2021 Festival Update
The 19th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is just around the corner! We will be presenting a hybrid event with online screenings (most available across Canada), as well as in-person screenings at The Cinematheque from August 26 - September 5. Throughout the festival, we will also be hosting free online dialogues and Q&As with many of the directors and filmmaking [...]
INTERSECTION, Vancouver premiere starring Carmen Aguirre
APRIL 5th - SAVE THE DATE We are happy to be back in the cinema at VIFF Centre for a special presentation of INTERSECTION by Chilean-Canadian filmmaker Cecilia Araneda starring Carmen Aguirre (both in attendance) on April 5th! Find more details here: vlaff.org/intersection Chilean refugee Daniela (Carmen Aguirre) came to Canada as a child after her mother was assassinated [...]
ABRIENDO MONTE: : Perspectives on a Contemporary Afro-Cuban Cinema.
Celebrating Black History Month with a free online shorts program curated by Maria Nela Lebeque Hay, “Abriendo Monte”: Perspectives on a Contemporary Afro-Cuban Cinema. Watch the four short films and a conversation with the program’s curator here vimeo.com/showcase/abriendo-monte Available till the end of the month! #VLAFF21 #BlackHistoryMonth
WIP AFRO-INDIGENOUS VOICES
3era EDICIÓN DE CINE EN CONSTRUCCIÓN PARA VOCES AFRO-INDÍGENAS. El Vancouver Latin American Film Festival anuncia su tercera edición de la sección de Cine en construcción (Work in Progress): Voces Afro Indígenas. Esta sección está dedicada a largometrajes en etapa de edición avanzada dirigidos, producidos y/o escritos por creadorxs que se identifiquen como afro-descendientes y/o pertenecientes a comunidades indígenas de [...]
WILD SYMPHONY Special Presentation in Gibsons BC. Sept 29, 2022
Wild SymphonySinfonía salvaje Director: Diego SamperColombia | 2022 | Instrumental music mixed with sounds of nature and human languages | 45 min Artist Talk with Diego Samper in attendance View in-person at GIBSONS HERITAGE PLAYHOUSE:Thur, Sept 29, 6:30 PM Screening followed by an artist talk and Q&A with director Diego Samper. An exploration of sound as essential energy and of [...]
OPENING NIGHT FILM
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la CruzEnsayo de un crimen Mexican writer Cecilia Fuentes will be in attendance at Opening Night to introduce The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ensayo de un crimen), one of the finest comedies directed by one of the master filmmakers of all times, Luis Buñuel. The exhibition copy of this film has been digitally restored by the Cineteca [...]