40 Ariel Nominations Across 9 Films at VLAFF 2026
At VLAFF, we are very proud to present, during our upcoming 24th edition, nine films that have recently received a combined 40 nominations for the Ariel Awards, presented by the […]
The Blue Trail
Dir. Gabriel Mascaro Brazil 2025 ”A magical escape from exile to freedom” Hollywood Reporter Tereza, 77, has lived her whole life in a small industrialised town in the Amazon, until […]
El diablo fuma
The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) Dir, Ernesto Martínez Bucio Mexico 2025 Mexico City, mid-90s. After the sudden disappearance of their parents, five siblings […]
Our Body is an Expanding Star
Dir. Semillites Hernández Velasco & Tania Hernández Velasco Mexico 2025 ”There is no cinema more challenging than that which advocates for taking responsibility for our own bodies… in this sense, […]
La reserva
Dir, Pablo Pérez Lombardini Mexico 2025 While most of the inhabitants of Monte Virgen struggle to collect their coffee, the forest ranger Julia discovers that a group of illegal loggers […]
It Would Be Night In Caracas
Trapped in a city on the verge of collapse, 38-year-old Adelaida buries her mother and is left completely alone. In the streets of Caracas, protests are brutally crushed. When she […]
The Blue Trail
Dir. Gabriel Mascaro Brazil 2025 ”A magical escape from exile to freedom” The Hollywood Reporter Tereza, 77, has lived her whole life in a small industrialised town in the Amazon, […]
Chronicle of a City
Dir, Nadine Gomez Quebec, Mexico 2025 Filmmaker in attendance! A patchwork of millions of lives, urban spaces are not only streets and concrete. They are where our dreams and deepest […]
Cobre
Dir, Nicolás Pereda Canada, Mexico 2025 ”Nicolás Pereda is a central figure in a diverse group of Latin-American directors whose innovative approaches to narrative filmmaking over the last 15 years […]
Vainilla
Dir, Mayra Hermosillo Mexico 2025 “A poignant, compelling film that establishes Hermosillo as one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary Mexican cinema.” In the late 1980s, a family […]