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13th IFF Panama Aims for Young Auds with Comedies, Thrillers, Animation
The 13th IFF Panama includes comedies, thrillers, animation and genre pics amid docs, dramas and arthouse fare to lure more youth.
“We aim to engage and inspire younger generations to return to the cinema,” said Karla Quintero, who took over festival director duties last year from IFF Panama board president Pituka Ortega-Heilbron who has been focusing on her film projects. Last year’s winner of the Su Mirada post-production award, Ana Endara’s debut feature “ Beloved Tropic,” opens the festival on April 4, preceded the day before with a full slate of industry activities at the Learning Vila, replete with workshops, panels and talks. Cruz will share his artistic vision and the challenges of depicting the island’s social and cultural transformation, exploring themes of identity, community and change through an innovative visual narrative, all set within the context of Bad Bunny’s latest album.
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