From 25 to 30 August, we held at the Convention Centre at Atlapa, the International Book Fair of Panama, a space that received more than 100,000 visitors and they had been able to enjoy different dialogues about national cinema from the stand of the Ministry of Culture.
Between Tuesday and Sunday, August 25 and 30, the National Cinema and Audiovisual Section of the Ministry of Culture held a series of talks with several national filmmakers, and they discussed their experiences, the state of the audiovisual industry in Panama and their future film projects..
The dialogues held as "Women in Panamanian Cinema" and "Actors and national film actresses" had the participation of Delfina Vidal (Director), Isabella Gálvez (Producer), Amargit Pinzzo (Montajista), Gabriela Castillo (Photographer), and the actors and actresses Maritza Vernaza, Jaime Newball, Nick Romano, Marisol Salazar, Julio Chamorro and Ana Grethel Solis, and also had the participation of the national film's team "Fast Box," including Jic Castro (Director) and Fariba (Director)..
Also, in conjunction with Hayah's short films festival, a national short films were also shown and resulted in a conversation with young filmmaker Gabriela Castillo, who directed one of his films..
In addition, Sheila González, national director of DICINE Panama, participated in the Conversatorio "Conservation and Access to the Audiovisual Heritage of Panama," a space organized by the Experimental University Cinema Group (GECU), moderated by producer Andres Alveo, with experts Gergina Tvar and Julio Obregón, from the Audiovisual Archive of GECU, and Camilo Rodriguez, teacher of the Ibermedia Programme.