On Wednesday, August 8, the third edition of World Cinema Amsterdam opens with the film 3 (TRES) by director Pablo Stoll Ward. For years, this director from Uruguay, known for 25 WATTS and WHISKY, has been at the top of Latin American cinema. World Cinema Amsterdam screens the best films from Asia, Africa, and Latin America in a competition program and a series of special screenings. Additionally, Brazil takes center stage this year as a film country, featuring feature and short films, popular music documentaries, and lively parties. Besides screenings at Rialto and De Balie, films will be shown outdoors at the Marie Heinekenplein and the Vondelpark Open Air Theatre. Over 12 days, 48 films will be screened—most of which are having their Dutch or European premiere—in the presence of 22 filmmakers from around the world.

3 (TRES)
Uruguayan director Pablo Stoll Ward masterfully combines humor with the sometimes tragic lives of his characters. The film 3 (TRES) follows the lives of the divorced couple Rodolfo and Graciela, and their daughter Ana. Rodolfo, a dentist with a great love for football and green plants, is divorced again and feels lonely. The always busy Graciela spends a lot of time at the hospital where her aunt lies in a coma. In the waiting room, she has a flirtation with a man who bears a striking resemblance to Rodolfo. The beautiful teenager Ana is in the throes of puberty—skipping school and driving boys crazy are her main activities. It surprises her that her father has been so attentive lately, paying so much attention to her. But why? Distributor Contact Film is releasing the film in theaters this autumn.

World Cinema Amsterdam
As with the previous two editions of World Cinema Amsterdam, the competition program takes center stage. Nine nominated films from countries including Senegal, Indonesia, Mexico, Congo, Turkey, and Iran are competing for the World Cinema Amsterdam Jury Award (€7,500). This year's jury consists of documentary filmmaker Heddy Honigmann, director of the Semana dos Realizadores film festival and curator of the Brazil program Lis Kogan, and director of the world film festival Open Doek Marc Boonen. The audience may also express their preference; the highest-rated film wins the World Cinema Amsterdam Audience Award (€7,500).

In addition, there is a focus on one particular film country; this year that is Brazil with the program Brazilian Stories. As usual, the program also includes Q&As, debates, and parties. The highlights of the festival go on tour throughout the country in World Cinema Amsterdam On Tour.



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