2010 Havana Film Festival
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The 32nd annual Havana Film Festival
Havana Film Festival
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Spanish-language filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of La Havana.The festival takes place...

took place in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...

, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

, from 2 December to 12 December 2010.

Films in competition

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Los Labios Santiago Loza  Argentina
It's Your Fault Por Tu Culpa Anahí Berneri  Argentina
 Early Modern France
Carancho
Carancho (film)
Carancho is a 2010 Argentine crime film directed by Pablo Trapero. It was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival...

Pablo Trapero
Pablo Trapero
Pablo Trapero is an Argentine film producer, editor and director.His films are known for portraying the lives of ordinary people, and usually involving some form of social criticism to modern society, such as his movie Mundo Grúa , or the highly-acclaimed El...

 
 Argentina
The invisible look La mirada invisible Diego Lerman
Diego Lerman
Diego Lerman is a film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.-Diecting and screenplay filmography:* La Prueba...

 
 Argentina
 Germany
 Spain
Como esquecer Malu de Martino  Brazil
Sonhos roubados Sandra Werneck  Brazil
The Life of Fish
The Life of Fish
The Life of Fish is a 2010 Chilean drama film directed by Matías Bize. The film was selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but didn't make the final shortlist....

La Vida de los Peces Matías Bize García  Chile
Post mortem Pablo Larraín  Chile
 Germany
 Mexico
Casa Vieja Lester Hamlet  Cuba
Larga Distancia Esteban Insausti  Cuba
José Martí: El Ojo del Canario Fernando Pérez  Cuba
 Spain
Boleto al Paraiso Gerardo Chijona  Cuba
 Spain
Chicogrande Felipe Cazals
Felipe Cazals
Felipe Cazals is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer born in Guethary, France, but registered as born in Zapopan, Jalisco, where he lived his childhood, before being established with his family in Mexico City...

 
 Mexico
On Childhood De la infancia Carlos Carrera González  Mexico
The Good Herbs Las Buenas Hierbas María Novaro  Mexico
Summer of Goliath El Verano de Goliath Nicolás Pereda  Mexico
 Canada
 Netherlands
Tarata Fabrizio Aguilar  Peru
Jean Gentil Laura Amelia Guzmán
Israel Cárdenas
 Dominican Republic
 Mexico
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
A Useful Life is a 2010 Uruguayan drama film directed by Federico Veiroj and shot in black-and-white. The film was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.-Cast:...

La vida útil Federico Veiroj  Uruguay
Des-autorizados Elia K. Schneider  Venezuela
Habana Eva
Habana Eva
Habana Eva is a 2010 Venezuelan romantic comedy film directed by Fina Torres, starring Prakriti Maduro and Juan Carlos García and filmed in La Habana, Cuba....

Fina Torres
Fina Torres
Fina Torres is a Venezuelan film director. Born in Caracas, she became known by winning la Caméra d'Or award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival with her directorial debut film, Oriana. She studied design, photography and journalism in Venezuela and later on film at the Institut des hautes études...

 
 Venezuela
 Cuba

Films out of competition

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Lula, The Son of Brazil Lula, o filho do Brasil Fábio Barreto
Fábio Barreto
Fábio Barreto is a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for directing and co-writing Lula, o filho do Brasil, a biography based on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's early life, which had been the most expensive film in the history of Brazilian cinema...

 
 Brazil

First feature

English title Original title Director(s) Country
El Pasante Clara Picasso  Argentina
Sin retorno Miguel Cohan  Argentina
 Spain
Rompecabezas Natalia Smirnoff
Natalia Smirnoff
Natalia Smirnoff is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. Her 2010 film Rompecabezas was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...

 
 Argentina
180° Eduardo Vaisman  Brazil
5xFavela, Agora por Nós Mesmos Wagner Novais  Brazil
Besouro João Daniel Tikhomiroff  Brazil
No olho da rua Rogério Corrêa  Brazil
Drama Matias Lira  Chile
Lucia Niles Jamil Atallah Gonsalves  Chile
Retratos en un mar de mentiras Carlos Gaviria   Colombia
The Colours of the Mountain Los colores de la montaña Carlos César Arbeláez  Colombia
 Panama
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons (film)
Of Love and Other Demons is a 2009 Costa Rican drama film directed by Hilda Hidalgo. The film was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist...

Del Amor y otros Demonios Hilda Hidalgo  Costa Rica
 Colombia
Cold Water from the Sea Agua fría de mar Paz Fabrega  Costa Rica
 Early Modern France
 Mexico
 Spain
Afinidades Jorge Perugorría
Jorge Perugorría
Jorge Perugorria was born on August 13, 1965 in Wajay, Havana. He is known as one of the most famous Cuban actors since his part as Diego in Strawberry and Chocolate Jorge Perugorria (aka Pichi) was born on August 13, 1965 in Wajay, Havana. He is known as one of the most famous Cuban actors since...

 
 Cuba
 Spain
La Bodega Ray Figueroa  Guatemala
Alamar Pedro González-Rubio  Mexico
Leap Year Año Bisiesto Michel Rowe  Mexico
Abel
Abel (film)
Abel is a 1986 Dutch film directed by Alex van Warmerdam who also scripted and played the lead character. Other lead roles were played by Henri Garcin, Annet Malherbe and Olga Zuiderhoek. Supporting roles were played by Loes Luca and Arend Jan Heerma van Voss among others...

Diego Luna
Diego Luna
Diego Luna is a Mexican actor known for his childhood telenovela work, a starring role in the film Y tu mamá también, and supporting roles in American films. He is also known for his roles in Rudo y Cursi and Milk. Luna also had minor roles in Frida and Before Night Falls...

 
 Mexico
Martha Marcelino Islas Hernández  Mexico
October
October (film)
October is a 2010 Peruvian drama film directed by brothers Daniel Vega Vidal and Diego Vega Vidal. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival...

Octubre Diego Vega
Daniel Vera
 Peru
 Spain
Norberto's Deadline
Norberto's Deadline
Norberto's Deadline is a 2010 opera prima tells the story of Norberto. Fired from his job, Norberto tries his luck as a real estate agent, putting off telling his wife. His new boss recommends that he attend a personal assertiveness course to overcome his timidity and he starts studying acting at...

Norberto apenas tarde Daniel Hendler
Daniel Hendler
Daniel Hendler is an Uruguayan film, television, and theatre actor who works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, where he lives. He is known for his starring roles in films such as Bottom of the Sea, Family Law, The Paranoids, Phase 7, and award winning Lost Embrace by director Daniel Burman, with...

 
 Uruguay
 Argentina
Hermano
Hermano (film)
Hermano is a 2010 Venezuelan drama film produced by Enrique Aular scripted by Rohan Jones and Marcel Rasquin, directed by Marcel Rasquin. Its premiere was on June 19, 2010, at the 2010 Moscow International Film Festival: its theatrical release was in Caracas on July 2, 2010.-Plot:In Caracas, one...

Marcel Rasquin
Marcel Rasquin
Marcel Rasquin is a Venezuelan film director. He directed the 2010 film Hermano. The film won the Golden George at the Moscow International Film Festival and was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final...

 Venezuela

Coral

  • Best Feature Film:
    • First prize: A Useful life by Federico Veiroj
    • Second prize: Post Mortem by Pablo Larraín
    • Third prize: The Good Herbs by María Novaro
    • Special Jury prize: The Invisible Look by Diego Lerman
  • Best Directing: Pablo Larraín for Post Mortem
  • Best Screenplay: Pablo Larraín and Mateo Iiribarren for Post Mortem
  • Best Actor: Alfredo Castro for Post Mortem
  • Best Actress: Antonia Zegers for Post Mortem
  • Best Cinematography: Damián García for Chicogrande
  • Best Art Direction: Erick Grass for José Martí: el Ojo del Canario
  • Best Editing: Eliane Katz for It's Your Fault
  • Best Original Music: Santiago Chávez and Judith de León for The Good Herbs
  • Best Soundtrack: Raúl Locatelli and Daniel Yafalián for A Useful Life
  • Best First Feature:
    • First prize: Alamar by Pedro González-Rubio
    • Second prize: October by Diego Vega and Daniel Vega
    • Third prize: Of Love and Other Demons by Hilda Hidalgo
    • Special Jury prize: Hermano by Marcel Rasquin
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