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‘Death of a Bureaucrat’ in Pontypridd – 22 March
Friday 22 March, 6.30pm at YMa arts centre, Pontypridd La Muerte de un Burocrata / The Death of a Bureaucrat| Tomás Gutiérrez Alea| Cuba 1966, ICAIC | 85m | Spanish with English subtitles | PG This classic film satirises how red tape in the revolution affects the everyday lives of its people. As a badge of honour,…
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ANGUS REID speaks to Tania Delgado, the director of Havana Film Festival, as Screen Cuba film festival kicks off in London
TANIA DELGADO was, until last year, vice president of ICAIC, the Cuban film Institute, and she is justifiably proud of its history. Founded on March 24 1959, in the immediate aftermath of the revolution, it was the first cultural organisation created in the new state, demonstrating the high esteem in which the medium of cinema…
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Help preserve Cuba’s cinematic heritage
Thanks to the ongoing US blockade, Cuba lacks resources in all areas of filmmaking. As well as celebrating Cuba’s remarkable home grown cinema industry, Screen Cuba is raising funds for projects of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC), including the digitisation and restoration of classic films in their archives, and equipment to better support distribution of…
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Screen Cuba film festival tote bags have arrived!
Love our festival logo? Get one of our limited edition tote bags while you can – cotton bags with long handles made in a Fairtrade certified factory, printed with our unique design in the UK. Bag size is 42cm high, 37cm wide. Our festival bag is now available for sale online and will be on…
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Get your Screen Cuba Festival poster!
Our beautiful festival poster is now available for sale online and will be on sale at The Garden Cinema at the times of our festival screenings. Created by Cuban designer and illustrator Emilio Cruañas Pérez, based in Havana, the poster has been printed in the UK and is being sold to raise funds to support…
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Event: Havana Reports – Perspectives from 45 years of the film festival – Monday 11 March 6pm
Screen Cuba and Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image present Screening of documentary ‘Havana Report’ (1986) about Havana’s film festival. Plus Q&A with the directors Michael Chanan and Holly Aylett, hosted by Dr Janet McCabe, Programme Director MA Film Programming and Curating. Followed by panel discussion featuring special guest Tania Delgado direct from Cuba, director…
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Andy de la Tour to host Q&A at ‘Los Hermanos’ screening, Friday 15 March
What could be better? Friday night at the Festival, viewing The Brothers/Los Hermanos with its magnificent music – both classical and jazz – as two Cuban brothers struggle to perform together despite the US blockade. And more is in store. Following the screening, we are delighted that actor and writer Andy de la Tour will…
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The big reveal – Screen Cuba festival poster
The official poster of the Festival has arrived from the printers and we are thrilled. Created by Cuban designer and illustrator Emilio Cruañas Pérez, based in Havana, the poster will be sold to raise funds for projects of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) including restoration of films. Emii, as he is known professionally, says he…
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Screen Cuba presents Cuentos de un día más/Tales of One More Day – 6 stories by emerging young filmmakers
Screen Cuba presents the UK premiere of this innovative film that is under the general direction of renowned filmmaker, Fernando Peréz. It comprises six independent short films by young emerging directors which reveal that while everything seems to stop during the COVID pandemic, the human spirit lives on. Made in just 28 days, with four…
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Screen Cuba presents: La Super by Ernesto Piña, the animation superheroine
It’s a first for Cuba! An animated feature film with an unforgettable heroine, La Super, who empowers others to confront violence against women. Yudeisi, a young chemistry teacher, is committed to justice, and with the help of a female warrior spirit, she becomes a slightly hesitant superhero able to transform violent men by hypnotising them and clarifying…
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Screen Cuba presents: Yuli The Carlos Acosta Story
The unmissable award-winning film Yuli was inspired by the life of Carlos Acosta, one of the greatest dancers in Cuban ballet history. Directed by Iciar Bollaín with Paul Laverty as script writer, the film is noted for its music, cinematography and outstanding choreography. The film begins as Carlos, nicknamed Yuli by his father, is rebelling…
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Screen Cuba presents: Los Hermanos / The Brothers
The Brothers is a brilliantly-crafted film that affirms the power of art, in this case music. This documentary tracks the lives of two Cuban brothers, both virtuoso musicians. Illmar López-Gavilán leaves Cuba for further tuition, ending up as a violinist in the US, while his younger brother Aldo wins recognition for his extraordinary talent as a…
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