A soon-to-launch film project in Cuba will be making history. No, it’s not a US movie produdction — although recent loosening of restrictions are making US filmmaking in Cuba far easier. In fact, it’s from one of Cuba’s oldest friends. Lovers in Havana will be the title of the first-ever Chinese film to be filmed in Cuba, … Read more
In July, Francis Ford Coppola visited San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba to discuss film making at La Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV (EICTV) – Cuba’s International School of Film and Television. Coppola held a conference at the school and met with students and faculty to discuss his passion for film. According to a … Read more
by Chale Nafus One of the most kinetically exhilarating films in the history of cinema was almost lost forever. Premiering in 1964 in Cuba and the Soviet Union, SOY CUBA was removed from distribution after only one week in both countries, both with state-run film industries. I AM CUBA was not shown in the US … Read more
Drag racing in Cuba By the Cuba Journal staff It’s one of the signature symbols of Cuba – the old, repurposed, rehabilitated American car from the 1940s and 1950s. For years, these cars have been used for something more than just transportation, though — they’ve been used for drag racing. That’s the subject of a new … Read more
When Ken Rosen first traveled to Cuba in 1998, he saw the island nation through the lens of an American expat living and working in Quito. This reference point no doubt translated into a unique perspective of Cuban life and a passion to bring sunlight and water to a relationship that has atrophied for a … Read more
Starz is developing “Cuban Quartet,” a series starring Antonio Banderas, who will also be an executive producer. Starz CEO Chris Albrecht made the announcement last week at a panel for television critics in Beverly Hills, California. The series is based on a popular book series by Leonardo Padura. “Starz continues to see great opportunity in … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola visited Cuba this week at the invitation of the International School of Cinema and Television in San Antonio de los Baños. Coppola, whose portfolio includes the Godfather films and Apocalypse Now, among others, said he had been to Cuba many times. Much of The Godfather … Read more
by Cuba Journal staff Art Jones describes his soon-to-be-released film, “Forbidden Cuba”, as a new type of film that blends fictional characters and a scripted storyline with real people and unexpected events – shot entirely on location in Cuba. Given Cuba’s recent change of course – making it a real-life blend of scripted storylines and … Read more
