Havana Film Festival
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The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin-American filmmakers and films of Latin-American themes. It also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of La Havana.[1]
The festival takes place every year during December in the city of Havana, Cuba.
The festival first began in December 3, 1979. The president of the first organizing committee was Alfredo Guevara and more than 600 film directors of Latin America responded to the first call made by the Cuban Institute of the Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC).
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[edit] Awards
Within the following categories, approximately 40 awards are given:[2]
- Films
- Documentaries
- Animation
- First Work
- Direction
- Cinematography
- Other Awards, including a FIPRESCI prize
[edit] Grand Coral - First Prize (partial)
- 2007: Stellet Licht (2007) -- (Mexico)
- 2006: O Céu de Suely (2006) -- (Brazil)
- 2005: Iluminados por el fuego (2005) -- (Argentina)
- 2004: Whisky (2004) -- (Uruguay)
- 2003: Suite Habana (2003) -- (Cuba, documentary)
- 2002: City of God (2002) -- (Brazil)
- 2002: Tan de repente (2002)
- 2001: La Ciénaga (2001) -- (Argentina)
- 2000: Me You Them (2000)
- 1999: Garage Olimpo (1999)
- 1998: La vida es silbar (1998)
- 1997: Martín (Hache) (1997) -- (Argentina and Spain)
- 1996: Profundo carmesí (1996)
- 1995: El callejón de los milagros (1995)
- 1994: Principio y fin (1993)
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Havana Film Festival at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Havana Film Festival website, Awards section.
[edit] External links
- Havana Film Festival official website (Spanish).
