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- "The Men Who Stare at Goats" (filmed in Puerto Rico and starring George Clooney premieres in Venice and screens in Toronto to raving reviews. Variety says it is "a serendipitous marriage of talent in which all hearts seem to beat as one." Screen International says "The Men Who Stare At Goats" is a light-hearted and highly entertaining antidote to pompous large scale movies about Iraq or Aghanistan.
- Life During Wartime filmed in Puerto Rico and directed by Todd Solondz premieres in Venice and screens in Toronto.
- For meetings, please contact Victoria Tirado, vtirado@puertoricofilm.com
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If a 40% tax credit is not enough for a motion picture and TV series or an original soundtrack recording, how about the complete support of a Film Commission dedicated to making your project run smoothly, the security of an experienced crew and the latest equipment unmatched by any other island in the Caribbean?
Puerto Rico’s 40% tax credit is one of the highest incentives in the World.
Luces, cámara... ¡emoción!
“Nos vamos a ver aquí antes de los que ustedes piensan. Gracias por todo”.
De esa manera se despidió Johnny Depp del equipo de producción local que trabajó con él durante dos meses y medio, en el rodaje de la película más reciente que produjo y protagonizó, “The Rum Diary”, la cual filmó totalmente en Puerto Rico.
Para el actor la experiencia fue tan satisfactoria que desea volver el próximo año, para rodar aquí la cuarta parte de la popular saga, “Pirates of the Caribbean”.
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Tax credits, diverse locations and local talent lure moviemakers
The spotlight that has been turned on Puerto Rico’s film industry through a growing list of big-budget Hollywood movies being shot locally will only get brighter if Marc Anthony and Jennifer López follow through on their plans to build a world-class film studio on the island.
The entertainment-industry power couple has been scouting sites from Dorado to Luquillo and exploring financial alternatives for developing a major film studio that could be in the $50 million to $60 million range, according to sources.
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Voices Of Childhood: A Short Film On The Plight Of Orphans With Aids
The Puerto Rico Film Commission, Studio 51, Inc. and the Ricky Martin Foundation announced the completion of Boarding Pass (Pasaje), the first of 10 short films about children’s rights, to be produced in Puerto Rico. Directed by Ana Clavell and produced by Carola González, Boarding Pass deals with a seven-year old child suffering from AIDS. The short, part of the Voices of Childhood (Voces de la infancia) initiative, uses animation as its medium to portray the plight of an AIDS orphan.
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Puerto Rico's Actors
Puerto Rico, a beautiful albeit small island, holds its own when it comes to acting talent. It only has some four million inhabitants (although a comparable amount reside stateside), but it boasts quite a few outstanding talents, and has done so for quite some time. Some names stand out right away: Jennifer Lopez (who has become a brand name), Luis Guzman ("Traffic", "Carlito's Way"), Esai Morales ("La Bamba", "Street Kings", "Caprica"), Jimmy Smits ("Switch", "Star Wars", "The West Wing"), Roselyn Sanchez ("Rush hour"), and of course, Benicio del Toro (the Hollywood actor who has obtained more international awards for one role in a single film - Traffic) . Of the more recent crop, some are beginning their ascent, but give them time: Lymari Nadal ("American Gangster"), Michelle Rodriguez (""The fast and the furious", "Blue crush", "Girlfight", "Lost") and there's already pretty well established Amaury Nolasco ("Transformers", "Prison Break" and "The Rum Diary".) And watch out for Lin Manuel Miranda, who wrote and starred in his play "In the Heights", winning, in the process, Grammy Best Musical Show Album, Tony Award Best Musical, Tony Award Best Original Score (Music or Lyrics) Written for the Theater, Dramatist Guild Award, Theatre World Award, Clarence Derwent Award, Obie Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and is looking in filmdom's direction.
Other actors have participated in important roles, but have concentrated more on their musical careers: Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin come to mind. And still others got to play important films as well: Miguelangel Suarez ("Stir Crazy", among others) and Jacobo Morales ("Bananas"). It seems even being born in this island has some influence: just check out Joaquin Phoenix.
But this outpouring of talent has a long history. Even though the opportunities for Puerto Rican actors were far from frequent (due to the classic typecasting practices which came with the territory, so to speak), the Boricuas always managed to shine. From the days of Juano Hernandez (the first Puerto Rican of African descent to become a major actor plus the first non-white who landed a starring role in a predominantly white story - "Intruders in the Dust") and who also had a brilliant career in theater and radio; to Jose Ferrer, who won the Oscar for his Cyrano de Bergerac, to Rita Moreno, the first actor to win all four major performing awards: the Oscar, the Grammy, the Emmy and the Tony.
On Broadway, no one can forget many-awarded Chita Rivera ("West Side story", "Kiss of the Spider Woman"). And of course, there's the unforgettable Raul Julia, who was not only a shining Broadway and Off-Broadway star ("Nine", "Dracula", "Two gentlemen from Verona", "Three-penny Opera", etc.), but also shone on films as diverse as "The Morning After", The Addams Family", "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "The Burning Season", for which he was posthumously awarded the Golden Globe, the Emmy and the Screen Actors Guild Best Actor Award. And one cannot disregard Miriam Colón, whose participation in many films ("The Apaloosa", next to Marlon Brando, "The Outsider", "Scarface", among many others) did not derail her life-long passion for the stage, leading her to found the long-lived Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, with its permanent Off-Broadway theatrical home.