The Havana Film Festival announced that it was reappointing Iván Giroud (pictured) as its director for the 35th edition of the festival which will take placeDecember 3-13 in Cuba. Giroud had been director of the festival between 1994 and 2010, and was currently serving as an advisor to the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC).
The Havana Film Festival also announced that for its 35th edition it will pay tribute to the founder and president of the festival Alfredo Guevara who died last April.
Created in 1979, the festival was created with the mission of promote films with artistic values that advance and enrich the Latin American and Caribbean identity.