DESIERTO *Vancouver Premiere. February 28.
DESIERTO Mexico/France, 2015 | 88 mins. English and Spanish with English subtitles Director: Jonás Cuarón Rated R warning: Scenes of graphic violence. Tuesday, February 28 7PM (Rush Only) & 9PM The Cinematheque 1131 Howe St (btw Helmcken [...]
VLAFF Annual General Meeting
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 at 7:30 PM VLAFF Office Suite 420 - 111 Hastings Street West (btw Cambie & Abbott) Join us as we wrap up our 2016 year of activities! The Vancouver Latin [...]
FESTIVAL AWARDS
BEST SHORT FILM ATOTÔ Dir: Bruno Laet Brazil ''For its compelling poetic visual language combined with a subtle but present social political engagement and a clear awareness of Brazil's cinematic history. '' HONOURABLE MENTION DAY [...]
¡ACTIVISMO!
¡Activismo! is our new film series that directly addresses historical issues, social movements and political ideas from Latin America. ¡ACTIVISMO! Time Suspended (El tiempo suspendido) Dir: Natalia Bruschtein Mexico/Argentina Pepe Mujica: Lessons from the Flowerbed Dir: Heidi [...]
INTERNATIONAL HITS
International Hits is a section that highlights some of the most awarded films from Latin America in 2015-2016. Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) Dir: Ciro Guerra Colombia El Club Dir: Pablo [...]
BRAZIL: GUEST COUNTRY AT VLAFF 2016
BRAZIL: GUEST COUNTRY AT VLAFF 2016 This is the first time that VLAFF will be hosting Brazil as the guest country. The selection of Brazilian films includes a retrospective on the work of acclaimed director [...]
RETROSPECTIVE: ANNA MUYLAERT
RETROSPECTIVE: ANNA MUYLAERT The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is thrilled to present a retrospective on the work of Anna Muylaert, one of Brazil’s most acclaimed film directors. Throughout the years, the irresistible appeal of [...]
INDIGENOUS SHORTS
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 [...]
CANADA LOOKS SOUTH
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: [...]
THE SECOND MOTHER / Special Presentation / August 9th
THE SECOND MOTHER Que horas ela volta? Brazil, 2015 Portuguese with English subtitles/ 112 min Tuesday, August 9th 7:00 pm The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St) TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT: WannaWatchIt. Director/Writer: Anna Muylaert Producers: Fabiano [...]