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Santo Domingo.- The newspaper De Último Minuto will head a category within the SmartFilms platform, the renowned film festival made with cell phones that arrives for the first time in the Dominican Republic.
The influential media outlet belonging to the Alofoke Media Group platform joins this great initiative that seeks to allow anyone with a cell phone and a story to tell to participate, regardless of their experience or resources.
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The details of this alliance were offered by Evelina Rodríguez and Danilo Reynoso. One of the pillars of the festival will be "The Movie Route", an academic tour that will visit 16 provinces of the country, including the National District, Santiago, San Cristóbal, Azua, Puerto Plata, Valverde, Samaná, Santo Domingo and La Altagracia. The initiative will bring workshops and talks to students, creators and film enthusiasts, with the purpose of training on audiovisual narrative using only a mobile phone. Starting July 28th, the categories and requirements for participating in the festival will be announced, open to professionals, students, and enthusiasts, with no age restrictions.
