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Audiovisual Contest Deadline Approaches

JULY 15 is the deadline for filmmakersto enter projects in the secondCinergia audiovisual contest. Managedby the Friends of Film Foundation(FUNDACINE), in cooperation withthe Costa Rican Film Production Centerof the Ministry of Culture, Youthand Sports, Cinergia is an audiovisualdevelopment fund for Central Americaand Cuba. This year, $110,000 will bedistributed among selected projects; 12projects received financial support inlast year’s contest. For more information,call the film center at 223-2127 or256-5001, or visit www.cinergia.org.

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