12th HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK - ¡SI CUBA! PARTNER
Celebrates Latin American Cinema APRIL 7-15, 2011 -
Special Free Events April 6
21 FILMS COMPETE FOR THE HAVANA STAR PRIZE
The 12th annual Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) opens April 7-15 with a program of award-winning films, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions with distinguished international directors, actors, and producers. HFFNY's Cuban films are part of ¡Sí Cuba! Festival, a citywide celebration of Cuban arts and culture. 14 New York institutions convene to celebrate the rich artistic vitality of Cuba by showcasing the diversity of Cuban culture from the traditional to the modern. (Learn more www.SiCuba.org )
HFFNY features more than 50 highly anticipated and influential films from and about Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latinos in the U.S. including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, and the U.S. They span a variety of genres and themes, ranging from comedy, thrillers, action, drama and documentaries to children's tales, and gay/lesbian topics as well as films from and about indigenous peoples from Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile.
For Havana Film Festival New York information and schedule, visit www.HFFNY.com