The 21st edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, will take place from April 3rd to April 14th, 2019, with a program featuring hundreds of independent films from every continent, for all tastes and ages, including world premieres, classics and movies for kids.

The opening night will be on Wednesday, April 3rd, at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, with the projection of the movie Claudia by Sebastián De Caro.

This year the main venue of the Festival will be the cinema complex Multiplex Belgrano, and the meeting point at Museo de Arte Español Enrique Larreta (Av. Juramento & Obligado), where visitors will be able to enjoy open air films screenings and live music shows among many other activities.

The nineteenth edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, will take place from April 19th to April 30th, 2017, with a program that features more than 400 films from every continent and for all tastes and ages, including more than 100 world premieres. 

The Festival will be held at 32 different venues around the city, including: Village Recoleta and Caballito, Arte Multiplex Belgrano, Cultural San Martín, Malba, Fundación Proa, Espacio INCAA Cine Gaumont; Usina del Arte, and the Amphitheater of de Parque Centenario, Plaza Francia and the terrace of Centro Cultural Recoleta, with free open air screenings.

Centro Cultural Recoleta will be the main venue with exhibitions, book presentations, activities for children, and more.

The opening of the Festival will be on April 19th with Casting (Germany, 2017) by Nicolas Wackerbarth, The closing of the Festival will be with the documentary film L'Opéra de Paris (France - Switzerland, 2017) by Jean-Stéphane Bron

Some of the Sections in the Festival include:

International Competition: includes 20 films from around the world, most of them world premieres.

Latin American & Argentinian Competition

Panorama: the biggest section in the Festival, organized in themes like Architecture, Arts, Passion, Gastronomy, Music

Little Bafici: In this edition, the Festival continues with the Baficito Section successfully inaugurated in 2009 with programming dedicated to kids, 

Britannia Lado B: 40 years of Punk: series sponsored by the British Council, about English Punk, with the projection in 35mm of The filth and the fury (UK - USA, 2000), by Julien Temple, about the musical career of Sex Pistols, and the new movie by Don Letts as a world premiere.

International Guests: some of the renowned international guest artists and directors this year are: Nanni Moretti, Alex Ross Perry, Claude Barras, Heinz Emigholz, Stéphane Brizé, Johannes Nyholm, Denis Côté, Gabriel Abrantes,  Julio Hernández Cordón,  João Moreira Salles, Lucrecia Martel.

Tickets are on sale via the Festival´s website, or in person at Village Recoleta, Vicente Lopez & Junin, from 10 am to 8 pm.

For more information, schedules and complete programs, visit BAFICI 2017 official website.

The French Week in Buenos Aires "Vivi Francia 2016" will take place from Saturday September 17th to Sunday September 25th, 2016, organized by the French-Argentine Commerce and Industry Chamber (CCIFA), and sponsored by the French Embassy and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, with a series of activities to enjoy French culture, art, gastronomy, fashion, music and architecture, free and open to all.

Some of the most outstanding scheduled activities are:

Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm: Joining the celebration of European Heritage Days (Journées Européennes du Patrimoine), the French Embassy in Argentina will open its doors to the public. This will allow visitors to discover the Palace Ortiz Basualdo (photo), home to the French Embassy since 1939, built by French architect Paul Parter in 1912.

Besides the main entrance and the honor staircase, the public will be invited to visit the reception halls in the first floor, which make the Palace Ortiz Basualdo a significant example of the French influence in the Argentine architecture.

Accessing the second floor, visitors will admire the main dining room, the music room in a Louis XV style with Chinese decoration, the ball room, its mirrors and its painted boards, as well as the XVI century English style winter garden.

The French Embassy is located in Cerrito 1399, Recoleta.

During these two days a French Market will be installed next to the Embassy, on Cerrito & Arroyo, offering typical French specialties, crafts and live French music:

Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm: Visitors will have the chance to taste and purchase French bakeries and different specialties of the French cuisine, such as boeuf bourguignon, blanquette de veau, croque-monsieur, crêpes, soupe à l’oignon, cheese, as well as pastries, tarte aux pommes, financiers, macarons, chocolate, viennoiseries, pithiviers, gateau au chocolat, and much more, in over 20 gastronomic stalls.

(The market will be suspended in case of rain)

FREE GUIDED TOURS TO EMBLEMATIC FRENCH BUILDINGS:

Palacio San Martin: Arenales 761. Tuesday 20, 3 pm
Free activity with limited capacity. Previous registration at: vivifrancia@ccifa.com.ar

Palacio Errazuriz (Decorative Arts Museum): Av. del Libertador 1902. Tuesday 20, 5 pm
Free activity with limited capacity. Previous registration at: vivifrancia@ccifa.com.ar

Palacio Paz: Av. Santa Fe 750. Wednesday 21 and Friday 23, 11 am
Free activity with limited capacity. Previous registration at: vivifrancia@ccifa.com.ar

Centro Naval: Florida 801. Thursday 22, 11 am and 3 pm
Free activity with limited capacity. Previous registration at: vivifrancia@ccifa.com.ar

Justice Courts (Palacio de Justicia): Talcahuano 550. Friday 23, 2.30 pm
Free activity with limited capacity.
Previous registration at: visitasguiadas_entur@buenosaires.gob.ar

Avenida Alvear: Meeting Point: Cerrito & Av. Alvear. Saturday 24, 3 pm
No registration

Hipodromo de Palermo: Meeting Point: Av. del Libertador & Dorrego. Sunday 25, 3 pm
No registration.

Galeria Guemes - The apartment of Antoione de Saint Exupery: Florida 165. Monday to Friday, 10 am to 12 pm - 3 pm to 5 pm
Visit to his apartment in Buenos Aires and exhibition about his relationship with Argentina. 

GOURMET ROUTE AND GOURMET ACTIVITIES:

Several French restaurants in the city will offer special menus at promotional prices during the week.
Visits to bakeries, cooking lessons and tastings. More info on this link.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES:
The Festival will also feature a movie festival, art exhibitions, concerts, theater shows, French lessons, activities for kids, and more.  All the activities are open to the general public, most with free entrance but some of them with a limited capacity and admittance charge. You can download the complete schedule on this link (in Spanish only).

The eighteenth edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, will take place from April 13th to April 24th, 2016, with a program that features more than 400 films from every continent and for all tastes and ages, including 81 world premieres. 

The Festival will be held on 27 different venues around the city, including: Village Recoleta and Caballito, Arte Multiplex Belgrano, Cultural San Martín, Malba, Planetario, Fundación Proa, Espacio INCAA Cine Gaumont; and the Amphitheater of de Parque Centenario and the terrace of Centro Cultural Recoleta, with free open air screenings.

The Teatro Colón will host the concert by the prestigious pianist and composer Michel Legrand, special guest of the Festival.

Centro Cultural Recoleta will be the main venue with exhibitions, book presentations, activities for children, and more.

The opening of the Festival will be on April 13th with Le fils de Joseph (France, 2016), by Eugène Green, The closing of the Festival will be with the film Miles ahead (USA, 2015), by Don Cheadle, a biopic on one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz.

Some of the Sections in the Festival include:

International Competition: includes 18 films from around the world, most of them world premieres.

Latin American Competition: 11 films from Chile, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Argentina, 6 of which are international premieres. 

Argentinian Competition: 16 films, all of them world premieres, including 12 operas primas.

Panorama: the biggest section in the Festival, organized in themes like Architecture, Arts, Passion, Gastronomy, Music

Little Bafici: In this edition, the Festival continues with the Baficito Section successfully inaugurated in 2009 with programming dedicated to kids, 

Focus and Homages: this edition of BAFICI receives many guests, including Rick Alverson and Bob Byington, and the legendary Peter Bogdanovich; Oscar winner Michel Legrand; Lewis Bennett, Daichi Saito Paulo Branco, among others.

Tickets may be purchased in advance via the Festival´s website, or in person at Village Recoleta, Vicente Lopez & Junin, from 10am to 8pm.

For more information, schedules and complete programs, visit BAFICI 2016 official website.

The government of the City of Buenos Aires presents a summer program of cultural activities that starts next Friday, January 15th, 2016, consisting of a number of free events, including: musical shows, drive-in movies, activities for children, and numerous musical events, every day until February 28th, 2016.

As every year, a drive-in movie theater will be set up at the Rose Garden, on Av Libertador & Sarmiento, with projections every Friday, Saturday and Sunday of January 2016, at 9:00 PM. There will also be stalls and chairs for spectators without a car. 

Program:

Friday 15: El Clan (Argentina)

Saturday 16: Cinderella 

Friday 22: Ant Man

Saturday 23: Mission Impossible: Secret Nation

Friday 29: La Patota (Argentina)

Satueday 30: Avengers

Movies for kids (also at 9 PM):

Sunday 17: The Minions

Sunday 24: Shaun the Sheep

Sunday 31: Inside Out

During the month of February 2016, a series of activities will take place at Plaza del Vaticano, on Cerrito and Viamonte, next to Teatro Colon.

Argentine Movie Series, at 8 PM:

February 1: La Calle de los Pianistas

Tuesday 2: Merello x Carreras

Wednesday 3: La Princesa de Francia

Monday 8: La Mujer de los Perros

Tuesday 9: Poner al Rock de Moda

Wednesday 10: El Acto en Cuestión

Live Music Shows: 

Monday 15, 8 PM: Daniel Melero, Ayelén Secches y Luciana Tagliapietra

Monday 22, 7 PM: Marcela Morelo

Thursday 25, 8 PM: Raul Barboza

Sunday 28, 7 PM: Closing of the Festival with Javier Malosetti & Gillespie (Jazz)

The program at Plaza del Vaticano also includes the performances from the Teatro Colon´s Summer Festival.

All the activities are free of charge, on a first-come first-served basis, limited to the capacity of each venue.

For more information Visit Verano en la Ciudad website (in Spanish only).

The government of the City of Buenos Aires presents a summer program of cultural activities that starts next Sunday, January 11th, 2015, consisting on over 100 free events, including: musical shows, drive-in movies, theater plays, activities for children, tango shows, lessons and "milongas", and numerous musical events, every day during January and until February 11th, 2015.

For kids, Open air movie projections at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, Av. Angel Gallardo & Leopoldo Marechal., on Fridays and Saturdays at 9 pm. And Circus shows at Polo Circo, Av. Juan de Garay & Combate de los Pozos.

The drive-in movie theater for adults will be set up at the Rose Garden, on Av Libertador & Sarmiento, every Saturday and Sunday from January 11 to February 1, at 9:00 PM. There will also be stalls for spectators without a car. 

Tango at Usina del Arte, Pedro de Mendoza 501 (La Boca). On Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1 at 4 pm, shows by renowned artists and live orchestras.

Pop, electronic and classical music shows at the big stage on Av. Figueroa Alcorta & Pampa.

And Folklore music shows at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, Av. Angel Gallardo & Leopoldo Marechal.

All the activities are free of charge, limited to the capacity of each venue.

Click on the links above to see complete schedule of activities or visit Verano en la Ciudad website (in Spanish only).

The Embassy of India in Argentina presents 6th Edition of the Festival of India in Buenos Aires, to be held between November 14 and November 24, 2014 at Centro Cultural Borges (Viamonte 525- Galerias Pacifico), Buenos Aires. All cultural events including music and dance and handicrafts exhibition during the festival are free entry to everyone. Some of the events are also planned in other parts of the city coinciding with the main festival.

This edition of the Festival features a grand exhibition with almost 40 stands displaying and selling unique products from India, like exquisite Indian handicrafts, jewelry, decoration items, silverware, woodcraft, traditional Indian wear, every day of the Festival from 12 pm to 8 pm.

Apart from the handicrafts fair, the Festival also features an extravaganza of music and dance of India including classical dances of Odissi, Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam and also the popular Bollywood ensembles with a bevy of talented artistes from India and Argentina, with Pooja Gupta and Janaki Rangarajan as special guests. Also featured are performances of classical Indian music , both vocal and instrumental. 

Seminars on Yoga, Spirituality, Indian Cuisine, Indian Theatre, Ayurveda system of medicine and Indian studies which draw popular support are also featured this year with eminent speakers and subject matter experts sharing their knowledge on various topics. 

A Film festival, bringing the magic of Indian cinema to the city, with a film show every night between November 15 and November 22, at 7.15 pm, will be presented at the Borges Centre, with free entrance (for those above 18 years of age)

Apart from the Centro Cultural Borges, the Festival also features two mega events for the people of Buenos Aires at the Planetarium (Av. Figueroa Alcorta & Av. Sarmiento) on November 15 (Saturday), from 10 am to 1 pm, featuring a grand Yoga Event "Buenos Aires OM"; and on November 16 (Sunday) a spectacular open air Bollywood Show featuring almost 100 dancers, from 5 pm to 8 pm.

On November 22, the Festival also features the Copa de la India cricket tournament at the St George School, Quilmes. And on November 23 the "India Polo Cup" at the magnificent Estancia Villa Maria.

Between 19 and 23 November, a Food festival is also being organized at the Sheraton Retiro (call Sheraton for reservations), bringing the gastronomical delights of India to Argentina.

Click on this link for complete schedule of activities.

Programming includes theatrical productions, workshops and special activities, all free of charge. 

The Workshops and Conferences will provide professionals, students or Shakespeare enthusiasts with a space to research and deepen their knowledge of his works:

Professor Stanley Wells, arguably one of the best experts in the life of William Shakespeare, will present a video conference about the true authorship of his texts.

Richard Twyman, an experimented Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and National Theatre director, will present the video conference "Shakespeare and his time".

There will be two opportunities to meet Julian Bowsher, director of the team of archaeologists that work in the excavations of mythical theaters like “The Globe” and “The Rose” in London.

Tas Emiabata, actor and professor of the Globe Theatre in Londres will offer the acting workshop "Introducing Shakespeare".

At The Medieval Village, that will be set at Plaza Republica de Chile (Av. del Libertador & Tagle), the public can time travel into the past and participate in activities typical of the era, such as: calligraphy workshops, fashion design, bow and arrow shooting, fencing, cooking, music and dance renaissance.

All the activities and shows of the Festival are free of charge. 

The government of the City of Buenos Aires presents a summer program of cultural activities that starts next Saturday, January 11th, 2014, consisting on over 100 free events, including: musical shows, drive-in movies, theater plays, activities for children, tango shows, lessons and "milongas", and numerous musical events, every day during January and February 2014.

For kids: 

Open air movie projections at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, on Fridays and Saturdays at 8.30 pm.

Circus shows on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 6.30 pm and Magic shows on February 15 and 16, at 6.30 pm, all at Polo Circo, Av. Juan de Garay & Combate de los Pozos.

The drive-in movie theater for adults will be set up at the Rose Garden, on Av Libertador & Sarmiento, every Saturday and Sunday from January 18 to February 9, at 9:00 PM. There will also be stalls for spectators without a car. 

On weekends, Tango at Usina del Arte, Pedro de Mendoza 501 (La Boca). On Saturdays and Sundays, starting at 5 pm and 6.30 pm, shows by renowned artists and live orchestras; at 5.45 pm, masterful tango lessons and milonga exhibitions, and at 8 pm, Milonga open to the general public.

The show Buenos Aires Tango by Mora Godoy will be presented at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario (Av. Angel Gallardo & Leopoldo Marechal): on January 23 and February 6, 8.30 pm

All the activities are free of charge, limited to the capacity of each venue.

Click on the links above to see complete schedule of activities or visit Verano en la Ciudad website (in Spanish only).

Organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, the International Buenos Aires Festival (Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires -FIBA), will take place between October 4th and October 20th, 2013.

FIBA takes place every two years, featuring diverse artistic expressions through theater, dance and musical theater. FIBA offers special free activities such us open talks with artists, workshops and masterclasses, books presentations, films, and an Exhibition of Stage Design.

This year the international program will feature 20 shows by directors and companies from Germany, Australia, Belgium, Chile, Congo, France, Italy, Mexico, Poland, United Kingdom, and Uruguay. With the presence of prestigious creators such as the German director Thomas Ostermeier, Jan Fabre from Belgium, the Italian Romeo Castellucci, Matthew Lenton from the UK, Roberto Suárez from Uruguay and Manuela Infante from Chile, among others.

The Festival will also include 36 National shows.

For the first time the Great Opening of the Festival will be with a large scale show at Dique 2 in Puerto Madero, on Friday, October 4th, at 8 pm, with free entrance to the public. The show is called "Fous de Bassin" (Water Fools) by the French company ilotopie, a show that takes place on the water and in which actor-chimeras, fire jousts, musical flights and incandescent machinery go on to evaporate the expected and give voice to a different world.

The sixth edition of Ciudad Emergente, the Festival for the youth culture, will take place from Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 of June, 2013 at Centro Cultural Recoleta.

This Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, presents the new expressions of the youth culture: rock, pop, street art, animation, poetry, cinema, fashion, theater, and digital art.

The activities in the festival include: fashion shows by novel designers; events that combine poetry and music; street art; hip hop and other street dance style shows; movie screenings with a program related to national and international rock and roll; fashion and digital art exhibitions; chill out lounges; music concerts; DJs, VJs.

The sensational show "Fuerza Bruta" will be presented on June 20, 21, 22, and 23, at 2:00 pm. Free tickets for all these performances must be picked up on Tuesday, June 18, from 12:00 pm (up to 2 tickets per person until reaching the total of 2000 tickets), in exchange of a donation of clothes, footwear or blankets for the Winter Solidarity Campaign "BA Solidaria".

Admission free of charge for all the activities, with limited capacity.

Location: Centro Cultural Recoleta. Junin 1930

After 9 PM entrance on Av. Pueyrredon & Azcuenaga 

Dates and Hours: June 19 - 23, 2013. 2:00 pm to 9.:0 pm.

More information: Ciudad Emergente official website.

The government of the City of Buenos Aires presents a program of cultural activities that starts next Saturday, January 12th, 2013, and will last until Sunday, February 24th, consisting on over 100 free events, including: musical shows, drive-in movies, theater plays, activities for children, circus, performances open air "milongas", and numerous musical events, every day during January and February 2013.

There are many options for kids: on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:30 pm, open air movie projections at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, with animation movies from independent directors; circus shows at Polo Circo; and special activities on Saturdays and Sundays at Feria de Mataderos.

The drive-in movie theater for adults will be set up at the Rose Garden, on Av Libertador & Sarmiento, every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 PM. There will also be stalls for spectators without a car. The first showing will be the Argentine movie "La Suerte en tus manos", directed by Daniel Burman, on Saturday 12th, followed by “Infancia Clandestina”, “The Avengers”, “Querida voy a comprar cigarrillos y vuelvo”, “REC3”, “Masterplan”, “El último Elvis” and “Elefante Blanco”.

On weekends, open air milongas at Usina del Arte, Pedro de Mendoza 501 (La Boca), on Saturdays and Sundays, starting at 5:30pm, from January 26th to February 3rd, with artists like Alberto Podestá, Maria Graña, Orquesta de Horacio Salgán, among others, and tango lessons and exhibitions.

Ballet shows will be presented at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario (Av. Angel Gallardo & Leopoldo Marechal): January 22, 23 y 24: Condición aérea. And February 21 and 22: Las 8 estaciones - Ballet of Teatro General San Martín

At the stage of Costanera Sur (Puerto Madero) Folklore shows with Chango Spasiuk, Luis Salinas, and Los Nocheros, on February 1, 2, and 3, at 8:30pm.

And two big open air shows at the Obelisco, Av. 9 de Julio & Corrientes:

January 19, 8:00 pm: Argentinian popular singer Palito Ortega presents “Por los caminos del rey”

January 20, 8:00 pm: The great tango dancer Mora Godoy presents: “Amor Tango”

All the activities are free of charge.

To see complete schedule of activities visit Verano en la Ciudad website (in Spanish only).

The third edition of the Festival Shakespeare Buenos Aires, organized by the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires, will take place from Friday 8 to Saturday 18 of February, 2013. During those days the public will be able to enjoy various performances and free activities which honor the great William Shakespeare, with the aim of disseminating the author's classics and expand the cultural and tourist offer in the city of Buenos Aires.

Programming includes theatrical productions, workshops and special activities, all free of charge. The Festival will open on Friday 8 at 7 PM, at Teatro Shakespeare (located in Puerto Madero-Costanera Sur), with the stage production "Ser o no ser" (To be or not to be) by the Spanish company El Gato Negro.

The workshops and master classes ("The Classroom") will provide professionals, students or Shakespeare enthusiasts with a space to research and deepen their knowledge of his works. There will be three opportunities to meet Richard Twyman, an experimented Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and National Theatre director: the workshop "Shakespeare Interpretation for actors" at Centro Cultural Recoleta; an open talk at Teatro Shakespeare; and a master class together with Laura Silva and Patricio Orozco.

All the activities and shows of the Festival are free and do not require tickets. Admission to the shows is on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to venue capacity.

All workshops require advance registration through the Festival´s website and are aimed at actors and acting students. The Shakespearean walks and bike rides also require advance registration as the number of participants is limited.

Coinciding with Valentine's Day, a special screening of the film Romeo and Juliet will be presented on Thursday 14 at the amphitheater of Parque Centenario.

Venues:

Amphitheater Parque Centenario: Av Angel Gallardo and Leopoldo Marechal, entry on Lillo (Caballito)

Centro Cultural Recoleta: Junín 1930 (Recoleta)

Museo del Humor, Av de los Italianos 851 (Puerto Madero)

Shakesperare Theater, Av de los Italianos 751 (Puerto Madero)

For more information, day by day program, and registrations visit Festival Shakespeare Buenos Aires official website

The French Week in Buenos Aires "Vivi Francia 2012" will take place from September 16th to 23rd, 2012, organized by the French-Argentine Commerce and Industry Chamber (CCIFA), and sponsored by the French Embassy and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires. A series of activities to enjoy French culture, art, gastronomy, fashion, music and architecture, free and open to all, including free guided visits to French buildings in Buenos Aires, a movie festival at Alliance Francaise, make-up and fashion shows, art exhibitions, concerts, and a gastronomic festival.

Some of the scheduled activities are:

Visit to the French Embassy:

Sunday, September 16th, 2012, 11:00am to 4:00 pm: Joining the celebration of European Heritage Days (Journées européennes du patrimoine), the French Embassy in Argentina will open its doors to the public. This will allow visitors to discover the Palace Ortiz Basualdo (photo), home to the French Embassy since 1939, built by French architect Paul Parter in 1912.

Besides the main entrance and the honor staircase, the public will be invited to visit the reception halls in the first floor, which make the Palace Ortiz Basualdo a significant example of the French influence in the Argentine architecture.
Accessing the second floor, visitors will admire the main dining room, the music room in a Louis XV style with Chinese decoration, the ball room, its mirrors and its painted boards, as well as the XVI century English style winter garden.
The French Embassy is located in Cerrito 1399, Recoleta.
An ID is required to enter the Embassy (Passport or DNI). No pictures will be allowed inside the residence.

French market "Le Marche":

Sunday, September 16th, 2012, 10:00am to 6:00 pm: An authentic French Market will be installed in Buenos Aires, in the Coubertin square (next to the the French Embassy), Visitors will be able to taste and purchase French bakeries and different specialties of the French cuisine. 

Guided visits:

Tuesday 18, 3:00pm: "Art, Palaces and Landscape" - Meeting Point: Av. Libertador & Mariscal Castilla (Palermo Chico)
Wednesday 19, 3:00pm: "Old road to Santa Fe" - Meeting Point:: Av. Santa Fe and Montevideo
Thursday 20, 3:00pm: "Interior of the Botanical Garden" - Meeting Point:: Av. Santa Fe & Las Heras
Friday 21, 3:00pm: "Elegant and distinguished Tango" - Meeting Point: Av. Libertador & Av. Callao

Language:

Conversation groups "Degustation de Francais", every day at a different location (free entrance)

The tirteenth edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, will take place from April 6 to April 17, 2011, under the artistic direction of Sergio Wolf.

In this new edition 426 international films will be screened in the 22 venues of the City of Buenos Aires that are hosting the festival. Some of the titles that make up this year's program are:
"Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today" (USA, 1948) by Stuart Schulberg, presented by the director's daughter, Sandra Schulberg;
"Football is God" (2010), Danish movie about Boca Juniors;
3D projections: "Cave of Forgotten Dreams", by Werner Herzog; "Pequeñas voces", by Jairo Eduardo Carrillo; and "Crisis letal" by Spanish Santiago Segura.
"Ponette" (1996), "Le Petit Criminal" (1990) and "Le marriage a trois" (2010), by Jacques Doillon.
"A letter to Elia", the latest documentary by Martin Scorsese, co-directed with Kent Jones, about the movie maker Elia Kazan, with the presence of Frances Kazan, his widower.
"El Bulli: Cooking in Progress", by German director Gereon Wetzel.
To mention just a few of the hundreds of outstanding films that will be presented during the Festival.

The opening of the Festival will be held again at the Teatro 25 de Mayo with the  world premiere of the Argentinian film "Vaquero", by Juan Minujin.  The closing of the Festival will be with the film "Nader and Nisim, a Separation" (2011), by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, winner of the Golden Bear in the 2011 Berlin Festival.
In this edition, the Festival continues with the Baficito Section successfully inaugurated in 2009 with programming dedicated to kids, with the premiere in Argentina of some outstanding films, lke: The Great Bear, by Esben Toft Jacobsen (Denmakr, 2011), Allez raconte!, by Jean-Christophe Roger (France/Luxembourg/Belgium, 2010); among others.
The national cinema will be present at this edition with a total of 42 feature films and 48 shorts, two of which participate in the International Competition.
The Open Air Cinema section will offer free screenings at Pasaje Carlos Gardel and Plaza San Martín de Tours.
The Modern Classics section continues, where great films restored in new copies will projected, like the complete version in 35 mm of "El Gatopardo" by Visconti (Italy/France,1963); "En el balcón vacío"(México, 1931) by Jomi García Ascot premiered at the MOMA; "The Bowler and the Bunnet", directed by Sean Connery; the Bolivian super production "Wara Wara", silent movie from the 30s directed by José María Velasco Maidana; and the restored version of the classic by Fritz Lang, "Metropolis", that will be projected accompanied by live music by trío Marcelo Katz. All with free entrance.

Tickets may be purchased in advance via the website www.festivales.gob.ar, or in person from 10am to 8pm at Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575 PB) and the Hoyts Abasto. Also, since 6 April, the remainder will be available online or in person at the box offices of all the sites affected by BAFICI.

Venues:

ALIANZA FRANCESA DE BUENOS AIRES: Av. Córdoba 946
ARTEPLEX BELGRANO: Av. Cabildo 2829
ATLAS SANTA FE: Av. Santa Fe 2015
COSMOS-UBA: Av. Corrientes 2046
HOYTS ABASTO DE BUENOS AIRES: Av. Corrientes 3247
MALBA CINE: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415
TGSM - SALA LEOPOLDO LUGONES: Av. Corrientes 1530 Piso 10º
TEATRO 25 DE MAYO: Av. Triunvirato 4436

Special Events:
PASAJE CARLOS GARDEL: Anchorena and Jean Jaurés (Open Air screenings)
PLAZA SAN MARTÍN DE TOURS: Schiaffino y Posadas (Open Air screenings)
FUNDACION PROA: Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1929

The third edition of Les Avant-Premières, a French film series that will feature the best French movies to be premiered during 2011, will take place between Thursday, March 17th and Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011, at the movie theaters in Patio Bullrich Shoping Mall.

The films that will be presented this year are:

• Potiche, mujeres al poder, by Sylvain Chomet
• Gainsbourg, vie héroique, by Joann Sfar
• Un Profeta (A Prophet), by Jacques Audiard
• El significado del amor (The meaning of love), by Michel Leclerc
• El extraño caso de Angélica (The strange case of Angelica), by Manoel de Oliveira
• Rompecorazones, by Pascal Chaumeil
• Mis tardes con Margueritte, by Jean Becker
• La fille du RER, by André Téchiné
• El Ilusionista, by Sylvain Chomet
• Khamsa, by Karim Dridi
• Welcome, by Philippe Lioret
• L’autre, by PM. Bernard, P. Trividic
• 77 Doronship, by Pablo Agüero

Tickets: AR$ 20, on sale at Patio Bullrich ticket office. Av, Libertador 750

To see the complete program and times, visit Les Avant Premieres website.

The government of the City of Buenos Aires presents "Aires Buenos Aires - Cultura para respirar" (Culture to Breathe), a program of cultural activities that starts next Friday, January 7th, 2011 consisting on over 100 free events, including: musical shows, drive-in movies, theater plays, activities for children, circus, performances open air "milongas", and numerous musical events, every day during January and February, 2011.
Los Cafres, Fidel, Ratones Paranoicos, Miranda, Attaque 77 and Nonpalidece, are some of the artists that will entertain the audiences with their musical shows.
There are many options for kids every day of the week. On Mondays, they can learn to dance Tango at Milonguitas opposite Caminito, with lessons by professors from the dance school of Mora Godoy.  On Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Pasaje Lanín, the small artists can develop their talents at "A Pintar en la Ciudad". On Thursdays, activities in the museums with  La Noche de Las Linternas (the Night of the Flashlights), with Mariana Cincunegui. On Fridays and Saturdays, open air movie projections at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, with animation movies from independent directors. And the circus show Ludus at Polo Circo, based on the pleasure of playing, for the astonishment of kids and adults alike.
The drive-in movie theater for adults will be set up at the Rose Garden, on Av Libertador & Sarmiento, every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 PM. There will also be stalls for spectators without a car. The first  showing will be "Carancho", with Ricardo Darin, directed by Pablo Trapero, on Saturday 8th.
On weekends, open air milongas at Vuelta de Rocha (La Boca), with artists like Amelita Baltar, Adriana Varela and Luis Salinas, and tango lessons and exhibitions. At the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario  every Wednesday the company of Brenda Angiel presents "8cho", a different show with live music and aerial dance.
In February, Música Urbana at Costanera Sur presents the new albums of Pedro Aznar and Bahiano and the shows by Javier Malosetti with Les Amaturs. At the same stage there will be Folklore shows, with Opus 4, Jaime Torres and Dúo Coplanacu.
The Grand Closing of the event will  be at the Obelisk on February 19, with the presentation of the emblematic show that took Tango all over the world: TANGO ARGENTINO.


To see complete schedule of activities visit Aires Buenos Aires website (in Spanish only).

The twelfth edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, will take place from April 7 to April 18, 2010, under the artistic direction of Sergio Wolf.

In this new edition 422 films will be screened in the 12 venues of the City of Buenos Aires that are hosting the festival. In this edition, the Festival continues with the Baficito Section successfully inaugurated in 2009 with programming dedicated to kids, who have the task of choosing the winning film through public vote. An addition this year is the Animationbox workshop in which children will make their own animated shorts, which will be projected toward the end of the Festival.

The opening of the Festival will be held again at the Teatro 25 de Mayo with the screening of the Argentinian film "Secuestro y Muerte", by Rafael Filippelli. The film narrates the last 72 hours in the life of General Aramburu before being tried and executed by Montoneros. The closing film will be "Convicted", by the Catalonian director Isaki Lacuesta, which addresses the relationship between two generations linked to armed struggle in the Latin American jungle, in the search for the remains of a comrade killed thirty years ago.

The national cinema will be present at this edition with a total of 44 feature films and 42 shorts, three of which participate in the International Competition.

The Open Air Cinema section will offer twelve free screenings at Pasaje Carlos Gardel, and four films for children on Saturdays and Sundays at Plaza San Martín de Tours, under the Baficito.

The Modern Classics section continues, where great films in new copies will be restored. As special events, there will be various talks, seminars, concerts and book presentations. All with free entrance.

From March 29 tickets may be purchased in advance via the website www.festivales.gob.ar, or in person from 10am to 8pm at Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575 PB) and the Hoyts Abasto. Also, since 7 April, the remainder will be available online or in person at the box offices of all the sites affected by BAFICI.

Venues:

Aliance Francaise: Av. Cordoba 946

Arteplex Duplex Caballito: Av. Rivadavia 5050

Atlas Santa Fe: Av. Santa Fe 2015

Open Air Screenings: Pasaje Carlos Gardel 3100 / Plaza San Martín de Tours (Schiaffino & Posadas)

Espacio BAFICI: Guardia Vieja 3332

Hoyts Abasto: Av. Corrientes 3247

Malba Cine: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415

Teatro 25 de Mayo: Av. Triunvirato 4444

Teatro Gral. San Martín: Av. Corrientes 1530 Piso 10º - Sala Leopoldo Lugones.

Arteplex Belgrano: Av. Cabildo 2829

Tickets:

From March 29th:

Online at www.festivales.gov.ar

Monday to Sunday, 10am to 8 pm: Casa de La Cultura: Av. De Mayo 575 (Closed April 2-5)

Hoyts Abasto: Av. Corrientes 3247

During the festival: at all the venues of the festival.

For more information, schedules and programs, visit BAFICI 2010 official website.

The second efition of Les Avant-Premières, a French film series that will feature the best French movies to be premiered during 2010, will take place between Thursday, March 18th and Wednesday, March 24th, at the movie theaters in Patio Bullrich Shoping Mall.

The programming will also include one of the most famous films by Eric Rohmer, never commercially released in Argentina, as a tribute to this extraordinary director who recently died.

The films that will be presented at the festival are:

• Ricky, by François Ozon
• A l'origine, by Xavier Giannoli
• London River, by Rachid Bouchareb
• Séraphine, by Martin Provost
• Les Plages d’Agnès, by Agnès Varda
• Le Père de mes enfants, by Mia Hansen- Love
• Le hérisson, by Mona Achache
• Stella, by Sylvie Verheyde
• Dernier Maquis, by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
• Le persone aux deux persone, by Nicolas Charlet y Bruno Lavaine
• Les chansons d'amour, by Christophe Honoré
• Le genou de Claire, by Eric Rohmer

Tickets: AR$ 12, on sale at Patio Bullrich ticket office. Av, Libertador 750

To see the complete program and times, visit Les Avant Premieres website.