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Havana Film Festival closes days of tribute to Latin American cinema

Published on: April 18, 2024
10:10

Washington, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) The Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) closes on Thursday with tributes to Latin American cinema and granting awards in five categories: Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

Cuban hotels candidates for international awards

Published on: February 29, 2024
14:57

Havana, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) Hotels managed by the Spanish chain Meliá are among the candidates for the international World Travel Awards, according to an official communiqué.

National Science and Technology Awards Ceremony in Costa Rica

Published on: January 11, 2024
16:10

San Jose, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica’s Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications Minister Paula Bogantes praised on Thursday contributions by the National Award’s winners to the domestic growth and development in these areas.

Cuba’s UNEAC to announce winners of Musicology Award 2023

Published on: September 26, 2023
12:39

Havana, Sep 26 (Prensa Latina) Winners of the 2023 Argeliers Leon Musicology Award and the Zoila Gomez and Danilo Orozco Essay Award will be announced at the National Association of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC) in this capital on Tuesday.

Awards to be handed out at gala of Cuba’s Cuerda Viva Festival

Published on: September 1, 2023
00:45

Havana, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The 2023 Cuerda Viva Festival, a major cultural event of alternative music in Cuba, will hold its Awards Gala on September 2 at the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater, local media reported.

Festival Organizing Commitee Extends Call for movie award

Published on: August 22, 2023
01:00

Havana, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The organizing committee for the Festival of New Latin American Cinema informed in Havana that the call for the Coral Post-Production Award will remain open until September 1, 2023.

President Diaz-Canel participates in tribute to outstanding women

Published on: August 15, 2023
08:44

Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel chaired the ceremony to acknowledge the work of members of the Cuban women's Federation (FMC), local media reported on Tuesday.

Renowned writer and playwright Anton Arrufat dies in Cuba

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:01

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The renowned Cuban poet, storyteller and playwright Anton Arrufat, National Literature Award winner (2000), died at the age of 87, the Ministry of Culture reported on Sunday.

Cultural Heritage Congress in Cuba recalls Nuñez Jimenez’s legacy

Published on: May 4, 2023
12:30

Havana, May 4 (Prensa Latina) The second day of the International Congress on Cultural Heritage in Cuba paid tribute, at the "Homage to Antonio Nuñez Jimenez in his 100 Birthday" panel on Thursday, as he was one of the most famous lovers of nature and its preservation.

Cuban movie theaters screen Oscar-winning film in special effects

Published on: April 5, 2023
13:44

Havana, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The US film Avatar: The Path of Water, directed by James Cameron and recently awarded the Oscar for its special effects, brings its vibrant underwater creatures to Havana's Yara movie theater, where it will be screened from April 6 to 9.

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