Amanecer

Amanecer
Directed by Alvaro D. Ruiz
Produced by Luci Temple
Janet Duncan
Ulysses Oliver
Written by Alvaro D. Ruiz
Starring Jessica Chapnik
Matias Stevens
Release date(s) 28 May 2009 (2009-05-28) (Dungog Film Festival)
Running time 14 minutes
Country Australia
Colombia
Language Spanish

Amanecer (English: Daybreak) is a 2009 short film written and directed by Alvaro D. Ruiz, produced by Luci Temple and Janet Duncan of Luneta Productions, and Ulysses Oliver of Marshmallow Productions.[1] It is a Spanish-language drama set in Sydney, Australia.

Amanecer was one of four projects competitively selected for the 2008 Multicultural Mentorship Scheme, a Metro Screen and NSWFTO joint initiative.[2] Australian actor and producer Claudia Karvan was the project’s mentor.[3]

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Synopsis

A young South American man struggles to build a new life for his wife and children in Australia. But, in this foreign land, his education and experience doesn’t seem to count. Dreams turn to lies. Lies become reality. Does he have the will to see the light of Amanecer?

Cast

Accolades

Awards

Festivals – Official Selection

References

  1. ^ "Amanecer". Marshmallow Productions. http://www.mallow.com.au/amanecer. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  2. ^ "The dawn of Daybreak". Sydney Film School. 31 March 2009. http://www.sydneyfilmschool.com/school/news/the-dawn-of-daybreak.aspx. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  3. ^ "Multicultural Mentorship". Metro Screen. http://www.metroscreen.org.au/multicultural.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  4. ^ "Festival 2010" (in Spanish). El Espejo Film Festival. http://www.elespejofilmfestival.com/site_2011/festival_2010.html. Retrieved 2011-11-22. 
  5. ^ "Amanecer wins Local Filmmaker Award". Sydney Latin American Film Festival. 2009. http://www.sydneylatinofilmfestival.org/2009/node/229. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  6. ^ "Caja de Pandora 2010." (in Spanish). Festicine Antioquia. http://www.festicineantioquia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=386%3Acaja-de-pandora-2010&catid=75&Itemid=134. Retrieved 2011-11-22. 
  7. ^ "III Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes. Cortópolis" (in Spanish). Cortopolis. http://www.cortopolis.com.ar/2010/web/contenedor.php?sec=programacion_muestra_latinoamericana1. Retrieved 2011-11-22. 
  8. ^ "Seleccion oficial" (in Spanish). El Espejo Film Festival. http://www.elespejofilmfestival.com/site_2011/seleccion_oficial_2010.html. Retrieved 2011-11-22. 
  9. ^ "Catalogo 2010" (in Spanish). Sicorto. http://www.sicorto.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Catálogo_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-22. 
  10. ^ “Dungog Film Festival 2009 – Amanecer”. Dungog Film Festival. Retrieved on June 14, 2009.
  11. ^ "Local Shorts". Sydney Latin American Film Festival. http://www.sydneylatinofilmfestival.org/2009/whats-on/local-shorts. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  12. ^ "Documental sobre el medio Ambiente" (in Spanish). Bogotá Film Festival. 2009. http://www.bogocine.com/xxvi/producciones.shtml. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  13. ^ "Border Stories Shorts / Amanecer". Latino International Film Institute. http://www.latinofilm.org/festival/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=224%3Aborder-stories&catid=54%3A2009-festival&Itemid=181. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  14. ^ "La Hora del Corto" (in Spanish). La Habana Film Festival. 2009. http://www.habanafilmfestival.com/sidemenu/index.php?rcdid=89. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 

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