In a country like the Dominican Republic, don't ever think that the things that you can do are limited to visiting the jungles and enjoying the waters around the coasts of the country. Santo Domingo, the capital, itself can give you a number of opportunities to sit back, relax, and enjoy Dominican culture as it unfolds right in front of your eyes. Sometimes, on some levels, Dominican culture is even inviting of cultures from around the world to help it achieve a fused culture of some sort.
In relation to this, the Santo Domingo Film Festival (XII Muestra Internacional de Cine de Santo Domingo) will take place from 10 to 20 March at the Palacio del Cine cinemas of the Bella Vista Mall. During this film festival, films from countries such as Spain, Germany, Argentina, France, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, the United States, Japan, Norway, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic will be exhibited and will compete during the 10-day event.
This year's Dominican Republic film festival will be dedicated to Chile and the victims of the recent earthquake that hit the said country. This article from Dominican Today presents some of the films that will be exhibited there, with the corresponding countries from which they originated. This includes the "El secreto de tus ojos" of Argentina and Spain, which is nominated for an Oscar for best foreign film. Other films include "A la deriva" (Spain), "El ultimo verano de la boyita" (Argentina), and "Gestacion" (Costa Rica). Again, for the complete information, do check the article from Dominican Today (linked above)
Clearly, the abovementions film festival is the largest of its kind in the entire country. Many important people in the Dominican film industry will be there to gather and marvel at some of the cinematic works that people from all over the world have created. If you happen to be in the Dominican Republic during this time, it's one of those events that you should not miss, film enthusiast or not.
