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New York Latino Film Festival 2023 WORD Q&A with Calixto Chinchilla, Founder of the Festival
The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF), the nation’s premier Latino film festival kicks off Latino Heritage Month from September 15 (today) to 24, 2023 with an impressive roster of 116 films from nearly 20 countries. Held, once again at Regal Union Square, 850 Broadway, in the Big Apple, NYLFF will open with the NYC premiere of Amazon Prime’s film CASSANDRO (2023, 99 minutes. USA) starring Gael Garcia Bernal. The film follows the true story of a gay wrestler from El Paso who rose to international stardom.
WORD (Gregg W. Morris, Editor): Okay. So what’s new about this festival this year. Because last year it was a big success and there was a lot of excitement. So how do you build on it or how do you take it to the next level?
Calixto Chinchilla: Oh man, I think that’s something that we ask ourselves every year, I think since the day one. I think this year is more because we’re deeper out of pandemic. I think last year was our first year back in theaters. We had done it as a hybrid drive in experience, the last two years prior to that in the Bronx. So that was our first time going to the Bronx.
And then this year we’re back at Union Square. So I think some of the newness of it, it’s just the…
