ANNOUNCING PANORAMA MEXICO

Photo Credit: Duyên Nguyen (Pete Garcia of the US-Mexican Chamber of Commerce; Kathleen Haney, Festival Program Director; Hunter Todd, Festival Founder and President; The Honorable Alicia Kerber, Mexican Consul; Fernando Fernandez Ramos of AeroMexico; Nuria Zuñiga Alaniz, Mexican Cultural Attaché; Adrian Flores, Aeromexico)

The 53rd Annual WorldFest-Houston international Film Festival held a launch party for their inaugural Panorama Mexico at the Hotel ZaZa- Memorial City last Tuesday.  The mission of the festival is to recognize and honor outstanding creative excellence in film adding to the rich cultural fabric of the City of Houston.

Announced at the event, in conjunction with the Mexican Consulate and U.S. Mexico Chamber of Commerce, the Houston Film Festival will host Panorama Mexico, showcasing the best of emerging Mexican cinematic artists as well as a retrospective of Mexico’s own beloved director and comedian Cantinflas. Mexican Consul of Houston, Alicia Kerber spoke of the history of Mexican cinema and highlighted a focus on female filmmakers, “Mexican cinema enjoys good health and events like Panorama Mexico will promote these stories to reach more people.”

 In addition to the Mexican Consuls, other VIP attendees included: US Mexico Chamber of Commerce, the Festival’s official ad agency Lopez Negrete Communications, Regatta partner Houston Yacht Club members, festival supporters, sponsors such as Aeromexico and Memorial City Mall and Texas filmmakers, such as Grant Guthrie and Nicola Knez.

Initially created in 1961, WorldFest evolved to become the first international independent competitive event of its kind. The Festival has discovered and awarded film directors including Steven Spielberg, the Coen Brothers, George Lucas, Randal Kleiser, John Lee Hancock, David Lynch, Robert Rodriguez, Ang Lee and many more.

For more information on the Houston International Film Festival please contact

Katy Todd: Katy.todd@worldfest.org