The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in association with the Friends of Cuba, will stage the first ever Cuban Film Festival in Jamaica, opening on Wednesday, June 14 and closing on June 18 in Kingston.

During the five-day run, the festival will screen five films and three documentaries free to the public, and stage workshops where Cuban film maker, Rigoberto Lopez Pego, and celebrated Cuban writer, Omar Gonzalez Jimenez, will meet and discuss mutual interests with Jamaican film makers and industry personnel.

The festival's pre-launch activities include the showing of the film A Successful Man and the documentary My Heart at the Neville-Hall Lecture Theatre Faculty of Humanities, UWI Campus on Tuesday beginning at 7:00 pm.

The official opening will be on Wednesday, June 15, at 6:00 pm at the LOJ Auditorium, New Kingston, with the film Scent of Oak. The Cuban embassy officials and guests, in addition to members of the diplomatic corps, Jamaican government and film industry representatives will attend.

The remainder of the festival schedule is as follows:
The film: Amanda's Prophesies and the documentary: Puerto Principe Of Mine, on Thursday June 16, at the JAMPRO Headquarters in New Kingston.

The film: Plaff- Or Too Much Fear To Life and the documentary: The Children Of Baragua, at the Neville-Hall Lecture Theatre Faculty of Humanities, UWI Campus on Friday, June 17 at 7:00 pm.

The festival closes with the film I Am From Son To Salsa, to be screened at Red Bones Restaurant, Braemar Avenue, New Kingston at 7:00 pm.

All films and documentaries are in Spanish with English subtitles.

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