Dominican won the Cannes Film Festival

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June 12, 2013, 10:28 a.m., 6 Comments
Dominican wins Cannes International Festival Creative
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SANTO DOMINGO. - The young filmmaker Careers Dominican Brianda Creative won the Cannes Film Festival 2013, an event which was attended by about 20 thousand people. The award is endowed with $ 8,000 and a trip to Cannes.

It was the number 19,953 but over the days was selected in what they call the best close-ratio 120. The papers were sent to Rebook and jurors chose five winning resulting Carreras.

"To me called on Monday at 9:00 in the morning to tell me I had won and I'm still in shock, because I do not believe and I am extremely happy to have been selected. Imagine, with so many people not easy out winning "he said.

Nine brands participated in the competition of Cannes Lions, which include Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, AT & T, Telefonica and Unilever.

Reebok campaign was to create a commercial that will motivate people to live with passion and in a video that told its own story recorded and the company was pleased.

"What story in this video is my own story.'m Dancer and when I started in this profession told me it was for blacks," he said.

He added that "in the video told that that was the most frustrating time of my life, but even so I went ahead for the passion I feel for this art, through dance and have traveled to several countries to act."

He said that "I have won several awards and in the short call people to live with passion."

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It's not the Cannes Film Festival, it's the Cannes Lions International Creativity Festival (advertising industry), and she is on the shortlist, the winners have not yet been announced. Yesterday's DR1 News:
Dominican video maker on Cannes Festival shortlist
Dominican audiovisual creator Brianda Carrera has been invited to attend the finals of the Cannes Lions International Creativity Festival 2013, receiving a weeklong trip to Cannes and a cash award of US$8,000. She competed with 20,000 others in creating a video advertisement for one of nine sponsor companies, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, AT&T, Telefonica, Reebok, Unilever, Diner's Club International, Campbells and Durex. The contest organizers included her in a shortlist of 120 that was sent to Reebok, the company she chose for the commercial, for the final decision. She told El Dia she was in shock, never believing she might win. She worked together with Dario Arnau who was the director and editor. She was responsible for the script, production and acting. Leo Perez did the photography.
The shortlisted video tells her life story. She is black and said when she first studied classical dance she was told her dark skin would be an obstacle, but she has been able to travel abroad and perform internationally regardless. She says the short film is a call for people to live out their passion. She is a graduate of the PUCMM audiovisual school.
Close to 36,000 entries were received from 92 countries across 16 categories.
The contest is regarded as the largest and most prestigious global international annual awards for creative advertising and communications. The categories are: Branded Content & Entertainment, Creative Effectiveness, Cyber, Design, Direct, Film, Film Craft, Media, Mobile, Outdoor, PR, Press, Promo & Activation, Radio, Titanium and Integrated and the new Innovation Lions categories.
The winners will be announced at the finals, being held 16 - 22 June 2013 in Cannes, France.
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Dominicana gana concurso Festival Creativo de Cannes - ElDia.com.do