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CUBAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
The fIfth Edition of the CUBAN FILM FEST / Cuban American International Film Festival will take place DEC 18-19, 2021
Its main objective is the promotion and dissemination of short films that will contribute to the development of filmmakers in the seventh art.
La cuarta edición del festival de Cine Cubano Americano que se llevara acabo el dia 4-5 DE Diciembre, 2021
Con el objetivo de promover y presentar cortometrajes que ayudara al desarrollo de los cineastas en septimo arte.
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PAST WINNERS
WINNERS AND FINALISTS OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020
All the winners, finalist, and honorable mention will get a digital certificate.
Only the Audience Choice Award will get a trophy.
CUBAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER FOR BEST AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
WINNER -----A Woman from Santiago / Director Bettina Kadoorie
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CUBAN AMERICAN INT. FILM FESTIVAL
BEST DIRECTOR Bettina Kadoorie ....A Woman from Santiago
BEST SHORT
(WINNER) --- A Woman from Santiago / Director Bettina Kadoorie
BEST SHORT
FINALIST --- Father-Daughter / Director Sophia Costanzo (USA)
BEST SHORT
HONORABLE MENTION --- Nina Cubana / Director Tammy Torres (USA-CUBA)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER -- Cuban Heart / Director Jake Ajamian (USA)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
FINALIST-- YAYA / Directors Lily Green, Sophia Skelly, Becca Stine (USA)
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Best Cuban Film 2020
SANTIAGUERA
Directed by
Bettina Kadoorie
Best Director
Best Cuban Film
Awards 2020
A Woman from Santiago
Call For Entries TODAY
Event : December 4-5, 2021
Competition Categories
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Best Short Film
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Best Animation
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Best Documentary
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Best Cuban Story
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Best Dance Short
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Best Music Video
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Best Experimental
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Best Feature
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Best Travel Short
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Best Web Short
Awards Categories
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Best Short Film Award
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Best Animation Award
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Best Documentary Award
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Best Cuban Story Award
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Best Dance Short Award
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Best Music Video Award
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Best Experimental Award
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Best Feature Award
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Best Travel Short Award
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Best Web Short Award
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Best Director Award
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Best Actor Award
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Best Actress Award
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Best Audience and Judge Award
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LOCATION: Manuel Artime Theater and Performing and Arts Center.
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The 4thCuban American International Film Festival ©. Cuban Film Fest © Award
Organized by a nonprofit group Film Miami Fest and its produced by a young hispanic Multi Emmy Award Winner Cesar R. Nunez. The Cuban American International Film Festival © is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of the Cuban and Latin-American filmmakers respecting our cultures, music, films, fashion and arts. Produced by Film Miami Fest, Inc.
First prize CUBAN FILM FEST © AWARD Trophies.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
CUBAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL©
Venues:
Screening Day
Screening and Award Ceremony
Celebrating the Cuban Independence
El primer festival de cine Cubano y American International en Miami.
Organizado por un grupo sin fines de lucro Film Miami Fest y es producido por un joven hispano ganador de Multi primos Emmy Cesar R. Núñez. El Festival de cine internacional cubano americano es un festival cubano que se centra en la promoción de los cineastas de América Latina respetando nuestras culturas, música, películas, moda y artes. Producido por Film Miami Fest, Inc.
Cuban Film Fest ©
Official Selections 2018
WINNERS 2018
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CUBAN FILM FEST AWARD
AUDIENCE AND JUDGE AWARDED
WINNER ($1000)
BEST SHORT
MAR Y EL
BY TONY MENDEZ
NEXT EVENT
NOVEMBER 2, 2019
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Screening Day
Award Ceremony
CUBAN AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL©
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SCREENING AND AWARD
VENUE:
City of Miami
MANUEL ARTIME THEATER
900 SW 1st Street, Miami, FL, 33130
PAST EVENT
WINNERS 2018
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS 2018
OF THE CUBAN AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
They received the Cuban Film Fest Award.
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CUBAN FILM FEST AWARD
AUDIENCE AND JUDGE AWARDED
WINNER ($1000)
BEST SHORT
MAR Y EL
BY TONY MENDEZ
WINNER
BEST SHORT
MAR Y EL
BY TONY MENDEZ
(TROPHY)
WINNER
BEST SHORT
DISTANCE
BY ISMAEL GOMEZ III
(TROPHY)
WINNER
BEST SHORT
HISTORIA DE CRISTO Y JESUS
BY OLDREN ROMERO
(TROPHY)
WINNER
BEST CUBAN STORY
25 HORAS
BY CARLOS BARBA SALVA
(TROPHY)
WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY
ASSAULT TO FREEDOM
BY MARCOS MORENO
(TROPHY)
WINNER
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
FLOYD - VIDEO ARTE "BLEN BLEN
by GoodStuff Brothers , Edesio Alejandro
(TROPHY)
WINNER
BEST CUBAN STORY
PALANTE
BY WESLEY RODRIGUEZ
(TROPHY)
WINNER
BEST CUBAN STORY
NUBIA
BY MARINA ZOLKE
(TROPHY)
WINNER BEST DANCE SHORT
IN YOUR ARMS
BY EMILIO MEDVEDOFSKY
(TROPHY)
WINNER
BEST ANIMATION
THE CLIFF HOUSE
BY LIH HAUR TAN
(TROPHY)
WINNER
BEST SHORT
HOMICIDE
BY MAYSEL BELLO
(TROPHY)
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All the winners must be present during our event to get their trophy or will need to pay shipping and handling charges.
You will have only a one month window to claim your trophy.
Official Selections 2018
Congratulations / OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018
Cuban American International Film Festival / Cuban Film Fest
Official Selection 2018 (35 films)
There will be several winners but only one will win the bigger prize, a brand new Drone or $1000. (This award was for the first festival in 2018 only)
This film will be selected by the audience and the judges.
See you at the festival, September 1st at the Manuel Artime Theater Performing Arts in the heart of Little Havana in the City of Miami.
Night Mary
by Dmitrii Tarkhov
in Best Experimental
Lovers
by Daniel Prypchan
in Best Music Video
Havana
by Pedro Scofano
in Best Experimental
Distance
by Ismael Gomez III
in Best Short film
Metamorphosis
by Hansel Porras Garcia
in Best Short film
Lonely Girl
by Larry Rosen
in Best Short film
The Artist and the Kid
by Sasank Dhulipudi
in Best Animation
El Bodeguero
by Ori Dagan
in Best Music Video
Assault to Freedom
by Jenny Bousquet
in Best Documentary
LATIDO DE CORAZON
by Hadley Schnuck
in Best Experimental
Wrapped in Applause
by Christine Lin
in Best Cuban Story
Falconers of Havana
by Christine Lin
in Best Documentary
25 Horas
by Carlos Barba S.
in Best Cuban Story
Bang, Bang (Music Video)
by Jonny Diaz
in Best Music Video
The ones who stayed
by Vanessa Batista
in Best Documentary
The movements
by Alexander Ospanov
in Best Music Video
Around Downtown (Music Video)
by Junette Reyes
in Best Music Video
RCTV: El Silencio de la Dignidad
by Susanna Taddei
in Best Documentary
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In your arms
by DAMIAN EMILIO MEDVEDOFSKY
in Best Dance Short
Sea (music by Trio Port Mone)
by Rita Tsikhanovich
in Best Music Video
El Mar Y Él
by Tony Mendez
in Best Short film
Illuminosity
by SVA Computer Art
in Best Animation
Celluloid
by Jose Valero Ballesteros
in Best Short film
Palante
by Wesley Rodriguez
in Best Cuban Story
MERCEDES: Portrait of Street Sweeper
by Amie Williams
in Best Short film
Nubia
by Marina Zolke
in Best Cuban Story
It comes from the Heavens
by oldren Romero
in Best Short film
The Homicide
by oldren Romero
in Best Short film
Una Historia con Cristo y Jesus
A Tale with Christ and Jesus
by oldren Romero
in Best Short film
Casting
by Hansel Porras Garcia
in Best Short film
Croatia from Above
by Dennis Schmelz
in Best Travel Short
The Cliff House
by Lih haur Tan
in Best Animation
Jazz Orgie
by Irina Rubina
in Best Animation
Pandas in the Mist (series title)
Brochure (episode title)
by Thierry Garance and Juan Rodriguez
in Best Animation
LET'S DANCE
by Sergey Chernousov
in Best Experimental
PAST EVENT
CUBAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
The First Edition of the CUBAN FILM FEST / Cuban American International Film Festival took place September 1st, 2018.
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Win a Mavic Drone. or $1,000 Cash. (2018 only)
La primera edición del festival de Cine Cubano Americano que se llevo acabo el primero de septiembre del 2018
Con el objetivo de promover y presentar cortometrajes que ayudara al desarrollo de los cineastas en septimo arte.
Gane un Drone Mavic o $1,000 en efectivo.
CUBAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
CALL FOR ENTRIES
CUBANFILMFEST
CUBAN AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
SEPT 1st, 2018
CLOSED FOR ENTRIES
CUBAN FILM FEST
CUBAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
70 COUTRIES
Venues:
Opening
and
Screening Day
Award Ceremony
Saturday
September 1st, 2018
2pm - 10pm
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Manuel Artime Theater
CUBAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL©
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SCREENING SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2018
VENUE:
City of Miami
MANUEL ARTIME THEATER
900 SW 1st Street, Miami, FL, 33130
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1st, 2018 / 1 PM - 10 PM
Past Event SEPTEMBER 1st, 2018
