This year’s festival is dedicated to Venezuela and includes the screening of films that are not included in the competition, as well as a theoretical event.

 
The program also includes a workshop for children and adolescents aimed at raising their interest on documentary films.

Some of the best Venezuelan documentary and animated movies will be screeed during the Festival running until March 13.

A jury made up of specialists from different countries will evaluate the films in competition in the categories of Documentary, Project,

Photography and a section exclusively for students of San Antonio de los Baños Film School of Havana.

The Festival started with a tribute to the event’s namesake, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez known for the creation of the Latin American ICAIC News, whose chapters were registered in 2010 within UNICEF’s World Memories fund.

The films will be played in different movies across the city.