Movie Premiere
The International Council of 
Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers
Fri, Mar 13, 1:30pm
Teatro Santa Ana
Biblioteca Pública
Insurgentes 25
50 pesos 

Lighting the way to the future

The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers represents a global alliance of prayer, education and healing for Mother Earth, all her inhabitants, all the children of the world, and for the next seven generations to come. They are deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of Mother Earth and the destruction of indigenous way of life. They believe the teachings of our ancestors will light the way into our uncertain future. They further their visions through the realization of projects that protect diverse cultures, lands, sacred medicines, languages, ceremonial ways of prayer and projects that educate and nurture our children and their future. The Grandmothers travel the world to each others’ home place to cultivate their unified prayers and ceremonies for peace. In 2007, Grandmother Tsering Dalma Gyalthong hosted the Grandmothers Council in Tibet and met with the Dalai Lama.






Meeting
Expresión en Corto
Thu, Mar 12, 6–8pm
Luxury Boutique Hotel
Casa de los Olivos
Correo 30

Adopt a Filmmaker

For the third year in a row, Expresión en Corto invites the entire San Miguel community to participate in the internationally renowned film festival through the “Adopt a Filmmaker” program. At the meeting, you can learn more about festival activities, meet the organizers and receive detailed information on how you can help in Hosting a Filmmaker, Networking, Sponsoring an Event or becoming a Member Supporter.

Expresión en Corto, Mexico’s largest competitive film festival and the most prestigious of its kind in Latin America, celebrates its 12th edition this summer July 24–28 in San Miguel. The festival is a state-sponsored, nonprofit, cultural event that offers a variety of screenings, workshops, conferences, tributes and activities at no cost to the visiting public.

Last year, the festival drew an audience of 72,000 and received 1,750 films from 82 participating countries. The festival screens over 300 films from 10am until 4am each day in 18 venues, which include the Jardín of San Miguel; the classical outdoor staircase of the University of Guanajuato; the subterranean streets and tunnels beneath Guanajuato, where gay, lesbian and erotic films are screened during “Midnight Madness”; as well as horror films in Guanajuato’s infamous Mummy Museum and both cities’ graveyards, also known as “Movies with Mummy.” Screenings in more conventional spaces include Teatro Angela Peralta, Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramirez–El Nigromante, Galería Kunsthaus Santa Fe, MMCinemas and the Biblioteca’s own Teatro Santa Ana.

The International Pitching Market annually summons producers, distributors and diverse film financing institutions from around the world together with Mexico’s top filmmakers. Past tributes to filmmakers and artists have included Tim Burton, Kenneth Anger, Oliver Stone, Deepa Mehta, Shyam Benegal, Gaspar Noé, Spike Lee and Spike Jonze.

Yearly, Expresión en Corto invites a guest country of honor, which presents the best of its film, music and culture. Special delegates offer conferences, workshops and retrospectives, as well as present their country’s industry. This cultural exchange reinforces the relationships between the creators of both nations while promoting artistic co-production. In previous years Canada, Spain, Germany, Brazil, France, the US and India have been Spotlight Countries. This year the festival hosts the United Kingdom as honored guests.

For more information on how you can become a Host, Networker, Sponsor or Member Supporter, contact Sarah or Daniel at 152-7264, 152-8899 or adopt@expresionencorto.com.