{"id":145161,"date":"2023-07-04T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-alma-de-samana-announces-their-own-international-film-festival-in-2026-at-essence-fest\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T23:40:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T03:40:02","slug":"alma-de-samana-anuncia-su-propio-festival-internacional-de-cine-en-2026-en-essence-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/alma-de-samana-anuncia-su-propio-festival-internacional-de-cine-en-2026-en-essence-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Alma de Saman\u00e1 Announces Their Own International Film Festival in 2026 at Essence Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>Celebrating the Magic of Movie Making in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">NEW ORLEANS<\/span> and SAMAN\u00c1, <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">July 4, 2023<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Every summer the elite of black entertainment gather in <span class=\"xn-location\">New Orleans<\/span> to share, to experience, to learn from one another and to engage with the community at the widely successful conference, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3911111-1&amp;h=293842159&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essence.com%2Fessence-festival-2023-home%2F&amp;a=Essence+Festival+of+Culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Essence Festival of Culture<\/a>. This year Essence\u00a0Fest debuted their <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3911111-1&amp;h=3313684792&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essence.com%2Fessence-film-festival-2023%2F&amp;a=1st+Film+Festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">1<sup>st<\/sup> Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0during the conference and invited <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta&#8217;s<\/span> very own uber professional Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Diana Lynch<\/span>, CEO &amp; Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3911111-1&amp;h=420548392&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.almadesamana.com%2F&amp;a=Alma+de+Saman%C3%A1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alma de Saman\u00e1<\/a>\u00a0to lead a discussion on the film industry in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span> as they aim to be the new &#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Hollywood<\/span> in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>&#8220;, sought after film destination and announce that <u>The Alma de Saman\u00e1 International Film Festival<\/u> will debut in 2026.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgd4b7left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgd4b7left\" title=\"Largest development project in Saman\u00e1 is coming in 2023. Alma de Saman\u00e1 Golf Resort &amp; Residences is a world-class resort destination located on the southern side of the Saman\u00e1 Peninsula, nestled upon Saman\u00e1 Bay. Let us be neighbors and enjoy being human and kind to one another while living in a tropical paradise.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2146369\/4147884\/Alma_de_Samana_Stacked_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Largest development project in Saman\u00e1 is coming in 2023. Alma de Saman\u00e1 Golf Resort &amp; Residences is a world-class resort destination located on the southern side of the Saman\u00e1 Peninsula, nestled upon Saman\u00e1 Bay. Let us be neighbors and enjoy being human and kind to one another while living in a tropical paradise.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A few popular block buster movies that were shot in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span> were The Godfather 2, Jurassic Park and Fast &amp; the Furious 4 &amp; 7 and we are sure you remember the TV show Survivor when it was in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>. But the movies that were filmed in the\u00a0Saman\u00e1 area were:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>XXX: Return of <span class=\"xn-person\">Xander Cage<\/span>&#8211; in<b><i> Saman\u00e1 Bay<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Shotgun Wedding- at <b><i>Saman\u00e1 Peninsula<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Lost City- at <b><i>Saman\u00e1 Peninsula<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alma de Saman\u00e1 and her luxury brand intend to have her own film festival called <u>The Alma de Saman\u00e1 International Film Festival<\/u> in 2026 at our chic resort that will break the mold and create a festival that will put the audience in charge and connect you with the unique location. Alma de\u00a0Saman\u00e1 is the first Black-owned international luxury resort that will feature top-of-the-line amenities such as signature golf, professional sports training, rehabilitation, and medical campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The forethought of <u>The Alma de Saman\u00e1 International Film Festival<\/u> is to collect film submissions from creators within the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span> and the rest of the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> and showcase new movie releases that were created in the Dominican Republic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><u>The Alma de Saman\u00e1 International Film Festival<\/u>\u00a0will provide unique opportunities for content creators to connect intimately with key stakeholders and a unique platform to connect with world audiences. Alma de Saman\u00e1 is all about embracing real authentic connections both in its resort and in its film festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Film Producers that want to know more about <u>The Alma de Saman\u00e1 International Film Festival<\/u>? Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3911111-1&amp;h=1026811453&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.almadesamana.com%2F&amp;a=AlmadeSamana.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AlmadeSamana.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>PR Inquiries:\u00a0 <\/b>Please contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Greta J. Russo<\/span>, 267-272-5812 or pr@almade Saman\u00e1.com<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3911111-1&amp;h=2953657141&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2146369%2F4147884%2FAlma_de_Samana_Stacked_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2146369%2F4147884%2FAlma_de_Samana_Stacked_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2146369\/4147884\/Alma_de_Samana_Stacked_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Alma de Saman\u00e1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>Celebrating the Magic of Movie Making in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">NEW ORLEANS<\/span> and SAMAN\u00c1, <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">July 4, 2023<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Every summer the elite of black entertainment gather in <span class=\"xn-location\">New Orleans<\/span> to share, to experience, to learn from one another and to engage&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":145162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145161"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145163,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145161\/revisions\/145163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}