The 20th Gibara International Low-Rise Film Festival, in the province of Holguin, will take place from April 14th to 18th, 2026. Event director Sergio Benvenuto announced Tuesday.
Also at a press conference in the Héctor García Mesa Hall of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC in the Spanish acronym). Benvenuto stated that the Gibara Festival is a multicultural event. That promotes, raises awareness, and connects with many people.
This edition is a tribute to the 20 previous festivals and the 23rd anniversary of its founding. It is a pleasure to be able to work on a project with two facets: cultural and local development, he stated.
Moreover the first call for entries with information on the historical categories in competition (feature and short fiction films, documentaries, animation, and experimental films). It will be published this Wednesday on social media and the event’s website.
In addition details on the requirements for the Films in Progress. And the third edition of Factory sections will be announced via the same channels in the coming weeks.
The Gibara Low-Fat Film Festival accepts works from around the world and integrates artistic expressions. Also theoretical debates, and community participation. The registration period will be from October 6th, 2025, to January 5th of next year.
It has taken two decades of dedication to found an international festival. In a town that was originally a fishing village. Almost 800 kilometers from Havana. It has been a beautiful utopia, commented ICAIC president Alexis Triana.
Futhermore the Gibara International Low-Cost Film Festival was founded in April 2003 in Holguin. And was only interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022). It is one of the most highly regarded events in the alternative seventh art scene in Latin America.
With information from Prensa Latina
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