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Breakthrough: Foreign Language Films in the US

June 19, 2009

Sebastian Silva director

Stephen Raphael film consultant

Marcus Hu film distributor

Director Sebastian Silva, exhibition consultant Steven Raphael, and film distributor Marcus Hu discuss the current climate for finding audiences for foreign-language films in the US today.

With recent box office hits like Slumdog Millionaire and Pan’s Labyrinth, are US audiences more amenable to subtitles and foreign language films at their local cinema?

Series:

Filmmakers Series

Topics: Art & Architecture | Culture & Identity | People & Places

Tags: foreign language film | queer cinema | Economics | Family Issues | Asian American | Latin American | Latino | Film & Video | Lifestyle | Men's Issues | GLBTQ | Race | Sexuality

Presented By WGBH and Provincetown International Film Festival:

Provincetown International Film Festival

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