2023 | Color | 80:00 In 1960s Havana, there were 140 movie theaters. For ten years, the cinema industry was a pillar of the Cuban Revolution, but the toughening regime and an economic recession precipitated its decline. Fifty years later, only a dozen movie theaters still operate in Havana, while a new generation of bold filmmakers struggles for the very existence of Cuban cinema. Country: Francia Direction: Jan; Eytan, Kaufmann; Darius Script: Jan; Eytan, Kaufmann; Darius, Goldet; Antoine Production: Goldet; Antoine Photography: Bernfeld; Nina Sound: Van Pottelberge; Thomas Music: Baños; René Participation year at FICM: 2023
2023 | Color | 80:00 In 1960s Havana, there were 140 movie theaters. For ten years, the cinema industry was a pillar of the Cuban Revolution, but the toughening regime and an economic recession precipitated its decline. Fifty years later, only a dozen movie theaters still operate in Havana, while a new generation of bold filmmakers struggles for the very existence of Cuban cinema. Country: Francia Direction: Jan; Eytan, Kaufmann; Darius Script: Jan; Eytan, Kaufmann; Darius, Goldet; Antoine Production: Goldet; Antoine Photography: Bernfeld; Nina Sound: Van Pottelberge; Thomas Music: Baños; René Participation year at FICM: 2023
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
THE QUEER GAZE: HOW DISSIDENT AND COMPLEX NARRATIVES TRANSFORM CINEMA Presented by Otros Ojos at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26 “One of the most beloved films in the history of cinema”: CASABLANCA, by Michael Curtiz, at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26 Spanish Director Pedro Aguilera Presented LADIES' HUNTING PARTY at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26 Tribute to Florence Delay at the 24th FICM: Emilio Maillé Presents LOS AÑOS ARRUZA 10 · 22 · 26
THE QUEER GAZE: HOW DISSIDENT AND COMPLEX NARRATIVES TRANSFORM CINEMA Presented by Otros Ojos at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
“One of the most beloved films in the history of cinema”: CASABLANCA, by Michael Curtiz, at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26
