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HomeHGFF2019

Category: HGFF2019

By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

HGFF 2019 programme of events

Welcome to our 5th Havana Glasgow Film Festival! Twinned in 2002, our two vibrant cities share a richness of culture and identity that we invite you to celebrate with film, … Continue reading HGFF 2019 programme of events

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

A Cuban Food Revolution

24  October, Thursday 18:00 -20:00 Kinning Park Complex In partnership with Küche and Glasgow based Cuban cook Dani Acosta, join us for a community meal, sharing Cuban food, its flavours, … Continue reading A Cuban Food Revolution

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Exhibition Opening: Como Veo Cuba / As I See Cuba

02 November, Saturday Exhibition Opening: Como Veo Cuba/ As I See Cuba  13:00 – 15:00 Trongate 103 Photography exhibition celebrating 500 years of Havana, from the personal perspectives of Roberto … Continue reading Exhibition Opening: Como Veo Cuba / As I See Cuba

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

HGFF Launch Party with Tumbao Salsa School

Sunday 3 November 2019 18:30-23:30 Boteca Join HGFF 19 at this Special Salsa Party at the exotic Boteco do Brasil, to launch our 5th edition of Havana Glasgow Film Festival. … Continue reading HGFF Launch Party with Tumbao Salsa School

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Sencillamente Korda / Simply Korda

06 November, Wednesday Roberto Chile / 2011 / Documentary / N/C / 25mins 18:30-20:30 Unite Office Roberto Chile presents his documentary film on Alberto Korda, (1928-2001) a chronicler of the … Continue reading Sencillamente Korda / Simply Korda

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Cuban Music Video Production – Behind the Scenes

08  November, Friday 18:00-21:00 Refuweegee Havana-born Alejandro Valera has directed music videos for some of Cuba’s top salsa bands and has just finished his first documentary film – De Vuelta … Continue reading Cuban Music Video Production – Behind the Scenes

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Children’s Salsa with Tumbao Salsa School

09 November, Saturday 13:30-14:30 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Bring the family along and dance to energetic Cuban rhythms at our well-loved annual dance workshop for all ages. Drop in … Continue reading Children’s Salsa with Tumbao Salsa School

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Film Can Change the World

09 November, Saturday 16:00-18:00 Refuweegee A talk by Glaswegian music and film journalist Brian Beadie, followed by discussion. Brian will trace the history of radical film from the 20s until the … Continue reading Film Can Change the World

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Workshop: DOCMA Filmmaking Challenge

10 November, Sunday 13:30-15:30 Refuweegee A DOCMA is a 5-minute documentary film made by 5 filmmakers in 5 different documentary styles. The process is designed to get our creative juices … Continue reading Workshop: DOCMA Filmmaking Challenge

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Talk/Workshop: Screenwriting – a Cuban perspective – Hugo Rivalta

10  November, Sunday 16:00-18:00 Refuweegee A unique chance to learn about the filmmaking industry in Cuba, from the perspective of professional screenwriter Hugo Rivalta (also Co-Director of HGFF) Find out … Continue reading Talk/Workshop: Screenwriting – a Cuban perspective – Hugo Rivalta

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Fátima o El Parque de la Fraternidad / Fatima of Fraternity Park

12  November, Tuesday Jorge Perugorría / 2015 / Fiction / 18 / 90mins 18:15-20:15 GFT In collaboration with Africa in Motion Based on a story by Miguel Barnet, Fatima tells … Continue reading Fátima o El Parque de la Fraternidad / Fatima of Fraternity Park

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Habanastation / Havana Station – School Screening

13 November, Wednesday 10:10-12:00 CCA Cinema Ian Padron / 2011 / Fiction / N/C / 95mins School Screening, contact us for more info: info@hgfilmfest.com Tracing the lives of two Cuban … Continue reading Habanastation / Havana Station – School Screening

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Meet our Cuban Guests

13 November, Wednesday 17.30-19:00 CCA Saramago Bar Join us before the evening screening to welcome our Cuban guests to Glasgow and hear an informal introductory talk by Julie Valdes from … Continue reading Meet our Cuban Guests

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Classic and new Cuban Shorts

13  November, Wednesday 19:30-21:30 CCA Cinema Classic Short and Short films from world-renowned International Cuban Film School (EICTV) + Panel discussion on challenges for film / art students post-graduation. 17.30-19:00 … Continue reading Classic and new Cuban Shorts

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Camera Chica Glasgow and Camera Chica Cuba – invite only

13 November, Wednesday 13:00-14:30 CCA Cinema Screening and presentation of new short films by Glasgow schoolchildren Camera Chica is a community-based film education programme, developed in Cuba. After a visit … Continue reading Camera Chica Glasgow and Camera Chica Cuba – invite only

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Habanastation / Havana Station – School Screening

14 November, Thursday 10:10-12:00 CCA Cinema School Screening School Screening, contact us for more info: info@hgfilmfest.com Ian Padron / 2011 / Fiction / N/C / 95mins Tracing the lives of … Continue reading Habanastation / Havana Station – School Screening

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Civic Reception (by invitation)

14 November, Thursday 18:00-19:30 City Chambers Celebrating the twin cities of Havana and Glasgow

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Fresa y Chocolate / Strawberry and Chocolate 25th Anniversary – Q&A Stars Mirtha Ibarra, Vladimir Cruz

14 November, Thursday Tomás Gutiérrez Alea / 1994 / Fiction / 18 / 108mins 20:15-22:45 GFT This Oscar-nominated groundbreaking film tells the story of two men – one gay, the … Continue reading Fresa y Chocolate / Strawberry and Chocolate 25th Anniversary – Q&A Stars Mirtha Ibarra, Vladimir Cruz

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Lecture: How Radical Film Affects Change

15 November, Friday 11:00-13:00 Cineworld Lecture by Brian Beadie, hosted by GSA

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Cuban Social

15 November, Friday 17:00-18:00 CCA Saramago Bar Join us before the evening screening to welcome our Cuban guests to Glasgow and hear an informal introductory talk by Julie Valdes from … Continue reading Cuban Social

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

De Vuelta Al Barrio / Back to the Neighbourhood – World Premiere

15 November, Friday Alejandro Valera Losa / 2019 / Documentary / 16+ / 80mins 18:15-19:55  CCA Cinema Acclaimed Cuban salsa band El Niño y La Verdad return to their roots … Continue reading De Vuelta Al Barrio / Back to the Neighbourhood – World Premiere

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Se Vende / For Sale

20.15 – 22:00 CCA Cinema Jorge Perugorría /2012 / Fiction / N/C 18+/ 95mins A dark comedy about contemporary Cuba, where people are forced to go to extreme measures to … Continue reading Se Vende / For Sale

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Workshop: Make and play your own Cuban instrument – for families

16 November, Saturday 10:00-11:30 CCA Theatre Inspired by footage from the 1950s Cuban filmmaker Sara Gómez of people making and playing their own instruments from household objects and scrap materials, … Continue reading Workshop: Make and play your own Cuban instrument – for families

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Mirtha

16 November, Saturday 11.30-12.30 CCA Cinema Lourdes Prieto / 2015 / Doc / 12 / 44mins Our special guest at HGFF19, Mirtha Ibarra is one of Cuba’s greatest and best-loved … Continue reading Mirtha

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

DOCMA Challenge Screening

16 November, Saturday, 12:30-13:30 CCA Theatre Screening and feedback session of the short documentary films made as part of the DOCMA filmmaking challenge. Screening open to all.

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Titón: De La Habana a Guantanamera

16 November, Saturday 15:30-17:30 CCA Cinema Mirtha Ibarra / 2008 / Documentary / 15 / 90mins A documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Tomas Alea – known as Titón – written and … Continue reading Titón: De La Habana a Guantanamera

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

Hasta Cierto Punto / Up to a Certain Point

16 November, Saturday 18.30 -20.10pm CCA Cinema Tomás Gutiérrez Alea /1985 / Fiction / 68mins A clever, self-reflective satire about the battle of the sexes in contemporary Cuba. Oscar, an … Continue reading Hasta Cierto Punto / Up to a Certain Point

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st October 201918th September 2020

La Muerte de un Burócrata / Death of a Bureaucrat

16 November, Saturday 20.30- 22.00 CCA Cinema Tomás Gutiérrez Alea / 1966 / Fiction / 85mins La Muerte de un Burócrata is a 1966 comedy film by Cuban director Tomás … Continue reading La Muerte de un Burócrata / Death of a Bureaucrat

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 23rd July 201918th September 2020

That’s Our Jam – Afro Beats of Cuba

It began in Africa…pretty much every musical genre we have, that is. We all know how all the great modern American – and therefore, by extension, Western – musical genres, … Continue reading That’s Our Jam – Afro Beats of Cuba

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 13th May 201918th September 2020

Dancing in the Dark

A rumpled man in a trenchcoat sits in a darkened room, lit only by flashing street lights through slatted blinds. We can hear the rain outside, then the sound of … Continue reading Dancing in the Dark

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By hgffglasgow Posted on 23rd April 201918th September 2020

Bailando con Margot / Dancing with Margot

Friday, 17 May 2019, from 19:30-21:30 @ CCA Glasgow Tickets available on Usheru. BOOK NOW Director: Arturo Santana (2015) Running time 105 min. On December 31, 1958, a detective is … Continue reading Bailando con Margot / Dancing with Margot

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