Hecho en RD: Retrospectiva René Fortunado

Hecho en RD: Retrospectiva René Fortunado
Santo Domingo, 09 de Abril de 2015

The Directorate General of Cinema, through its Department, the Dominican Film Library, presents the film series “Hecho en RD: Retrospectiva René Fortunato” (Made in RD: Retrospective René Fortunato).

Starting on Thursday, April 9 and until Wednesday, April 15, the public can enjoy the work of the Dominican filmmaker René Fortunato “Abril, La Trinchera del Honor”, made in 2005. The formal opening of this retrospective will take place on the evening of Thursday, April 9, at 7:00 pm with the screening of this film. During the film series, the trilogy of the Trujillo dictatorship will also be screened, “El Poder del Jefe”, and two films about the administrations of Dr. Joaquín Balaguer, “La Herencia del Tirano” and “La Violencia del Poder”. The screening of the two short documentaries “Tras Las Huellas de Palau” and “Imágenes de un Artista” will follow. The first of these short films marks Fortunato’s directorial debut and addresses the life and work of Francisco Arturo Palau, the first Dominican filmmaker, while the second film addresses the work of plastic artist Frank Almánzar.

René Fortunato has been involved in filmmaking since the mid-seventies. He started working at the Cine Militante group at the UASD School of Humanities. In 1975 he became part of the CINEC group, at the rooftop terrace of the Palace of Fine Arts. By the year 1977 he became a professional in the film industry when he joined the Productora Fílmica Dominicana company. The work of this dedicated filmmaker is invaluable; using the powerful documentary genre, Fortunato has captured for posterity many of the most decisive moment in the Dominican history. His films have won awards at national and international events and have gained public popularity as well as the appreciation of the specialized critics.

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