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Latino Film Fest ends with a Hollywood bang

July 26, 2011 by Veronica Villafañe

Ana de la Reguera (who acts in the movie) and writer and producer Roberto Orci introduce the festival's closing film, "Cowboys and Aliens."

The 15th annual Los Angeles Latino Film Festival (LALIFF) came to an end on Monday evening, with the showing of  “Cowboys and Aliens.”   The multi-million dollar sci-fi western due out on July 29, was co-written and co-produced by Mexican-born Roberto Orci, whose producing credits include “Star Trek,” “The Legend of Zorro,” “Mission: Impossible III,” and “Transformers.” He is the co-creator  of the Fox hit TV show “Fringe.”

In all, the festival showed 76 films, including 42 feature films  and 34 short films from 14 different countries.

 

 

Winners or the 15th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival:

 

Best Feature Film (RITA AWARD)

Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software

POST MORTEM,

Director: Pablo Larraín

Country: Chile

 

Best Documentary

Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software

NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ (NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT)

Director: Patricio Guzmán

Country: Chile/France/Spain/Germany

 

Best Opera Prima

Sponsored by: Fuji Film, Final Draft, Showbiz Software

LOS COLORES DE LA MONTAÑA (THE COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN)

Director: Carlos César Arbeláez

Country: Colombia

 

Best Short Film

Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software

SHADOWS

Director: Javier Barbera

Country: USA

 

Best Director

Matías Bize director of LA VIDA DE LOS PECES (THE LIFE OF FISH)

Country: Chile

 

Best Screenplay

Carlos Cesar Arbeláez, LOS COLORES DE LA MONTAÑA (THE COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN)

Country: Colombia

 

Filed Under: Entertainment, People Tagged With: Cowboys and Aliens, LALIFF 2011, Roberto Orci

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Most recently, a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

She is also a Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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