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Tuesday 21 augusT 2018

CINEARUBA foundation launches “Orange City”

ORANJESTAD —Red car- that Aruba has talent and
pet style in Crystal The- that it requires passion and
atre more than 50 local dedication in despite the
talented young actors will limits that Aruba has for
be honored for being part something like this. CINEA-
of this fictional production RUBA foundation wants to
“Orange City”. The idea continue producing more
of “Orange city” was born projects like this to get our
from a story written by Juan community more involved.
Francisco Pardo in 1992, an
Award-winning Caribbe- Meet the actors
an Filmmaker born on this Meet Laurenne Croes who
beautiful Island of Aruba. plays the role of Samanta
He is a multitalented film- Ras. An insured young lady
maker and media design- who goes thru a change in
er. His passion and vision for which everything just goes
this art form has been rec- wrong. Croes is 17 years
ognized and has received old. She is a student of eco-
therefore multiple awards nomics at EPI College. Her
for. He is also founder of hobbies are singing, acting
CINEARUBA foundation. and loves dancing. In 2015
Croes joined the ‘Into Act-
CINEARUBA foundation ing Youth Club’ directed
was founded in 2010 as an by Juan Francisco Pardo.
educational organization, There were several castings
soon grown into a talent conducted for different
development platform that wants to make the parents the test. Acting is not easy. of “Orange City” took a lot roles and that way she man-
provides successful multi- aware on how to deal with It requires dedication and of time. More than 40 differ- aged to get a role in this
disciplinary workshops and different issues with their a good memory. The pub- ent songs have been com- project. This will be her first
projects. Currently, the or- kids. The young actors tak- lic will see a series of scenes posed for this project from experience acting in such
ganization is active in the ing part in this project “Or- that follow each other editing to sound effects, role. Her role in this project
educational, creative, cul- ange City” have been pre- but in reality these scenes music, mixing of sounds is of a young lady without
tural, and social sectors paring for over a year now were not filmed that way. and also color adjust- experience. She is confront-
with film productions and by taking acting classes. Scenes have been filmed ments and visual effects. ed with issues that youth
projects related to cohe- November 2016 the film- separately but will come nowadays encounter.
sively tie these areas as ing of this project initiated. together as a jigsaw. Just “Orange City” is a big pro-
unique concepts. In 2015, The filming was planned as acting is important so is duction for such a small is- She becomes rebellious
CINEARUBA foundation de- according to location, everything else that com- land where funds for visual and has constantly fights
cided to establish a club which made every scene pletes the image such as arts is not easy attainable. at her parent’s home. It’s
“Into acting youth club” to be filmed chronological. the costumes, decoration, That is why the project was not an easy role but with a
to promote personal de- hairdos, makeup, cameras, also split into different phas- good guidance and good
velopment, develop talent This way it would spare more lightning, sound and direct- es. It is the first time that a instructions from the direc-
and to develop acting skills time and it also put the ing. It’s a collaborative project this big has been tor she makes the best out
in our youth. The club was young actor’s memory to work. The post production done in Aruba. It shows of it. One of the most dif-
based on the international ficult scenes was when
positive development in she had to cry and had to
the youth which is a pro- show her sorrow in order to
gram to educate and get make it as real as possible.
the youth involved in differ- “It was a great experience
ent activities in a positive in which you will learn that
way. you have to have much
discipline in order to suc-
Orange City” consists of ceed. The most I enjoyed
newspaper articles point- was the time I spend filming
ing out all the social prob- this project. These were fun
lems that existed 26 years and memorable moments”
ago and that are still vis- says Croes. Croes send a
ible in today’s society and special invitation to the en-
which you can say got tire community of Aruba to
even worse. Some adjust- be part of the premier of
ments have been made in this event which will take
order for it to fit in today’s place on Saturday Sep-
digital social media. It is an tember 1 at 7 PM at Crystal
st
educational story but also Theater.q