Traveling Caribbean Film exhibition now in Santa Lucia
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- 05 / 25 / 2007
A traveling exhibition of Caribbean films sponsored by Cuba will be attracting the attention of the media and cinema lovers on the Caribbean island of Santa Lucia until Friday May 25.
Local communities, schools and cultural centers outside the capital of Castries are hosting the screening of documentaries such as "Hidden Treasures" (Santa Lucia), short fiction films like "Banana Robbery" (Trinidad and Tobago), and "Roble de Olor" directed by Cuban film maker and event coordinator Rigoberto Lopez.
In statements to acn, sources from the Cuban embassy in that country said the event has been widely covered by the media and is encouraging for Caribbean film makers.
The exhibition already has toured several countries of the region and will visit up to 20 nations in total before concluding in Cuba as part of the fifth Congress on Culture and Development, scheduled for June 11 to 14 at Havana's Convention Center.
Source: Adelante
Local communities, schools and cultural centers outside the capital of Castries are hosting the screening of documentaries such as "Hidden Treasures" (Santa Lucia), short fiction films like "Banana Robbery" (Trinidad and Tobago), and "Roble de Olor" directed by Cuban film maker and event coordinator Rigoberto Lopez.
In statements to acn, sources from the Cuban embassy in that country said the event has been widely covered by the media and is encouraging for Caribbean film makers.
The exhibition already has toured several countries of the region and will visit up to 20 nations in total before concluding in Cuba as part of the fifth Congress on Culture and Development, scheduled for June 11 to 14 at Havana's Convention Center.
Source: Adelante
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