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Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Fest has begun!

Since Monday afternoon, the International Film Festival started with some movie screenings in different venues among Cancún and the Riviera Maya. Pedro Valiente, director of the event has done a great job in the organization of  the third edition of the film festival, which brings together the most promising directors and some of the best actors in the film industry. The main venue is the Hacienda Tres Ríos Resort, where the distinguished guests have been accommodated.

Today, Wednesday 11th, the luxury resort will host the Opening Cocktail for the film festival. A list of Mexican and International celebrities is confirmed for such a special night. Danny Glover, the renowned actor from movies like: Lethal Weapon, Top Gun, Maverick, Saw and 2012 (soon to be premiered in the US) is the special guest of the festival; he’ll be presenting his latest film The Harimaya Bridge, from American director Aaron Woolfolk.

Other international directors, producers and actors along with Mexican celebrities  Ana Claudia Talancón, Mario Zaragoza, Pedro Damián, Salvador Aguirre,  Ana Roth and Mario Mandujano will be joining us tonight at the Hacienda Tres Ríos Resort.

During this week, special movie screenings with an ecological perspective will be offered for the guests of the resort : About the Water, The Planet, Flow, The Firm Land, Rez Bomb, The Human Experience, Cages y Burma VJ.

Do you want to join the celebrities? We have a special deal for the Film Fest!

Cancun Film Festival 2009 travel deal & more details!

During the second week of November, Cancun and the Riviera Maya will host one of the most important film festivals in Latin America. This gala pays special attention to emergent filmmakers from Mexico and all over the world. Celebrities from the industry will be promoting their masterpieces a whole week in different locations around Cancun and Playa del Carmen. The eco-friendly & endless luxury Hacienda Tres Ríos Resort is a proud partner of the Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival and will host the VIP Opening cocktail with all the celebrities on November 11. If you want to be part of this special moment as a Cancun Film Fest VIP guest, keep reading!

The Official Contest will give away awards for three sections: International, Iberoamerica & Mexico. In those sections the following categories: Fiction, Opera Prima (First Work), Documentary & Short Film.

Permanent Films will include mainly Ecology & Human Development Cinema (Ecological Conscience & Sustainable development), Experimental Cinema, Cinema on TV and Cinema on Internet, among others. This year the Guest Country for the Film Fest is Japan, that will be presenting retrospective masterpieces of Takeshi Kitano, Yoji Yamada and classical ones of Jasujiro Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi and Mikio Naruse.

Some of the most discussed films that are going to be presented for the first time are: “Nothing like the holidays” from Alfredo de Villa, “The Harimaya Bridge” from Aaron Wolfolk and the British documentary “Turtle: The Incredible Journey” from Nick Stringer.

Besides the films screening, the Festival will include also artistic, cultural & ecological workshops and conferences as well as special events, for the lucky attendees.

If you want to become part of the 3rd Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival as a VIP guest, discover the package we’ve created for you and meet us in paradise:

FILM FEST VIP PACKAGE

$299 USD / $3,894 pesos per night, double room: Ceiba Junior Suite

-All Inclusive
-Private transportation airport-resort-airport
-All the tours & activities in the Tres Ríos nature park : Bicycles, snorkel, kayaks, cenotes and       the greenhouse.
-Cooking & cocktails workshops; wine & tequila tastings.
-VIP access to the Opening Cocktail of the Cancun Film Festival on November 11th with all the celebrities.
-Direct access to all the activities & events of the Film Fest.
-Between the 12th and the 14th of Nov. there will be exclusive screening nights for the Hacienda Tres Ríos Resort guests.

* If you are flying from inside Mexico, between the 5th and 19th November we offer you a 15%off in your airfare with Interjet Airlines in all the routes to Cancun.

To make a reservation, send an email to: reservations@haciendatresrios.com and mention the Film Fest Package or visit the website.