The vilification of Cuban National Hero José Martí in a film in process led the presidency of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) not to permit its exhibition in the program of the XVII Young Audiovisual Sample (XVII Muestra Joven) that will end next Sunday»
The world of filmmaking mourns the loss of Canadian filmmaker Peter Wintonick, considered as the “international ambassador of documentary film”.»
A film on the life of mythical anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela got its world premier this Sunday at Rosebank Mall, in Johannesburg, and is to be screened in theatres nationwide as of Nov.28.»
Bolivian filmmaker Jorge Sanjines said this Saturday that the death of the president of the Havana Film Festival, Alfredo Guevara, means the loss of one of the foundational pillars of cinema and the Latin American identity.»
The next edition of International Film Festival in Berlin from February 7 to 17, 2013, will include a special section dedicated to indigenous cinema, announced today the organizers of the event.»
Italian film director Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso will open the Italian film week this Saturday in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. Some 15 movies will be screened in this city until May 12, including several renowned classics .»
Over a hundred films from Latin America, Asia and Europe, will compete in the upcoming 10th Humberto Solas Cine Pobre International Festival.»
The Havana premier of the 2012 Oscar winning movie Una separación (A separation), which won the coveted prize as best foreign film, opened a one-week Iranian Film Festival, featuring the best of Persian culture.»
Cuban filmmaker Gerardo Chijona was happy and surprised after his nomination for the Goya Awards 2012 with his film “Boleto al Paraiso” (Ticket to Paradise), an honor he dedicated to his working team.»
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