Latin American Film Festival highlights

Sizzling, this year’s Latin American Film Festival has everything you need to start the autumn. Held at the Curzon cinemas Renoir and Mayfair, and other outstanding West End venues.

As always, Cuban-born Eva Tarr Kirkhope, the director and founder of the Festival, will guarantee the showcasing of the latest releases from some of Latin America’s foremost features.

With her knowledge, long-time experience in film distribution and Latin spirit Eva plunges the Festival into the right atmosphere. Her motivation and contribution to the enrichment of London’s cultural life was rewarded with the London Day 2001 award.

Now in its 17th year the Festival brings the latest in contemporary Latin American short films, documentary, and feature such as the British premieres La Antena (The Aerial), a stunning amalgam of comic books and ’20s-era science fiction, by the Argentinean Esteban Sapir, and the recent Cuban production Che Guevara donde nunca jamás se lo imaginan (Che Guevara as you have never seen him before) by Manuel Pérez Paredes.

The Latin American Film Festival has also acted as a launch pad for the distribution of such films as Cuba’s famous Buena Vista Social Club by Wim Wenders and the Mexican feature Cronos, by Guillermo del Toro.

The Latin American Film Festival was the winner of Latin Excellence, 2005 awarded by Express News.

“Sunshine, colour, music and magic: short of going on holiday the only place you’re guaranteed to find all of them is in this well-supported festival.” The Guardian

“Quite the coolest way to spend your precious time.” The Evening Standard