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From June 9 to July 9, through www.retinalatina.org, the Latin American public will be able to enjoy a sample of nine films, which propose a reflection on the importance of caring for and preserving the environment.
- Likewise, this initiative, which brings together film productions from the four member countries of the Pacific Alliance – PA (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru), seeks to generate reflections on the human actions that are producing environmental changes on the planet.
June 9, 2022 – Between June 9 and July 9, 2022, the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance (PA) made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, presents to the Latin American public the ‘Pacific Alliance Cycle, cinema to learn about and care for the environment’, with a selection of nine films that present the work of leading professionals in the audiovisual sector in the region through www.retinalatina.org.
This film series will be focused on showing the importance of caring for and preserving the environment, in order to generate reflections on human actions that are producing environmental changes on the planet. This initiative is part of the promotion and integration strategy of the work plan defined by the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance for the period (2021-2022).
The film showcase will be available for free viewing through www.retinalatina.org or its application for iOS and Android. This digital platform can be visited free of charge from all Latin America and Caribbean countries.
In line with the objective of the cycle, on June 23 there will be a conversation (Facebook Live @mincultura), with the participation of the producers and filmmakers invited to the cycle, with the aim of promoting a dialogue around their films and the sustainable practices they implement in the development of their productions.
More about the program and the selection of films:
‘Pacific Alliance Cycle, cinema to learn about and take care for the Environment’.
The films will be available at www.retinalatina.org from June 9 to July 9, 2022.
Chile:
La Cuenta Regresiva, documentary short film, 2020.
Melty Hearts, short fiction film, 2018.
Colombia:
Meremberg, documentary short film, 2021
Suspensión, documentary feature film, 2021
Relatos de Redención, short fiction film, 2020
México:
Don Isidro, una vida pastoreando, documentary short film, 2016.
Una corriente salvaje, documentary feature film, 2019
Perú
Hija de la laguna, documentary feature film, 2015
Dalila, la guardiana del monte, short film, 2018
More about the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance
One of the objectives of the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance is to promote the development of the cultural and creative industries of the member countries, based on the international projection of the identity and diversity of its member countries.
vIn this way, as part of the Pacific Alliance’s promotional strategies, a series of film cycles have been developed with different thematic approaches such as ‘The Pacific Alliance Nobels’ (2017), ‘Cinema made or starring women (2020), ‘Indigenous Cinema’ (2020), ‘Year of Freedom: film cycle to highlight our Afro heritage’ (2021) and ‘International Year of the Creative Economy’ (2022).