aluCine 2010 aluCine is the premiere showcase of cutting-edge Latin Short Film and Video. aluCine includes and international showcase to promote critical dialogue between Latin and non-Latin artists. aluCine's festival round-table disscussion, workshops and artists talks are designed to examine diverse theoretical, philosophical and technical perspectives on visual representation. BRIEF HISTORY aluCine today is a model of complex and flexible development combining the organization of a culturally specific festival that questions barriers of discrimination and non-representation with an international festival that showcases cutting-edge short docs, fiction, experimental, art films / videos, as well as disseminating a high percentage of independent Latino and non Latino-a Canadian film / video works in Latin America, creating a North –South dialogue within the continent. Since its origins, aluCine is and has been run by Latina-o artists who show their work nationally and internationally and who are a vital part of the ever-changing independent art scene breaking down barriers on cultural and conceptual classifications. aluCine aims to create platforms of communication that foster dialogue amongst film / video and media artists, curators and audiences in Canada, Latin America and the world. aluCine is not a clear-cut, homogenous festival that hopes to represent just one voice, but a multiplicity of voices, visions and genres. Our programming combines the creative strength and the diverse aesthetic, conceptual, political and sexual preferences of First Nations, European, African, Asian, Jewish and Mestizo heritages and cultures encouraging critical thinking and public understanding of inclusion and diversity in media arts. Our support to the Canadian Latino-a and non-Latin artists community is an essential part in our programming. |