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International Christian Short Film and Art Design Festival 2009 - Mayaguez, Mayaguez

When:
Friday, 20 November 2009

Where:
Yaguez Theatre, Mayaguez, Mayaguez

The International Christian Short Film and Art Design Festival 2009, will be held on the 20th and 21st of November 2009, at the Yaguez Theatre in Mayaguez and is a festival that is completely free of charge to participants and visitors to the festival. Artists and filmmakers are invited to forward their work for display, and the theme for this years’ event is family, biblical values and social interest. Visitors to the festival can look forward to see breathtaking drawings, paintings, sculptures and thought provoking short films. The festival is a celebration of art in Puerto Rico and across the world and is supported by artists from a variety of different countries.

Director:

Alexandra Bekiaris, born and raised in Melbourne Australia, started her journey in film after God had specifically spoken to her about the importance of breaking down walls in Hollywood and the use of media to be used as a medium to bring in the harvest.

She was given a vision to start a company called East Wind Films, with co- founding partner Cathleen Cassagne.

Hollywood at that time seemed like the most likely place she wanted to go to, but it was a significant place to try to impact the hearts of people and have them return to Christ. Also, it was a place where she felt that "The East Wind" would have to blow, prophetic of change and Gods Glory. So a Bridge was being built from Australia to the Nation of America.

"We had seen what appeared to be a dark, desperate place, whilst we were there, it seemed that there needed to be a reformation in the hearts of the media and we were sent there on a mission" She states.

"We have had to get the church to understand that it is important to take back this land for Gods Glory.
Today, here in Australia we are beginning to see greater change than we did 7 years ago and that impact that we believe will just grow in the industry of film and Art. Jesus is very creative and colorful."

Her stand is to impact society into understanding our creative, God and his beauty through media and film. That Jesus is not on the cross and that he is dead, but he is alive and living and wonderful and is here with us today demonstrating that through the power of art, music and film.

" We will see a reformation and revival in the arts" She declares.

Being apart of "The Hollywood prayer Network, will keep us linked to the other pearls and together we will see the land taken back in Media, it's so exciting!"

Working also with street children and the youth, in Melbourne specifically, she is excited to have people understand this vital ingredient of media and art and the reality of Christ.

Being the Ex Producer of MOST (The Bridge) Academy award nominated and winner of several other awards, she is full of life as she talks about her new projects.

Her focus is on several projects and documentaries, children's TV shows and films.

Please visit her website www.eastwindfilms.net.au