Cartagena Film Festival
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Cartagena Film Festival office | |
Location | Cartagena, ![]() |
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Founded | 1959 |
Founded by | Víctor Nieto |
Awards | Golden India Catalina |
Language | Spanish |
Website | www |
The Cartagena Film Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias), or FICCI, is a film festival held in Cartagena, Colombia, which focuses mainly on the promotion of Colombian television series, Latin American films and short films. The Cartagena Film Festival, which is held every March, is the oldest film festival in Latin America.[1]
The Cartagena Film Festival was founded 1959 by Víctor Nieto. Nieto remained the director of the film festival for 48 years, his last being in 2008. Nieto died at the age of 92 in November 2008. Lina Paola Rodriguez was appointed manager by Nieto in 2007 and 2008, and became acting director following Nieto's death.[1]
Directors
[edit]Term start | Term end | Name | Ref. |
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1959 | 2008 | Víctor Nieto | [1] |
2008 (acting) | - | Lina Paola Rodriguez | |
2018 | - | Felipe Aljure | [2] |
Best Film winners
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c de la Fuente, Anna Marie (2008-12-03). "Cartagena Festival's Nieto dies at 92, Director of oldest film festival in Latin America". Variety. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ Mango, Agustin (2018-07-10). "Colombia's Cartagena Film Festival Appoints New Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Cartagena Film Festival official website
- Cartagena Film Festival Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Movie Database