Fundación Ludwig de Cuba
The Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (LFC), a non-governmental, autonomous, non-profit institution, was officially created in January 1995 with the purpose of promoting and protecting the work of young Cuban artists. Its principles and strategies have been increasingly refocused in response to emerging needs in the Cuban cultural environment. From a cross-disciplinary outlook including the use of new technologies, the approach to contemporary culture occurs through different types of knowledge, which favors a complex treatment of the multiple subjects that interact in today’s Cuban society. LFC’s international projects are based on programs for Cubans and foreigners with the goal of establishing dialogues and long term exchange projects with important institutions and personalities.
Monday, April 11th
Monday, April 11th 9:10pm
Quad Cinema
Havana Film Festival New York
2010. Cuba. Fiction. 95 min. Havana-born director Lester Hamlet will be in New York to present the NY Premiere of his lastest film. Based on the classic Cuban piece The Old House by Abelardo Estorino, the film tells the story of Esteban, who returns home after a 14-year absence when he learns of the imminent death of his father.
Monday, April 11th 6:00pm
The 8th Floor
Havana Film Festival New York
Come celebrate the 25 aniversary of the International Film and Television School of of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, with a selection of its students' best short films. The program presents the NY premiere of five films, including Asepsia by Gustavo Vinagre and Susana Barriga's The Illusion. Presented by Cuban filmmaker Gerardo Chijona.
Monday, April 11th 5:00pm
Quad Cinema
Havana Film Festival New York
2004. Cuba. Fiction. 94 min. As part of the tribute to Cuban director Gerardo Chijona, HFFNY presents one of his most acclaimed films, which tells the story of a successful writer whose peaceful life spins out of control when the women in his life begin to make decisions that take all of their lives in unexpected directions.
Monday, April 11th 5:00pm
Quad Cinema
2004. Cuba. Fiction. 94min. As he approaches middle age, successful writer Julio del Toro’s peaceful life spins out of control when the women in his life begin to make decisions that take his and all of their lives in unexpected directions. The film is part of the tribute to Cuban director Gerardo Chijona, author of Adorable Lies (1992).
Sunday, April 10th
Sunday, April 10th 9:15pm
Quad Cinema
Havana Film Festival New York
2009. Cuba. Fiction. 113 min. In a fictional village near a Soviet military base in 1960s Cuba, Daniel Díaz Torres films a love triangle that develops and becomes a metaphor for the tense political situation of the Cold War as everyday life changes in the village and for the characters. Actor Enrique Molina present for Q&A.
Contact Information
The Ludwig Foundation of Cuba
Calle 13 # 509 between D and E
Vedado, Havana, Cuba
Tel (53 7) 832 4270 and (53 7) 832 9128
Fax (53 7) 833 588
fludwig@cubarte.cult.cu
Press Information
The Ludwig Foundation of Cuba
Calle 13 # 509 between D and E
Vedado, Havana, Cuba
Tel (53 7) 832 4270 and (53 7) 832 9128
Fax (53 7) 833 588
fludwig@cubarte.cult.cu
Funding is provided by the Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation in Aachen, Germany.