Since its first edition, the Santo Domingo Global Film Festival (FCGSD)
has been taking steps to grow nationally and internationally, faithful to its idea of ​​offering
to the Dominicans and to everyone who is in our country on the dates of the contest
the possibility of accessing the vision that cinema provides of "global issues"
through "personal stories", and thus learn to Live in this world
of knowledge and globalization.

MISSION

The Festival's mission continues to be to bring the best international narrative and documentary cinema to a heterogeneous audience and in this way advance knowledge of the global challenges we face. Beyond this, it has contributed, to a greater or lesser extent, to increasing cinematographic culture in the Dominican Republic and the interest in learning more about the industry that can give so much to the country at the beginning of this 21st century. The FCGSD is a tool that favors, among other areas, the production of local and international cinema in our country.

 

OBJECTIVES

Use cinema to strengthen the economic development of the country.

Enrich cinematographic culture of the Dominican Republic.

Show movies that entertain and at the same time improve our understanding of global issues.

Attract people different sections y social classes to know the movies and reflect about them. 

Increase the visibility of the Dominican Republic before the international press.

To exhibit a wide variety of films a which the Dominican public does not usually have access to.

Show movies that connect with youth and at the same time They expand the appreciation of cinema among young people. 

Promote the Dominican Republic within the international film community and position it as a desirable and viable alternative for the industry.

Bringing a modern film culture to schools from the Dominican Republic; using cinema in schools as a means to understand global issues, create proposed solutions and foster individual opportunities.