it also attracts the occasional hollywood director, like john landis, who was giving a master class to students when i was there. >> cuba has an avid history of cinema. after the revolution, caster used to steal prints from miami on movies, movies before they played l.a., they would play havana. there cinema has always been interesting, and something that is kind of fun now is how they make political films but in disguise because they have to be careful. >> the major problem for cuban directors these days ago in securing the funding. a spanish company is covering the budget, which is needed to pay for the computerized special effects during post-production. alongside the cuban cast, the lead actress is from spain. the new generation of directors are no longer funded by the state. but they are still looking to work with the cuban cinema. what he says he is looking for is commercial rather than artistic success. the real challenge will be to try to find a place to launch it. bbc news, havana. >> britain's royal wedding is now two months away, ended is a new tourist attraction -- and ther

it also attracts the occasional hollywood director, like john landis, who was giving a master class to students the day i was there. >> cuba has always been that avid filmgoers, and they still are. after the revolution, castro, they used to steal prints from miami, first-run movies, and movies, before they would play l.a., they would play havana, and it would be, how did that happen? there cinema has always been interesting, and something that is kind of fun now is that they make a political films but in disguise because they have to be careful. >> the major problem for cuban directors these days is securing funding. a spanish company is covering this $2 million budget, which is needed to pay for the computerized special effects during post-production. the lead actress is from spain. the new generation of independent directors are no longer funded by the state, but they still need script approval from the authorities. today though, they are managing to expand the boundaries of cuban cinema. this movie may be poking fun at the system, but the director insists it is not a political film.