Discovering Latin America is glad to announce that the 7th edition of its unique Film Festival will run from Thursday 27th November to 7th December in London at the following venues: the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Odeon Covent Garden, Odeon Panton Street, the Ritzy Cinema and Tate Modern.For our seventh edition we are bringing a selection of the best of new feature films, documentaries and short films from across Latin America; with over thirty feature length films and many of them multiple...

HABANA BLUES WINS THE DLA AUDIENCE AWARD and we are all sad the festival is over one more year... Habana Blues by Benito Zambrano was voted the "most loved" film of the 5th edition of the Discovering Latin America Film Festival, as part of the Audience Award sponsored by the Meliá White House Hotel. The audience award is based on the average scores given by the audience, as well as attendance numbers.Habana Blues tells the story of two young Cuban musicians who share the same dream: becoming fa...

FORBIDDEN TO FORBID (PROIBIDO PROIBIR) A film directed by Jorge DuránBrazil, 2006 - 100 mins. (English Subtitles)Come and experience the vibrancy of the Discovering Latin America film festival by seeing the opening night film of ‘Proibido Proibir’! This is a unique opportunity to see a great film and to have the chance to pose any questions to the director himself.Date: 23rd November 2006Time: 8pmPlace: Odeon Covent Garden, Shaftesbury Avenue (Off Cambridge Circus)£12. Booking recommended....