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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">The
Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Boston <br>
and the 17 Ibero-American Film festival, present:</span></b></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font><b><u><span>“Postcards from Leningrad</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-weight:normal">”</span></u></b><b><span> </span></b></font>Venezuela's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008), written and directed by Mariana Rondón.<br>
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<h2 style="text-align:left"><span>Synopsis</span></h2>
<p style="text-align:left">During the leftist uprising in the 1960s in Venezuela, a young
guerrilla-girl, living in secrecy, gives birth to her first daughter
during Motherś day Due to that, her photos appear on the newspaper, since that moment they'd have to run away.</p>
<p style="text-align:left">Hidden places, false disguises and names are the daily life of THE GIRL, the narrator of the story. Alongside with her cousin (<i>Teo</i>),
they re-live the adventures of their guerrilla parents, building up a
labrynth with superheroes and strategies, in which nobody knows where
the reality (or madness) begins. However, this children's game does not
hide the deaths, tortures, denunciations and treasons within the
guerrillas.</p>
<p style="text-align:left">The kids want to convert themseleves into the invisible man,
in order to escape from the danger. However, they know that their
parents might never comeback and therefore, they'll only receive <i>Postcards from Leningrad</i>.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"> </p><h2 style="text-align:left"><span>Awards and honors</span></h2>
<p style="text-align:left">Best Director (Rajatha Chakoram)at International Film Festival of Kerala(IFFK), 2008<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards_from_Leningrad#cite_note-0" target="_blank"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align:left">Golden Sun Award at Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema 2007 <sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards_from_Leningrad#cite_note-imdb.com-1" target="_blank"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align:left">Golden India Catalina Award for best film at Cartagena Film Festival, 2008 <sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards_from_Leningrad#cite_note-imdb.com-1" target="_blank"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align:left">Feature Film Trophy for best film at Cine Ceara National Cinema Festival, 2008 <sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards_from_Leningrad#cite_note-imdb.com-1" target="_blank"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align:left">International Jury Award (Revelation Category) at São Paulo International Film Festival, 2007 <sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards_from_Leningrad#cite_note-imdb.com-1" target="_blank"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:LiberationSerif-Bold">One presentation only: Thrusday<br></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:LiberationSerif-Bold">October 4th, 6:00PM. Boston University</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:LiberationSerif-Bold">Theater PHO 206, Photonics Building, 2nd.floor.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:LiberationSerif"><b>8 Saint Mary's St. Boston</b><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:115%;font-family:LiberationSerif"><a href="mailto:info.venezuela.event@gmail.com" target="_blank">info.venezuela.event@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<b>Free Admission</b><br><b><span style="font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif""></span></b><p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%" lang="ES"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">El Consulado General de la República
Bolivariana de Venezuela en Boston y el 17 avo. festival Ibero Americano de
Cine, Presenta: </span><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"" lang="ES"><span><br>
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<div style="text-align:left"><p><b>Postales de Leningrado</b> un film venezolano escrita y dirigido por Mariana Rondón y estrenada en 2007, está ambientada en el conflicto armado que enfrentó a las guerrillas de las FALN contra el ejército venezolano durante la década de los 60ś. </p>
<h2> <span>Sinopsis</span></h2>
<p>Una joven guerrillera de las Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional
debe dar a luz en la clandestinidad. Sin embargo, su hija es la primera
en nacer durante el Día de las Madres, por lo que sus imágenes aparecen
en todos los periódicos venezolanos de esa jornada. A partir de este
momento, ambas se verán obligadas a huir. La niña, narradora de la
película, junto con su primo Teo, reinventará la realidad que la rodea
creando una serie de juegos, historias y disfraces en los que aparecen superhéroes y guerrilleros. Sin embargo estos juegos no logran ocultar las torturas, muertes y desapariciones del entorno de los niños.</p>
<h2> <span>Premios y reconocimientos</span></h2>
<p>La película ha sido una de las mayores producciones venezolanas, así
como una de las más reconocidas a nivel internacional. Fue la candidata a
los óscar por Venezuela y galardonada en el <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Festival_de_cine_de_Am%C3%A9rica_Latina_de_Biarritz&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Festival de cine de América Latina de Biarritz (aún no redactado)" target="_blank">Festival de cine de América Latina de Biarritz</a> como mejor largometraje.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Única
presentación: Jueves</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Octubre 4, </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:LiberationSerif-Bold">6:00PM. Boston University</span></b>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:LiberationSerif-Bold">Theater PHO 206, Photonics Building, 2nd.floor.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:LiberationSerif"><b>8 Saint Mary's St. Boston</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:115%;font-family:LiberationSerif"><a href="mailto:info.venezuela.event@gmail.com" target="_blank">info.venezuela.event@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13pt" lang="ES-US">Admisión libre.</span><br></p></div></div>
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