The Festival is pleased to welcome in Vancouver ALINE KÜPPENHEIM one of the most active and recognized Chilean actresses, with a filmography that goes hand in hand with the rise of Chilean cinema on the world scene. For closing night, the Chilean film CHILE ’76 (Sun Sept 17) by acclaimed actor-director MANUELA MARTELLI, an intriguing historical [...]

TICKETS, FESTIVAL PASSES & MEMBERSHIPS Welcome to the 21st edition of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival! From September 7 -17 we will present a full in-person festival in Vancouver, as well as a series of online dialogues with filmmakers from across Canada and Latin America. FESTIVAL PASS | Limited quantities available Support VLAFF and enjoy [...]

SPECIAL GUEST: CARLOS FERRAND It is VLAFF's pleasure to welcome in Vancouver one of Canada's most innovative and prolific Latin-Canadian filmmakers, CARLOS FERRAND, who will be in attendance to present three of his works, (plus a very special secret screening). CARLOS FERRAND was born in Lima, Peru. From Lima to Brussels, Paris and Vermont, he spent several [...]

  PAVEL GIROUDRetrospective As it is a tradition for more than a decade, VLAFF dedicates a retrospective to a figure of Latin American cinema. In past years, VLAFF has dedicated this retrospective to the Brazilian director ANNA MUYLAERT, to the Chilean actress MANUELA MARTELLI, to the Argentine screenwriter ANDRES DUPRAT, among many others. This year, in [...]

We are thrilled to announce the 21st Vancouver Latin American Film Festival Official Poster! 🎥🤩🍴 by semillites hernández velasco#VLAFF21 is getting closer! We can't wait to celebrate with films, food, fun and music 🌞🌭🎉

The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 3 at 6:00pm online via zoom and in-person at the VLAFF Office (111 W. Hastings St.)   Please register for the AGM by sending an email to rsvp@vlaff.org. A few days before, we will send you instructions on how to join the [...]

The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival will hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30pm.   Please send an email to rsvp@vlaff.org, if you would like to attend and a few days ahead, we will send you the Zoom meeting link and the materials to review in advance.   Everyone is invited to [...]

Help us raise $20,000 to celebrate our 20th anniversary! Did you know that some of our volunteers have been with us for over 15 years? We want to take a moment to share our deepest gratitude to everyone who makes VLAFF a fun, caring and safe experience for all.  Organizing this film festival is a labour [...]

VLAFF Needs You Next year, VLAFF will celebrate its 20th anniversary. In preparation, we are determined to incorporate more justice, equity, diversity and inclusion principles into our by-laws and policies. The safe participation of everyone who plays a role in the making and hosting of VLAFF is a priority for us, as reflected in our Code [...]