Over 60 films will be screened including features, documentaries, shorts and animation from Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Brazil and Panama.
All films contain English subtitles.
Filmmakers from Latin America will introduce their films and participate in seminars on filmmaking, acting, distribution and music. A festival CD of the leading Cuban music groups will be distributed to the press and festival attendees. Tickets can be purchased on line. The Havana Film Festival New York 2001 toasts Latin American culture by bringing the best of Latin film, and a dynamic mixture of conflict, intrigue, and romantic rhythms, to New York City.