VLAFF congratulates Shane Vieau for winning the Oscar for Best Production Design for his work as Set Decorator on Guillermo del Toro's magnificent film The Shape of Water. Shane Vieau was VLAFF's Board President from 2008 to 2013, and helped VLAFF to become one of the leading Latin American film festivals in North America.  Shane is [...]

Wednesday, February 28 at 6:30 PM Woodward's Heritage Building, 4th Floor 111 Hastings Street West (btw Cambie & Abbott)   Join us as we wrap up our 2017 year of activities! The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, February 28 at 6:30pm.   Everyone is invited to attend the [...]

Nuria Díaz will design VLAFF 2018 image. VLAFF is honoured that Spanish illustrator and artist Nuria Díaz will be designing the image for our 2018 poster. Nuria has created film posters for films such as Te prometo anarquia, Un mundo secreto and Carmin Tropical. In 2013 the poster created by Nuria for Un mundo secreto won [...]

As of this year, VLAFF's director Christian Sida-Valenzuela is a member of the selection committee of the Premio iberoamericano de cine Fénix(Fenix Awards). The Fenix Awards recognize the best films of the year from across Latin America, Spain and Portugal. The ceremony will be held on December 6th in Mexico City. For the list of nominees:  http://premiosfenix.com/en/

  Argentine filmmaker Anahí Berneri's ALANIS Wins Best Director and Best Actress Awards at San Sebastian. *In the 65 years history of the Festival, she is only the second female director to win this award. Alanis, the fifth feature film by Argentine filmmaker Anahí Berneri was awarded with two of the top prizes, the Silver Shells [...]

Guillermo del Toro Becomes the Third Latin American Director to Win Venice's Golden Lion. Mexican director Guillermo del Toro became the second Mexican and third Latin American director to win the Golden Lion, the top prize for Best Film, at the Venice Film Festival, for his American sci-fi fantasy drama The Shape of the Water. Del Toro [...]

  YOUTH CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST NEW DIRECTOR PANAMERICAN MACHINERY  Mexico Director: Joaquín del Paso   BEST SHORT FILM ROSINHA Brazil  Director: Gui Campos SHORT FILM - SPECIAL JURY MENTION MOTHER (Madre) Colombia Director: Simón Mesa Soto  

NERUDA Chile, 2016 Starring: Gael García Bernal. Friday, Sep 1  3:00 PM | The Cinematheque  Saturday, Sep 2 7:30 PM | The Cinematheque  https://vlaff.org/neruda Tonight I can write the saddest lines... It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of [...]

Breaking Boundaries! #VLAFF2017 CLOSING NIGHT FILM & PARTY SANTA & ANDRÉS Cuba, 2016 | 105 mins Spanish with English subtitles Director: Carlos Lechuga Sunday, Sept 3 6:30 PM | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | SFU Woodward's *One screening only Followed by the Closing Night Party at The World Art Centre with live music by Breaking Boundaries TICKETS [...]

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our SOLD OUT Opening Night screening last night of THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN. For those of you who missed it, we are happy to announce we have added a SECOND SCREENING:   Saturday, Sept 2 3:00PM | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | SFU Woodward's BUY TICKETS!