Aviva Press

By Maria Esteves - August 25, 2010

The 11th New York International Latino Film Festival 2010 (NYILFF10) presented by HBO Opening Night New York Premiere of THE DRY LAND, written/directed by Ryan Piers Williams, commenced Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 7:00 PM, at the School for Visual Arts (SVA) theatre. 2010 NYILFF Opening Night VIP Reception preceded the premiere film. 2010 NYILFF Opening Night red carpet arrivals included international filmmakers, producers, writers, actors, recording artists, industry executives, corporate sponsors, cast/crew of THE DRY LAND director Ryan Piers Williams; actors America Ferrera, Ryan O'Nan, and Wilmer Valderrama. THE DRY LAND Opened Friday, July 29, 2010.

2010 NYILFF Opening Night Premiere of THE DRY LAND After Party presented by Johnnie Walker and sponsored by Heineken was held at the prestigious and trendy Kiss & Fly club, Tuesday, July 27, 10:00 PM. Featured talent included DJs Alex Sensation and Venus X with a special live performance by Maluca.

2010 NYILFF Opening Night Premiere film THE DRY
LAND red carpet arrivals: founder/executive director
Calixto Chinchilla, NYILFF.

2010 NYILFF Opening Night Premiere film THE DRY LAND red
carpet arrivals: actress America Ferrera, right, with actress
Celines Toribio, Tropico De Sangre (Tropic of Blood).

2010 NYILFF Opening Night Premiere film THE DRY
LAND red carpet arrivals: actress Aimee Garcia,
Go For It!.

2010 NYILFF Opening Night VIP Reception
/Ceremony: actress America Ferrera, THE DRY LAND.

2010 NYILFF Opening Night VIP Reception/Ceremony:
writer/director Ryan Piers Williams, and actress
America Ferrera, THE DRY LAND.

2010 NYILFF Opening Night VIP Reception/Ceremony: presenter
Johnny Walker honors (second from right-left), writer/director
Ryan Piers Williams, actors Wilmer Valderrama, and Ryan O’Nan,
THE DRY LAND.

2010 NYILFF Opening Night Premiere film THE DRY LAND After Party: NYILFF executive director Elizabeth Gardner, with SVP executive creative director Diego Yurkievich, Global Hue Latino, left, Kiss & Fly staff member in background.

2010 NYILFF Opening Night Premiere film THE DRY
LAND After Party: Herbert and Mary Gardner
(parents of NYILFF executive director).

2010 NYILFF Opening Night Premiere film THE DRY LAND
After Party: director Carmen Marron and actress Gina
Rodriquez, Go For It!

2010 NYILFF Opening Night Premiere film THE DRY LAND After Party: executive director Julio C. Nunez, The Immigrant Lives Oral History Project, Inc., left, with producer Jose Cruz.