ICAIC’s president, Alexis Triana

Managua, Jul 22 (RHC) - The Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) will deliver today more than 35 archival film tapes in 16 and 35 millimeter formats to the National Cinematheque of Nicaragua.

ICAIC’s president, Alexis Triana, who is visiting this Central American country, said in an interview with Prensa Latina that these are materials in photochemical support (celluloid) processed in black and white in the laboratories of the Cuban film studios.

Triana added that this was done as part of the collaboration between the then Nicaraguan Film Institute (INCINE) and ICAIC.

He said that these materials were kept together with Cuban documentaries and newsreels with similar preservation conditions, and explained that they are not copies, since they correspond to the starting supports for the processes (originals or duplicates).

"It is a true honor to hand over this heritage that our people have kept for years, that they have preserved so that it can be in the vaults of Nicaragua as part of the heritage of what the National Cinematheque does, and that together we can continue to rescue this glorious history of our cinema," he said.

The head of ICAIC referred to the friendship between the two countries and pointed out that when they were invited to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, it seemed that this celebration was the best moment to deliver the film material.

Triana alluded to the existing collaboration between Icaic and the Nicaraguan Cinemateca, saying that both institutions are considering the possibility of expanding the exchange.

"We are even considering collaboration in what has to do with animated films, which we have an experience of what comrade Fidel (Castro) achieved in terms of the headquarters of the animation studios of the concept that could be this theme for the new generations, and we are also studying the possibility of making co-productions," he said.

It was reported that several agreements will be signed today between ICAIC and the National Cinematheque, which will strengthen the cooperation in cinematographic matters between Cuba and Nicaragua. (Source: Prensa Latina)