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"El Cielo", directed by Alessandro Basile, is the first movie completly produced and filmed in Cartagena. The "Festival Internacional de Cine y Televisión de Cartagena" is the oldest film festival of the continent and the biggest cineastic event in Colombia. Between 2nd and 9th of March 2007 a total of 59 feature films will be screened, 19 movies are competing for the "India Catalina Awards".
This years event will honor Gabriel Garcia Márquez with screenings of movies based on its works and documentaries about the Colombian writer. Miguel Littín, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Ruy Guerra, Hilda Hidalgo, Marisa Paredes, Mauricio Laurens and Alberto Duque have confirmed their presence.
For the first time several locations in the Old City like Plaza Aduana, Naval Museum and the "Palacio de la Inquisición" will host festival screenings. Tickets for all events can be obtained in Prodiscos- Vivero La Matuna, Teatro Heredia and the main festival office in Baluarte San Francisco Javier, Calle San Juan de Dios - across Hotel Santa Teresa.
More information you can find at www.festicinecartagena.org!
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In only two months the forum members of Peter Van Dijck,s Poor But Happy Colombia Guide put together an impressive collection on travelers information on Colombia. The Cartagena section is not very extensive but the guide offers excellent general information on Colombia as well as very detailed sections on Bogotá and Medellin. The guide will be updated continuously in an collaborative work of forum users and provide up-to-date travelers information. You may order a printed version or just download free and print yourself at http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/files/guide1.pdf.
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From January 6 to 13, the historic city of Cartagena will be
filled with music during the first Cartagena, Festival Internacional de Music. Under the
artistic direction of Charles Wadsworth, renowned pianist and creator of chamber music
events worldwide, festival concerts will take place in historic venues throughout the city,
including the Teatro Heredia and the beautiful chapels of the Hotels Santa Clara, Santa
Teresa, Iglesia Santo Toribio and the Plaza San Pedro Claver.
“I am convinced that Cartagena is one of the world’s most ideal cities for a music festival
of this kind,” says Charles Wadsworth, festival artistic director. “The beauty and charm
of the historic walled city, with festival venues in easy walking distance, make it a perfect
setting. The late-night concerts planned for the city’s charming Plaza San Pedro Claver
will provide a unique and wonderful venue for the four concerts, which will be free to the
general public.”
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The Hay Festival is pleased to present, for the first time in Colombia, Bob Geldof, organiser of the legendary concerts Live Aid and Live 8 and founder of the band Boomtown Rats. Geldof’s music fuses an Irish sound with classic rock and he is one of the great international music stars. - The second edition of Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias will take place from 25 to 28 January 2007 featuring international authors from different parts of the world.
The complete program of Hay Festival 2007 Cartagena you can find over here.
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While the on location filming of "Love in the Time of the Cholera" is still going on, Cartageneros remember former movie productions that got realized in the walled city of Cartagena. Stars like Robert de Niro, Marlon Brando, Jean Seberg or Klaus Kinski have worked in Cartagena on different productions. Italian actor Salvo Basile ("Once Upon a Time in the West", "Chronicle of a Death Foretold", "The Mission", "Burn") fall in love with Cartagena and became resident after the making of "Burn" in 1969.
While the Cartagena based story of "Romancing the Stone" with Michael Douglas actually was filmed in Veracruz, Mexico the most famous movie introducing Cartagena was "The Mission": Filmed on location on the Iguazú Falls between Argentinia and Brazil and in the Old Town of Cartagena de Indias. Anyhow: If you ask Cartagena's residents about films made in Cartagena the first movie that comes up is "La Quemada", better known under the Brazilian title "Queimada" or the English translation "Burn".
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The image of Colombia is dominated by topics like drug war and violence. US State Department renewed its travel warning on Colombia, actor Bruce Willis offended the Colombian nation by claiming a North American intervention. Some foreign travel agents refuse to sell air tickets to Colombia for security reasons and many cruiseship passengers arriving in Cartagena are afraid to visit the historical center. Is Cartagena that dangerous for foreigners? Professor Fredi Goyeneche presents in this interview local statistics, based on his academic studies about violence in Cartagena.
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The famous novel was written by Gabriel García Marquéz who for a long time refused to bring this Cartagena based love story to screen. Hollywood producer Scott Steindorff finally convinced him with an outstanding crew: Screenplay writer Ronald Harwood ("The Pianist"), British director Mike Newell ("Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Mona Lisa Smile", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire") as well as Oscar nominated actors Javier Bardem and Giovanna Mezzogiorno and -last but not least- the beauty of Cartagena de Indias!
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La imágen de Colombia está dominada por temas como narcotrafico y violencia: El Departamento de Estado de EEUU ha renovado su "Aviso para viajeros" sobre Colombia, el actor Bruce Willis ofendió la nación Colombiana pidiendo una intervención norteamericana. Existen agencias de viaje en el exterior negando la venta de tiquetes a Colombia por razones de seguridad y muchos viajeros llegando en crucero a Cartagena tienen miedo de visitar el centro histórico. ¿Es Cartagena tán peligroso para extranjeros? En entrevista con caribenet.com, el Profesor Fredy Goyeneche nos presenta las estadisticas locales, basadas en su investigaciones academicas sobre la violencia en Cartagena.
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Visitors' advice: 25 things you should be wary of in Cartagena
1.Never, ever change money on the street. Unlike other South American countries, there is no blackmarket, and it is not safe or recommended. Getting short-changed or handed fake bills, or having your wallet snatched from your hands in broad daylight are common scams. Cartagena has plenty of banks and casas de cambios. Many large hotels and emerald shops will change dollars, and most of the larger businesses accept US dollar bills. Exchange rates for other currencies are very poor.
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