film

Russia and Cuba restore Capablanca film

Published on: May 8, 2025
14:26

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Thirty-eight years after its production, a joint work between Russia and Cuba made it possible to obtain a restored copy of the movie Capablanca, directed by Manuel Herrera, winner of the 2022 National Film Award.

Havana’s 45th Film Festival assigns collateral awards

Published on: December 13, 2024
16:14

Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The 45th International Film Festival of Havana today hosted the assignment of the event’s collateral awards, granted by various institutions to their favorite works in competition.

Latin American filmmakers debate access to funds

Published on: December 10, 2024
16:57

Havana, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The difficulty in finding funds to finance independent or auteur films captured the attention of filmmakers from the region who are participating in the New Latin American Film Festival in the Cuban capital.

“A Bad Hair Day” debuts at Havana’s Film Fest

Published on: December 10, 2024
15:03

Havana, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The Spanish comedy 'Un mal día lo tiene cualquiera' (Bad Hair Day) will debut today here, as part of the contest screenings of the Havana Film Festival.

Diana Nyad returns to Havana: “Cuba is deep in my heart”

Published on: December 5, 2024
19:17

Washington, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) "Cuba is deep in my heart," Diana Nyad, the US swimmer who at 64 years old became more than a decade ago the first person to swim between the two shores without a shark cage, said on Thursday.

Havana International Film Festival’s juries presented

Published on: December 5, 2024
18:51

Havana, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The 45th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema on Thursday presented the jury that will meet this year in each of the categories.

Film about the Galapagos Islands at Havana’s festival

Published on: December 5, 2024
00:16

Havana, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian-Cuban film "La Invención de las Especies" (The Invention of Species), made in the Galapagos Islands, is competing in the fiction feature film category at the 45th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.

García Márquez’s son nods at father classic’s premier in Havana

Published on: December 4, 2024
15:10

Havana, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) Of all film festivals, it was Havana’s the one Gabriel García Márquez attended the most, so it is only fair to have the One Hundred Years of Solitude’s screen version premiering here, the late Colombian novelist’s son, Rodrigo García Barcha, recently admitted.

Argentine film to open Havana’s Cinema Festival

Published on: November 29, 2024
10:04

Havana, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The 2024 Havana International New Latin American Cinema Festival will open with the Argentine film "Los Domingos Mueren Más Personas" (Most People Die on Sundays).

Mexican intellectual welcomes new edition of Havana Film Festival

Published on: November 28, 2024
17:20

Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Mexican intellectual and writer Fernando Buen Abad sent words of congratulations to Cuba and its filmmakers on Thursday for hosting the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, which will take place next month.

NEWS