{"id":7041,"date":"2016-05-13T11:21:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T15:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playadelcarmen.com\/blog\/?p=7041"},"modified":"2018-06-06T15:03:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T19:03:32","slug":"riviera-maya-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playadelcarmen.com\/blog\/riviera-maya-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Riviera Maya Film Festival to Celebrate 5th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

HURRAY!!! A new date for the Riviera Maya Film Festival has been set. Get ready, cinephiles, ’cause the RMFF will return in all its cinematic goodness to the Mexican Caribbean June 24-30!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The fifth edition of the Riviera Maya Film Festival<\/strong>\u00a0will be held this year from June\u00a024th through the 27th<\/strong> in Playa del Carmen<\/strong> and Cancun<\/strong> followed by free showings of select films in Tulum<\/strong>, Isla Mujeres<\/strong> and Puerto Morelos<\/strong> beginning July\u00a02nd.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"RMFF<\/p>\n

The numbers are impressive. 5 years, 250 films, 980 free showings and around 81,000 spectators.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s no doubt about it. In just five short years the RMFF<\/strong>\u00a0has established itself as one of the premiere cultural events in the Mexican Caribbean<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Year after year, the RMFF has brought world-class independent cinema and top international talent to Playa del Carmen and the Mexican Caribbean.<\/p>\n

And that at no cost to the public.<\/p>\n

\"2015<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIndependent cinema would die if it weren\u2019t for this type of initiatives,\u201d commented Italian director Asia Argento<\/strong> during her visit to last year\u2019s festival.<\/p>\n

The Riviera Maya Film Festival is not only important in terms of providing independent filmmakers with an international platform<\/strong> to present their work, it also is a huge opportunity for the local community to experience a level of cinematic excellence not normally seen at local movie theaters.<\/p>\n

The festival also allows us to see ourselves through the prism of other cultures and their dreams and struggles.<\/p>\n

\"Italian<\/a><\/p>\n

Many of the films shown during the Riviera Maya Film Festival are either works in progress or national premieres that are later received to international acclaim.<\/p>\n

Once such example is the film La Balada del Oppenheimer Park<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>by Mexican director Juan Manuel Sepulveda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa Balada del Oppenheimer Park” participated in the RMFF\u2019s RivieraLab Work in Progress<\/strong> and will have its international premier this March at the Cartegena de las Indias International Film Festival<\/strong> <\/a>and its European premier at the Cin\u00e9ma du Reel<\/strong><\/a> in Paris.<\/p>\n