MIAMI BEACH, FL -- (Marketwired) -- 04/16/13 -- Crime drama Mission Park was named the best of show feature length film of this year's Hispanicize 2013 Film Festival while the event's best short film award went to Clara Como el Agua.
Mission Park, directed by Bryan Ramirez, is the story of four childhood friends who become caught up in a suspenseful crime drama. Clara Como el Agua, directed by Fernanda Rossi, is a magical story about a girl discovering her own name. Both filmmakers will receive a $1,000 cash prize.
"These filmmakers are the pride and joy of Hispanicize and we are looking forward to supporting these award-winning filmmakers throughout the year long after Hispanicize has ended," said Manny Ruiz, founder and organizer of the Hispanicize event.
Both films were part of a powerful line up of Latino produced films that included the Miami debut and pre-national premiere of Filly Brown and Aftershock, among others.
Among the Hollywood celebrities at this year's Hispanicize red carpets and sessions were: Oscar winner Rita Moreno, Oscar nominee Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Vivica Fox, Nicolás López, Gina Rodriguez, Carlos Ponce, Charo and Jeremy Ray Valdez, among others.
This year's feature film and documentary selections also included: Blaze You Out, Dreamer and Los Wild Ones. The festival's other short films were #Postmodem, Fireworks, Vincent Valdez: Excerpts For John, El Cocodrilo, Echo Bear, Reinaldo Arenas and Gabi.
In the spirit of building synergies through collaboration, this year's festival was created in consultation with an advisory board that included Calixto Chinchilla, founder of the New York International Latino Film Festival; Jaie Laplante, executive director of the Miami International Film Festival and festival co-founder Bel Hernandez, CEO of Latin Heat Media.
Among the presenters of this year's 19 professional development film sessions and workshops were master class sessions with accomplished documentarian Joe Cardona ("Celia the Queen") and Det. Gomez of the hit syndicated reality show "Cheaters".
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The title sponsor of the event is Procter & Gamble. Other sponsors include: AT&T, Disney Parks, Bing, Telemundo Media, Pandora, Google, Bumble Bee Foods, Tide, NASCAR, Charmin, Lowes, Coca-Cola, MundoFox, Sherwin-Williams, Ford, McDonald's, The Clorox Company, Maseca, ViSalus, Swiffer, Fender, Radio Shack, Transitions, Avocados of Mexico, UnitedHealthcare, NBC Latino, Yo Soy Segundo, The Axis Agency, Collective Bias, ESPN Deportes, The American Latino Museum, JeffreyGroup, NBCUniversal, Lanugo, Visit Orlando, Fox News Latino, AARP, Business Wire, ASK Media Productions, Steady Image, Sensis Agency, PR Newswire, The Zocalo Group, El Sentinel, BajaLibros.com, The American Latino Museum, Marketwired, the Miami Marlins and The St. Augustine Visitor's Bureau. Media partners include Latin Heat Media, Getty Images Hispanic, Media Moves, Voxxi, Mamiverse, PRODU and Hispanic Market Weekly.
About Hispanicize 2013
Now in its fourth year, Hispanicize 2013 (http://www.HispanicizeEvent.com) (#Hispz13) is the iconic, largest annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers in social media, journalism, advertising, PR, film, music and innovation.
Hispanicize 2013 brings brands, media, marketers, celebrities, filmmakers, innovators and bloggers together in a unique creative environment focused on ideas and best practices. The event is a launch pad for creative endeavors, new products, technologies, marketing campaigns, films, books and more targeting Latinos.
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