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November 13, 2005
DR International Film Festival

The first annual Dominican Republic International Film Festival took place at the Sun Village Resort & Spa, Cofresi Beach, Puerto Plata on Sunday evening, 13 November 2005. The festival promises a full week of film, sun and fun. New films have been added and celebrity attendance is increasing almost daily. These include Dan Klores' "Viva Baseball," a documentary about Latin influence on Major League Baseball. The screening will be attended by high profile Dominican-born professional baseball players that will be home after fulfilling this year's commitments with MLB. Another new film will be "The Kid & I, Penelope Spheeris' new comedy starring Tom Arnold, Joe Mantegna and Shannon Elizabeth. Some of the film's stars will be in Puerto Plata for the event. Other participating films are:
-- "All In," the new movie from director Nick Vallelonga starring Academy Award winner Lou Gossett Jr. (An Officer & A Gentleman), who has confirmed he will be in Puerto Plata for the event.
-- "Havoc," directed by Barbara Kopple, with a screenplay by Academy Award winner Stephen Gaghan (Traffic).
-- "Lovewrecked," directed by Randal Kleiser (Grease, Blue Lagoon) and with scenes filmed at the Cofresi hotel.
-- "Water", directed by Deepa Mehta (this film opened the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival).
-- "The Last Mogul", the controversial documentary film by Barry Avrich about Lew Wasserman.