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Launched in 1996, Festivalissimo has
become the most important event in
Canada expressing the effervescence
of Latin-American, Spanish and
Portuguese cultures. The 16th
edition will unveil a range of
varied events: an Ibero-Latin-American
film festival showcasing current and
cutting-edge movies, as well as a
large-scale outdoor event, la Fiesta
Latina.
In
addition to its component film
competition, Festivalissimo
presented for the first time this
year-Feria Fiesta del baile, a large
free outdoor event held in downtown
on St. Catherine Street West. For
four days the festival-goers danced
to the rhythms of tango, flamenco,
salsa and samba. Many stalls and
entertainment graced the site
colorful neighborhoods of Buenos
Aires, Havana and Seville.
Festivalissimo, the biggest event
Ibero-Latin American in Canada, was
created in 1997 by Ms. Elisa Pierna
under the name of cultural Muestra
Ibero-Latin Americana de Montreal .
With the support of the community
and the consular corps Ibero-Latin
American Montreal, he quickly became
a broadcaster par excellence of
cultural cinema in Spain, Portugal
and 24 Latin American countries.
In
2000, he marked his entry into the
new millennium by incorporating
components Entertainment and Visual
Arts at its annual programming. He
also created educational workshops
for students of all levels of Quebec
and American high schools. More than
10 000 students attended.
In
addition to support two dozen
private companies, the agency
received in 2001 his first
government grants. It was during
this same year that the crop mustra
adopted the official name of
Festivalissimo .
Consequently, the popularity of
Festivalissimo knew unbridled
growth. An impressive array of
movies, shows and exhibitions was
presented in 2001 to an estimated
audience of 140 000 participants.
From 2002 to 2004, the number of
films and countries represented
increased by 300%. So much so that
in 2005 the 298,130 festival-goers
urged not to take part in one of the
three strands of programming.
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