When visiting Havana’s cinemas, such as the Yara, the 23 y 12, and of course, the Chaplin\u2014the best-equipped cinema of them all, which also serves as Cuba’s national cinematheque \u2014one can admire and purchase film posters, made using the Cuban silkscreen printing method, which have earned a special place worldwide in graphic design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even better, in the hall of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC), adjacent to the Chaplin Cinema, one can enter and see the immense room covered on three walls and the entire ceiling with some of the most emblematic posters, such as those for the multi-award-winning and Oscar-nominated film, Fresa y Chocolate<\/em> (Dirs. Juan Carlos Tab\u00edo, Tom\u00e1s Guti\u00e9rrez Alea), or Lucia<\/em> (Dir. Humberto Sol\u00e1s), one of the masterpieces of Cuban cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was Alfredo Guevara\u2014the legendary cultural promoter and founder of the Cuban Film Institute\u2014who championed the promotional graphics of Cuban cinema, initially created by artists such as Alfredo Rostgaard, Eduardo Mu\u00f1oz Bachs, and Rafael Morante in the 1950s. The posters contributed excellent designs using an entirely artisanal technique: screen printing, with which they achieved a great richness in textures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Cuba, film posters experienced a boom in the 1960s\u2014the golden age of Cuban cinema\u2014and revolutionized the visual arts. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In 2023, UNESCO inscribed the Cuban Cinema Poster Collection, housed at the Cuban Film Institute, into the Memory of the World Register. This includes 2,230 pieces intended for the promotion of both Cuban and foreign films and film-related activities as well as 150 sketches from designers to indicate to the technicians the image to be reproduced.
This photo shows the interior of the ICAIC.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Cuban Cinema Poster is a visual and cinematic record of a country that has contributed significantly to Latin American cinema. It draws inspiration from American pop art and op art, and was featured at VLAFF in 2017. To celebrate the festival’s 15th edition, a Quincea\u00f1era<\/em> designed in this style by Havana artist Fabian Mu\u00f1oz was used as the festival’s image.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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