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Almost everything about Bergman

Chaplin Hall offers three sittings to screen 26 films by the greatest and most influential Swedish film maker being among them: El séptimo sello, Fresas salvajes, Persona, Sonata de otoño, Fanny and Alexander. The release scheduled to run until October 24 will be the most important ever offered on the island. Read More

'Te espero en la eternidad' raises expectation

The story takes place in Havana in 2006. Amalia is a widow santera priest, lives with her 10-year-old grandson Mayito in a small room of an old building located on a street corner of Vedado neighbourhood. Shes the one who calls on each family member to assemble and listen to the Moral Will that her recently-deceased husband Octavio had left... Read More

I want to make good movies, says Cuban filmmaker Rebeca Chávez

With a documentary filmography that includes Looking for Chano Pozo, With all my love, Rita, the homage to Che Guevara and Moments with Fidel, among others - Rebeca is, as she calls herself, a worker ant thats always trying, always creating and looking for inspirations. Read More

Award-winning Irish filmmaker to present -"One Man's Story: Philip Agee, Cuba and the CIA"

Dwyer will lead a discussion after the screening, and Agee will answer questions from Cuba via an international telephone hookup. Read More

Cuba animates childrens animated films

One of the events momentums came with Cubas animated films featuring director Juan Pardons anthological adventures of Elpidio Valdés, in recognition to a notable Latin American creator. Read More

FUNDACINE invites filmmakers to participate

The Portal of the Central American Audiovisual will become an interactive space including news, interviews to personalities, relevant information for the different specialists. Read More

Medium length documentary Salud! tells the story of Cuba's medical internationalism

Salud! covers a lot of ground for a medium-length documentary, highlighting the accomplishments of Cubas doctors in The Gambia, South Africa, Central America, and Venezuela. To its credit, the documentary lets the story unfold primarily through the observations of the doctors and patients themselves, supplemented by some experts in the field. Read More

The book "Volver sobre Mis Pasos". Mirta Ibarra compilation of Titon's letters

Ibarra made a compilation of Titon's letters, showing aspects of the creative life of the moviemaker, who was always concerned about his people's cultural identity. The book, published by Ediciones Autor, the publishing house of SGAE's Fundacion Autor, will be launched at the Meeting Hall of that institution. Read More

Mexican Demián Bichir will be Fidel Castro on two ocassions

The Mexican actor Demián Bichir will play the Cuban president Fidel Castro in two movies about the life of Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967) that the US director Steven Soderbergh is currently shooting in Spain . Read More

Artists ready for 7th Congress of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC)

The event will be focused on looking in greater depth at UNEAC's influence on Cuban social life. For this purpose, work groups are already selected to tackle such issues as the relationship between culture and society Read More

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