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Latin American Film Festival
The National Library and Archives
2008
Brazilian Ambassador Paulo Cordeiro de Andrade Pinto
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his wife Vera
His Excellency Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond |
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Initiated by the Canadian Film
Institute in 1997, the Latin American Film Festival celebrates its 12th
year. Eighteen countries are represented, and this year His Excellency Mr.
Jean-Daniel
Lafond, a French-born
Canadian documentary filmmaker,
and the husband of the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean,
Governor General of Canada, was the honorary patron
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"Filmmakers are the ambassadors of
culture."
His Excellency Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond |
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©Photos by
Lois Siegel |
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Romy Vásquez de González
Ambassador of the Republic of Panama
Tom McSorley
Executive Director of the
Canadian Film
Institute |
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Brazilian Ambassador Paulo Cordeiro de Andrade Pinto |
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"Truth is always a result of
controversy."
His Excellency Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond
Vera, wife of Brazilian Ambassador Paulo Cordeiro de Andrade Pinto |
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Romy Vásquez de González
Ambassador of the Republic of Panama |
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Tom McSorley, Ana Cristina Palacky, George Palacky |
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"Cinema is like a free ambassador, to provoke and change our
view about people and their country."
His Excellency Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond |
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Não Por Acaso
Not By Chance
Traffic Controller
Enio (Leonardo Medeiros)
Life is
Unpredictable
Review by Lois Siegel |
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Romy Vásquez de González
His Excellency Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond
Ambassador of Brazil, Paulo Cordeiro de Andrade
Pinto |
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Murilo Gabrielli
Embassy of Brazil
First Secretary |
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Sébastien Barangé, Governor General's Office,
Special Projects
Marie-Eve Létourneau, Governor General's Office,
Media Officer |
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Media Launch |
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Pat McGrath
Ottawa Citizen Photographer |
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Ottawa Rocks |
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Lois
Siegel's Home Page
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