Call for Student and Emerging Short Films 💥

Esta convocatoria también está disponible en español más abajo. Esta chamada também está disponível em português mais abaixo. The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival invites submissions of recent short films […]

Call for Submissions 2026 🎬

VLAFF 2026 The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) is now accepting submissions for its 24th edition, taking place September 10–20, 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. VLAFF showcases bold, diverse, and […]

Shorts Program: FROM NOW ON

Girls and Boys My Age.

This collection of shorts delves into the spectrum of emotions that can overcome us from certain life-altering events—longing, fear, uncertainty, pain, shame—and our fundamental instinct to persevere. From the frustration […]

Luz Diabla

Luz Diabla.

Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza, 2024, Argentina / Canada, 11 min This vibrant psychological thriller delves into the supernatural forces that hide in the middle of the Argentine Pampas. […]

Black Box

Black Box.

Dir. Pau Arratia, Mexico/Canada, 2024, Spanish with English subtitles, 12min In a conversation with her mother, filmmaker Pau Arratia unveils body issues that she kept secret while growing up. Together […]

Only the Tusk Remains

Only the Tusk Remains.

Director Steve Ortiz, Costa Rica/Canada, 2025, Spanish with English subtitles, 20.14 min 23-year-old Osvaldo lives in a remote, rural town on the outskirts of San José, Costa Rica’s capital city. […]

The Worst Kind of Aftertaste

The Worst Kind of Aftertaste.

Director/Writer/Animator Sam Chang Bravo, Canada, English, 8.20 min The Worst Kind of Aftertaste is an evocative animated short that delves into the life of Elliot, a film student and aspiring […]

Where Light Bends

Where Light Bends.

Directors Marcela Echevarría & Ximena Baeza, Mexico/Canada, 2025, Spanish, 8:31 min Two friends journey through unfamiliar paths, lost in their own imaginaries. As they face moments of uncertainty and quiet […]

Ruptura

Ruptura.

Director Camila Novais, Canada/Brazil, English and Portuguese with English subtitles, 21 min When she was thirteen, Caroline Ribeiro asked her father for a lift to a friend’s party. What should […]

1(888) 242-2100

1(888) 242-2100.

Director Eliana Aleman Reategui, Canada, 2025, English and Spanish with English subtitles, 3.26 min A brief and highly relatable account of navigating the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Client Support […]