Fito Pace speaks after a documentary screening at the Havana Film Festival

Argentine singer-songwriter Phyto Base In a context where many documentaries have been censored, he has expressed his support for the Cuban Filmmakers Council. Havana Film Festival.

“Expressions do not admit of censorship, they are not tolerated, it is something connected to human nature, it cannot be reduced or nurtured, so whoever understands it must understand it,” Pease said in a statement released by the filmmakers’ group. Facebook.

“All my support Film Producers Council To those who fight this noble and wonderful fight in this difficult moment of Cuba, defending its values, its truths and its freedom, I want to say many times, in short, this is what I want, how I want it, how I can. We make films in a very risky way,” he asserted.

“When there’s an idea, something to say, there’s cinema, somehow to leave a testimony,” he said.

“You are the heroes of this week, of this time, who must defend tooth and nail, freedom within human expression,” said the translator.

Documentary to be exact Fito’s HavanaDirected by Juan Bin Vilar, Censored at the Festival Now; as well as Calls from MoscowBy young filmmaker Luis Alejandro Yero.

Six months ago filmmakers and artistes gathered at a Film Producers Association and issued a statement Copyright violations by multiple creatorsWhen an unauthorized copy of Bin Vilar’s documentary was aired on national television.

The Film Producers Council has been formed demanding that the authorities take responsibility for this violation and confirms that no one has been given permission so far.

In her post announcing Páez’s message, she says her mission is to fight against censorship and exclusionary policies, and thanks Fito for the inspiring message.

The singer-songwriter had already spoken out against it Treatment given to him by the Cuban regime For the documentary Fito’s HavanaIts exhibition was banned by the Ministry of Culture.

“They are [los censores] They don’t represent the people,” he said a few weeks ago.

Director: Fernando Perez (Director and Screenwriter), Daimy D’Adri (Director and Photographer), Juan Antonio García Borrero (Researcher and Film Critic), Ernesto Taranas (Director and Screenwriter), Rosa María Rodríguez (Cuban Filmmakers’ Gathering) and producer), Luis Alberto Garcia (actor and producer), Kiki Alvarez (director and screenwriter), Kathryn D. Cavilan (director and actress), Gustavo Argos (professor and film critic), Carla Valdes (director and screenwriter) and Manuel A. Rodríguez Yong (producer and director), among others.