Selected International Film Festivals
Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
ICAIC
Calle 2 No. 411 entre 17 y 19
Vedado
CP 10400 La Habana
Cuba
phone +5 37-55-2841, +5 37-55-2849
fax +5 37-33-4273, +5 37-33-3078
http://www.habanafilmfestival.com
email: festival@icaic.inf.cu
President
Alfredo Guevara
Director
Mr. Ivan Giroud
Program Director
Mrs. Zita M. Morrina
Year of Foundation 1979
Event Date from 02 December 2010 till 12 December 2010
in Havana, Cuba
International Film Festivals
Sections Competition (Latin American and Caribbean films only), New Directors (first features by Latin American directors), Latin American/International Contemporary Panorama, Informative Section (video documentaries), Showcases, Tributes, Retrospectives, Special Presentations
Genres Animated Films, Documentary Films, Feature Films Cinema
Terms of Entry films for the competition must have been produced in 2009 or 2010, films for the International Panorama should not be older than 5 years, prior screenings are accepted
Subtitles Spanish subtitles necessary
Format 16mm, 35mm, DVD, S-VHS, DV, DV Cam
Registration Deadline 10 September 2010
Fees none
Attendance Figures 500,000
Participants of the Film Industry industry representatives from Latin America and Europe
Prizes/Awards Coral Prizes: Best Three Feature Films, Best Short/Medium-Length Film, Best Film by Non-Latin American Filmmakers on a Latin American Issue, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor/Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Sound, Best Three Documentaries, Best Documentary by a Non-Latin American Filmmaker on a Latin American Issue, Best Experimental Audiovisual Work, Best Three Animated Films, Best Poster, Best Unpublished Script, Best First Feature; FIPRESCI Prize, OCIC Prize, Saúl Yelín Award, Audience Award
German Films 2009
SECCION OFICIAL
The Wind Journeys by Ciro Guerra (CO/DE/NL)
OPERA PRIMA
Gigante by Adrian Biniez (UY/DE/AR/NL)
Huacho by Alejandro Fernandez Almendras (CL/FR/DE)
CINE ALEMAN
Eye to Eye - All about German Film (Auge in Auge – Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte) by Michael Althen and Hans Helmut Prinzler
A Year ago in Winter (Im Winter ein Jahr) by Caroline Link
Jerichow by Christian Petzold
Krabat by Marco Kreuzpaintner
Storm (Sturm) by Hans-Christian Schmid (DE/DK/NL)
Whisky with Vodka (Whisky mit Wodka) by Andreas Dresen
CINE NORUEGO
O’Horten by Bent Hamer (NO/DE)
CINE POLACO
33 Scenes from Life (33 Szenen aus dem Leben) by Malgorzata Szumowska (DE/PL)
PANORAMA INTERNACIONAL
Antichrist by Lars von Trier (DK/DE/FR/SE/IT)
Enter the Void by Gaspar Noé (FR/DE/IT)
Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman (IL/DE/FR)
PANORAMA DOCUMENTAL
In Comparison (Zum Vergleich) by Harun Farocki
Prizes for International Films
Number of Films Shown more than 530 films from 38 different countries
Media Coverage more than 100 national and international journalists
Evaluation In spite of the economic and political situation in Cuba the festival is a classic film event. Although the festival has its emphasis on Latin American films it can also be a good platform for European films. However, the lack of money does influence the quality of the program and causes organisational deficiency.