, it has the purpose of exposing the local community to different cultures and facilitating understanding and communication among residents with different ethnic backgrounds. The effort was especially felt to be of significant relevance since a large number of the residents of Providence and New Haven identify themselves as Latinos. The 2010 festival featured films such as Undertow (Peru), Memories of Overdevelopment (Cuba), The Last Summer of the Boyita (Argentina),  and Celda 211 (Spain).

The goal of the festival is to showcase strictly Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese-made films. The main focus of the event is to conduct a competition for the first time directors of these films, present a series of filmmaker panel discussions, address socioeconomic issues of importance to Latin America, promote the interaction of young international filmmakers with Latino students and all the residents of Providence and New England and to celebrate the Jury Awards. The Festival highlights the work of "Latin American" filmmakers who produced their films in their country of origin and are interested on sharing their experience with New England audiences. Without the New England Festival of Ibero American Cinema, most of these films would not have the opportunity to be shown in Providence and in New England. NEFIAC's Emerging Filmmakers Award Competition requires for all films to be no older than 18 months and they must also be New England Premieres.

The jury of the 2010 festival was headed by Professor Ann Marie Stock (The College of William and Mary), and included filmmakers Javier Espada (Spain) and Ishtar Yaseen (Costa Rica). The festival has a strong support from some of the most important universities in the world, including Brown University, Yale University and Dartmouth College. In addition, a number of  Ibero and Latin American filmmakers visited the festival, including Julia Solomonoff (Argentina), Javier Fuentes León (Perú), Cecilia Domeyko (Chile), Miguel Gomes (Portugal), Pedro Ruiz (Venezuela), Ishtar Yaseen Gutierrez (Costa Rica), Ian Padrón (Cuba), Rafi Mercado (Puerto Rico), Miguel Coyula (Cuba) and Carlos Marques Marcet (Spain). Most recently, NEFIAC hosted prominent Cuban novelist Edmundo Desnoes who is worldly known for his novel Memories of Underdevelopment immortalized by Cuban director Gutiérrez Alea in 1966.

A unique feature of this Ibero and Latin
, it has the purpose of exposing the local community to unlike acculturation and facilitating understanding and communication among resident with unlike ethnic backgrounds. The effort was particularly felt to be of significant relevance since a bombastic number of the residents of Providence and New Haven name themselves as Latinos. The 2010 festival featured films such as Undertow (Peru), Memories of Overdevelopment (Cuba), The Last Summer of the Boyita (Argentina),   and Celda 211 (Spain). 

 The goal of the festival is to showcase rigorously Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese - made films. The chief focus of the event is to behave a competition for the first time film director of these films, present a series of filmmaker jury discussions, address socioeconomic issues of importance to Latin America, promote the interaction of young external filmmakers with Latino students and all the residents of Providence and New England and to celebrate the Jury Awards. The Festival highlights the workplace of " Latin American " filmmakers who produced their films in their country of origin and are interested on sharing their experience with New England audiences. Without the New England Festival of Ibero American Cinema, most of these films would not have the opportunity to be read in Providence and in New England. NEFIAC's Emerging Filmmakers Award Competition requires for all films to be no erstwhile than 18 calendar month and they must also be New England Premieres. 

 The jury of the 2010 festival was headed by Professor Ann Marie Stock (The College of William and Mary), and included film maker Javier Espada (Spain) and Ishtar Yaseen (Costa Rica). The festival has a potent support from some of the most authoritative universities in the world, including Brown University, Yale University and Dartmouth College. In addition, a number of   Ibero and Latin American filmmakers visited the festival, including Julia Solomonoff (Argentina), Javier Fuentes León (Perú), Cecilia Domeyko (Chile), Miguel Gomes (Portugal), Pedro Ruiz (Venezuela), Ishtar Yaseen Gutierrez (Costa Rica), Ian Padrón (Cuba), Rafi Mercado (Puerto Rico), Miguel Coyula (Cuba) and Carlos Marques Marcet (Spain). Most recently, NEFIAC hosted outstanding Cuban novelist Edmundo Desnoes who is worldly known for his fresh Memories of Underdevelopment commemorate by Cuban director Gutiérrez Alea in 1966. 

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The GOal Of the fEsTivAL is to sHowcaSe STriCtly Latin AmEricAn, Spanish And PorTUguese-mADe films. the maiN foCus Of thE EvEnT is To COndUCt A coMPetItion for ThE fIrst tIme dIRECTors Of tHese Films, Present a serieS of FilmMAkeR paneL discUssiOnS, addrEss socIoecoNoMic issues of impoRtanCe to Latin ameRiCa, pRoMote tHE interActIon Of young InternaTIonAl FILMmAkers with Latino stuDeNTS aNd all the ResideNTs Of pRovidencE aNd NEw EnGLAnd anD to cELeBrate the jury AwARdS. THe FestiVaL highlIgHts The Work oF "latiN AmeriCan" filmmAkers WHo produced theiR Films in their cOUnTRY oF OrigIn aNd are intereSted ON shaRing THeIr eXPerieNce wiTh nEw eNgland audiences. WithOuT the NeW EnglAnd Festival of ibero AmeriCAN cinema, moSt of THeSE films would not Have tHe opportunITy to be shOwn in providenCe and in NeW eNgland. NEfIAc's EMerGinG fIlMmakers Award COMPetiTiOn requiRes For all fIlmS to Be nO olDeR than 18 montHs and theY mUsT aLsO be new EnGLand PremIeRes.

thE juRy of tHE 2010 festiVal waS heaDeD bY proFessor ANN MARIe StOcK (THe CoLleGe Of WilLiam ANd MAry), and iNcluded fiLmmAKers jaViEr EspadA (Spain) and IshtAr yaseen (CostA RIca). the fesTIVal has a sTrong support from some of tHE most imPorTant uNiveRsities in The World, iNclUDing BrOwn UniVersiTy, yalE uNiverSITy And daRtmouth ColLEGe. IN addiTiOn, a nUmber of  ibero and Latin AmeriCAn fIlmmakers visiTed The fESTiVal, INcLUdiNg jUliA sOlomonoff (ArgentIna), Javier FUeNTeS León (Perú), CECilIa domeyko (chile), MiGuel GOMes (PortUgal), Pedro ruiz (VenezUeLa), IsHTAr YAseen GutieRrez (CostA Rica), Ian PADrón (CUBa), rafi MErcAdo (PueRtO RiCo), MigUel CoyULa (CUba) anD CarloS MArques marceT (SPain). Most Recently, NEFIAC hosted proMinent cuban NovElist EdmuNdo dEsnOes who is wOrldLy known for His NovEl MemOriES of UnDerdEVeLopMEnt imMortALized by CuBAn DirECToR Gutiérrez ALEA In 1966.

A UniquE feATure of This ibero and Latin
, it has the purpose of ex posing the  loca l c omm un ityto d ifferent cultu r es a nd facilitating unders tandi ng andc om munic ation a m on g res id en tswi t hdiffe ren t ethni c backgrou nds .The effort w a sespecially  fe lt to be ofsig nifica nt  re l evanc e s incea larg e  numbe r of there s idents of Prov i d en ce a nd New Haven iden t if y  themselves as  Latin os .  T h e  20 10festival f ea tured films s u ch a s  Un d ertow (Peru),  Memories o f  Ov erdeve lo pme n t (Cub a), T he Las t Summer of  the  Boyita ( Argent i na),  a n d Celda  211 ( Spa in) .

T h ego alof the fe sti v alis to sh ow ca se st rict l y L atin  Am eric an, S panish and Po rtu gues e -ma de fi lms.Thema in fo cus of  theev ent is to condu ct a  competit ion  f orth e fir s t time  di rec tors of  thesef ilm s, p r es ent a series of fi lm m a ke r paneldiscus s io ns ,  address  s oci oeco n o mic i ssue s  o f import ance t o  L at in Amer ic a, pro mo tethe  inte r acti on ofyoung in terna t ional filmmake r s with Latino st u d en t s an d a ll the resi dent s  ofProv i de nce and N ew En gl a nd and to celebrate th eJury A wards . The Festiva l highligh t s the work  of" La t in American" f ilmma kers who p r oduced t heirfilms in  their co u n try of o rig inand  ar e in terested on s h a ring  t heir ex per ience w ith  Ne w E ngl an d audienc es. With ou tth eNew  Engl a nd Festi va l o fIbe ro Am e ricanCinem a, m os to f t hese fi l ms w ould  n ot  hav e t he  oppo rtun i tyto be s hown in P rov i denc ean d in Ne w England. NE FI AC's Emerg in g F ilmmak e r s AwardCompetition requires fo r  all fi lms  to b e no  older th an18 mon ths and th ey mus t als obeN e w Eng l a nd  Pr em ieres.

Th e jur y ofth e 20 10 fest ival was headed by Pro fessor Ann Ma rie  Sto c k  ( The Co l leg eo f W i l liam and Mary),  and inclu de d  f ilmmakersJ avi er  Espada  (Spain ) and IshtarYaseen (C osta Rica ).  The f est ival has a  strongsupport f r om so m eof th e m ost im po rta nt un iversi t ies  in t he wor ld , incl uding  B rown Uni versity, Yale Universit y andDartm out h College . I n  ad dition, a  num ber of  Ib ero  an d Lat inA meric an f i lm mak e rs vi site d  the fest i va l,i n cl uding Julia S o lom onoff  (A r gentin a),Javier Fuentes Le ó n (Perú), Ceci liaD o mey ko( Chil e) , Miguel Gomes  (P or t u gal), Pe dr o Ruiz (Ven ezuela),  I s htarYaseen  Gutie rrez (C o s ta Rica),  Ian  Pa drón (Cub a),  R a fi Merc ad o( Puerto  Ric o) , Migu el Coy u la ( C u ba) and Carlos M arque s Marce t  (S pain) .Most re c entl y, NEFIAChosted prom inentCuba n nov elist E dm undo D esn oe s who is w o rldly kno wn fo r his n ov el M emo ries o f Un d e rdeve lopm en t i mmortaliz e d  b y  C ub a n d irec tor G ut iérr ez Alea i n  1966.
A u n ique fe at ure o f this Ib e r o and Lati n
, it_has the_purpose of exposing the_local community_to_different cultures_and_facilitating understanding and_communication among residents_with different ethnic backgrounds._The effort was_especially_felt to be of significant relevance since a large number of the residents of_Providence_and New_Haven_identify_themselves as Latinos. The 2010_festival featured films such as_Undertow (Peru),_Memories of Overdevelopment (Cuba), The Last Summer of_the_Boyita (Argentina), _and Celda 211 (Spain).

The goal of the festival is_to showcase strictly Latin American, Spanish_and Portuguese-made films._The_main_focus of the event_is to conduct a competition for_the first time directors of these_films, present a series of filmmaker panel_discussions, address socioeconomic issues of importance_to Latin America, promote the_interaction of_young international filmmakers with Latino_students and all_the residents_of Providence and_New England and to celebrate the_Jury Awards. The_Festival highlights the work of "Latin_American"_filmmakers who produced_their_films_in their_country of origin_and_are interested_on_sharing their experience with New England_audiences._Without the New England Festival of Ibero_American Cinema, most of_these_films would not have_the opportunity to be shown_in Providence and in New England._NEFIAC's Emerging_Filmmakers Award_Competition requires for all films to be no older than 18_months and they must also be_New England Premieres.

The jury_of the_2010_festival was headed_by_Professor Ann_Marie Stock (The College of William and_Mary), and_included filmmakers Javier Espada (Spain) and_Ishtar Yaseen (Costa Rica)._The_festival has a strong support from_some of the most important universities_in the world, including Brown_University,_Yale_University and Dartmouth College. In_addition, a number of  Ibero_and Latin American_filmmakers visited the festival, including Julia Solomonoff_(Argentina),_Javier Fuentes León (Perú), Cecilia Domeyko_(Chile),_Miguel Gomes (Portugal), Pedro Ruiz (Venezuela),_Ishtar_Yaseen_Gutierrez (Costa Rica), Ian Padrón_(Cuba), Rafi Mercado (Puerto Rico), Miguel_Coyula (Cuba) and Carlos Marques Marcet (Spain). Most recently,_NEFIAC hosted prominent_Cuban novelist Edmundo Desnoes who_is_worldly_known for his novel Memories of Underdevelopment immortalized by Cuban_director Gutiérrez_Alea in 1966.

A_unique feature of this Ibero and Latin