Colombian Feature "Karen Cries on a Bus" Screens at Berlin Forum 
Four "Talent Campus" projects, several film screenings, one project and Colombian film representatives at the European Film Market
The Colombian feature Karen Cries on a Bus will have its world premiere at the 41st Forum during the Berlin International Film Festival to take place from February 10-20, 2011. The film, awarded a Screenplay Development grant in 2006 and Feature Production grant in 2007 from the Colombian Film Development Fund (FDC), is directed by Gabriel Rojas Vera and stars Ángela Carrizosa; the 9th "Berlinale Talent Campus", one of the most important film training events in the world, scheduled from February 12-17, 2011 will welcome Colombians Nazly López Díaz, Jacques Toulemonde, Juan Sarmiento and Daniel García; and the Colombian production company Dynamo will be attending the European Film Market's Co-Production Market with their project La mujer que le temía al sol by Peruvian director Javier Fuentes-León.
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International Guests to Attend Cartagena International Film Festival 
Colombian Film Commission Plans "Fam Trip" during Festival
Actors Luis Tosar (Celda 211), Willem Dafoe (Spiderman), Geraldine Chaplin (La ciudad sin límites) and Damián Alcázar (Chronicles of Narnia), Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga (Amores perros), director Arturo Rispstein (El coronel no tiene quien le escriba), director/producer Carlos Reygadas (Revolución) and many others will be attending the 51st edition of the Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI) - Latin America's oldest - to take place from February 24th through March 1st. This year Mexico is the guest nation of honor. And, as part of this year's festival, the Colombian Film Commission (CFC) will host another Fam Trip (familiarization trip) for illustrious industry representatives including independent producer Bryan Yaconelli, executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for nearly 8 years; John Valentine, VP of Production Finance at Lionsgate, a leading producer of global entertainment including TV programs, new platforms and more; Iain Smith, President of Applecross Productions and one of the most prolific British producers with titles such as The Mission, The A Team, The Fifth Element, Seven Years in Tibet; and Karen Krizanovich, writer/producer at Applecross.
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Colombia Highlighted in February Issue of Screen International 
Issue also included in Berlin Festival daily
"Colombia, with its wide array of recent international releases, is one of the most exciting emerging markets in Latin America …" With these words and the suggestive title "Fountain of Youth," begins an article in the February edition of the prestigious film industry journal Screen International. The six-page spread by film critic and journalist Hugo Chaparro is dedicated to the new wave of Colombian directors combining local and international funding, a variety of genres and production schemes, and the advantages of the diverse locations, tax incentives, human resources and top-of-the-line equipment that Colombia offers producers shooting in the country to bring about a rise in box-office numbers. Screen International and PROIMAGENES Colombia will also co-host the "Colombian Night" event at this year's Berlin International Film Festival on February 13.
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 | Screenwriting Guru Robert McKee to Visit Colombia Bogotá Story Seminar Slated for March
As a sign of the growing confidence in Colombia, Robert McKee's Story Seminar Colombia 2011 will take place from March 10-13 at the Jorge Eliecer Gaitán Theater in Bogotá. Currently the world's most renowned screenwriting guru, McKee's students have won numerous international awards including a total of 32 Oscars; 158 Emmy Awards; 21 Writers Guild Awards; and 17 Directors Guild of America Awards and have been nominated for many more. Over 50,000 students from around the world have attended his seminars including personalities like Gary Sinise ("CSI, New York"); singer David Bowie; actresses Diane Keaton, Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan; Akiva Goldsman, Oscar-winning author of A Brilliant Mind; director/writer of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo); Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby), Pete Docter (Up), Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation), and John Lasseter (Toy story).
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 | Diego Jimenez Wins World Cinema Cinematography Award at Sundance for "All Your Dead Ones"
Colombian film and television DP born in Cali. Graduated from the Universidad del Valle's School of Communications in 1995 and attended an Advanced Documentary seminar at Emerson College in Boston in 1997 and a Steadicam Operators seminar with Gianni Mamolotti. Jimenez was awarded the World Cinema Cinematography Award for his work on the film All Your Dead Ones (directed by Carlos Moreno and produced by Diego F. Ramirez ), one of the most important international distinctions ever bestowed on a Colombian film.
He has worked as director of photography on commercials for prestigious brands including the Colombian daily El Tiempo, Revista Motor, AV Villas Bank and as cameraman for Movistar, Coca-Cola, Movie-City, Toyota Corolla, American Express, to name only a few. He was director of photography for the television reality programs "La isla de los famosos" and "Nómadas", the Shock Music Awards ceremony, several episodes of the Fox-Telecolombia series Tiempo Final and the soon-to-be-released "Correo de inocentes" for CMO Producciones.
His camera worked has graced documentaries such as Sergio Cabrera's Ciudadano Escobar (2002) and he was director of photography on Rostros y rastros (1996), Parqueadas en domingo (1994), Caracol's El cartel de los sapos, Run or die (2008) produced by Videobase and A los 15 uno ya es grande (2009) directed by Klych López. His fiction film work includes camera and Steadicam on the short film Alguien mató algo (1999) by director Jorge Navas, Steadicam on Cuando vuelvas de tus muertes (2002) by Carlos Mario Urrea and Vuelta de hoja (2002) by Carlos Hernández; director of photography on Klych López's Collar de perlas (2007), winner of TNT's Proyecto 48 contest; his camera and Steadicam work appears in the feature films Calicalabozo (1999) and La sangre y la lluvia (2009) by director Jorge Navas; Perro come perro (2008) by Carlos Moreno and Tom Schreiber's German production shot in Colombia Doctor Alemán; and did the Steadicam work on La historia del baúl rosado (2005) by Libia Stella Gómez, El carro (2003) by Luís Orjuela, La esquina (2004) by Raúl García, La boda del gringo (2007) by Tas Salini, and Al final del espectro (2006) by Juan Felipe Orozco. Todos tus muertos (2011) is his first feature film as director of photography.
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 | International Trailer for Colombian Film "Karen Cries on a Bus"
Trailer with English titles for "Karen Cries on a Bus", Colombian feature whose world premiere is scheduled for the 41st edition of the Berlin Forum at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film was written and directed by Gabriel Rojas Vera, produced by Cajanegra Producciones, and co-produced with Schweizen Media Group in association with Cíclope Films and Producciones El Paso.
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Colombia, One of the Ten Least Contaminated Countries in the World
In an article published by renowned business journal Forbes, world-famous for its annual list of the world's richest people, a study by Yale and Columbia Universities was published classifying environmental development throughout the world according to 25 different factors. In the study, Colombia, with a score of 76.8, was listed as No. 10, thanks to the variety and quality of its natural resources, its bio-diversity, protection of habitats, water and air quality, environmental impact on the health of the population, etc.
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It's a great conceit, a very simple and clever way to explore the shortsightedness and venality of people, particularly those in power. Much of the humor owes a debt to Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry," but it would be unfair to dismiss "All Your Dead Ones" as derivative.
It's a beautifully shot film, with a cool visual wit and Álvaro Rodríguez is great as "Crosseyed," using his incredibly expressive face and silent-film-worthy physicality to the role. But much of the humor is torpedoed by atrociously translated subtitles that often require untangling, leaving the viewer a half-beat behind the action. Even the title is a tortured construction in English—"Todos Sus Muertos" may be perfectly reasonable phrase in Spanish, but no American would ever say, "Hey, come get all your dead ones.
"All Your Dead Ones" is very nearly great. With a nip and a tuck, and something other than Google Translate, it could've reached its potential. Anybody up for doing an American version?
Excerpts from an article on Carlos Moreno's feature film "All Your Dead Ones" written by Scott Ross and published in the Popcorn Biz special Sundance edition blog for NBC's www.nbcwashington.com website.
Cajanegra Producciones
Bogotá
Address: Avenida Jiménez # 4 – 03, Suite 1302, Interior 3
Phone: (571) 561-0555
contacto@cajanegra-producciones.com
www.cajanegra-producciones.com
New Colombian company whose production team has participated in projects such as Ciro Guerra's La sombra del caminante, a film that won awards at over 20 international festivals; more than 8 short films, three of them recipients of Colombia's Film Development Fund (FDC) grants; and several music videos, some using 2D animation. Team members have been selected for the Buenos Aires Talent Campus 2005 (Argentina) and for the III Ibero American Co-Production Encounters at the Guadalajara Film Festival in Mexico.
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Producciones El Paso
Bogotá
Address: Cra. 7 # 73 - 47
Phone: (571) 743-4185 / (57) 300-270-1013 – 311-514-9321
mao.p@free.fr
info@produccioneselpaso.com
www.produccioneselpaso.com
Audiovisual production company whose work includes institutional films, documentaries, short films, training videos, event coverage, TV commercials, music videos and feature films. The company offers consulting services from the time of concept creation through the video's screening. Their main goal is clear and pleasing transmission of information with the help of sound and images. The company boasts hi-tech equipment for capturing material as well as creativity and the best tools available for your project, ensuring the highest in quality standards.
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Transmilenio Streets
Región: Bogota Region
Ciudad: Bogota
Departamento: Bogotá D.C
Nombre: Calles Transmilenio
Descripción: TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit system across Bogotá.
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