Cuba to host FicGibara 2027 Low-Budget Film Festival

The FicGibara 2027 film festival is scheduled to take place from April 13 to 17 in Gibara, Cuba. The event will utilize outdoor spaces and alternative energy sources to host cinematic, multicultural, and academic forums.

Organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC), and the local governments of Holguin and Gibara, the festival upholds the “Low-Budget Cinema Manifesto” established by filmmaker Humberto Solas in 2001. The upcoming edition will feature the third edition of the “Low-Budget Cinema Factory,” an initiative supporting audiovisual production in Camaguey and the eastern provinces of Las Tunas, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, and Granma.

Competitions will include feature and short fiction films, documentaries, animation, and experimental projects completed between 2025 and the submission deadline. Entries must be in their original language with Spanish subtitles. A national and international jury will present the Lucia Awards, the festival’s primary honors.