ARENA in TRIBECA

It's an honor to announce that Arena was selected to be part of the official competition for short films of the Tribeca Film Festival 2010, running April 21 - May 2 in New York.

The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff. The mission of the festival is "to enable the international film community and the general public to experience the power of film by redefining the film festival experience."

With over 250 films and 1,000+ screenings in the last editions and an attendance of 400.000 people the Tribeca Film Festival has become one of the most prominent film festivals in the world.

The venues for Arena are:

» Thu, Apr 22, 9:30PM @ Village East Cinema 6
» Wed, Apr 28, 2:30PM @ Village East Cinema 3
» Sat, May 01, 6:45PM @ Village East Cinema 4
» Sun, May 02, 12:00PM @ Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2

to know more: www.tribecafilm.com

Arena: Italian Prémiere in Salerno

The italian prémiere of Arena will happen at the 15th Linea d'Ombra - Festival Culture Giovani, running 13-18 April in the italian town of Salerno.

The fifteenth edition of Linea d’Ombra tries to deal with the theme of identity in contemporary cultures, analyzing it through art forms such as cinema, performing art and music.

Arena is part of the competitive section Corto Europa.

more info at: www.festivalculturegiovani.it

Arena in Barcelona

Arena was selected to participate in the 12th Mecal - International Short Film Festival of Barcelona, running 9th-18th April 2010.

This year, Mecal has received more short films than ever, nearly 3.500 and it has prepared the best selection for the festival. Mecal 2010 will have the habitual sections in the official competition: International, Documentary and Obliqua. In the sections on competition there will be short films internationally recognized.

Arena is part of the International Programme.

More info at www.mecalbcn.org

Arena in Holland

Arena will participate in the 2nd International Film Festival Breda, running 24th - 28th March 2010.

To know more: www.filmfestivalbreda.com

ARENA in Mexico

We're very happy to make known that Arena is selected to participate in the competition of the 25th Guadalajara International Film Festival, running 12th-19th March.

The festival is considered the most prestigious film festival in Latin America and among the most important Spanish language film festivals in the world. The festival is the premier showcase for new work from Mexican and international independent filmmakers. The last edition had an impressive 130.000 audience.

Arena is one of the 12 ibero-american films selected for the Short Film Official Section.

Screening days for Arena:
- 16th March | 13h30 | Cinepólis Centro Magno 2
- 17th March |18h30 | Cinepólis Centro Magno 1
- 18th March |20h30 | Cinepólis Centro Magno 4
- 19th March |16h00 | Cinepólis Centro Magno 4

More info at www.festivalcineguadalajara.com

ARENA in Las Palmas

Arena was invited to participate in The International Film Festival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, running 12th - 20th March 2010.

The festival will present in its 11th edition a parallel program on the New Portuguese Cinema, showing 11 long-features and 6 shorts.

The International Film Festival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ran for the first time at the beginning of the 21st century, in the year 2000, and can be proud of having lived up to its expectations, as a defender of creative and independent productions, outside the mainstream.

Arena will be screened in this portuguese retrospective.

* 16th Mar | 22h15 | Cine Monopol 1
* 18th Mar | 16h00 | Cine Monopol 1

To know more: www.festivalcinelaspalmas.com

ARENA in Finland

It's a great pleasure to announce the selection of Arena to be part of the official selection of the Tampere Film Festival.

Tampere Film Festival is among the three most important European short film festivals and celebrates its 40th anniversary in March 10th–14th, 2010. The most anticipated short film event in the spring-wintry town expects 30 000 visitors. In addition to the local audience, approximately 800 professional guests will be present at the festival. 140 of them are international guests.

Arena will be screened twice:
- March 11th | 16h00 | Theatre Plevna 5
- March 13th | 14h00 | Theatre Plevna 2

More info: www.tamperefilmfestival.fi