NYANGA by Medhin Tewolde Serrano: Shadows and Silhouettes for a Story of Freedom
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 Serrano's NYANGA for free all throughout February at VLAFFs Vimeo Channel. Originally [...]
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 city located in the south of France, giving an important outlet [...]
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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. Although in the past, VLAFF has had competitions for Latin-Canadian directors, [...]
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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 CortometrajesCortometrajes Latinocanadienses 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮:Cineastas Indígenas de Canadá y Latinoamérica (Films [...]
2024 People’s Choice Award presented by PELIPLAT
2024 People's Choice Award presented by PELIPLAT VLAFF is pleased to announce a new partnership with the platform PELIPLAT, a leading website for film enthusiasts and critics, to launch the 2024 People's Choice Award presented by PELIPLAT. We are happy to announce this partnership and prize, [...]