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  • In December, Cuba’s flamboyant capital becomes the venue for the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. Local passion for the ‘Seventh Art’ dates back to 6pm on Sunday, January 24, 1897, when the island’s first film was exhibited in a small hall close to the former Tacón Theatre, now the Gran Teatro de La Habana. According to contemporary newspaper reports, over two thousand habaneros turned out to see a series of 20 minute shows that continued until midnight.  With the same enthusiasm exhibited by their ancestors, millions of film buffs throughout Cuba support the Festival, which has served as a launch pad for Latin American cinematography and become one of the leading festivals of the region.  Havana, Cuba

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  • With the start of the Havana Latin American Film Festival in December, those who throughout the year have hardly—or never—set foot in one of the very few movie theatres that are worth going to (a significant number of theatres have been closed down due to construction problems while others are in a sorry state), and prefer to stay at home and enjoy film rentals, practically take every movie house by storm. They search high and low for the most up-to-date listings, whether online, in the newspapers, on billboards outside theatres, or through the grapevine. But, whatever the vehicle, one thing is certain—cinemas are packed full during the festival.  Havana, Cuba

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  • The special touch of this Festival, however, lies in its unfamiliarity and in its opportunity to delve into the subconscious of the film-savvy Havana public, if only for the blink of a film screening. There are no multiplex cinemas in Havana, and no Pizza Hut or popcorn chains standardising each venue where the hundreds of films are screened from 10am until midnight. There are no Starbucks cafes where the gliterrati hang out between showings, sipping a hundred varieties of coffee. No, this is cinema Cuban-style, with one cup of coffee and two types of cheese sandwich, those with or without ham, and the whole world is invited.

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