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Jury / Jurado
Official Competition
Basil Tsiokos
Basil Tsiokos es director del NewFest: The New York
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival
donde en 1996 comenzó a trabajar como voluntario.
Desde 1998 ha programado NewFest y en 1999 subio a
ocupar el cargo de director del festival. Durante los
últimos años, Basil ha expandido la programación del
festival para llevarlo fuera de Manhattan a traves del
Brooklyn Academy of Music to present NewFest@BAM, un
programa LGBT bimensual presentado en BAMcinematek.
Además, planea otras programaciones adicionales para
el futuro como las de Asbury Park. Basil obtuvo su
educación en Stanford University, su postgrado, MA, en
New York University y está considerando continuar sus
estudios de doctorado en historia de cine.
Basil Tsiokos is the Director of NewFest: The New York
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival,
where he began working as an intern in 1996. He has
programmed NewFest since 1998 and took over as its
Director in 1999. In recent years, Basil has expanded
NewFest's programming outside of Manhattan by
partnering with the Brooklyn Academy of Music to
present NewFest@BAM, a bimonthly LGBT screening series
at BAMcinematek, with additional programming series
planned in the future for other areas, such as Asbury
Park. A lapsed academic, he holds two BAs from
Stanford University and an MA from New York
University, and occasionally considers pursuing a
doctorate in early film history.
María Rivera
María Rivera se graduó en Drama y recibió
entrenamiento en la Associación de Teatro Inglés y la
Facultad Real de la Arts en Inglaterra. También con
Lee Strasberg, Jerzy Grotowski, Eric Morris y otros
reconocidos artistas. Con su formación de directora
de teatro, ella ha dirigido y producido casi 25 obras
en Argentina, Inglaterra y estados Unidos antes de
haber empesado su carrera en la industria del cine.
Como productora y directora de reparto, María ha
trabajado para directores prestigioso como Oliver
Stone, Alfonso Arau, Mira Nair y para agencies de
publicidad como Dektor & Higging. María ha sido bien
activa en la organización de festivales de cine. Como
miembro de la Junta de “Mujeres y Cine” en Argentina,
ha participado en todas las edeciones del festoval
internacional de Mar del Plata, evaluando películas y
actuando como el contacto entre visitantes extrajeros
y los invitados locales. Ella es la representante
internacional de “Mujer y Cine” para el festival
Latinoamericano de Nueva York: LaCinemaFe.
María Rivera graduated in Drama and received training
at the British Theatre Association and the Royal
School for Arts, in England, and also with Lee
Strasberg, Jerzy Grotowski, Eric Morris and other well
known artists. She directed and produced about 25
plays in Argentina, England and USA before starting a
career in the film industry. As a producer and casting
director, María has worked for such prestigious
director as Oliver Stone, Alfonso Arau, Mira Nair and
for advertising companies as Dektor & Higging. A a
member of Board of Woman & Film, in Argentina, she has
participated in all the editions of the Mar del Plata
International Film Festival, evaluating films and
acting as a liaison between visitors from abroad and
local guests. She is the International Representative
of Women and Film for the Annual Latin American Cinema
Festival of New York: LACinemaFe.
Sonia Malfa
Sonia Malfa es directora de programas de la AIFV,
Association of Independent Film and Video makers. Con
una extensa experiencia dentro de las artes y media,
la mayor parte de su trabajo se centra en establecer
lazos entre las comunidades y las artes. Sonia ha
producido y dirigido varios cortometrajes incluyendo
La Sangre Llama, así somo tambien ha trabajado en
muchos largometrajes y en producción de video. Sonia
tiene un diploma, BA en estudios culturales de la
University of Santa Cruz, y una maestría, MA, en
estudios interculturales de la Universidad de Buffalo.
Sonia Malfa is the Program Director for the
Association of Independent Film and Video Makers. She
draws upon a broad range of experience in the
independent media arts field. Much of her work has
centered on building bridges between community and the
arts. She has produced and directing several shorts,
including La Sangre LLama. Furthermore, Malfa has
worked on various feature film and video productions.
She has a BA in American Studies from the University
of Santa Cruz and an MA in Intercultural Studies from
the University of Buffalo.
Margarita de la Vega-Hurtado
Originaria de Colombia, donde trabajó como crítica de
cine para la prensa y television nacional, obtuvo su
doctorado en estudios culturales de los Estados Unidos
con concentración en estudios de cine de University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor publicando su disertación “A
Foreigner’s Gaze: The American Films of Louis Malle,”
1992.
Como profesora adjunta, y durante los últimos nueve
años, Margarita ha enseñado cursos de estudios
culturales en la Universidad de Michigan en Ann
Harbor. Ella también ha dirigido el Latino Studies
Program in Michigan, y el otoño anterior estuvo como
docente invitada en la Universidad de California en
Santa Cruz. Entre sus publicaciones y presentaciones
figuran ensayos sobre el cine latino y
latinoamericano, sobre documentales, cine
independiente y sobre Louis Malle y Luis Buñuel. Ella
tambien has estado activamente envuelta como
programadora, curadora y presentadora de programas de
cine latinoamerica, documentales y cine independiente.
Born in Colombia, where she worked as a Film Critic
for national newspapers and television. She earned a
doctorate in American Culture, focusing on Film
Studies, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Her dissertation, “A Foreigner’s Gaze: The American
Films of Louis Malle” was published in 1992.
She has been an adjunct professor in American Cultural
Studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for
the past nine years, teaching courses in Film,
(American and World Cinema, Latin American Cinema,
Cultural Studies and Latino Studies). She has also
directed the Latino Studies Program at Michigan, and
last fall she was a visiting Professor at the
University of California in Santa Cruz. She has
published and presented papers on Colombian, Latin
American and Latino cinema, on Louis Malle and Luis
Buñuel, and on documentary and independent cinema.
She’s also been active programmer, curator and
presenter of film programs in Latin American and
Latino Cinema, Independent American Cinema and
Documentary Cinema.
Jury for Documentary Comptetion
Adelfa Martinez Bonilla
Productora de nacionalidad colombiana, Adelfa Martínez
Bonilla está vinculada desde 1999 al Ministerio de
Cultura de Colombia como asesora y coordinadora del
grupo de Gestión de la Dirección de Cinematografía.
Se ha desempeñado como la gerente y productora general
de la Muestra Internacional Documental que se realiza
en Bogotá y que en el 2004 llega a su 6ª versión. Como
productora ha participado en la realización de
documentales y cortometrajes producidos para la
televisión cultural de Colombia.
Native of Colombia, Adelfa Martinez Bonilla has been
linked to the Cultural Ministry of Colombia since 1999
as an advisor and coordinator of the group “Gestion de
la Dirección de Cinematografía.” She has worked as
manager and producer of the “Muestra Internacional
Documental” (Showcase of International Documentaries)
that took place in Bogota with its sixth edition. As
a producer, she has participated in the making of
documentaries and short films produced for Colombian
cultural television.
Carlos A. Gutierrez
Carlos A. Gutierrez es el co-fundador y co-director de
Cinema Tropical, una organización sin lucro que
promueve, programa y distribuye cine latinoamericano
en los Estados Unidos. Entre 1998 y 2003, trabajó
como director a cargo de cine y artes para el
Instituto Cultural Mexicano, agencia cultural
diplomática del gobierno de Mexico, donde organizó
varios programas culturales en colaboración con
conocidas entidades newyorkinas. El ha servido como
experto nominador y panelista para uno de los
programas de las becas Rockefeller-MacArthur
Fellowship Program for Mexican Film & Media. El
trabaja como panelista de selección de los premios
para estudiantes de la academia de los Oscar. El ha
trabajado como miembro del comite de selección de los
Hamptons International Film Festival, New Fest: The
New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and the Black
Maria Film Fest. El es editor contribuidor de la
revista Bomb, una publicación internacional de arte y
cultura basada en la ciudad de Nueva York. El tiene
una maestria, MA, en estudios cinematográficos, de la
New York University y un diploma, BA, en
comunicaciones, de la Universidad Iberoamericana
(Mexico City).
Carlos A. Gutiérrez is Co-Founder and Co-Director of
Cinema Tropical, a non-profit organization that
promotes, programs and distributes Latin American
cinema in the United States. Between 1998 and 2003, he
acted as Director of Film and Performing Arts at New
York¹s Mexican Cultural Institute, the diplomatic
cultural agency of the government of Mexico, where he
organized numerous cultural programs in collaboration
with New York¹s most important institutions. He has
served as both expert nominator and
panelist for the Rockefeller-MacArthur Fellowship
Program for Mexican Film & Media Arts. He serves as a screening panelist for the
Oscars¹ Academy Awards for film students. He has also
served as a member of the selection committees of The
Hamptons International Film Festival, New Fest: The
NewYork Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the Black
Maria Film Fest. He is a Contributing Editor to Bomb
Magazine, the New York-based international arts and
culture publication. He holds an MA in Cinema Studies
from New York University and a BA in Communications
from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City).
Jury for Shot Competition
Lucila Moctezuma
Originaria de Ciudad de México, ha formado parte de la
comunidad de cine independiente de Nueva York desde
1996 a través Independent Feature Project, Titra NY,
Latin American Video Archive, el comité de
pre-selección para el Festival de Cine y Video
Margaret Mead y National Video Resources. Ha trabajado
en diferentes áreas de la producción cinematográfica y
ha sido productora asociada de la serie de PBS The New
Americans (2004) de Kartemquin Educational Films.
Lucila es Coordinadora Adjunta del Programa para Artes
Audiovisuales, anteriormente conocido como Programa de
Becas de la Fundación Rockefeller
A native from Mexico City, she has worked in New
York's independent film community since 1996,
including Independent Feature Project, Titra NY, Latin
American Video Archive, pre-screening committee for
the Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival, and
National Video Resources. She has worked in different
areas of film and video production and was Associate
Producer for the PBS series The New Americans (2004),
produced by Kartemquin Educational Films. Currently,
Lucila is the Program Associate for The Program for
Media Artists, previously known as The Rockefeller
Fellowships Program.
Pedro Valiente
Director de New York Spin, Project Involve Honoree
Independent Feature Project New York 2003, Premio
Especial del Jurado Muestra de Cine Latinoamericano de
Lleida 2003 y Nominación al Premio al Mejor Documental
Roma Independent Film Festival 2003. Productor de
Cuba 15 de Elizabeth Schub, Premio del Jurado al Mejor
Cortometraje y Premio del Público Berlin Film Festival
1998. Diseñador de vídeo de The Days Before de Robert
Wilson, obra multimedia producida por el Lincoln
Center de Nueva York en 1999. Pedro es Coordinador de
Europa/Latinoamérica de New York Film Academy.
Director of New York Spin, Project Involve Honoree
Independent Feature Project New York 2003, Jury
Mention at Lleida Latin American Film Festival 2003
and Best Documentary Nominee at Roma Independent Film
Festival 2003. Producer of Elizabeth Schub’s Cuba 15,
Best Short Film and Audience Award at Berlin Film
Festival 1998. Video designer for Robert Wilson’s The
Day Before, a multimedia play produced by the Lincoln
Center of New York in 1999. Pedro is Europe/Latin
America Liaison of the New York Film Academy.
Rogerio Azcarraga
Desde 2003 es Vicepresidente de la Cámara de la
Industria de Radio y Televisión Comisión Juvenil CIRT
CJ en Ciudad de México. Desde 2002 sirve también como
Gerente General de TeleFórmula Networks y Gerente
General del Centro de Capacitación TeleFórmula.
Rogerio es productor y director de vídeos para Orfeon
Catalog House. Como realizador independiente se
encuentra en desarrollo del documental Ixtapa,
Zihautanejo.
Vice President of Chamber of Radio and Television
Industry Youth Division CIRT CJ since 2003. General
Manager of TeleFórmula Networks and General Manager of
Centro de Capacitación TeleFórmula since 2002. Rogerio
is producer and director of videos for Orfeon Catalog
House. As an independent filmmaker he is currently
developing the documentary Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo
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