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President of SIGNIS
Country of origin
Cuba

Active in OCIC/SIGNIS since the mid sixties Gustavo was elected president of SIGNIS-Cuba in 1994. SIGNIS Cuba is active in several lines of work: publications, video productions, cineclubs  (film review clubs), participation in national and regional film and video festivals and a  variety of education and training activities. In 2009 Gustavo was elected SIGNIS-World Vice President for a second term of office. He is the founder and director of the SIGNIS-Cuba magazine ECOS devoted to audio-visual media and a member of the media commission for the Cuban Catholic Bishop Conference. Gustavo is also an executive producer for documentaries and an accomplished Film and media critic.  who has been a member of several SIGNIS juries at international, regional (Latin America) and national levels like    Zanzibar, 2010/ Fest Dom.Rep., 2010, Washington 2011, Divercine 2012  and Venice 2012. In 2014, he was elected President of SIGNIS-World.              

Current issues

List of awards given by ecumenical or INTERFILM juries (international festival awards), or by national church institutions.
The Angelos Film Award 2026 of the Swedish Church was presented to Julia Thelin's debut film "Mecenaten" (The Patron, Sweden 2026) at its world premiere at the Gothenburg Film Festival on 24 January.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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