Representatives from Holguín, Santi Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey and Guantánamo, have already confirmed their participation, besides the eight winners in provincial contest of Las Tunas, who will fight for the coveted Ola Prize.

The Cuban film Madrigal by the director Fernando Pérez is among the proposals for this year that incluedes the recognition to the founders of the Festival, the presence of young producers of cartoons, and the session of a theoretical space on the part of creators belonging to the International School of Cinema in Havana.

There will be also another workshop for children, entitled Sala de Sueños Los mil Elpidios, and now includes the prize-giving ceremony in painting and narration Mi aventura junto a Elpidio Valdés.

Cinemazul is the unique festival of its type in Ibero-America, and among the films to debate are Candilejas, La quimera de oro, El chicuelo, Luces de la ciudad, Tiempos modernos and El gran dictador.

(Tiempo21.cu)