The Santo Domingo International Film Festival has begun with a selection of movies from Cuba, Venezuela, Spain, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile and the DR. A total of 15 films are being shown from 22 February to 1 March at the Manuel del Cabral Auditorium of Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) library. A listing of the scheduled films may be found at http://festival.cine.com.do/programacionoctavo.asp.