About MELBOURNE FILMOTECA
Spanish and Latin
American film
group.
‘Step into a new reality’
VENUE
ACMI Cinemas
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square,
Melbourne
www.acmi.net.au
PRICES
General Sessions – Full $17
Concession – $13
ACMI Members – $12
3 Film Pass*
• General Sessions – Full pass $45
• Concession pass – $33
• ACMI Members pass – $30
NEW
*Not valid for February and December Special Events.
Discount applies when three films are booked in one
transaction. Call the ACMI Tickets and Information desk for
more details.
SPECIAL EVENTS (February and December)
Ticket includes film and after party
• Special Events – $21
• Concession – $17
• ACMI Members – $16
TICKETING
• Online www.acmi.net.au
• Phone 03 8663 2583
• AMEX, VISA and MasterCard
accepted
• In Person at the ACMI Tickets and
Information desk
Photography by Dulce Rico.
For more images visit www.dulce-rico.com
Melbourne Filmoteca was
created in 1999 by a small
group of cinephiles deeply
interested in Latin American
cinema, whose aim was to
showcase films from the
region. Today we are still
a film group run only by
volunteers, who concentrate
on screening films from
Spain, Portugal and Latin
America.
Independent and emerging
cinema from the region relies
on a solid media platform
such as Melbourne Filmoteca
to be exhibited to new
audiences and potentially
local film festivals and
distributors. This all happens
each month at one of the
most iconic venues in town,
the Australian Centre for the
Moving Image (ACMI).
In this program we strive
to curate films that truly
represent the diversity of the
multiculturalist experience
OUR SPONSORS – Special thanks to our sponsors for their great support this year!
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Misión México provides a loving, secure home
for children of all ages who have been abused,
neglected, orphaned or abandoned.
This program proudly distributed by Mr Moto –
Digital, Distribution & Print specialists.
www.mrmoto.com.au
Visit www.lovelifehope.com to find about about
volunteering and support opportunities.
that is the Spanish and
Portuguese speaking world.
Melbourne Filmoteca
sessions start at 7.00pm
and screen monthly* on the
FIRST TUESDAY** of every
month. Screenings may be
subject to change and all
films feature English subtitles.
For classification information
check the individual film page.
*No screenings in January
and August.
**Except February, April
and November 2016. These
months, the screenings take
place the second Tuesday.
We hope you enjoy this
Programme!
www.melbournefilmoteca.org
All films start at 7pm and screen in Spanish with
English subtitles unless otherwise stated.
www.melbournefilmoteca.org
9th February
1st March
12th April
The Noble Family 2013 (M) Mexico
Nosotros los Nobles
Los Hongos 2014 (R18+) Colombia
Los Hongos
Blancanieves 2012 (M) Spain
Blancanieves
Ras covers the walls of the
streets of Cali in a portrayal of
neighbourhood with his
youth and self-expression in
graffiti, while his sweet utterly contemporary Colombia.
religious mulatto mother
Director: Oscar Ruíz Navia
worries he’s possessed by
Genre: Drama
evil. His best friend Calvin
Duration: 103 mins
studies Fine Arts and is
Awards: Winner - Special Jury
having difficult days. Together,
Prize, Locarno 2014
the two friends take the
A twist on the Snow White
fairy tale that is set in a
romanticised 1920s Spain
and centred on a female
bullfighter. Blancanieves is a
breathtakingly beautiful film
and a spirited homage to the
black-and-white Golden Age
of Europe’s silent cinema. 3rd May
7th June
Las Acacias 2011 (M15+) Argentina/Spain
Las Acacias
Carmina and Amen 2014 (R18+) Spain
Carmina y Amen
On the motorway between
Asunción of Paraguay and
Buenos Aires of Argentina
a lonely truck driver must
transport a woman he does
not know. The woman is not
alone. She is carrying a baby.
There are 1500 kilometres
ahead.
The heavy-smoking Carmina
is dealing with the surprise
death of her husband while
trying to keep his passing
(and body!) a secret from
friends, family and visitors
until his bonus pay-check is
due. With her daughter Maria
in town Carmina’s next 48
The three adult children of a successful construction mogul
are spoilt beyond belief when his father stages a bankruptcy
in order to give them a life lesson. The kids will be forced to
leave their family luxuries, move to a poor neighbourhood and
do the unthinkable - get a job!
A slick, stylish and very funny riches to rag story that carries
real heart.
Programme Launch
Join us for our 2016
Programme Launch! Ticket
includes entry to launch
party and complimentary
drink.
Director: Gary Alazraki
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 108 mins
Director: Pablo Berger
Genre: Drama
Duration: 104 mins
Language: Silent film with
English titles
Awards: Winner - Best Film,
Goya Awards 2013
AWARDS
Winner - Best Actress,
Pantalla de Cristal, Mexico
2013
Winner - Best Performance,
Diosa de Plata, Mexico 2013
Nominated - Best Actor, Ariel
Awards, Mexico 2014
Nominated - Best Adapted
Screenplay, Ariel Awards,
Mexico 2014
THE NOBLE FAMILY & ALAMAR are proudly Presented in
Cooperation with Embassy of Mexico in Australia.
It is a journey of few spoken
words but it is far from silent.
Director: Pablo Giorgelli
Genre: Drama
Duration: 85 mins
Awards: Winner - Abrazo d’Or
for Best Film, Biarritz
International Film
Festival 2011
5th July
6th September
6th December
Alamar 2009 (All Ages) Mexico
Alamar
The Second Mother 2015 (M15+) Brazil
Que Horas Ela Volta?
No 2012 (M) Chile
No
hours involve dealing with an
unhinged son and unexpected
guests.
Director: Paco León
Genre: Dark Comedy
Duration: 100 mins
Awards: Winner - Best Film
Comedy, Feroz
Awards 2015
In support of Misión México,
the short film I LOST MY
DREAM (México, 2015,
10 mins) will be screened
prior to Alamar.
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A young man of Mayan
roots and his half Italian
son embark on an ancestral
journey into the open sea.
Their main destination, Banco
Chinchorro off the Mexican
coast, part of the second
largest coral reef barrier on
the planet. Their day-to-day
4th October
activities reveal harmony
between man and nature,
father and son.
Director: Pedro González-Rubio
Genre: Drama
Duration: 71 mins
Awards: Winner - Best Film
Award, Morelia
International Film
Festival 2009
Finding Gaston 2014 (All Ages) Perú
Buscando a Gastón
Val is the kind of live-in
housekeeper who takes
her work seriously. Then
unexpectedly Val’s ambitious
and clever daughter Jessica
arrives with her confident
presence to upset the
unspoken power in the
household; Val must decide
what she’s willing to sacrifice.
Director: Anna Muylaert
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Duration: 110 mins
Language: Portuguese with
English subtitles
Awards: Winner - Special Jury
Prize, Sundance Film
Festival 2015
8th November
The Body 2012 (R18+) Spain
El Cuerpo
With scant resources and constant scrutiny from individuals
sympathetic to Pinochet’s totalitarian regime, including
ad agency colleagues and the secret police, this bold
and enthralling film explores the true story of how a team
of Chile’s “Mad Men” and opponents of the dictatorial
government instigated change without resorting to violence
during the 1988 plebiscite with only 15 minutes of TV
exposure in the early hours of the morning.
“An admirably measured performance from Gael Garcia
Bernal” – THR
Programme Closing
Peruvian cuisine’s growing
popularity has no more
vocal champion than
Gastón Acurio, restaurateur
extraordinaire and subject
of this inspirational, mouthwatering documentary. The
film follows the inspirations
and dreams behind a man
Sponsors
who has taken a mission to
change his country with his
food.
Director: Patricia Pérez
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 75 mins
Awards: Winner - Culinary
Zinema del Festival de
Cine de San Sebastián
2014
A woman’s body vanishes
unfold, unleashing a terrifying
from the morgue in mysterious night.
circumstances. Inspector
Jaime Peña investigates the
Director: Oriol Paulo
Genre: Thriller
disappearance with the help
Duration: 107 mins
of her widower.
Awards: Winner - Audience
However, a storm leaves the
Award, Toulouse
morgue isolated and a series
Cinespaña 2013
of strange events begin to
Join us to celebrate our
Closing Night Film! Ticket
includes entry to closing
party and complimentary
drink.
Director: Pablo Larrain
Genre: Political Drama
Duration: 115 mins
Cultural Partners
AWARDS
Winner - C.I.C.A.E. Award,
Cannes Film Festival 2012
Winner - Audience Award,
Sao Paulo International Film
Festival 2012
Winner - Grand Coral First
Prize, Havana Film Festival
2012