Call for VLAFF Youth Jury 2026
VLAFF is now accepting applications for the 2026 Youth Jury. We invite youth (ages 18–30) based in the Greater Vancouver area to take part in a youth-led jury at the 24th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, taking place September 10–20, 2026. As a Youth Jury member, you will: What You’ll Receive Commitment Selected jury members […]
CICLO: Free Screening #CanFilmDay
Celebrate National Canadian Film Day with VLAFF Join us for a special FREE screening of CICLO, a beloved audience favourite that returns to the big screen APRIL 15 4PM Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver FREE TICKETS Dir. Andrea Martínez CrowtherMexico/Canada, 2013Spanish with English subtitles133 min Pachuca, 1956. Brothers Arturo and Gustavo Martínez leave their hometown in central Mexico with […]
Call for Student and Emerging Short Films 💥
Esta convocatoria también está disponible en español más abajo. Esta chamada também está disponível em português mais abaixo. The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival invites submissions of recent short films by emerging creators from: • Latin American and Canadian film schools• Films created outside of schools or institutions We are looking for bold, urgent, personal, […]
Remembering Sara Gómez, the first woman to direct a feature film in Cuba
It was Sara Gómez (1942-1974), a young Afro-Cuban director, who made the first feature film directed by a woman on the island of Cuba, titled: ONE WAY OR ANOTHER (De Cierta Manera, 1974) Sara Gómez died very young, but in her short life she created a powerful body of documentary work in the 1960s including […]
Guadalajara: Capital of Animation Film in Latin America
Guadalajara, the quintessential Mexican capital of tequila, charros, and delicious food, should also be better known for its other great quality: its dedication to animated film, both in production and promotion. Let’s start with a fact: Guillermo del Toro himself is from Guadalajara, and he’s behind several initiatives for the creation and distribution of animated […]
Call for Submissions 2026 🎬
VLAFF 2026 The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) is now accepting submissions for its 24th edition, taking place September 10–20, 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. VLAFF showcases bold, diverse, and innovative cinema from Latin America and its diasporas, celebrating stories of identity, resistance, joy, culture, music, food, and community. 🗓 Final submission deadline: March 31, […]
Thank You to Our VLAFF Volunteers
VLAFF is built by community, and volunteers are central to it! In 2025, 129 volunteers generously shared their time, energy, and care to support screenings, events, guests, and audiences at the 23rd Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. From front-of-house and box office support to hospitality and videography, their contributions made it possible for VLAFF to […]
VLAFF 2025 Year in Review
From packed screenings to courtyard concerts, from unforgettable dance floors to workshops that sparked new ideas, VLAFF brought Latin American, Latin Canadian, and Indigenous stories to life across Vancouver! VLAFF 2025 in review: Our most-watched film of 2025 🎬 THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD, a stunning Brazilian story by Anna Muylaert that touched hearts […]
From Cali to Quebec: The New Chapter of Óscar Ruiz Navia
ÓSCAR RUIZ NAVIA, the great Colombian filmmaker, now hangs out, lives and makes films, in Montreal. VLAFF, which will celebrate its 24th anniversary in 2026, is a festival that has been a contemporary of directors who have been making films for two decades. One of them is Óscar Ruiz Navia (Cali, Colombia, 1982), one of […]