Hace calor en La Habana – Roberto Chile Havana Glasgow Film Festival’s come a long way in five years – so far, that this year the festival went as far … Continue reading Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2019 Review
This year, Havana Glasgow Film Festival are hosting an edition of the festival in Havana, for the very first time. Here we will be showcasing the best in Scottish film, … Continue reading Nae Paseran in Havana
A couple of years ago, I was explaining to the editor of an esteemed music mag (I won’t say which one) that a gig review I’d written would take a … Continue reading From Strawberry and Chocolate to Fraternity Park
Image -Tomás Gutiérrez Alea “The world is already filmed, it’s now a matter of changing it.” Guy Debord – Society of the Spectacle In the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution, … Continue reading The Point is to Change It
This year, Havana Glasgow Film Festival is actually going to Havana, bringing Scottish films and DJs to the city in the spirit of cultural exchange. Here, Glasgow-based journalist Brian Beadie … Continue reading 12 Great Scottish Films
This year we’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Cuban film institute ICIAC, which arose in the aftermath of the revolution to improve Cuban society, and help educate … Continue reading 12 Great Cuban Films
This year, Havana Glasgow Film Festival examines the career and legacy of the most acclaimed and influential Cuban filmmaker Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, with screenings of his films and a documentary … Continue reading Memories of Titón
This weekend sees the centenary of the birth of Margaret Tait, a filmmaker and poet who has gone from being one of the most marginalised Scottish filmmakers, working on the … Continue reading Happy Birthday Margaret Tait
