Father Geek is happy to past on the information that the gifted film maker who brought us the wonderful feature film, El Sueño del Caiman is going to be filming his next motion picture in Texas' very own Rio Grande Valley. Director Beto Gomez is preparing to cast the new film, and has issued an open casting call for NEXT week... make sure to check it all out below... maybe you'll become the next Goya Toledo, or Gael García Bernal...

The CineSol Latino Film Festival, the Brownsville Performing Arts Society, the City of Brownsville, and the Brownsville Convention & Visitors Bureau have partnered to provide logistics and planning support to independent filmmaker Beto Gomez, one of Mexico’s critically-acclaimed emerging filmmakers, who is shooting his 2nd feature film in the border cities of Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico. Beto Gomez’ first independent feature, El Sueño Del Caiman, won the audience choice award at the prestigious Guadalajara Film Festival and started an international buzz about Gomez. His style seems to “tip its hat” to some of the great films of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, yet he is definitely part of the new generation of young Mexican filmmakers who represent a new voice, a new vision and quite an independent spirit.

“We are doing what we can to help facilitate the logistics and technical planning of the film production. We have been working extensively with the film’s producer, Avelino Rodriguez, one of Mexico’s most sought after film producers who is in charge of the production. “Helping to nurture film production in South Texas has always been part of the CineSol Mission since 1993,”says Board Officer, Lupita Gutierrez Garza. “As we prepare to celebrate CineSol’s 10th Anniversary Festival in June 2003, it is wonderful that such a great young filmmaker from Mexico has chosen to shoot his 2nd feature film here in the Valley.” CineSol screened “El Sueño del Caiman” at last year’s CineSol at the historic Capitol Theater in downtown Brownville in partnership with the Brownsville Performing Arts Society and the City of Brownsville.

“The response of the Valley community to the CineSol Screening of El Sueño del Caiman was amazing”, says Festival Artistic Director Evy Ledesma Galán. “and this film production has really brought out a great spirit of cooperation among the artistic community in the Valley.”

For more information about CineSol, go to Their Cool Website. If you would like to audition for the film, go to the next auditions, to be held on Tuesday, December, 3rd, from 6 pm to 9 pm at the University of Brownsville Library in the Benito Longoria Room. If possible bring a photo or snapshot with your contact information on the back, and resume. Or call 956- 428-8983 for info.

CASTING CALL FOR ACTORS FOR THE FILM PRODUCTION

The next auditions for an independent Mexican Feature by critically-acclaimed emerging filmmaker Beto Gomez will be held in: Brownsville, Texas on Tuesday, December 3, from 6 pm to 9 pm at the University of Brownsville’s Library, in the Benito Longoria Room.

Please bring a photo or snapshot of yourself (label photo with contact information on back) and a resume.

The film will be a Mexican movie to be shot in Spanish with few English speaking parts.

There are some speaking parts, many non-speaking parts, and a large cast of extras is needed.

If you cannot make the Tuesday, December 3rd Casting Call, you may mail your photo and resume to:

• CineSol
• P.O. Box 532382
• Harlingen, TX 78553

OR Call the CineSol Information Line at: 956-428-8983 that will be updated with future audition times. You may also leave a message.

The Film is set to begin production in January of 2003 in the cities of Brownsville, South Padre Island, TX and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.