AFI Latin American Film Festival

Now in its 22nd year, the AFI Latin American Film Festival showcases the best filmmaking from Latin America and, with the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal, celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections. Last year’s festival welcomed over 10,000 guests to see more than 40 films from 20-plus countries, including multiple award-winners, international festival favorites, local box-office hits and debut works by promising new talents. The 2011 festival, which will be announced in the next two weeks, will feature another lineup of exciting new films making their national or regional premieres. The Festival will be held in late September at the AFI Silver Theater in suburban Washington DC, the site of the AFI Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival each June. For more information, visit: http://www.afi.com/silver/new/nowplaying/2011/v8i4/latin11.aspx

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