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Historia de un letrero Short film about the kindness of strangers wins Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner
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by patgarcia | May 22, 2008 at 03:40 pm
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He also mentioned his desire to make a different kind of film, to show that mexican culture is not just drugs, violence and sex.
Born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, México. Alonso Álvarez Barreda 24, is the writer of the story that competed with other short stories from all over the world.
With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez. Enjoy!
The links below have great image quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9eUBVpL0ZU
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MONTREAL - A short film about a stranger who uses a pen to help a homeless blind man has won an online contest organized by the National Film Board of Canada at the Cannes Film Festival.
"Historia de un Letrero" ("The Story of a Sign"), a heartwarming story produced in Mexico and the U.S. by Alonso Alvarez Barreda, won the contest in which online viewers could vote for their favourite film.
Nine films from around the world were chosen as finalists from over 650 submissions to the Cannes festival's Short Film Corner.
"Victor Gazon" by Patrick Gaze was the sole Canadian film on the short list.
The nine films were made available in English and French on YouTube and were viewed a total of 193,933 times in 10 days - twice as many as last year, said the NFB.
This is the fourth edition of the contest, run by the NFB in collaboration with the Short Film Corner and YouTube.
Barreda's prize is a professional HD mini-digital video camera and a laptop computer with post-production software, courtesy of the NFB.
His winning film can be seen until June 20 in French at www.onf.ca/cannes or www.youtube.com/onf and in English at www.nfb.ca/cannes or
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at 22:25 on May 23rd, 2008
patgarcia, I like this story. Great to see this young man getting some recognition and Mexico getting some posoitive press.
at 08:28 on May 23rd, 2008
patgarcia, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 08:56 on May 23rd, 2008
Heritage and Jordan,thanks for the flags and good comments! I love to see young people reach goals through positive things, specially when doors seem to be closed.
at 18:56 on April 13th, 2009
Hi:
I'd like to know the Title of the Music playing as the Soundtrack for "historia de un letrero".
Melo dice por favor!
Muchas Gracias,
John.