Culture

Cuba’s former minister of Culture, Abel Prieto, was declared a “distinguished visitor in Montevideo” on Thursday by the mayor of the Uruguayan capital, Ana Olivera.

The feature film Penumbras (Shadows), the debuting work by director Charly Medina, opens today in Havana at the Cinematheque de Cuba theater. It is a minimalist look at life in Cuban in the 1990s.

The Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, in its 34th edition, will recognize three teachers of the seventh art: Italy’s Michelangelo Antonioni, France’s Chris Marker, and Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer.

The fourth edition of Leo Brouwer Festival of Chamber Music opens its doors today in Havana with a panel devoted to Compay Segundo on the 105th anniversary of his birth.

Beginning with this 15th edition of the JoJazz competition between young jazz artists, scheduled from November 22 to 25 in Havana, it will have an international character.

Liborio Noval, considered one of the most notable photographers of the revolutionary epic on the island, died on Saturday in Havana at the age of 78, the local media reported.

The film Juan of the Dead, directed by Cuban cinematographer Alejandro Brugues, won with the Jury Prize this weekend in the category of “Films from Latin American” at the film festival in the French city of Biarritz.

We present you our Havana Cultural Calendar for October. We will be adding onto our calendar as the month progresses and further information is made available. A highlight this month is the beginning of the Havana Ballet Festival on Oct. 28.