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By Brian Beadie Posted on 15th November 202015th November 2020

Havana Glasgow Pandemic Festival

It’s been quite a year – and that’s an understatement. The entire world seems to have virtually ground to a halt, and time stood still, in the face of the … Continue reading Havana Glasgow Pandemic Festival

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 13th November 202015th November 2020

Book Review: We Are Cuba by Helen Yaffe

“We are Cuba!” is about the complex situation that the Caribbean island has lived in during the last 30 years. It is an account of how the criminal US blockade, … Continue reading Book Review: We Are Cuba by Helen Yaffe

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 13th November 202015th November 2020

Coffee and Contradictions

The 1960s were the Golden Age of Cuban filmmaking, where filmmakers were swept up in the fervour of creating a new society, and the Cuban film institute ICAIC eager to … Continue reading Coffee and Contradictions

Categories: Blog, HGFF2020
By Brian Beadie Posted on 12th November 202015th November 2020

Over the Wall

Fernando Pérez is Cuba’s most celebrated living filmmaker, one whose body of work over the last 30 years provides a vivid portrait of Cuban society.  Cutting his teeth making documentaries for … Continue reading Over the Wall

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 12th November 202015th November 2020

Another World is Possible

Science fiction is one of the most fertile and consistently popular literary genres, with its roots often in a Utopian impulse, a wish for transformation and improvement. This is a … Continue reading Another World is Possible

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 11th November 202015th November 2020

Sisters Doing It For Themselves

La Pelicula de Ana (Ana’s Film) was a highlight of our first ever Havana Glasgow Film Festival. This satirical look at the conditions of Cuban film production may be set … Continue reading Sisters Doing It For Themselves

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 19th October 202015th November 2020

Extraordinary Cuba – An interview with Michael Chanan

The theme of this year’s Havana Glasgow Film Festival, is ‘Extraordinary Cuba’, and we will be examining the ways in which this fiercely independent island nation is truly extraordinary, in … Continue reading Extraordinary Cuba – An interview with Michael Chanan

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 4th March 20204th March 2020

Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2019

by Angus Reid for the Morning Star Havana Glasgow Film Festival – the only Cuban film festival in the UK – is aimed at enabling exchange at all levels between Scotland … Continue reading Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2019

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 11th December 201910th February 2020

Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2019 Review

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

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 24th November 201910th February 2020

Nae Paseran in Havana

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

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 15th November 201915th November 2019

HGFF 2019 Podcast Episode 1 – Cuban Food

A Cuban Food Revolution Cuban chef Dani Acosta serves up a typical Cuban dish to the good people of Kinning Park Complex in Glasgow. At the first event of HGFF … Continue reading HGFF 2019 Podcast Episode 1 – Cuban Food

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 11th November 201912th November 2019

From Strawberry and Chocolate to Fraternity Park

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

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 10th November 201917th November 2019

The Point is to Change It

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

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 7th November 20197th November 2019

Havana Glasgow Film Festival regresa a Glasgow para su quinta edición

Por Craig Williams | Glasgow Live | Traducido por Cubanos en UK La próxima semana se celebra el regreso del Havana Glasgow Film Festival (HGFF) en su quinta edición desde … Continue reading Havana Glasgow Film Festival regresa a Glasgow para su quinta edición

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 30th October 201931st October 2019

As I See Cuba

As I See Cuba is an ambitious exhibition running at Glasgow’s premier photography gallery, Street Level Photoworks, pairing the work of top Cuban photographer Roberto Chile and Glaswegian photographer Dougie … Continue reading As I See Cuba

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 28th October 201929th October 2019

Portrait of a Revolutionary

Alberto Korda with his iconic photo The Cuban Revolution provided some of the most iconic images of the 20th century, none more so than that of Che Guevara, whose image … Continue reading Portrait of a Revolutionary

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 20th October 201920th October 2019

12 Great Scottish Films

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

Categories: BlogTags: Scottish Films Havana Glasgow Film Festival Gregory's Girl Trainspotting
By Brian Beadie Posted on 20th October 201921st October 2019

12 Great Cuban 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

Categories: BlogTags: Cuban Film Now! Lucia Memories of Underdevelopment Strawberry a nd Chocolate
By Brian Beadie Posted on 13th October 201924th October 2019

Memories of Titón

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

Categories: BlogTags: Brian Beadie Tomas Gutierrez Alea Mirtha Ibarra
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By hgffglasgow Posted on 17th December 201818th June 2019

Thanks for your support!

As someone who attended one of our events at our most succesful Film Festival to date a few weeks ago, or someone who likes to know what we are up … Continue reading Thanks for your support!

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 28th November 201817th June 2019

Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2018

This year’s edition of Havana Glasgow Film Festival took as its theme women in film, an apt subject given how womens’ roles in the film industry have dominated the last … Continue reading Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2018

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 11th November 201822nd March 2019

Civic Reception at Glasgow City Chambers!

Civic Reception at Glasgow City Chambers! – 7 November 2018 Thank you everyone for the support, it was a beautiful night. #civicreception #passporttocuba #HGFF18

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 10th November 201824th October 2019

Happy Birthday Margaret Tait

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

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 7th November 201819th June 2019

A Roof With a View

This year Havana Glasgow Film Festival’s closing film is Patricia Ramos’ prize-winning El Techo (On the Roof), which has been acclaimed as one of the most interesting recent Cuban films. … Continue reading A Roof With a View

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 7th November 201819th June 2019

A Very Old Man With Enormous Influence

Fernando Birri was one one of the most important figures in Latin American cinema, an Argentinian filmmaker who left behind a legacy of trailblazing films, as well as inspiring generations … Continue reading A Very Old Man With Enormous Influence

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 3rd November 201819th June 2019

Probably the History of an Angel

Fernando Birri is one of the most important directors in Latin American cinema, but one of the least known in Europe and the US, because of the uncompromisingly radical nature … Continue reading Probably the History of an Angel

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 30th October 201819th June 2019

Hello Hemingway

  Cuba has a long, rich literary tradition, extending from Jose Marti through Alejo Carpentier, the founder of magic realism, to the ‘dirty realism’ of Pedro Juan Gutierrez. However, in … Continue reading Hello Hemingway

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 25th October 201822nd March 2019

She's Gotta Have It – Pioneering Women Filmmakers

Sara Gomez – Image by Agnès Varda Women have had a long, complex and much-contested relationship with cinema, one that has exploded over the course of the last year with … Continue reading She's Gotta Have It – Pioneering Women Filmmakers

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 12th October 201822nd March 2019

Sara Gomez: A black filmmaker able to achieve the mystery and silence of the true classics

Sara Gómez is a crucial figure in the history of both Cuban cinema and women’s filmmaking, if one who has been marginalised, thanks mainly to her early asthma-related death at … Continue reading Sara Gomez: A black filmmaker able to achieve the mystery and silence of the true classics

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 25th September 201822nd March 2019

The Revolutionary Cinema of Humberto Solas

This month marks the tenth anniversary of the death of one of the most important figures in Cuban cinema, Humberto Solas. Solas would extend the range of Cuban cinema at … Continue reading The Revolutionary Cinema of Humberto Solas

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 4th April 201822nd March 2019

Memories of Underdevelopment

The Cuban revolution was one of the defining moments for early ’60s politics, one whose repercussions would echo throughout the decade. Fidel Castro’s example would be held up as an … Continue reading Memories of Underdevelopment

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 16th November 201722nd March 2019

Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2017

Luis Alberto Garcia Meeting His New Fans Havana Glasgow Film Festival has just celebrated its third edition, with its most concise, focused programme, attracting its largest audience yet. This was … Continue reading Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2017

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 9th November 201722nd March 2019

El Sonido de Cuba

Here at Havana Glasgow Film Festival, we love to party – which we’ll be doing in style at the CCA on Friday, with an evening celebrating Cuban music. We;ll have … Continue reading El Sonido de Cuba

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 9th November 201722nd March 2019

Picks of the Fest

Havana Glasgow Film Festival kicks off today, and we’re all very excited about this year’s edition. Here are some staff and volunteer picks from the packed programme. Eirene Houston – … Continue reading Picks of the Fest

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By Brian Beadie Posted on 7th November 201715th November 2020

Love and Baseball

“Ghost Town To Havana” is a moving and powerful, if sometimes humorous, documentary exploring the power of baseball to change people’s, families’ and community’s lives. The film was made by … Continue reading Love and Baseball

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 3rd November 201722nd March 2019

Roberto Zurbano on Race and Cuba

In egalitarian societies, such as Cuba’s, some are of course more equal than others, and racial minorities tend to suffer the most from inequality. Cuba is a particularly unusual example, … Continue reading Roberto Zurbano on Race and Cuba

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