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This saturday, the beginning of Outdoor Cinema

This year, the first day of the free series “Outdoor Cinema” at the Abasto´s Pasaje Carlos Gardel offers a triple program integrated by a selection of “Argentine short films” by young filmmakers. Among these shorts we can find the curious “JCVD” centered in the life and vicissitudes of the action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme and the Uruguayan movie co-produced by Argentinean, Spanish and Mexican capitals “Acné” (photo) by Federico Veiroj. These films are the beginning of a series that had a great success in the 2008 and 2009 editions and is on the way towards becoming a festival’s classic.

“Acné” had a long and successful journey through prominent international festivals. It was previewed worldwide at the 40th Quinzaine des Réalisateurs of the 2007 Cannes Festival; it got the best international movie award at the 2008 AFI (American Film Institute Fest) and it was part of the section “Cinema in construction” of the prestigious San Sebastian Festival. During this last mentioned festival, the movie got the TVE award which consisted of the purchase of the broadcasting rights for TVE.