After a first edition in 2022 with important achievements for the artistic and cultural sector, such as being a portal for the discussion and implementation of the regulations of the Digital and Audiovisual Transformation Act, Guayafest will return for the second time in 2023 to further promote the film industry in our country.
From November 8 to 12 We will be able to enjoy the film and visual arts festival, which offers an agenda full of activities, such as film previews and screenings, forums, discussions and more.
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Yesterday, Thursday, October 26, a press conference was held at the Samborondón Historical Park, where there was attendance Daniela Cremerdirector of the event; Mauricio Carvajalgeneral producer, and the mayor of that canton, Juan José Yunezwho stated that this initiative aims to create culture.
“The public administration must give that push so that culture becomes part of Ecuadorian society. We from the mayor’s office support these types of events so that the city grows not only in money and infrastructure, but also in human capitalthat’s what art is for,” he said.
This, which has become one of the largest national cinema events, this year presents Colombia as a central axis and special protagonistwith luxurious and renowned guests from that country.
Guayafest, the film and visual arts festival, returns with its second edition in the month of November
Among them are the prominent actress, presenter and journalist Maria Cecilia Botero, to whom he lent his voice Charm, the Disney feature film that won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards in Hollywood.
Cristina Umañawho won the statuette in April this year in the category of best female performance in a miniseries or television series thanks to her role in the miniseries News of a kidnappingat the Platinum Awards. Carolina Sabinathe singer and actress became known for her characters in soap operas such as secret passions, Forever Manuela And The Juanas.
The director of Proimágenes Colombia will also visit the country, Claudia Trianathe presenter and journalist Juan Carlos Arciniegas and film and television actor Carlos Torresmain character of series like The queen of the flow, Bolivar And Love and live.
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But local talent won’t be far behind, as the event will also have the presence of Guayaquil actors. Roberto Manrique, Shany Nadan and from the Quito director Sebastian Cordero.
The latter will show his first documentary, On the other side of the fogwhich is about a trip he made to Nepal with expedition member Iván Vallejo, who in 1999 became the first Ecuadorian to climb Everest.
For his part, Creamer, director of Guayafest and film criticconfessed that one of the reasons why it was decided to choose the coffee country as the main character was because our neighboring country has similarities with Ecuador. “It is so close and Colombian cinema has gone through a historical process with a huge industrial and artistic dimension. I’m a big fan of several Colombian productions such as The oblivion that we will bewhich premiered in 2019 and is a very realistic story, directed by Fernando Trueba.”
Source: Eluniverso
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