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Exact dates will be announced later.
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Letter from Festival Director
"February 2005 marks the third successive year of the Belize International Film Festival and the inauguration of the PALAPA Center for Audiovisual support and Development. Palapa is a not for profit company with the mandate of providing training opportunities to Belizean audiovisual industry professionals and our youth as well as that of being the umbrella organization for future festivals..".[more]
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Film Categories presented in this Festival:
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2005 Invited Guests
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María Lourdes Cortés Pacheco
Director, CINERGIA (Fund for Audiovisual support in Central America and Cuba)
Director, Film and Television School, Veritas University, Costa Rica |
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Estrella Hendrickson
Director, School of Informatics, Escuela Internacion de Cine y Television, Cuba |
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José Luis Herguedas Piernas
Producer, Hidden Truths (screening in Festival) |
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Rohit Jagessar
Writer and Director of “Guiana 1838” (screening at Festival) |
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Rosana Lacayo
Director, Hidden Truths (screening at Festival)
Secretary, ANCI
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Mickey Nivelli (aka Harbans Kumar)
Director, “The Right and The Wrong” (screening at Festival)
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Manu Savani
President, Gala Entertainment Corp., Orange, California U.S.A.
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Caterina Sgueglia
Professional Hairdresser and make-up artist
Festival Seminar Presenter: “Creating Movie Magic with Make-Up” |
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Albert Xavier
Director, For Her, A Different Man & Red Passport (screening at Festival)
Festival Production Workshop Presenter: “How to Make a Film with Little or no Budget ” |
2005 Presenting Institutions
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BELIZE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2005 AWARD WINNERS
"GUIANA 1838" the first feature film by Guyanese director, Rohit Jagessar - a historic docu-drama depicting the slavery of indentured Indian
servants on their arrival to the Caribbean - was the overwhelming choice by Belizean Audiences to receive the Conchshell Award for the Best
Feature Film in the OFFICIAL SELECTION category for the 2005 Belize International Film Festival during the Closing Ceremonies for the Belize
International Film Festival on Monday evening, February 28, 2005 at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts in Belize City....[more]
Press Release February 3, 2005
Press Release October 27, 2004
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Click on the following links to fill out the relevant forms.
Be sure to review the Rules & Regulations.
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FESTIVAL PASS (with photo ID) - $75.00
Privileges include:
- Access to all screenings at the Bliss during Festival Dates including Opening Night and Closing Night Ceremonies & Films.
- Access to Complimentary Continental Breakfast, Sunday, Feb. 27th between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m, Palm Court, Bliss Center for Performing Arts.
Register for Festival Pass at:
Festival Secretariat at 5755 Moguel St., Belize City (223-5797) or by emailing biffsecretariat@yahoo.com
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SINGLE TICKET - $10.00
Valid for One entry Only
N.B. Tickets are not marked for specific films this year. They can be bought in advance and used for any screening except the Opening and Closing Night Film. They cannot, however, be used more than once.
Festival Secretariat, 5755 Moguel St., Belize City (223-5797)
Bliss Box Office, Southern Foreshore, Belize City (227-2110 / 2458)
during regular working hours beginning Tuesday, Feb. 8th, 2005
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