The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea , covering the coast in its 243 610 km " . Scotland, England , Wales and Northern Ireland are the countries that make up this great country , making it a state rich in cultural diversity in all its ramifications.

 

This nation has great relevance film , her stories have emerged and representatives of cinema 's most recognized worldwide. In London he developed the first moving pictures on film , and this just the birth of a prodigious path made of actors, directors , stories and team of professionals who have served as a benchmark in the history of cinema.

 

As for the directors, the United Kingdom emerged exponents for their contributions significant technical and methodical to the film industry innovators like Alfred Hitchcock ( Psycho ), David Lean ( Lawrence of Arabia ) , Richard Attenborough (Oh , what a lovely war! ) have contributed to the movies today are historic and iconic .

 

Since its inception and uninterrupted , the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a list of actors and actresses of the highest caliber , with a distinctive ability to breathe life into his characters: Charles Chaplin , Laurance Olivier , Michael Caine , Anthony Hopkins , Judi Dench , Sean Connery, Daniel Day- Lewis , Ian MacKellen , are just some of the gems that this nation has exported and shared with the world .

 

In 1950 was born in the UK the current Free Cinema film , which was characterized by allowing a freedom in the execution of their stories , cutting issues and social realistic to some extent documented ; away as possible from high-cost productions , and getting closer to the simplicity of everyday life for execution.

 

In recent years , films like The Queen- seventh official selection Dominican Global Film Festival , have earned the broad public recognition for the dedication they have applied in the production of the tape and the admirable representation of Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II .

 

It is not possible to speak of British cinema without reference to one of the great screen icons : James Bond , a character created by British writer Ian Fleming and characterized and six highly ranked players . The 007 has inspired to date, 25 films , and the audience is applauding .

 

Currently , Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland marked a turning point in the history of film to both nations and possibly the world . Two large companies in the film industry of both countries developed Pinewood Indomina Studios complex , located in Juan Dolio , a project already in operation has studios where anyone in the world can be recreated with the latest equipment and is already confirmed that in them will shoot part of the next 17 international films in the country. These efforts between Dominican and British companies show how progress has been made in bilateral relations and how, with the support of the Film Law , each day more institutions that decide capitalize quisqueyana ground efforts .

 

The Dominican Republic Global Film Festival is grateful to the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for their cultural efforts in our country , for supporting the Dominican film and is proud to have it , in this seventh edition , as the guest of honor