PROGRAM CIFF AUGUST 11th

Kuca Arsen

FILM SCREENING WITH Q &A NOON -1:30PM

Screening of documentary: “PAPER BUTTERFLY”

Directed By: Rafael Medina Adalfio

Following the screening there will be a Q&A with director. 66 minutes/Venezuela / 2024

Mariposa de Papel is a two-sided documentary that portrays the daily routine of an Andean farming family and the hard work of moving agriculture.

The film follows the daily activities of an Andean farming family working in a country with primitive conditions and challenging terrain. The film focuses on the youngest daughter of the Quiroz family, a 9-year-old girl named MARIA, and her 4-year-old brother named JOSE.

PANEL: Kuca Arsen 2:00pm - 3:15pm

CASTING PRODUCTION AND MEDIA-

“YOUR FILMS START TO FINISH”

NY Casting Director Marisol Roncali & Croatian Casting Director Sanja Drakulic (Duart Platform), Tanja Blaževic, Head of Film at Croatian Audiovisual Center with Kristen Berke - Vice President of National Advertising and Branded Content - Los Angeles Times. 

TALK: Kuca Arsen 4:30pm - 5:30pm

PUSHING “THE ENVELOPE” Importance of media in film.

Discussion led by Anna Magzanyan Los Angeles Times Head of Strategy, Chief of Staff to Executive Chairman as she takes us though the importance of media in the film industry.

SCREENING WITH Q&A:

KUCA ARSEN 6:15PM- 7:15PM

A SONG FOR IMOGENE

DIRECTED BY: ERIKE ARLEE

Run time: 1h 43min - USA

After discovering she is pregnant by her abusive boyfriend, a fallen-away musician must decide between freeing herself or remaining a relic of her drive-by Southern town.

“Produced with a 70% female crew, this film is a testament to the efforts put forth by not only myself as the writer/director, but my above-the-line team of women who believe in championing representation in front of and behind the lens.” - Erika Arlee

SCREENING WITH Q&A:

KUCA ARSEN 9:00PM - 11:pm

forever hold your piece

Directed by: Ivan Marinovic


Dragana gives up marrying Momo two days before the date. His dangerously stubborn father forces the disastrous wedding into happening.