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Gore Vidal once defined the history of humanity as a history of movement, of migration

In all the years of Havana Glasgow Film Festival’s existence, we have concentrated on Cuban cinema, and only once shown a non-Cuban feature film

Havana Glasgow Film Festival are very pleased to present a programme of new feminist short films made as part of an initiative spearheaded by David Archibald from the University of Glasgow and Núria Araüna Baró of Universitat Rovira in Virgil

As the cost of living crisis has deepened over the last couple of years, and people have seen their living standards consequently eroded, trade union resistance to the situation has strengthened, and people like Mick Lynch, in his role as Secretary general of the RMT, have become folk heroes.

The Golden Age of auteur cinema may be over internationally; it certainly is within Cuba

One of the most popular recent documentaries on the subject of Cuba has been Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider’s “Los Hermanos” (The Brothers), which tracks the progress of two brothers, … Continue reading Sibling Harmony

We’ve got a talented team working for us at Havana Glasgow Film Festival

CineAstra – Havana Glasgow Film Festival are honoured to have been invited to participate in CineAstra

Glasgow 29 April 2022, 6pm Live Music + Historias de La Musica Cubana / Fusion in Cuban Music Q&A Director Arturo Sotto. 8.15pm – Queens of the Revolution (CC) After … Continue reading Spring Festival

Arturo Sotto is one of the most versatile directors in contemporary Cuban cinema, whose career and diverse body of work was celebrated at last year’s’ Havana Glasgow Film Festival. This … Continue reading The Sound of Cuba

Cuba, certainly at one point, had nothing to be proud of in its treatment of its queer communities, but things have changed to the point where it’s now one of the most progressive countries on LGBT rights outside of Europe, even if the old myths remain. It has one of the highest degrees of trans visibility anywhere in the world, with gender corrective surgery provided by the health service, and equal treatment in employment law guaranteed.