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He said Cuban and foreign artists and filmmakers taking part in the April 5-10 festival in the seaside town of Gibara, Holguin province will have to pay their own way this year.
And no prizes will be given at this year's event -- the ninth since it was founded in 2002 -- although this year's entries will be considered for the 2012 competition, he said.
Nevertheless, Benvenuto said "numerous audiovisual works" from a variety of countries will be shown in Gibara during the week and it will be "a highly professional event with very elaborate shows and proposals."
The so-called "cine pobre" festival seeks to draw attention to high quality but low budget feature films, shorts and documentaries.
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And no prizes will be given at this year's event -- the ninth since it was founded in 2002 -- although this year's entries will be considered for the 2012 competition, he said.
Nevertheless, Benvenuto said "numerous audiovisual works" from a variety of countries will be shown in Gibara during the week and it will be "a highly professional event with very elaborate shows and proposals."
The so-called "cine pobre" festival seeks to draw attention to high quality but low budget feature films, shorts and documentaries.
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