998 with North and South America headquarters in Fresno, California with operations in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, and European Headquarters in St. Gallen, Switzerland (ticketportal) with operation in Germany and Austria.

For more information about VisionOne and its solutions visit http://www.v-1.com or http://www.showare.com or call (559) 432-8000.

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Crema Restaurante Celebrates Their 6th Anniversary

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 27, 2012

Crema Restaurante is throwing an anniversary party and is inviting their fans, customers, and community to come and celebrate with them. The party will take place March 31, 2012 at 10 pm at the restaurant (111 West 17th Street).

To foster the festivities, Crema will be serving complimentary appetizer and conduct a late night happy hour. The happy hour will be from 10 pm onwards and will include half price beer, wine, and the signature house margaritamade with fresh squeezed lime juice.

In addition, Kanutto Garabatto will be performing his flamenco acoustic rock show. There is no cover charge for the performance and three sets will be played throughout the evening.

This event promises to be a good time for all who attend.

ABOUT Crema Restaurante: Opened March 2006, Crema is located in the popular Chelsea district in Manhattan. Cremas Mexican designer transformed the interior space, playing with traditional Mexican colors and textures in a modern New York way. Crema has received many honors including being listed by OpenTable as the top Mexican restaurant in New York and being rated by Zagat Restaurant Guide as one of the top Mexican cuisines in the city.

ABOUT Chef Julieta Ballesteros: Chef Julieta hails from Monterrey, Mexico and was trained at New York’s French Culinary Institute. She fuses traditional Mexican cuisine with a beautiful French presentation. This Zagat listed celebrity chef has created a Michelin rated Chelsea hot spot that is refined and fun. Crema’s interior plays with traditional Mexican colors and textures in a modern New York way. The original paintings on display were custom created for the space by the celebrated artist and mother of the chef, del Bosque.

ABOUT KANUTTO GARABATTO: Kanutto Garabatto is a Spanish rock and flamenco singer/songwriter from Santa Fe, Argentina. His band GARABATTO has played various clubs and spaces in the New York music scene. In 2010, this young singer decided to pursue a solo career and debuted in Corcho Wine Room, singing a unique blend of sounds from many genres, including rock and flamenco. Garabatto Kanutto is currently recording his first album in which will include 11 songs of his own authorship.

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