Screen Cuba:
Films to change the world
UK FESTIVAL OF CUBAN CINEMA, 15-28 MARCH 2026
Celebrating Cuban cinema
Screen Cuba celebrates Cuban cinema, looking at achievements and challenges of the Cuban people through the lenses of their filmmakers since the 1959 revolution, and presenting films rarely screened in the UK.
With a range of directors and diverse themes, we bring you inspiring shorts, ground-breaking features, documentaries, and discussions with Cuban film specialists.
2026 PROGRAMME Tickets on sale
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Jorge Luis Sánchez – a non-conformist director
Jorge Luis Sánchez, director and screenwriter, director of ‘El Benny’, was founder of the National Federation of Film Clubs of Cuba, artistic deputy director of the Latin American ICAIC News and promoted new and young voices and defended Cuba’s cultural diversity. Director Jorge Luis Sanchez who sadly died in January 2025, studied teaching and started… Read more
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Screen Cuba presents: EL BENNY – Wed 25 March -London
El Benny offers a warts-and-all but compassionate portrayal of the life of legendary singer and bandleader Benny Moré (1919–1963) – by Cuban director Jorge Luis Sanchez, that not only celebrates his extraordinary musical talent but also illuminates the broader social context of music-making by Black musicians in pre-revolutionary years. It doesn’t hide from the man’s… Read more
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Thanks to our commercial sponsors
With Screen Cuba ready for another successful season this March, we are reflecting on how the continued support of our partners each year enables us to build on our past achievements. On this occasion, we would like to give a special shout-out to the companies sponsoring the Festival. All of them have strong connections with… Read more
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Thank you to our trade union sponsors
We would like to take this time to extend our sincere thanks to two special Festival sponsors— the National Education Union and Equity.Since the festival’s launch in 2024, members of these two unions have been an integral part of our audiences, and their support has been central to the mission of Screen Cuba. We are… Read more
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Announcing Cuban guests Mirtha Ibarra and Eslinda Nuñez
Screen Cuba is delighted to announce that we will welcome two renowned guests from Cuba to our 2026 Film Festival. Mirtha Ibarra and Eslinda Nuñez will both introduce films, participate in Q&As, as well as engage in informal chat with audiences.Mirtha Ibarra Collado is an acclaimed Cuban theatre, television, and film actor, as well as… Read more
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Presenting our videospot for Screen Cuba 2026
SCREEN CUBA 2026 is celebrating Resistance and Love in its programme of Cuban cinema 15-28 March in London and beyond – due to be published soon. Today we present our 2026 videospot made by our very good friends in Havana, Roberto Perez Curbelo @_potto_ and Dayron Giro @d.giro.design With the theme of the typical Havana… Read more
SCREEN CUBA, 15-28 March 2026, LONDON & BEYOND 