Cuban film A night with the Rolling Stones wins award in Serbia

Havana, 2 jul.- The Cuban film "A Night with the Rolling Stones", by Patricia Ramos, won the Audience Award at the Ravno Selo Festival in Serbia, the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC, for its acronym in Spanish) announced today.

The institution's president, Alexis Triana, added on his Facebook account that 24 films from 13 countries competed in the competition, which were seen by approximately seven thousand viewers.

Also written by Patricia Ramos, the 92-minute film was produced by ICAIC and Mar y Cielo S.A.; it features photography by Alexander González, editing by Kenia Velázquez, music by Magda Rosa Galbán and Juan Antonio Leyva, and sound by Angie Hernández.

"A Night with the Rolling Stones" was selected as the best fiction film released on the Caribbean island in 2024 by the Cuban Association of Cinematographic Press (ACPC, for its acronym in Spanish), the national branch of the International Federation of Cinematographic Press (FIPRESCI, for its acronym in Spanish).

Last year, it also won the Best International Feature Film award at the Puerto Rico Film Festival and an Honorable Mention for Best Actress for Lola Amores; and it was nominated for the Best Sound Award (Angie Hernández) at the XII Platino Ibero-American Film Awards.

The film is set in Havana in 2016 and focuses on the daily life of Rita (Lola Amores), a mature woman with a teenage son eager to live abroad and an elderly mother who wants to die peacefully.

Adding to this drama are a lifelong friend, a frustrated actress who refuses to grow old, and a married lover whom she intends to leave for a new love in the days leading up to the Rolling Stones' historic concert in Havana. (PL) (Photo: Taken from the Internet)