“Screen Cuba has already proved its worth not only by already reviving audience interests in London and the UK in Cuba’s renowned film industry, but also in supporting the restoration of two shorts by Juan Padrón, one of Cuba’s astounding pioneer animators.
“As someone who had the privilege to be amongst the first delegation of independent filmmakers invited to Cuba in ’83, I am thrilled to be a patron of the festival and I wish its second instance to be as successful and packed as the first.”

Holly Aylett, filmmaker and lecturer and Screen Cuba patron

January 2025