Aruba International Film Festival

JULY 6&7, 2013. DAY 5&6 of the 4th ANNUAL ARUBA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The final screenings of the 4th edition of AIFF were held at the Caribbean theater.

Screenings included: the Winners of AIFF 2013 Jury Award Aruba Flavor BACK OF BEYOND by Leo Aguirre; Caribbean Spotlight Series film BRECHA EN EL SILENCIO by Luis & Andrés Rodríguez; Audience Award Aruba Flavor THE SHADOWS ARE SHINING by Ken Wolff; Caribbean Spotlight Series ABO SO by Francisco Pardo; La Globovida by Lucía Gimenez Viloria; ANINA by Alfredo Soderguit; Peruvian director Adrián Saba’s THE CLEANER (‘El Limpiador’, 2012); the Puerto Rican short film BROKEN by directors Juan Agustín Marquéz and Andres Anglade; A PERFECT MAN by Kees Von Oostrum; BORN TO HATE by Habib Faisal; Randall Emmett’s film EMPIRE STATE directed by Dito Montiel; STEEKSPEL (Tricked), Tribeca Films THE EXIT ROOM by Todd Wiseman, Jr.; RAZE by Josh C Waller; ANGELS IN EXILE (narrated by Oscar-winner Charlize Theron) by Billy Raftery; CAPTAIN T&T followed by THE ROCKET by Kim Mordaunt; THE HOT FLASHES by director Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan) with actress and AIFF ambassador Virginia Madsen. The screening to close the festival was CHILDREN OF THE WIND by Daphne Schmon followed by a Q&A with the director.

Sunset on the 4th AIFF took place on the beach in front of the Divi Golf Resort when stuntwoman actress Zoe Bell and actress Tracie Thoms from RAZE held stunt classes to young aspiring local talent. An intimate class of twenty students attended the class with journalists and festival guests. It was indeed a highlight of this year’s festival and the perfect ending to this year’s AIFF edition.

On July 7, 2013, the film festival closed with a sunset tour of the island by catamaran, a tour hosted by the Aruba Tourism Authority.

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