More than 2,000 works for the 45th International Festival

More than 2,000 works have been registered for the 45th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema
According to the president of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industries (ICAIC), Alexis Triana, the number of productions that have been received amounts specifically to 2,017. Photo: Xinhua
The event will bring together Cuban filmmakers of international stature who will also debate the challenges of cinema today.

More than 2,000 cinematographic works have been registered for the 45th edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema to be held as is tradition in Havana, from December 5 to 15, according to information from the organizing committee of the seventh art event.

According to the president of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industries (ICAIC), Alexis Triana, the number of productions that have been received specifically amounts to 2,017, and of the total, more than 50 percent (half) are films.

Meanwhile, the official himself pointed out on his social networks that in the script specialty, around 230 directors signed up and in the case of posters, a hundred copies were registered.
According to the president of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industries (ICAIC), Alexis Triana, the number of productions that have been received specifically amounts to 2,017, and of the total, more than 50 percent (half) are films.

Meanwhile, the official himself pointed out on his social networks that in the script specialty, around 230 directors signed up and in the case of posters, a hundred copies were registered.
“By the end of the event, there were more than two hundred scripts and one hundred posters. These are signs that there is wind in the sails!” Triana stressed on her Facebook profile.

This film event was held for the first time in December 1979 and since then it has become a paradigm of cinematography made from the global South, a space where audiovisual art and film criticism meet.

Cuban and internationally renowned filmmakers meet at the event. In addition to participating in the event, they debate the challenges of cinema today.

From its inception, its objective was “to promote the regular meeting of Latin American filmmakers who, with their work, enrich the artistic culture of our countries… to ensure the joint presentation of fiction films, documentaries, cartoons and current events… and to contribute to the international dissemination and circulation of the main and most significant achievements of our cinematographies.”

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