Cubans Ana de Armas and Libia Batista, selected for U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Help us keep OnCuba alive here Cubans Ana de Armas and Libia Batista were selected to form part of the...
Cuba in mourning. Juan Padrón, the creator of Elpidio Valdés, dies
Cuban filmmaker Juan Padrón, creator of the character of Elpidio Valdés and his legendary adventures; of the Vampires in Havana,...
Cuban cinema in quarantine: a movie library from home
Several initiatives by different artists are arising these days on the social networks to encourage people to stay home and...
A Cuban playing Marilyn Monroe
Just getting back to the United States, after spending two weeks in Cuba, Ana de Armas, the sensation, granted an...
The best of Cuban cinema made at ICAIC, according to the Cinematheque of Cuba
A list with the most representative of Cuban cinema produced by the Cuban Institute of Cinema Art and Industry (ICAIC)...
From imperialism to tourism: Cuba lands in Sundance with “Epicenter”
From the struggle against imperialism to the “soft power” of mass tourism, Cuba’s soul and the island’s identity conflict land...
Cuban cinema in Sundance: “Bembé” in virtual reality
NewMen Studio is the name of the Cuban audiovisual studio that will represent the island in the next edition of...
Blanca Rosa Blanco to make documentary about emigration between the Canary Islands and Cuba
Cuban actress and filmmaker Blanca Rosa Blanco will make a documentary about the emigration of the islanders who went to...
Ana de Armas nominated for Golden Globe Award
Cuban Ana de Armas confirmed her rise in international motion pictures by obtaining a nomination for the prestigious Golden Globes,...
Havana Film Festival: eyes that see from Latin America
A total of 300 films to enjoy in 10 days (from December 5 to 15), that is the proposal presented...
Ernesto Daranas: “I’ve never been censored, but it has happened to many people”
Ernesto Daranas has lived all his life in Old Havana, a landscape he has taken to the big screen, not...
Cuban scriptwriter’s film about Spanish Civil War premiered
The film Mientras dure la guerra (While at War), by renowned Chilean-Spanish filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar, was premiered this weekend in...
Lester Hamlet: “I consider myself a free man”
When I ask him about Amaury Pérez's interview in "Con dos que se quieran," film director Lester Hamlet says halfway...
Carlos Lechuga: “Cuban independent cinema exists; everyone knows it”
Carlos Lechuga is 35 years old and is one of the young filmmakers with one of the most relevant works...
María Isabel Díaz: “I’ve always wanted to work in Cuba”
Cuban actress María Isabel Díaz, remembered in Cuba for her performance in films such as Una novia para David, recently...
Jacqueline Arenal wants to make films in Cuba
The well-known Cuban actress Jacqueline Arenal, remembered for characters like Verena Contreras, said she is keen to do theater and...
Benicio del Toro in Gibara to receive Honorary Lucía Award
Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro arrived at the Gibara Film Festival to receive the Honorary Lucía Award from his...
Cuban woman filmmaker joins U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando was selected as a member of the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in...
Spain shows its best cinema in Cuba, from Almodóvar to “La isla mínima”
This week Spanish films and series are invading Havana’s main theaters in the largest film show from that country in...
Audiovisuals in Cuba: New conditions and old questions
The Decree-Law on Independent Filmmakers and Audiovisual Creators has finally been published, after its signing three months ago by the...
Cuba approves new policy for independent filmmaking
Eleven years after the first demands in this regard, the work of independent filmmakers and audiovisual directors, which until now...
“Cuba crea” documents the “inexhaustible talent” the island exports to the world
Conceived as a tribute to the "inexhaustible talent" of a country "much larger than its own geography," the documentary Cuba...
Iván Giroud selected for documentaries jury at Cannes Film Festival
Iván Giroud, president of the Havana Film Festival, was selected to be part of the jury of the L'Oeil d'or...
Blanca Rosa Blanco: “I’m afraid of labels”
Spring came to the cold northern state of Minnesota and with it the visit of Cuban actress ̶ and now...
Cuban filmmaker Tomás Piard dies at 71
Tomas Piard was a filmmaker who made no concessions. He got behind the cameras as if it were a method...
