Costalegre, Mexico - The ArteCareyes Film & Arts Festival will be celebrating only its third year but it is already recognized as one of the most exciting cultural events in Mexico. Being held at Casas Careyes on the Costalegre Feb. 27th through March 3rd, it will feature screenings of short films and documentaries, gourmet dinners with wine pairings, showings by Mexican artists and designers, parties, musical performances, polo games, and more!

Many chic luxury brands are sponsoring the event including Infiniti, Moet & Chandon, El Palacio de Hierro, Montblanc, Quien Magazine, E! Entertainment, Monte Xanic, Mezcal Unión, Johnnie Walker Blue, Ciroc and Buchanans - as well as Las Alamandas resort. As a sponsor, Las Alamandas' guests will have access to tickets and roundtrip transportation to all events, so they can experience all the festival has to offer.

Las Alamandas also will host one of the festival soirees: a beach party from noon to 5 pm on February 28th with a seafood buffet lunch, live band and DJ!

Careyes is an innovative, avant-garde art and cultural center, as well as a hotel, located a short drive from Las Alamandas. ArteCareyes is an artistic platform that promotes emerging young talents in film, art, music, and design, and a cultural meeting point where creators exhibit their work and come together with other artists and guests.

On the agenda are screenings by Mexican, Latin American, and international short film makers, exhibits by up-and-coming artists, exhibits by Mexican designers, and an array of musical performances from electro-cumbias, bossa nova, and electronic jazz to rockabilly, indie rock, folk, and Mexican cabaret. E! Entertainment and InStyle will host a Red Carpet, and various awards and prizes will be presented including lifetime achievement awards to personalities in the international film industry.

For more information the Careyes Film Festival and reservations at Las Alamandas: Tel. +52 (322) 285-5500; toll free in US and Canada 888-882-9616; or info(at)alamandas.com.

The Costalegre, located between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo on the Pacific coast, is Mexico's least developed resort area - by design. This is Mexico's ecological destination of spectacular and untouched natural beauty with only a handful of eco-friendly, high-end resorts set within their own nature reserves that were created by visionary hoteliers, including Casas Careyes and Las Alamandas.