This Wednesday, in the Héctor García Mesa room at Icaic, details were offered to the press about the Colombian Film Festival at the Yara cinema from June 26 to 30; the presentation there tomorrow of the Mexican film Luna negra, and the campaign for the 8th Summer Film Festival called Let’s go to the cinema.
Four Colombian films will be screened in this cycle, along with a conference on the promotion of film production in that country, given by Diana Díaz, director of audiovisuals, film and interactive media of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Knowledge of Colombia.
Our proposal is to show a cinema that I call biodiverse, since it reflects different ways of life and scenarios, as well as many versions of what I call being Colombian or Colombian, he expressed.
Meanwhile, in the months of July and August the public will enjoy approximately 230 films in 25 cycles, distributed in several cinemas in this capital.
One of the initiatives of the Summer Film Festival is to bring to mind those Cuban titles that celebrate their anniversary in 2024, for example, In a certain way (50 years), Portrait of Teresa (45), Conducta and Boccaccerías habaneras (10) .
The little ones at home will also delight themselves in the summer thanks to children’s and adolescent programming, which includes a tribute to Fernanda’s 20th birthday, a cartoon series created by Mario Rivas and produced by Icaic, among others. projections.
The film Aislados, which addresses the period associated with the Covid-19 pandemic; The Wait, directed by Daniel Ross; Farándula, debut feature by actor and director Jazz Vilá; and the documentary Tarará, the story of Chernobyl in Cuba make up the summer film catalog.
Musical shows will also be held at the Yara cinema and sports fans will be able to enjoy the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the big screen.
This Thursday the Yara will host the special presentation of the feature film Luna negra, by Tonatiuh García; while the House of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema and the Infanta Multicine will exhibit Terror MX: Mexican horror film series, from June 27 to July 4.
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