The 10th Havana Film Festival starts in New York.

Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) celebrates its tenth anniversary with premieres of highly anticipated and influential films from and about Latin America and Latinos in the U.S.
Programs for all ages will be shown throughout various locations in Manhattan.

The festival will begin with a special presentation at Queens Theatre in the Park on April 14 called Short Time! a selection of four shorts by young filmmakers from Spain, Dominican Republic and the U.S.

The opening film will be The New York premiere of Juan Carlos Tabio's latest film, Horn of Plenty (El cuerno de la abundancia), starring Jorge Perugorra, winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cartagena Film Festival and Third Coral and Best Screenplay at Festival de Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana. HFFNY Honors Directors Luis Ospina, Santiago Alvarez and Humberto Solas, Masters of the Craft Since its inception, HFFNY has recognized and promoted some of the most celebrated Latin American filmmakers in the industry.

Continuing with this tradition, HFFNY pays homage to three renowned Latin American directors: Santiago Alvarez and Humberto Sols (both Cuban), and Luis Ospina (Colombian). This year's HFFNY premieres films from all genres for all ages ranging from romantic comedies, film noir and political thrillers to the influence of music and controversial issues that play with the long forgotten political and social memories.

HFFNY premieres work of new filmmakers with full length features such as: La Milagrosa (Colombia-Mexico), Audience Award recipient at Huelva Film Festival; La Sangre Brota (Argentina), winner of the Young Critic Award at Cannes Film Festival; Gasolina (Guatemala), winner of Horizontes Latinos Award at San Sebastian Film Festival; Desierto Adentro (Mexico), winner for Best Film in Guadalajara, Mar del Plata and Best Cinematography at Havana Film Festival, Cuba; and Filmefobia (Brazil) Best Film at Brasilia Film Festival.
The Festival will also welcome leading filmmakers who have participated in years past to show their latest work, such as Colombian director Lisandro Duque and his "serious comedy", Los actores del conflicto, the Audience Award recipient at Cartagena Film Festival 2008 and, Jacobo Morales, the legendary Puerto Rican director and actor with his sequel And God Created Them II. Music and dance are driving forces in films like La Mala, Mare Our Love Story (Brazil), Party Time, a Puerto Rican dance inspired film, posing the great question of life, "Salsa or New Wave?" HFFNY also provides an exceptional opportunity to see new documentaries from and about Latin America.