WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 31 AT 6PM WHERE: IN PERSON and ONLINE at VLAFF Headquarters The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival will hold its Annual General Meeting in person on Saturday, May 31 at 6PM. Anyone may attend, but only current VLAFF members are able to vote for our 2025/2026 Board of Directors. Please register for the AGM by [...]
This year the Latin-American presence at the Cannes Film Festival and the parallel sections Critic's Week and Directors' Fortnight is not as strong as other editions, but nevertheless there are films to watch out for coming from great Latin American directors. THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil), starring Wagner Moura (Narcos, Civil War), Udo Kier, and Gabriel Leone, [...]
As part of Reel Canada's NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY, VLAFF is pleased to present a special Latin-Canadian film to celebrate our local filmmakers. Screening on April 16 - 4PM - International Village - FREE ADMISSION Register for a Free Ticket LOUIS RIEL OR HEAVEN TOUCHES THE EARTHMatias Meyer | Canada, Mexico | 2024 | 83 min. | French, English 1885, Saskatchewan, Northwest Canada. Louis Riel, [...]
Two female Latin directors, filmmakers behind some of the most groundbreaking cinema in Latin America, are releasing films this year that deserve attention: Albertina Carri (Argentina) with ¡CAIGAN LAS ROSAS BLANCAS! (White Roses, Fall!) and Anna Muylaert (Brazil) with A MELHOR MÃE DO MUNDO (The Best mother in the world). Albertina Carri is one of [...]
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 from Gabon, Africa, Nyanga was kidnapped on the African coast [...]
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 to Latin American productions. Celebrating its 37th anniversary in 2025, [...]
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, such as when we celebrated our 20th anniversary, the intention [...]
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 from Turtle Island & Beyond)Largometrajes¡Así Sabe! Cine culinario¡Así Suena! Cine [...]
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, which will encourage Vancouver audiences to select and vote for [...]
