Films from more than 30 countries will give prestige to the Gibara Poor Film Festival. Which will arrive in that coastal city in the province of Holguin from April 15 to 19. With some 500 works included in the program of the event.
Lilian Morales, general coordinator of the evento. Reported at a press conference the majority participation of Spain, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico and proposals from nations such as Morocco, Congo, Turkey, Serbia, Romania, Andorra, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
She also highlighted among the main organizational differences of the edition the choice of an exclusive jury for the category of animation and experimental cinema. Which this year has the participation of 15 and 20 works, respectively.
In the competition for the Lucía Awards, 90 works were selected. After a difficult and meticulous process. Divided into nine fiction feature films, 19 short films, 11 long documentaries, 16 short documentaries, plus animations and experimental films.
The coordinator also commented that the juries are made up of renowned filmmakers from Cuba, Spain, France, Mexico and Italy, among others. Who will give prestige to the event with their participation in theoretical panels and conferences that will take place during the event.
Natural Phenomena, directed by Cuban Marcos Díaz Sosa, in co-production with Argentina, France and the contribution of the Cuban Cinema Promotion program. Will be the film that will be screened at the Jibá cinema during the opening day on April 15, she said.
The agenda of the meeting will consist of a theoretical event to contextualize and deepen topics such as film post-production. Indigenous cultures, schools dedicated to the training of filmmakers and low-budget cinema.
Moreover it included in the novelties will also be the development of a technological forum that will serve for exchange with the most important audiovisual production companies in the country. And a discussion with companies outside the cinematographic sphere, but that converge with this industry during their production phases.
The Gibara International Poor Film Festival, held for the first time in April 2003. Is an event dedicated to defending and promoting legitimate audiovisual creation with high artistic budgets. As well as encouraging the interaction of diverse communities and cultures.
With information from Cuban News Agency
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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