Film & Television

Film & Television

Cuban filmmaker reaps awards at Italian film festival

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The film Mambo Man, co-directed by Cuban composer and audiovisual producer Edesio Alejandro together with British-Iranian Mo Fini, continues its harvest of successes today with four awards at the Florence Film Awards, in Italy.

Latin American Film Festival is a poetic tribute to Havana

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This Monday's screening of the film 'Habana Selfies' as part of the 41st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema is a poetic tribute to this capital, in the midst of celebrations to mark its 500 years of existence.

International Festival of New Latin American Cinema opens in Havana

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The 41st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema opens this Thursday with the premiere in Cuba of 'La Odisea de los Giles' (Heroic Losers), an Argentine feature film that will be presented by two of its protagonists: Ricardo and Chino Darin.

Four Cuban Fiction Movies Competing at Film Festival in New York City

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Four Cuban fiction movies will be competing at the Havana Film Festival of New York that will also dedicate special sessions to screen anthological films and recent productions of the island.

Argentine Documentary Wins Grand Prize Santiago Alvarez

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Troperos, the first documentary by Argentine Nicolas Detry, won the Santiago Alvarez Grand Prize at the 17th Santiago Alvarez in Memoriam International Festival of Documentary Films that ended Tuesday with the participation of 16 works from 11 countries.

Cuban Tourism to Show Potential in Portugal

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The Cuban travel industry will exhibit its potentialities at the 31st International Tourism Fair BTL 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal, said Tuesday an official statement.

Film Screening in Cuba Pays Tribute to the Beatles

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The Cinematheque of Cuba begins on Wednesday a varied program in homage to The Beatles and linked to the tribute that the world offers the legendary English band every year.

Film about Dancer Carlos Acosta with 5 Goya Nominations

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Yuli, the biographical film about Carlos Acosta, received on Wednesday five Goya nominations including the best revelation actor for the famous Cuban dancer.

Cuba Opens 40th Festival of New Latin American Cinema

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The 40th Festival of the New Latin American Cinema is opening in Havana, with a program of 373 films from 40 countries that also include workshops, discussions and presentations until December 16.

Latin American Film Festival to Receive a Platinum Award

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The 40th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana will receive a Platinum Ibero-American Film Award as an acknowledgement of its contribution to enrich the cultural identity of the region, organizers said .

Gibara International Film Festival Links Several Arts in Cuba

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The president of the Gibara International Film Festival (FIC Gibara), Jorge Perugorria, reiterated his commitment to the continuity of Humberto Solas' work by inaugurating the event that interweaves various arts today.

Gibara International Film Festival Begins in Cuba

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A concert by Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez will open the 14th Gibara International Film Festival, which will be held until July 7 in that city in the eastern province of Holguin.

Gibara Film Festival Dedicates Edition to Infants

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The organizing committee of the Gibara International Film Festival (FIC Gibara) in the niortheastern Cuban province of Holguin announced the call for the 14th edition dedicated this time to the children.

The Human Thing Opened Cuban Film Festival in Minnesota, USA

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The 9th edition of the Cuban Film Festival in Minnesota opened in that U.S. city with the screening of The Human Thing (La Cosa Humana), film directed by Gerardo Chijona (2016).