Events
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Saturday, October 26th
Launching of the film magazine Material Ghost by co-editors Dean Luis Reyes and José Luis Aparicio.
Screening of the documentary Mafifa and Q&A with Daniela Muñoz Barroso.
Venue: Cineteca Madrid (Madrid, Spain)
19:30 (GTM+2)
Saturday, October 26th
Contemporary Cuban short films: “Dreaming a nation”. Conversation between Eliecer Jiménez Almeida, Nils Longueira Borrego and Lázaro J. González.
Venue: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, USA (In English)
19:00 (GTM-7)
Sunday, October 27th
Conversation between Alán González and Lázaro J. González about Wild Woman
Venue: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, USA (In English)
19:00 (GTM-7)
Monday, October 28th
Inauguration of the V INSTAR Film Festival / Presentation of the film magazine Material Ghost.
10:00 (GTM-4)
Tuesday, October 29th
Conversation: “Distances: cinema, body and displacements”.
10:00 (GTM-4)
Wednesday, October 30th
Interview with filmmaker Kim Torres
10:00 (GTM-4)
Friday, November 1st
Inauguration of the retrospective of independent Chinese cinema
Venue: VS – temporary home of the Museum Villa Stuck, Munich, Germany (In English)
12:15 (GTM-4)
Saturday, November 2nd
Independent Cinema in Cuba and China: A Roundtable
10:00 (GTM-4)
Sunday, November 3rd
Closing ceremony of the V INSTAR Film Festival / “Nicolás Guillén Landrián” Award Ceremony
12:00 (GTM-4)
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November 02, 2024
Independent cinema in Cuba and China (roundtable)
Dunja Fehimović and Sabrina Qiong Yu, both film academics at Newcastle University (UK), moderate a discussion between independent filmmakers from Cuba and China. Cubans Luis Alejandro Yero and José Luis Aparicio will share their creative and productive experiences with their Chinese counterparts.
November 03, 2024
Awards and Closing Ceremony of the 5th INSTAR Film Festival
Presentation of the Nicolás Guillén Landrián Award at the 5th INSTAR Film Festival, with the presence of the jury of the official competition: the curator and critic Jonathan Ali, and the filmmakers Joanna Montero and Francesco Montagner. Closing remarks of the event by Tania Bruguera, and José Luis Aparicio.
October 28, 2024
Opening of the 5th INSTAR Film Festival (2024)
Opening of the 5th INSTAR Film Festival, with a speech by its artistic director, filmmaker and curator José Luis Aparicio. Presentation of the first issue of the film magazine Fantasma Material, a project by INSTAR and Rialta Ediciones, moderated by academic Nils Longueira Borrego, with the presence of its editors.
October 29, 2024
V Film Festival: Distant Places: Cinema, Body and Displacements
Filmmakers Violena Ampudia (Petricor, Cuba), Daryna Mamaisur (Smoke of the Fire, Ukraine) and Karla Crnčević (Wild Flowers, Croatia), whose shorts are part of the competition section of the 5th INSTAR Film Festival, talk with fellow filmmaker Génesis Valenzuela (Dominican Republic) about resonances and…
October 30, 2024
V INSTAR Film Festival: Interview / filmmaker Kim Torres
Costa Rican filmmaker Kim Torres, whose most recent short film, Solo la luna entienderá (2023), is part of the competition at the 5th INSTAR Film Festival, reviews her young but brilliant filmography, which includes films such as Atrapaluz (2021) and Luz Nocturna (2022), screened at festivals such as Cannes…
October 08, 2024
V INSTAR Film Festival: The cinema of Alejandro Alonso
Cuban filmmaker Alejandro Alonso, whose most recent short film, La historia se escribir de noche (2024), is part of the competition at the 5th INSTAR Film Festival, reviews his outstanding filmography, which includes titles such as El proyecto (2017), Terranova (2021) and Abisal
October 15, 2024
V INSTAR Film Festival: The cinema of Lázaro J. González
Cuban filmmaker and researcher Lázaro J. González, whose most recent short film, Parole (2024), is part of the competition at the 5th INSTAR Film Festival, delves into his career as a documentary filmmaker and cultural manager. Lázaro talks to us about the creative processes of his films Máscaras (2015-2021)
October 22, 2024
V INSTAR Film Festival: The cinema of Heidi Hassan
Cuban filmmaker and photographer Heidi Hassan, whose most recent short film, Souvenir (2024), is in the competition at the 5th INSTAR Film Festival, reviews her outstanding filmography, which includes titles such as Tierra roja (2007), Otra isla (2014) and A media voz (2019). Heidi talks to us about her motivations and shares...
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