NYANGA by Medhin Tewolde Serrano: Shadows and Silhouettes for a Story of Freedom

February 5th, 2025|0 Comments

Do you know the story of Gaspar Nyanga, also called Yanga, or Nyanga, which occurred around Veracruz in the late 1500s and early 1600s? This Black History Month you can watch Afro-Mexican director Medhin Tewolde [...]

6 Latin Film Festivals Outside of Latin America

January 31st, 2025|Comments Off on 6 Latin Film Festivals Outside of Latin America

In addition to VLAFF (for us it is the best) there are other notable Festivals focused on Latin American cinema, which take place outside the Latin American region. CINÉLATINO, RENCONTRES DE TOULOUSE Toulouse is a [...]

SUBMISSIONS OPEN!

January 5th, 2025|Comments Off on SUBMISSIONS OPEN!

LATIN-CANADIAN SHORT FILM COMPETITION The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is pleased to announce a new competition section for works by Latin-Canadian directors, as well as Canadian directors with works that relate to Latin America. [...]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN

December 6th, 2024|Comments Off on CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN

CINEASTAS LATINES DEL MUNDO La convocatoria para la edición del #VLAFF23 que ocurrirá en la ciudad de Vancouver del 4 al 14 de septiembre 2025 está abierta en las siguientes categorías 𝗘𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮: Nuevas Direcciones [...]

With respect and gratitude, the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival acknowledges that it takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.