February 6, 2013
The
Portland Observer
Black History Month
Opening Night for International Films
Culturally
diverse festival
kicks-off
36th year
Page 17
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Spain's submission for the
Best F oreign Film O scar,
Blancanieves, opens this year's
36th Portland International Film
Festival on Thursday, Feb. 7.
The film is a silent-set rework
ing of the Brothers Grimm
fairytale “Snow White,” offset
by punchy Flamenco rhythms
and full of imagination.
The festival is one of the
region's most culturally diverse
arts events, offering a broad
mix of new international fea
ture films, shorts, documenta
ries, and visiting artists, includ
ing multiple submissions for the The film Blancanieves, a silent-set reworking o f ‘Snow White’
Best Foreign Language Film and Spain’s submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar, opens
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