To celebrate our 20th Anniversary, VLAFF is pleased to announce its first competitive section for Latin-Canadian films to be screened at the festival in the fall from August 25 - Sept 4, 2022. With the announcement of this new competitive section, VLAFF seeks to highlight and bring together the great talent of Latin-Canadian filmmakers from all [...]
December 5, 2021 Be part of the future of VLAFF! The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2022. The current Board of Directors (2021-2022) is working to make sure we provide a welcoming, inclusive, and positive place for everyone to enjoy the festival. The past two festivals (2020 and 2021) have [...]
Celebrating 20 years of VLAFF Help us raise $20,000 to celebrate our 20th anniversary! Organizing this film festival is a labour of love and it is made possible because of the continued support we receive from you, our community. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating our 20th anniversary next year!We want to create more amazing [...]
VLAFF is pleased to have a spotlight on Ana Katz, one of Argentina’s leading indie directors, featuring the Canadian premiere of her absurdist drama The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet (El perro que no calla) and her 2018 dramedy Florianópolis Dream. Katz will be on hand for an online artist talk and dialogue during the festival [...]
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup Revel in an exhilarating array of cinematic storytelling at the 19th edition Vancouver, BC (July 26, 2021) – The 19th edition of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) will take place from August 26 - September 5, 2021 as a hybrid festival with events both online [...]
The lineup presented this year by VLAFF programmers is by far the most diverse and dynamic ever. The guest region is the Andean, focusing on emerging film industries in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. For the first time we have also included a Spotlight on Black Cinema and a program of Queer Latinx shorts. https://vlaff.org/selection2018?preview_id=16627&preview_nonce=f5c2c3ac37&_thumbnail_id=-1&preview=true
Opening Night THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN (El ciudadano ilustre) Dir. Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn | Argentina Closing Night SANTA & ANDRES Dir. Carlos Lechuga | Cuba International Hits AQUARIUS Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil NERUDA Dir. Pablo Larraín | Chile THE UNTAMED (La región salvaje) Dir. Amat Escalante | Mexico WHIRLPOOL (Redemoinho) Dir. José Luiz Villamarim [...]
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 [...]
