Cine Pobre: Probably one of the most authentic film festivals in the world this year
by Silvia Gomez, 2008 Print edition
Gibrara is a town so obscure even many Cubans struggle to find it on a map, yet every year since 2003, this picturesque town has hosted one of the most authentic and charming events on the independent / alternative film circuit.
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The best 25 best Cuban movies ever
October 2007 by Eva Torres
Our arts & culture critic picks 25 of the best Cuban movies ever made. This selection includes the Oscar nominated Fresa y Chocolate, the moving and critically acclaimed Suite Habana, as well as the classics Lucia and La Muerte de un burócrata. Succinct reviews give you a flavor of Cuban cinema and highlights films which will give you intriguing insights to the country.
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Introduction to Cuban Cinema:
When Gabriel Veyre arrived in Havana at the close of the 19th century with his Lumière Cinématographe, the cinema was established forever in Cuba, and in 1910, the first efforts for producing films in the Island were made; however, it is not until early in the 1960s that the true
Cuban contemporary cinema began with documentaries
and feature films that have stood the test of time. Today Cuba is widely recognized as having one of the best film industries in Latin America and has consistently produced interesting and challenging work which has been critically acclaimed within the independent film circuit.

Film Fever - The International Festival of New Latin American Cinema
By Silvia Gomez, 2007 Print edition
During the first two weeks of December, a virulent plague takes hold of Havana. Immunisation is impossible and there's no option but to surrender. The consolation is that there are so many fellow-sufferers with whom to compare notes on symptoms, cures and pulling extended sickies from work. Employers are not inclined to be sympathetic to doctor's certificates for Cinemania Febril Virulans, or to give it its common name, Film Fever.
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