Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, Dec. 3 - The Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema celebrates its 46th edition, and among the surprises delighting audiences this year is a selection of seven films presented by Churubusco Azteca Studios.
These productions, which honor the 80th anniversary of the Mexican production company, are joined this year by the opening of the Latin American Film Market (MECLA, for its acronym in Spanish) Isla Abierta, declared the festival's president, Tania Delgado, in an interview with Radio Rebelde.
It will take place from December 7 to 11 thanks to the joint efforts of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC, for its acronym in Spanish) and the festival, she added.
According to the Havana Film Festival's Facebook page, the initiative promises to transform Havana into a strategic bridge between Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Eurasian region.
“With an inclusive and dynamic vision, Isla Abierta promotes the circulation of content and talent, opens innovative routes of East-West cooperation and generates investment opportunities and strategic alliances.”
Highlights include pitching, panels, negotiation tables, location portfolio, collaboration rounds, virtual reality stations, immersive installations, and narrative video games.
"Then we have the Restored Classics section, a space we always include because we are very interested not only in contemporary film but also in the history; without it, we wouldn't have been able to get where we are today," Delgado affirmed.
The festival has always been characterized by featuring the latest and most important international films, she said, so "there are many surprises and great films for the public to see." (Text and photo: PL)
