Cine Las Americas celebrates 10 years as Austin’s portal to fine foreign film

“Cine Las Americas International Film Festival marks its 10th year as one of Austins biggest movie parties by growing even bigger. Organizers have upped the festivals length from five days to eight and it now boasts six venues, up from three.

The goal, say organizers, is to boost attendance from last years 2,600 and offer viewers more chances to see a sampling of films by and about Latinos and indigenous people of the Americas ”” a cinema that, in places such as Mexico and Brazil, enjoys a rich and thriving history.”

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