The 15th edition of the Jibarama Environmental Film Festival will begin today until June 7th in Gibara. Dedicated on this occasion to the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Speleological Society of Cuba.
Convened by the Provincial Film Center, the meeting also celebrates the 40th anniversary of the creation of the National Federation of Cinemas Clubs of Cuba and the 15th anniversary of the film project “Voices of the Gibara Audiovisual”.
The organizing committee, chaired by Adiuska Caldazilla, informed in its social networks the purpose of contributing to the care and protection of the environment through social participation. Raising awareness in the community through the exhibition of ecological cinematographic materials.
For this participation, works made after 2020 to the present were accepted, with the opening of the documentary section and the reception of 10 works. Evaluated by a selection committee integrated by the event’s board of directors.
Prestigious figures of the audiovisual and arts in Cuba will make up the jury of the contest, who will award the Jibá Prize, consisting of a piece created by an artist of the Plastic Arts, and will also grant prizes in several specialties.
Other activities will accompany the celebration, such as a commercial expo fair at the El Almacén cultural center, and the 4th Science, Technology and Environment Workshop, which will take place on the 5th.
The event’s extensive program will include the “Vuelo de estilo” parade, by the Vestir Gibara and Guardianes de la naturaleza projects. As well as exhibitions, exchanges and concerts by guest artists such as Los Beltas, Luis Alberto Góngora and Mentes Callejeras.
The Jibarama Environmental Film Festival, formerly known as the Cave Film Festival, has been held in the Villa Blanca de los Cangrejos every year since 2008 with the aim of raising awareness about the environmental reality and this year’s edition will pay special tribute to Cuban filmmaker Humberto Solás.
With information from CNA
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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