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Secretos de Lucha wins best documentary in Biarritz!

Dear all, I am very honoured and pleased to announce you that our film won Best documentary in Biarritz last night. I was extremely moved and happy to have my father join me on stage, together with Jean François (producer) to receive the award, in front of a full house in the Festival palace of Biarritz. This is a sign of encouragment and I want more than ever to go on on in the struggle, to reach in Uruguay Memory, truth and Justice. The victory of the documentary is great, but more than a film, I think it validates a message and this is why I want to associate another doco which was also in competition and really moved me: Madres, about the mothers of the place of May in Argentina. Yesterday one of them, Nora, was in the room, together with Eduardo, Director and Andrea, Producer of the film. I gave them a warm hug last night, but today again I want to say, with both our films, we try to make little step towards this huge aim, awareness and justice, and I hope in the end we will mak

More festivals and changes in dates

Hello everyone! So, first, the news of the week: Secretos de lucha is officially selected in the Amiens Film Festival (9-18 November 2007) and in the Bogota film festival (3-11 October 2007) The short version (52 min) is screening this week in the Rosario film Festival. The First public screening of the feature length version is going to take place in Biarritz, September 26th, 4 pm in the auditorium of the Casino, and September 28th, 9 am, same place. Mexico: September 29th - 14:00 hrs. - Cinemex Casa de Arte 1 October 2nd- 18:30 hrs. - Cinemex Casa de Arte 1 (in my presence) October 4th- 21:00 hrs. Cinemex CAsa de Arte 1 (in my presence) Why in my presence? Because the French Embassy is kind enough to pay for my trip there. I will be very happy to go for the first time in my life to this beautiful country, from September 30th until around October 10th. Next should be Bogota (I don't have the dates of the screenings yet, and I don't think I will be going there. Unfortunatel