Sunday May 19, 2013

Cinema Before the Revolution

Cinema historian Luciano Castillo, co-author of Cronología del cine cubano, presents a panorama of early Cuban cinema to audiences at the Havana Film Festival New York.

Preview: Cuban Films at Havana New York Film Fest

With more than 45 films from a dozen countries, including a retrospective of Cuban cinema before the Revolution, this year’s Havana New York Film Festival has enough footage to fill screens in Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. All this and CuCu Diamantes, too.

Update: Martiel in Italy, Segura Goes Bicoastal, Olazábal Opens in Havana & Brussels

Carlos Martiel wins the 2013 Arte Laguna Prize and opens a solo show in Naples. Moisés Finalé takes a solo show in Havana, Gustavo Acosta & Carlos González double up in Miami, and Esterio Segura finally installs his public art project in New York City. 

Cuban Short Films Spotlighted at MoMA

This year’s Documentary Fortnight film series at New York’s Museum of Modern Art featured “New Cuban Shorts,” a four-program series of recent documentaries by emerging directors. Nadine Covert reports on the films and the filmmakers who presented them.

Update: Mendieta in Italy, Los Carpinteros in Madrid, Mariño in New York, and Cuban Films at MoMA

A major Ana Mendieta retrospective opens in Turin, Los Carpinteros light a fire at Matadero Madrid, and Tania Bruguera delivers a prestigious lecture in San Diego. Armando Mariño goes solo at Volta NY, shows open in Chelsea and Brooklyn, and Cuban films and filmmakers come to MoMA.
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