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The Assembly of Cuban Filmmakers Requests that Censored Authors and Works be Restored

14ymedio, Havana, 5 July 2023 — A half-hour blackout delayed the Assembly of Cuban Filmmakers’ meeting scheduled for Monday at 9am at the theater on 23rd and 12th in Havana. The producers, who had invited about thirty professionals from other provinces and those living abroad to join the meeting via Internet, proposed creating “an organizational … Continue reading “The Assembly of Cuban Filmmakers Requests that Censored Authors and Works be Restored”

‘An Elephant on a Spider’s Web’, Cuban Filmmaker Rolando Diaz’s Look at Longevity

14ymedio, Havana, 22 April 2022 — Cuban filmmaker Rolando Díaz has just premiered his latest film, An Elephant on a Spider’s Web, at the Seattle Film Festival in the United States, a look at old age with touches of comedy. “Living 110 years is no small joke,” the director told the Spanish newspaper 20minutos, in an … Continue reading “‘An Elephant on a Spider’s Web’, Cuban Filmmaker Rolando Diaz’s Look at Longevity”

Cuban Filmmaker Rolando Díaz Denounces the “Despicable” Acts of Repudiation to Repress 15N

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 7 December 2021 — Repression on the island frustrated “through despicable acts of repudiation” the November 15th march (15N), events that marked “a before and after in the recent history of Cuba,” filmmaker Rolando Diaz denounced in Havana. The creator, who left the country in the mid-90’s, spoke to the public … Continue reading “Cuban Filmmaker Rolando Díaz Denounces the “Despicable” Acts of Repudiation to Repress 15N”

The Cuban film ‘Corazon Azul’ Receives an Award at the Guadalajara Film Festival

14ymedio, Havana, 9 October 2021 — The film Corazón Azul (Blue Heart), by Cuban filmmaker Miguel Coyula, won the Jorgé Camera Prize at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in its 36th edition. The film depicts “an alternate reality” in which Fidel Castro uses engineering to build the New Man. The award was given for the … Continue reading “The Cuban film ‘Corazon Azul’ Receives an Award at the Guadalajara Film Festival”

State Security Surrounds the Homes of Several Artists and Cuts Their Phone Service

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 1 July 2021 — The homes of several artists and members of 27N are surrounded by police operations this Thursday. Tania Bruguera, Carolina Barrero, Katherine Bisquet and Camila Lobón denounced the police fences on their social networks and warned that a greater number of State Security agents and officers participate than on previous … Continue reading “State Security Surrounds the Homes of Several Artists and Cuts Their Phone Service”

“Independent Filmmakers Will Continue Filming Without Permits”

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 14 February 2021– The Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) tried to reassure the film industry this week, stating that the new bans on self-employment do not affect them. The artists had expressed their complaints and doubts on the social networks, but the ICAIC insisted on a “clarifying note” … Continue reading ““Independent Filmmakers Will Continue Filming Without Permits””

The Arrogance of Cuba’s Political Police

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Generation Y, Havana, 17 January 2020 — In the last decade there have been several recordings of police interrogations that Cuban activists have managed to make and bring to light. In many of them, State Security officers are heard intimidating, threatening and behaving themselves like the owners and lords of the whole country, above the law, … Continue reading “The Arrogance of Cuba’s Political Police”

"All of Us Cubans Who Live Abroad Are Political Exiles"

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 1 November 2019 — The filmmaker Eliecer Jiménez went on a trip to the United States five years ago to “catch a break,” but in the end he decided to stay in that country. This week he returned to Cuba invited by the Hanna Arendt Institute of Artivism (Instar) to exhibit … Continue reading “"All of Us Cubans Who Live Abroad Are Political Exiles"”

Mainstream Avant-Garde Films In Latin America

Miguel Coyula, Film Inquiry Magazine, 15 January 2019 —  What is considered Latin American art cinema today? Who defines the accepted hegemonic profiles of the films that receive funding and are shown all over at European film festivals? For the past 15 years or more, film institutions in the West, whose mission is discovering new … Continue reading “Mainstream Avant-Garde Films In Latin America”

A Restored "Memories of Underdevelopment" Returns to the Screen

EFE via 14ymedio, December 10, 2018 — Memories of Underdevelopment, the iconic film by Cuban director Tomás “Titón” Gutiérrez Alea (1928-1996), returned to the Havana screen on Sunday, fifty years after its premiere, in a restored version released by an American film company, The Criterion Collection. Memories of Underdevelopment is based on the novel of the … Continue reading “A Restored "Memories of Underdevelopment" Returns to the Screen”

Posthumous Novel by Rafael Alcides, Against Death, Against Oblivion / Ramon Fernandez-Larrea

Translated from* from El Nuevo Herald, Ramón Fernández-Larrea, 8 November 2018 When one receives a novel – written by a friend who is a poet, or by a friend who has been and is forever a great poet – with the title Contracastro, one could never imagine that it is a love story, and not a pamphlet … Continue reading “Posthumous Novel by Rafael Alcides, Against Death, Against Oblivion / Ramon Fernandez-Larrea”

Theater in the Name of Freedom / Lynn Cruz

Lynn Cruz, Havana Times, 1 November 2018 – Like the feeling you have when a baby you’ve been longing to have finally arrives, I was overcome by the same emotion after Patriotismo 36-77 made its debut. More than half a year went past until it could finally hit the stage. The idea for the play was conceived … Continue reading “Theater in the Name of Freedom / Lynn Cruz”

Cuban Government Fights Another Unfair Battle Against Artists / Lynn Cruz

Lynn Cruz, Havana Times, 7 September 2018 — Even though I have written about the possible causes that led to a decree-law being written up which criminalizes art, and even though I have resisted forming part of an entertainment policy which has made Cubans travel along the tree’s branches instead of going directly to the trunk, … Continue reading “Cuban Government Fights Another Unfair Battle Against Artists / Lynn Cruz”

A Creative, Embargo Free Crowdfunding Campaign / Lynn Cruz

Havana Times, Lynn Cruz, 8 August 2018  — Verkami, a creative crowdfunding platform, has become very popular amongst independent Cuban artists. The reason for this being that the website is Spanish so it doesn’t run the same risks as other platforms, such as Indiegogo or Kickstarter, which are from the US and the US Department … Continue reading “A Creative, Embargo Free Crowdfunding Campaign / Lynn Cruz”