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.»

Sancti Spiritus Colonial Art Museum, one of the cities most prominent landmarks, reopened after being completely restored. The repairs carried out in the first facility of this kind created by the Revolution, cost thousands and were undertaken by local building workers.»

A documentary film on the Escribanía Dollz and its Love Letter Contest was released this Saturday in Sancti Spiritus. The 38-minute documentary is directed by filmmaker Guillermo Centeno and sponsored by the Cuban Institute of the Art and Cinematographic Industry.»

The ninth edition of the Panama Jazz Festival will take place from 16 until 21 January and among the main guests are the Cubans Chucho Valdes and Omara Portuondo, who will perform as a duet, organizers said.»

At least 50 foreign writers have confirmed their attendance to the International Book Fair Havana 2012, to be held from February 9-19 and expected to gather nearly 200 guests from 34 countries.»

The book entitled Un ave fenix llamado Fidel (Fidel: The Phoenix) by Sancti Spiritus writer Andres Castillo Bernal was presented on Wednesday in the Provincial Museum in the Cuban central city. The volume deals with the military and political ideas of the Commander in Chief. According to Andres Castillo, the book, put to Mexicans’ consideration recently, raises the significance and »

The sculpture dedicated to Bola de Nieve (Snowball), artistic name embracing Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernandez, Cuban singer, composer and pianist, was inaugurated in Guanabacoa, his hometown, in presence of its creator, Sancti Spiritus artist Felix Madrigal.»

The 27th International Jazz Plaza Festival 2011 concluded on Sunday night at Havana’s Mella Theater with the performances of maestro Frank Fernandez and Joaquin Betancourt’s Jazz Band.»

Scheduled to begin on Thursday, the international jazz festival in Cuba will be attended by a large delegation of U.S. professors, headed by saxophonist Neil Leonard, pianist Joanne Brackeen, who are professors at Berklee College of Music, in Boston.»

The Cuban film Juan de los muertos of director Alejandro Brugues was priced as most popular in Havana´s 33rd International Film Festival of New Latin American Cinema.»