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The celebration of cinema in the Dominican Republic has arrived, and as director of the Santo Domingo Global Film Festival, I am excited by the growth that local filmmakers have experienced in these years. They have evolved enormously, presenting more authentic, characteristic stories and with stronger narratives.

I reiterate once again that we celebrate this festival because we are committed to the idea that cinema, perhaps more than any other art form, contributes to forging the identity of our country.

We thus arrive at the sixteenth edition of the Santo Domingo Global Film Festival, recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF), an achievement achieved in 2017 thanks to the firm commitment that we have maintained for more than a decade. Our purpose has been to provide our industry with a space and platform dedicated to training, professionalization and carrying out projects that enhance our culture, our way of life and our stories. Furthermore, we have sought to promote internationalization and contact with a world that demands “Global issues, personal stories”, as our premise indicates.

I want to express my most sincere gratitude to the president of the Global Democracy and Development Foundation, Dr. Leonel Fernández, for being the main driving force of this advance, and to all our sponsoring friends, members of the press, collaborators and volunteers. Thanks to all of you, year after year, we continue to create a week full of unforgettable emotions. Thanks a lot!

TamoEnCine!

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Global Film Festival Director