BRAZIL: GUEST COUNTRY AT VLAFF 2016 This is the first time that VLAFF will be hosting Brazil as the guest country. The selection of Brazilian films includes a retrospective on the work of acclaimed director and screenwriter Anna Muylaert and a special section of Indigenous films from the Videos nas aldeias (Video in the Villages) project. [...]
RETROSPECTIVE: ANNA MUYLAERT The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is thrilled to present a retrospective on the work of Anna Muylaert, one of Brazil’s most acclaimed film directors. Throughout the years, the irresistible appeal of Anna Muylaert’s films has bridged the general moviegoing audience and the film festival circuit. Her films have been selected in the [...]
INDIGENOUS SHORTS - Canada Assini Dir: Gail Maurice The Black Case (La mallette noire) Dir: Caroline Monnet & Daniel Watchorn Clouds of Autumn Dir: Trevor Mack & Matthew Taylor Blais Mia' Dir: Amanda Strong & Bracken Hanuse Corlett Pearl Elisa Moar & Meky Ottawa Without Words Jules Koostachin INDIGENOUS SHORTS - Brazil Kene Yuxi, as voltas do [...]
CANADA LOOKS SOUTH He Hated Pigeons (with live score by Morning Show) Dir: Ingrid Veninger Our Forest Moon (Nuestro Monte Luna) Dir: Pablo Alvarez-Mesa 51 Malecón Dir: Jean-Guillaume Caplain & Francis Delfour Abyss (Abismo) Dir: Pablo Diconca Acá Nada / Acá Elsewhere Dir: Sarah Shamash The DNA of Ceviche Dir: Orlando Arriagada The Ballad of Oppenheimer [...]
THE SECOND MOTHER Que horas ela volta? Brazil, 2015 Portuguese with English subtitles/ 112 min Tuesday, August 9th 7:00 pm The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St) TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT: WannaWatchIt. Director/Writer: Anna Muylaert Producers: Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane, Debora Ivanov, Anna Muylaert Cinematographer: Bárbara Alvarez Editor: Karen Harley Music: Fabio Trummer, Vitor Araújo Principal cast: Regina [...]
During the entire year, VLAFF programmers view films that either were submitted to our festival or that we see in other film festivals. VLAFF opens a Call for Submissions in February to receive films for all of our different sections. In addition, every year festival programmers attend different film festivals that specialize in Latin American cinema [...]
The 14th edition of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is pleased to announce its complete 2016 film selection. More than 60 films will take part in the Festival, highlighting the important presence of Brazilian cinema, as they are our guest country of honour this year. We are also pleased to announce a new section called ¡Activismo!, made [...]
The Cinematheque has replaced its seats with larger and more confortable seats, they have also installed a new Dolby 7.1 surround sound. The Cinematheque has been the main VLAFF's venue since our beginning in 2003. This year at our Festival you will enjoy a better cinematic atmosphere.
We're happy to introduce the new Creative Ad Campaign for the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. 14th Annual event. Brazil is the guest country, which is where the concept came from, based on the film: Entranced Earth (1967) By Brazilian director: Glauber Rocha. Our concept: Bring the characters to land in Vancouver English Bay. Kihada Kreative [...]
The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival in partnership with the Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver, were pleased to announce on a special reception that Brazilian cinema will be the guest of honour at the 14th edition of the Festival. Ernesto Otto Rubarth, Consul General of Brazil, and Christian Sida-Valenzuela,VLAFF's director, made the announcement of the spotlight on [...]
