MEXICO CITY -- The third edition of the Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival, one of the top movie showcases here, will open with Terrence Malick's The New World and unspool 262 pictures over a two-week period, organizers said Thursday. Patron Cinemex will screen 151 features and 111 shorts in its theaters from Feb. 21 to March 5. This year's lineup came up short on local fare: Amat Escalante's Sangre and documentary 1973 are the only two Mexican productions in competition. In all, 20 features and 18 documentaries will vie for $5,000 prizes in their respective categories. As for international titles, some of the most notable films are out of competition. These include Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, Lars Von Trier's Manderlay, Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto, Woody Allen's Match Point and Bennett Miller's Capote.
- 1/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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