The 2011 Rincon International Film Festival

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The Rincón International Film Festival, April 12-16, 2011, will hold its annual festival in various venues in Rincón, Puerto Rico. Rincon is known as the Surfing Capital of the Caribbean, and has attracted a creative community of painters, musicians and film makers to bring together The Rincon Film Festival, now in its 4th year.
The festival presents the best of independent and international films, short and feature films, in various genres including surfing, horror, romantic comedies, dramas, documentaries, animations and music videos.
This year The New York Film Academy, one of the sponsors, will also give a scholarship award to an up and coming Puerto Rican director.
The series of Puerto Rican films include '100,000', by Juan Agustin Marquez, a documentary about the dog overpopulation problem in Puerto Rico.

Visit the website: Rincon Films

$10.00 - 1 Daytime Pass 10am-6pm
$25.00 - 3 Daytime Passes 10am-6pm
ALL ACCESS PASS $110
Dinner + Movies $ 25.00

4th Annual Rincon International Film Festival

The 2011 Rincon International Film Festival will take place April 12-16th in Rincón, Puerto Rico.

4th Annual Rincon International Film Festival!  Daily screenings at Villa Cofresi.

-Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 - OPENING COMEDY NIGHT - Lazy Parrot
-Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 - FRIGHT NIGHT - Shipwreck Bar and Grill
-Thursday, April 14th, 2011 - PSYCH. / THRILLER NIGHT - Casa Islena
-Friday, April 15th, 2011 - DOCUMENTARY NIGHT - Rincon Beach Resort
-Saturday, April 16th, 2011 - CLOSING / PUERTO RICAN FILMS NIGHT
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Rincon Film Festival Schedule


OPENING COMEDY NIGHT -  Dinner / Films
Tuesday April 20 @ 5:30 pm - Dinner
@ Lazy Parrot           Films at dusk then After Party
Cost: $37:45
Scheduled to show around 10 short films

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Wednesday April 21st Films
Daily Screenings10:00 am - 5:00 pm
@ Villa Cofresi
Cost $10.70
Scheduled to show 13 films
(Includes a special Sundance Film Festival 2010 Block of films)
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Fright Night Dinner / Films
Wednesday April 21st 5:30 pm - Dinner
@ Shipwreck Bar & Grill    Films at dusk then After Party
Cost $37.45(A series of suspenseful and frightening short films)

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 Thursday  Films,  April 22nd

 Daytime Screenings 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
@ Villa Cofresi
Cost $10.70
(Includes a special Sundance Film Festival 2010 Block of films)

Family Night Dinner / Films
 Thursday  Films April 22nd  5:30 pm - Dinner
@ Rincon Beach Resort 
 Cost $42.80
  Films at dusk then After Party
(A collection of short family friendly films)

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Friday April 23rd Films
  Daytime Screenings 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
@ Villa Cofresi
 Cost $10.70
(Puerto Rican Film Screenings)   
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 Documentary Night- Dinner / Films
  Friday April 23rd        5:30 pm - Tapas
@ Casa Islena    
Cost $26.75
           Films at dusk then After Party
(A wonderful film about the soldiers heading for Iraq)

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Closing Awards Night Dinner / Films
  Saturday April 24    5:30 pm - Dinner
@ Lazy Parrot      
Cost $37.45           Films at dusk then After Party
(Including an animated film nominated for an Academy Award)

Friday Evening – May 1 – FAMILY NIGHT

Rincon Beach Resort, address Road 115 KM 5.8, Añasco, Puerto Rico 00610

Phone: (787) 589-9000, email info@rinconbeach.com

6:00 pm Dinner / Film to follow

Mira - 12 Min. - USA - Dir. Michael Berry - A woman finds herself stranded on an abandoned country road. The events that follow that evening will shatter your expectations and will awaken in you the truth of one of life's simplest gifts. 

School Play - 72 Min. - USA - Dir. Eddie Rosenstein. The Award Winning 'School Play' is an uproarious romp through childhood. The film follows five kids as they face their growing insecurities in front of their peers, the school, their parents, and their neighborhood, while trying to perfect their version of "The Wizard of Oz". PG-13. Filmmaker in Attendance.

Wednesday – April 29 – SCREENINGS FRIGHT NIGHT!

Wednesday Evening  April 29  FRIGHT NIGHT Rated (R)

Side Effect - 13 Min. - USA - Dir Liz Adams - Lauren is an attractive, over-achieving, young woman and the new babysitter for the upper-middle-class couple, The Allens. With the trusted Lauren in charge of their adorable children, the couple head out for the night. Filmmaker will be in Attendance.

Treevenge - 16 Min. - CANADA - Dir. Jason Eisener - Treevenge details the experiences and horrifying reality of the lives of Christmas trees. Clearly, for trees, Christmas isn t the exciting  peace on earth that is experienced by most.

Sometimes We Hum - 7 Min. - USA - Dir. Cliff Traiman - Ex-Marine, W.A. Richards wants nothing more than to enjoy a peaceful evening at home. When his obnoxious, rude neighbor makes that impossible, Richards takes command of the situation in a most unexpected way.

Hush - 18 Min. - USA - Dir. Fernando Cordero, Haruko Kawana -

A psychological thriller about Alice, a young woman dealing with the loss of her child and the growing apathy of her husband. As Alice staggers through her days she begins to witness strange events that unravel the couple's tragic past. WORLD PREMIERE

Afterglow - 11 Min. - USA - Dir. Andres Anglade - In the aftermath of a failed alien invasion, two men from the newly formed militia are challenged with determining if the threat died with the invasion or if it lies manifest in a once familiar territory.

Filmmakers in Attendance. WORLD PREMIERE

Naco - 11 Min. - PUERTO RICO - Dir. Julio Benito Cabrera - Filmmakers/Cast will be present. - Two kids skip school to go surfing. On their way home, along comes a homeless man named Naco. Filmmakers in Attendance. WORLD PREMIERE

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Thursday ExtraTerrestrial Night

 April 30 - Casa Islena – Extra Terrestrial Night

Casa Islena, Barrio Puntas, Carr. Int. 413 km. 4.8, Rincón, PR 00677

Phone: (787) 823-1525,

 Email reservations@casa-islena.com

Dinner – 6:00 pm Films 7:00 pm

Naming Pluto - 13 Min. - UK - Dir. Ginita Jimenez - This is the story of Venetia Burney Phair, the only person alive to have ever named a planet.

Calling E.T. - 67 Min. - NETHERLANDS - Dir. Proper De Roos - A documentary that screened at South by Southwest that focuses on a group of people who are preparing for the unimaginable; what if we earthlings make contact with extra terrestrial intelligence! 

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Wednesday – April 29 – DAYTIME SCREENINGS

Wednesday – April 29 – DAYTIME SCREENINGS

All Daytime Screenings starting 10 am all week are at the Villa Cofresi Resort, by the Beach,

Road 115 KM. 12.0, Rincón, Puerto Rico 00677, Phone: (787) 823-2450, E-mail: info@villacofresi.com

10 am - Diamonds in the Rough - 72 min. - USA - Dir. Brett Mazurek, From the ashes of 4 decades of war in Uganda, Africa, The Bataka Squad artists, Babaluku and Saba Saba, rise to forge a revolutionary path using music. Narrated by Spearhead singer Michael Franti. Documentary 

11:15 am - Batter Up - 13 min. - USA - Dir. Josh Webber - In the bottom of the ninth inning a softball player gets injured after hitting a Home Run, leaving players from the opposing team with a decision to help her and loose, or to do nothing and win the championship. WORLD PREMIERE

11:30 am - Henry O' - 72 min. - USA - Dir. Ziad Hamzeh - "The inspiring story of Enrique (Henry) Oliu, a man blind since birth, who has overcome all the odds. Henry has made his major league baseball dream come true. Calling upon his love for sports and an encyclopedic memory for facts and figures, Henry hears the crack of the bat and knows if it's a single, double, or home run. Spanish w/ English Subtitles. WORLD PREMIERE

12:45 pm - Optician - 15 min. - U.K. - Dir. Jane McGee - When love at first sight needs a second chance...magic glasses might help.

Gone Fishin - 13 min. - U.K. - Dir. Chris Jones - Financed by 150 film makers, Gone Fishing is a touching 35mm short film directed by Guerilla Film Makers Handbook Author Chris Jones. Thirteen minutes of magic that will touch and move you.

WORLD PREMIERE

1:15 pm - The Reluctant Traveler - 61 min. - USA - Dir. Marco Orsini - It wasn’t his trip, it wasn’t his itinerary, they weren’t his friends, but now it's his obligation, his experience and his movie. R - Adult Content / Language Documentary.

2:20 pm - Walking on Water - 80 min. - US - Dir. Nic Mclean - "Walking on Water" invites you to come along and see the world through the eyes of two kids as they embark on the trip of a lifetime. 

3:45 pm - From The 50 Yard Line - 94 min. - USA - Dir. Doug Lantz - Winner of 14 Film Festival Awards, the film takes the viewer on an emotional ride of experiencing what it is like to be in a marching band. Documentary. Filmmaker in Attendance.

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