SCREENINGS AND EVENTS

Contact us at contact@borinqueneers.com to schedule a screening for your institution or organization.
Current Screenings and Events:

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FILMMAKER APPEARANCES AT BORDERS IN PUERTO RICO

Producer/Director Noemi Figueroa Soulet will be appearing at two Borders Stores in Puerto Rico to promote THE BORINQUENEERS documentary film on Thursday, April 24th at 8pm at Borders in Plaza Las Americas Mall and on Sunday, April 27th at 3pm at Borders in Mayaguez. She will be available for questions. Visit http://www.bordersstores.com/events/events.jsp?tt=gn for more information.

Hope to see some of you there!

 

EL POZO PRODUCTIONS WINS ACCOLADE COMPETITION

Crompond, NY – April 4, 2008 – El Pozo Productions announced today that its documentary film THE BORINQUENEERS received the Award of Excellence from the 2008 Accolade Competition which recognizes outstanding work in film, television and video.

The Accolade is an international, non-traditional venue. Awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries. The Accolade recognizes filmmakers, large and small, who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity. The Accolade receives entries from all over the world that are are judged by highly qualified professionals in the film and television industry.

Producer/Director Noemi Figueroa Soulet stated “This is an unexpected treat. I am extremely happy and proud to receive such a wonderful award as the Accolade.”

“The Borinqueneers is a well-crafted, carefully-edited feature documentary highlighting the proud story of the only all-Hispanic unit in US Army history, the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment. The filmmakers keep viewers engaged in this fascinating story through skilled narration, use of rare archival footage and prudent use of engaging interviews. It’s sure to generate appreciation in viewers unfamiliar with the contributions of the 65th. It’s a standout production that deserves wide distribution on television and cable.” Thomas Baker, Ph.D., Coordinator, Accolade Competition

In The Accolade competition, The Borinqueneers documentary project was one of only nine films to receive an "Award of Excellence" the second highest honors in the Accolade competition. Less than 15 percent of entries receive this honor.

In winning an Accolade, El Pozo Productions joins the ranks of other high-profile winners of this internationally respected award. Information about the Accolade and a list of recent winners can be found at www.accoladecompetition.org.

 

PBS Broadcasts

The PBS Broadcasts of the 1-hour version of THE BORINQUENEERS have been a great SUCCESS! THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE PROGRAM AND PLEDGING YOUR DONATIONS TO PBS.

We do not know about ALL the PBS broadcasts scheduled across the country. The ones we do know about we list here. Remember that even if you have missed your local broadcast, many stations will probably be re-broadcasting the program sometime in the future, particularly during pledge drives.

Call your local PBS station to inquire (and encourage) them to air it. Please send us the broadcast dates and times so we can include it here. You can also check your local listings at www.pbs.org to see if they will be airing it in your area. Check this page frequently as times and dates sometimes change.

Please note that these dates and times are subject to change. Check your local listings at www.pbs.org shortly before the scheduled broadcast to confirm.

WNET (Channel 13), New York, will be broadcasting THE BORINQUENEERS on Tuesday, March 11th at 10 p.m.

TU TV (Channels 6 and 3), the PBS station in Puerto Rico aired the Spanish feature-length version on Sunday, November 11th at 5pm in honor of Veterans Day.

KTEH TV,which covers the San Francisco,San Jose and Monterey area,will show the BORINQUENEERS on November 25,2007, at 6:00 PM PST.

 

REMINDERS

APRIL 25TH - LATIN JUBILEE RADIO SHOW INTERVIEW

An interview with Producer Noemi Figueroa Soulet will be re-broadcast on Saturday, April 25th 5:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Judy Battista's Latin Jubilee Radio Show on WTBQ 99.1FM in the New York Hudson valley area. The program can also be heard worldwide on http://www.wtbq.com/.

APRIL 15TH – ARLINGTON CEMETERY BURIAL OF LTC TOMAS GUFFAIN

We’d like to remind those of you who might be able to attend that LTC Tomas Guffain and his wife, Elma, will be laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, April 15, at 3:00 p.m.

 

APRIL 25TH - RINCON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Just a reminder that the Rincon International Film Festival in Puerto Rico begins today from April 22nd through 26th, 2008. "The Borinqueneers" will be screened in English on Friday, April 25th at 4:00pm at the Villa Cofresi Hotel, Road 115 KM. 12.0, Rincón, Puerto Rico 00677. Phone: (787) 823-2450, E-mail: info@villacofresi.com . There will be a Q&A session after the film with Producer Noemi Figueroa Soulet and 65th veteran Salvador Romero Rivera . Tickets are $10.00 for All Day Pass. The full schedule of films, screening times and venues as well as Festival event information can be found at http://www.rinconfilm.com.

 

MAY 18th - SCREENING AT HIGHTSTOWN, NJ

A screening will take place on Sunday, May 18th at 2pm at the MOUNT-BURKE THEATRE PEDDIE SCHOOL, SOUTH MAIN STREET, HIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08520. Sponsored by the Latina Women's Council of Mercer County in New Jersey, the Community Arts Partnership at the Peddie School - CAPPS and the Puerto Rican Parade of Trenton, New Jersey, this presentation is free of charge to the public, although a reservation is required. Please RSVP by contacting ngarcia@comcast.net or calling (609) 443-4836, (609) 490-7550 or (347) 387-6509.

Filmmaker Noemi Figueroa Soulet will participate in a question-and-answer session after the screening, along with some 65th veterans. Any 65th veterans are welcome to attend but should inform us that they are attending before the scheduled event.

 

MAY 21TH - PRESENTATION AT THE NATIONAL GUARD EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE

A private screening and presentation will take place on Sunday, May 21th during the 2008 National Guard Bureau Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights Training Conference. The Conference convenes from May 19-23, 2008 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, AZ. If any 65th veterans can attend, please let us know so that we can invite you to participate.

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May 2007 - #20
In this issue:

• Public Television Broadcast
• Upcoming Screenings
• Our NEW Spanish Narrator – David Ortiz Anglero
• Our Re-Designed Website – borinqueneers.com
• A Teacher’s Guide Coming Soon!
• The Cinema Guild – Our New Educational Distributor
• In Memoriam… - SFC José Escribano, Sr. (Ret.) and CSM Jose “Pepe” Figueroa-Casos (Ret.)
• Korean War Memorial of Central Massachusetts
• Our Last & Final Roll Call – list of recent donors
• More Casualties – Let us Remember Them…
• DVD Pre-Sale Offer - $29.99 Order by July 1st

PRESS AND MEDIA

Radio

• National Public Radio interview:

Print Articles
English:

• New York Times ( New York , NY ) – October 2, 2007
• Freedom Team Salute Newsletter – September, 2007
• New York Daily News ( New York , NY ) – August 8, 2007
• Worcester Telegram Gazette ( Worcester , MA ) – August 2, 2007
• The Day ( New London , CT ) – October 9, 2005
• The Morning Calm Weekly ( U.S. military publication in Korea ) – October 17, 2003
• MIG Alley Flyer ( U.S. military publication in Korea ) – September 26, 2003
• New Britain News & Hartford Courant (CT) – November 22, 2002
• Reading Eagle ( Reading , PA ) – August 4, 2002
• The Miami Herald ( Miami , FL ) – May 10, 2002
• Orlando Sentinel ( Florida ) – January 26 – Feb. 1, 2002
• New York Post ( New York , NY ) – November 9, 2001
• San Juan Star (Puerto Rico) – April 23, 2000
• New Jersey Record – May 25, 2000
• The Journal News ( Westchester County , NY ) – February 23, 2000

Spanish:

• Freedom Team Salute Newsletter (Spanish) – September, 2007
• El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR) – August 12, 2007
• La Raza (Chicago, IL) – July 27, 2007
• Vocero Hispano (Worcester, MA) July 27, 2007
• HOY Nueva York ( New York , NY ) – June 29, 2007
• El Sentinel (Orlando, FL) June 2, 2007
• El Diario La Prensa ( New York , NY – in Spanish) – June 5, 2003
• El Diario La Prensa ( New York , NY – in Spanish) – Sept. 28, 2001

On-Camera Interviews

• Boston Latino TV - Interview with Producer Raquel Ortiz - September 13, 2007
• Images/Imagenes (NJN - Trenton , NJ ) – August 5, 2007
• Visiones (NBC – New York , NY ) – September 1, 2007
• Telemundo (WNJU – Ft. Lee, NJ) – July 12, 2007
• Univision (nacional) – October 11, 2007
• Comcast Newsmakers (NJ & PA) – September 20, 2007
• V-me Interview honoring Latino veterans
• Cablevision Neighborhood Journal ( Newark , So. Orange & Elizabeth , NJ ) - September 2003
• Cablevision Channel 12 ( Westchester County , NY ) March 21, 2000
• Urban Latino TV (CBS-TV National broadcast - May 8, 2004)

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