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By hgffglasgow Posted on 9th October 20173rd August 2022

The Havana-Glasgow Connection

The HGFF team in full Cuban regalia Today witnesses the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Che Guevara, a prime architect of the Cuban Revolution. It’s also one month until … Continue reading The Havana-Glasgow Connection

Categories: HGFF2017, UncategorizedTags: Havana Glasgow Film Festival Ben Treuhaft Tuning W
By hgffglasgow Posted on 6th October 20173rd August 2022

Our Man in Havana

Hugo Rivalta is co-director of the Havana Glasgow Film Festival, alongside Eirene Houston. Hugo is a Havana-based screenwriter and actor, who has also published the book Los días. Every year … Continue reading Our Man in Havana

Categories: HGFF2017, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 4th October 20173rd August 2022

Send a Piana to Havana

The opening film of this year’s Havana Glasgow Film Festival is Esteban, a moving new film about a ten year old boy’s discovery of his talent for music, and quest … Continue reading Send a Piana to Havana

Categories: HGFF2017, UncategorizedTags: Havana Glasgow Film Festival Ben Treuhaft Tuning W
By hgffglasgow Posted on 4th October 20173rd August 2022

Radical Chic

Original Copy is an emerging art collective based in Glasgow, Dundee and Lewis, who have made our HGFF17 Official Merchandise. They have come up with a playful juxtaposition of an … Continue reading Radical Chic

Categories: HGFF2017, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 26th September 20173rd August 2022

House Music All Night Long

Glasgow and Havana share many interests in common, chief among them a passion for music. Both cities are thriving epicentres for their national music scenes, which have produced music of … Continue reading House Music All Night Long

Categories: HGFF2017, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 23rd September 20173rd August 2022

Cultural Marxists in Mascara

Due to phenomenal demand, Glasgow Glam Rock Dialogues will be dusting off their feather boas and sharpening their eyeliner pencils as they channel the spirit of Suzi Quatro and Comandante … Continue reading Cultural Marxists in Mascara

Categories: HGFF2017, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 13th September 20173rd August 2022

Havana Glasgow Film Festival Programme Launch

Click here to get tickets! Excited about this year’s Havana Glasgow Film Festival? So are we – and we’re having a party to celebrate our programme launch! On Sep 28, … Continue reading Havana Glasgow Film Festival Programme Launch

Categories: HGFF2017, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 12th September 20173rd August 2022

Che Guevara's Daughter at HGFF

The eldest daughter of Cuban revolutionary leader Che Guevara, Aleida Guevara March, will travel to Glasgow in early November, as part of a UK speaking tour to mark the 50th … Continue reading Che Guevara's Daughter at HGFF

Categories: HGFF2017, UncategorizedTags: che guevara, cuba, cuban film, cuban solidarity, havana glasgow fimlm festival
By hgffglasgow Posted on 22nd August 20173rd August 2022

Mission Statement

The Havana Glasgow Film Festival exists to showcase the best of Cuban cinema and culture in Scotland, highlighting the thriving artistic talent, history of solidarity – and perhaps unexpected similarities … Continue reading Mission Statement

Categories: HGFF2017, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 25th November 20163rd August 2022

History, Community and Activity: The Havana Glasgow Film Festival

Last weekend showed how film can energise and activate communities. On Saturday four short films made by TV Serrana, a community-based TV studio set up in the Cuban Sierra Maestre, … Continue reading History, Community and Activity: The Havana Glasgow Film Festival

Categories: HGFF2016, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 17th November 20163rd August 2022

Rescued pre-revolution footage unveiled at Havana Glasgow Film Festival

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Foyer, 2pm, Saturday 19 November Rare footage from pre-revolution Cuba will air for the first time in decades after Scottish technology firm iMetaFilm saved it … Continue reading Rescued pre-revolution footage unveiled at Havana Glasgow Film Festival

Categories: HGFF2016, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 17th November 20163rd August 2022

Los Vampiros En Cuba!

Saturday 19 November, CCA, 5.30pm We’re going out with a fang! In a celebration of Cuban Director Juan Padron, we’re showing cult animation Los Vampiros en Cuba about a Cuban … Continue reading Los Vampiros En Cuba!

Categories: HGFF2016, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 17th November 20163rd August 2022

Can Cinema Make A Revolution?

Friday 18th November, CCA, 5.45pm A group of young Brazilian filmmakers in the 1960s said ‘Sim!’. Inspired by the Cuban revolution and new waves of cinema across the world, they … Continue reading Can Cinema Make A Revolution?

Categories: HGFF2016, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 16th November 20163rd August 2022

Havana Glasgow Film Festival – final four days have many jewels.

The Havana Glasgow Film Festival enters its final four days with the arrival of Cuban film and video director, Arturo Santana. Flying in from Havana yesterday – thanks to sponsorship … Continue reading Havana Glasgow Film Festival – final four days have many jewels.

Categories: HGFF2016, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 15th November 20163rd August 2022

Ethel MacDonald: An Anarchist's Story

CCA 12.50Pm CCA, Thursday 17 November After the Trump win at the US Elections last week, and with the right almost unbelievably on the rise in our modern world, this … Continue reading Ethel MacDonald: An Anarchist's Story

Categories: HGFF2016, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 14th November 20163rd August 2022

The Best of Cuba's International Film School!

With the second annual Havana Glasgow Film Festival in full steam, tomorrow afternoon the CCA will play host to a retrospective of EICTV, Cuba’s international film school, featuring a selection … Continue reading The Best of Cuba's International Film School!

Categories: HGFF2016, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 11th November 20163rd August 2022

Auntie Flo Live in Villalon – and Live in Glasgow tonight!

It has been widely documented that Raul Castro has been introducing policies to ‘open’ Cuba up to the outside world in recent years. As part of these policies, the arts … Continue reading Auntie Flo Live in Villalon – and Live in Glasgow tonight!

Categories: HGFF2016, UncategorizedTags: auntie flo, DJ, Glasgow, Havana
By hgffglasgow Posted on 7th November 20163rd August 2022

Closing Event – Saturday 19th November

Closing event – Saturday 19th November – 12.30 to 3pm To wrap up the Havana Glasgow Film Festival, the organisers have an extremely exciting afternoon of events planned in one … Continue reading Closing Event – Saturday 19th November

Categories: HGFF2016, Uncategorized
By hgffglasgow Posted on 2nd November 20163rd August 2022

Hugo Rivalta, our man in Havana and Co-Director of HGFF.

Returning to Glasgow and our Film Festival. I feel like last year these days, restless, anxious; I look like one of those characters of Woody Allen, neurotic -half desperate. This … Continue reading Hugo Rivalta, our man in Havana and Co-Director of HGFF.

Categories: HGFF2016, UncategorizedTags: 2016, festival, Film, HGFF, Hugo Rivalta
By hgffglasgow Posted on 27th October 20163rd August 2022

We've partnered up with Auntie Flo, YES!

The Havana Glasgow Film Festival’s partners up with Auntie Flo, YES! He’s back in his home city fresh from his travels to Cuba, bringing with him his famous Highlife party … Continue reading We've partnered up with Auntie Flo, YES!

Categories: HGFF2016, UncategorizedTags: 2016, auntie flo, festival, Film, HGFF
By hgffglasgow Posted on 27th October 20163rd August 2022

'La Rumba Me Llama' with Barbara Orton

Watched this film with such a growing sense of excitement! It’s one of the best, most authentic films I’ve seen on the Cuban music scene. When most of us think … Continue reading 'La Rumba Me Llama' with Barbara Orton

Categories: HGFF2016, UncategorizedTags: 2016, festival, Film, HGFF, rumba
By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st December 20153rd August 2022

My experience of HGFF 2015: Laura Macfarlane

The first Havana Glasgow Film Festival has passed, and it didn’t go unnoticed. There were a mix of things that were significant for me, and which I believe made helping … Continue reading My experience of HGFF 2015: Laura Macfarlane

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: 2015, festival, Film, HGFF
By hgffglasgow Posted on 1st December 20153rd August 2022

My experience of HGFF 2015: Rebecca Ryan

Working as an intern for the Havana Glasgow Film Festival was an interesting experience because I had never worked for a film festival, and I had very little knowledge of … Continue reading My experience of HGFF 2015: Rebecca Ryan

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: 2015, festival, Film, HGFF
By hgffglasgow Posted on 4th November 20153rd August 2022

Afternoon Football in Glasgow

On Saturday at noon a friend offered to show me the city. As I know nothing , I am guided . We took the subway and walked downtown , in … Continue reading Afternoon Football in Glasgow

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: football, Glasgow, HGFF, Hugo Rivalta
By hgffglasgow Posted on 3rd November 20153rd August 2022

HGFF Close-Ups: Iain Clark

We feel very priviledged to be offering you the opportunity to win a photograph by the wonderful Iain Clark at our HGFF raffle this week. You can buy raffle tickets, … Continue reading HGFF Close-Ups: Iain Clark

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: cuba, featured, HGFF, Iain Clark, Raffle
By hgffglasgow Posted on 2nd November 20153rd August 2022

A Night with Havana D' Primera

As I leave the shivering city centre behind and open the doors to the Classic Grand’s Main Hall, I’m forced to ask myself if I really am still in Glasgow, … Continue reading A Night with Havana D' Primera

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: Alexander Abreu, Glasgow, Havana, Havana D' Primera, HGFF, Me Dicen Cuba
By hgffglasgow Posted on 30th October 20153rd August 2022

My First Words In Glasgow

From the window of the room where I am, I look at the beautiful Sunrise and cold in Glasgow. The heat comes a few hours later, with the first rays … Continue reading My First Words In Glasgow

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: featured, Glasgow, Havana, HGFF, Hugo Rivalta
By hgffglasgow Posted on 30th October 20153rd August 2022

HGFF Close-Ups: Carlos Acosta

After watching Eirene Houston’s Day of the Flowers, I noticed that one of the most memorable performances in it is that of Carlos Acosta, who plays the tour guide and … Continue reading HGFF Close-Ups: Carlos Acosta

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: Carlos Acosta, Day of the Flowers, Glasgow, Havana, HGFF
By hgffglasgow Posted on 27th October 20153rd August 2022

HGFF Festival Weekend with Gilmorehill Weekend Pass

WE ARE OFFERING YOU ALL SIX GILMOREHILL SCREENINGS FOR £25.60 WITH A HAVANA CLUB ‘TRES ANOS’ THROWN IT AT THE MANGO SALSA PARTY! In the run up to the 1st … Continue reading HGFF Festival Weekend with Gilmorehill Weekend Pass

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: 2015, Cuban cinema, featured, festival, Film, Gilmorehill, HGFF, Weekend Pass
By hgffglasgow Posted on 27th October 20153rd August 2022

'Our Man in Havana' Coming to Glasgow Part 2

A day before. My mom, humble woman of 70, has never been on a plane; I yes. For work issues, I have travelled around the island in various aircraft. My … Continue reading 'Our Man in Havana' Coming to Glasgow Part 2

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: Glasgow, Havana, HGFF, Hugo Rivalta
By hgffglasgow Posted on 25th October 20153rd August 2022

HGFF15: Director's Blog from the Bedroom

I’m very proud to be a Glaswegian and love this city of ours and on my travels I’ve found that the only city that comes close to Glasgow is Havana. … Continue reading HGFF15: Director's Blog from the Bedroom

Categories: HGFF2015, UncategorizedTags: 2015, Director's Blog, HGFF

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