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ICAIC Cuban film posters available
From the beginning of the Revolution a new genre of poster art was created, not just to offer soundbites or push passive consumption but out of necessity to communicate with the Cuban people (many of whom were illiterate). The Cuban film institute ICAIC, established in March 1959, had its own poster graphics department and produced Read more
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“The Festival isn’t just a four month process”: Tania Delgado on directing the 45th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema
Tania Delgado is the director of the renowned Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano (International Festival of New Latin American Cinema), one of the most prestigious film festivals in Latin America. Established in 1979 by Cuban filmmaker and intellectual Alfredo Guevara, the festival emerged in response to the growing recognition of the need to represent Read more
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Full houses at Screen Cuba!
It’s (almost) a wrap! After two weeks of screening an amazing selection of brilliant films the 2024 festival is almost over. [Also showing ‘Death of a Bureaucrat’ in Newport (17 April) and Norwich (23 April), and ‘Strawberry & Chocolate’ in Oxford (18 April).] We are delighted that film after film in London sold out as Read more
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‘Death of a Bureaucrat’ in Newport – 17 April
Cymru Cuba and Screen Cuba present: Death of a Bureaucrat (1966, Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Cuba, 85m, B&W, Subtitles, PG) Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 6:30pm Venue: Barnabas Arts House, 4A New Ruperra St, Newport NP20 2BB This classic film satirises how red tape in the revolution affected the everyday lives of its people. As a badge Read more
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‘Death of a Bureaucrat’ in Norwich – 23 April
CSC Norwich and Screen Cuba present: Death of a Bureaucrat (1966, Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Cuba, 85m, B&W, Subtitles, PG) Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 7:00pm The Elizabeth Fry Building, Room 1:01, University of East Anglia, Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ This classic film satirises how red tape in the revolution affected the everyday lives of its Read more
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‘Strawberry and Chocolate’ in Oxford – 18 April
CSC Oxford and Screen Cuba present: Strawberry and Chocolate (1993, Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabio, Cuba, 1h 48m, subtitles, 18) Thursday, 18 April 2024, 8:00pm Ultimate Picture Palace, Jeune Street, Oxford, OX4 1BN The late Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, often cited as Cuba’s greatest director, worked alongside Juan Carlos Tabío to create this Oscar-nominated modern Read more
SCREEN CUBA, 15-28 March 2026, LONDON & BEYOND 