cinema

Cuba opens debates on radio, cinema, and television

Published on: September 24, 2026
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Havana, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) Organizers of the Felix B. Caignet, Santamareare, and Caracol competitions kicked off the theoretical sessions of the Caracol event—hosted by the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Uneac)—by analyzing the challenges facing Cuban audiovisual media.

Palestine focus debate again at Venice Film Festival

Published on: September 2, 2026
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Rome, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli aggression against Palestine is once again a prominent issue at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, which runs from this Wednesday to September 12 in the famous Italian city.

Argentine film museum Lumiton celebrates Mel Brooks’ 100th birthday

Published on: August 26, 2026
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Buenos Aires, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) The Argentine Film Museum Lumiton will celebrate the 100th birthday of renowned US filmmaker Mel Brooks on Wednesday with screenings of two acclaimed works: "Locuras del Oeste" (Blazing Saddles) and "Las Angustias del Dr. Mel Brooks" (High Anxiety).

Versions made in Hollywood

Published on: August 29, 2021
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Havana, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) One of the most applauded and awarded films in Hollywood cinema in 2006, The Departed, was not an original work, but the remake of a Hong Kong crime thriller released four years earlier with great success and which became a cult piece of Asian cinema: Internal Affairs.

Documentary about Alberto Juantorena goes beyond Cuban borders

Published on: August 3, 2021
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Havana, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The documentary on the life of two-time Olympic champion Alberto Juantorena transcends Cuban borders today to be on screens around the world, after its international released by World Athletics (WA).

Guatemala wins Platino film award nominations

Published on: July 19, 2021
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Madrid, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Madrid is celebrating three decades of Ibero-American rendezvous, with cinema as the star, after nominations for the Platino Awards, especially for the motion picture La Llorona, from Guatemala.

Director of Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears dies of Covid-19

Published on: July 5, 2021
12:13

Moscow, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) Russian filmmaker Vladimir Menshov, who directed the world-famous Soviet movie Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, died of Covid-19 at age 81, Mosfilm studios reported on Monday.

France celebrates the recovery of the Seventh Art with Film Festival

Published on: June 30, 2021
07:37

Paris, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) The Film Festival began in France with theaters and various public spaces dedicated to the Seventh Art, a sector in full recovery from the impact of the health crisis caused by Covid-19.

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