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 by emerging creators from: • Latin American and Canadian film schools• Films created outside of schools or institutions We are looking for bold, urgent, personal, […]
Remembering Sara Gómez, the first woman to direct a feature film in Cuba
It was Sara Gómez (1942-1974), a young Afro-Cuban director, who made the first feature film directed by a woman on the island of Cuba, titled: ONE WAY OR ANOTHER (De Cierta Manera, 1974) Sara Gómez died very young, but in her short life she created a powerful body of documentary work in the 1960s including […]
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 innovative cinema from Latin America and its diasporas, celebrating stories of identity, resistance, joy, culture, music, food, and community. 🗓 Final submission deadline: March 31, […]