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Frank Pierson at the Havana Film Festival

The screenwriter and former director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , gave a talk today at the Hotel Nacional in Havana, the traditional host of the Havana Film Festival.

Cuba: The Unity of the People

The refusal to allow substantive political debate in Cuba among the various candidates at the lower levels of Popular Power elections, or anywhere else, is justified by the government on the grounds of maintaining national and revolutionary unity. (First of six excerpts from the new book -“Cuba Since the Revolution of 1959: A critical assessment.)

Havana Film Festival Day 3 Tributes

Films from the island that debuted today were Marina, by Enrique Alvarez; and Habanastation, by the young director Ian Padron. The latter movie is one of the most attended Cuban films in recent times and is being plugged for an Oscar nomination by Cuban film fans.

“Montage” by Cuban Painter at Havana Film Festival

The exhibition “Montaje”(Montage) recreates significant moments of international cinema such as Manhattan by Woody Allen, Blade Runner by Ridley Scott, Memorias del subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment) by Cuba’s “Titon”, and Sergei Eisentein’s Battleship Potemkin.

Cuba Since 1959, a Critical Assessment

A new Cuba book by professor/author Sam Farber provides both valuable history and analysis of the island’s now 52-year-old revolution. With a very accessible style, Farber manages to communicate to a broad audience from scholars to those just getting to know the Caribbean island nation.

Diana Fuentes: Rising Star in Cuba Music

Diana Fuentes is a rising star in Cuban music. Though some try to pigeonhole her within the trova category — which I wouldn’t exclude her from — her work surpasses such a limiting space. She sits with ease on a vast plain of fusion that melds trova, Cuban “feeling,” boleros, pop, hip hop, funk and other traditional Cuban rhythms.

Cuba’s Big Film Fest Kicks Off

With the screening of the feature film Un cuento chino, by Argentine filmmaker Sebastian Borensztein, the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema will officially open tonight at the capital city’s Karl Marx Theater. The festival runs through December 11th.

Cuba’s Athletes in the Lens

Even if you’re not a big sports fan or interested in spending hours of your life plopped in front of a TV trying to find out who will win a game, you can’t deny that sports photos — when they capture the emotion of athletes — can be a good show. (7 photos)

Alexis Bosch, Between jazz and JoJazz

A composer, arranger, educator, pianist, conductor and music producer, Alexis Bosch is one of Cuba’s most versatile musicians.

Cuba in the Film Festival That Nears

December is approaching and with it comes the anxiously awaited Havana Film Festival, an annual event that showcases the latest films from this continent and the Caribbean. Cuba will be 14 works that include documentaries, animated shorts and films debuts.