Aruba Film Festival 2015

Sponsored by the Aruba Tourism Authority, the Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF) is one of the international film community’s essential stops on the Caribbean and South American film festival circuit. Covered extensively by outlets such as BBC Europe, The Hollywood Reporter, Screen Daily, Fest 21, and Empire Magazine, the AIFF offers a pleasurable and inviting atmosphere for filmmakers, press and aficionados. The festival serves to not only develop an understanding and appreciation of the art of cinema and filmmaking, but also to inspire, educate and promote emerging local and regional filmmaking talent. This one-of-a-kind film event also helps position Aruba as a center for tourism, art, culture and creativity, and as a viable destination for international film and commercial productions.

Founded in 2010 by film producers Jonathan Vieira and Giuseppe Cioccarelli, the festival has attracted such notable industry names as:

• Oscar-nominated actor Richard Gere (Pretty Woman, An Officer and a Gentleman)
• Multi Oscar-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker (Raging Bull, The Aviator)
• Golden Globe-winning actress Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City, The Ghost Writer)
• Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia)
• Indian choreographer Longiness Fernandes (Slumdog Millionaire, Eat Pray Love)
• Cuban-American actor Steven Bauer (Scarface, Traffic)
• Stunt Coordinator/Actress/Producer Zoë Bell (Kill Bill, Raze)
• Hollywood film producer Randall Emmett (End of Watch, Lone Survivor)
• Dutch writer/director Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall)
• Venezuelan actress Maria Conchita Alonso (House of the Spirits, The Running Man)