VLAFF is built by community, and volunteers are central to it!
In 2025, 129 volunteers generously shared their time, energy, and care to support screenings, events, guests, and audiences at the 23rd Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. From front-of-house and box office support to hospitality and videography, their contributions made it possible for VLAFF to run smoothly and remain a welcoming space for filmmakers, artists, and festival goers.
We extend our deepest gratitude to every volunteer who was part of this year’s festival. Below, we are honoured to recognize the volunteers who opted to have their names shared publicly.
- Cristina Afonso
- Antonia Angueira
- Sara Aristizabal
- Maria Elena Avila
- Valeria Bautista
- Pablo Betancourt
- Eliezer Blanco
- Maria Blanco
- Yas Botelho
- Steve Bottomley
- Claudia Bulaievsky
- Ericka Chemko
- Constanza Chiang
- Maria Victoria Collazos Cortes
- Craig Davidson
- Mary de Bruyn
- Manuela Diaz
- Tracy Dixon
- Emilia Dominguez
- Barbara Dos Santos da Silva
- Mariana Echavarría Vega
- Isabella Fernandez
- Liliana Figueroa
- Silvana Fuentes
- Abhiroop Gill
- Katherine Godfrey
- Isabel Gonzales
- Sofia Gonzalez-Bonnett
- Annabelle Handy
- Denisse Iglesias
- Sonny Joyce
- Beatriz Jurkewicz
- Denise Labelle
- Lucia Leon-Valdez
- Jesus Lopez
- Daniel (Dani) Loyola Molina
- Veronica Madore
- lavender (lavanda) mendez
- Tom Nesbit
- Paola Pinto Vidal
- Shiraz Ramji
- Sharare Rezai
- Daniela Rodriguez
- Javier Romero
- Solcamila Illary Ruiz Valdez
- Barb Ryeburn
- Nicolas Salamanca
- Tierney Schutz
- saki serizawa
- Richard Siegenthaler
- Ana Silva
- Jazmin Torres
- Thais Torres Pires
- Daniel Vasquez
- Daniela Vásquez
- Cora Whiting
- Sharron Wilson
- Graham Wong
- Lois Zhang
VLAFF would not be possible without this collective effort. Thank you for being part of our festival and for helping bring Latin American cinema, stories, and gatherings to life in the city! We can’t wait to see you again for VLAFF 2026, where we’ll continue celebrating film, music, and community together.
Thank you! ¡Gracias! Obrigadx!
The VLAFF Team
Photos by: Mariana Echavarría, Bruno Martin del Campo, and Frida Guill