Vancouver Latin American Film Festival.

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. 🎬 Celebrating 20+ years of Latin American cinema in Vancouver! Annual festival every September + special events year-round. 🌟

The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) is a registered charitable organization celebrating contemporary Latin American, Latin-Canadian, and Indigenous filmmaking since 2003.

🎭 Our Mission: To exhibit and promote Latin American cinema in Canada, showcasing works from emerging and established independent filmmakers across fiction, documentary, experimental, and hybrid narratives.

🗓️ An

nual Festival: Every September, we present an inspiring 11-day celebration of cutting-edge cinema, featuring:

New Directors Competition
Shorts in Competition
Future Ancestors: Indigenous Cinema
¡Activismo! (Social Justice Films)
Queer Latinx Programming
Canada Looks South

👥 Community: Over 100 dedicated volunteers and a Youth Jury of 20-30 students who engage in dialogue with filmmakers

✨ Special Events: Year-round programming that encourages dialogue among cultures and celebrates the art of Latin American storytelling

🏆 23rd Edition: September 4-14, 2025

Join us in exploring the vibrant world of Latin American cinema!

🎬 In Between Wounds and Weavings Vol. III: Pierced by a Blaze ✨Highlighting the vibrant nights of Buenos Aires, our Emer...
06/08/2026

🎬 In Between Wounds and Weavings Vol. III: Pierced by a Blaze ✨

Highlighting the vibrant nights of Buenos Aires, our Emerging Programmers present a powerful documentary by Chilean filmmaker Jose Matamala 🇨🇱

🌙 Pierced by a Blaze follows follows Killa, Molly, and Andy as they reflect on friendship, Ballroom culture, trans and non-binary existence, and the power of community in the middle of challenging times.

🎥 Jose Matamala is a Chilean artist and documentary filmmaker whose work explores identity, memory, and social transformation. She is the founder of Q***rubin Films and director of the acclaimed documentary essays Devenir Virtual and Mirar la Herida.

Screening June 23rd at The Cinematheque🍿Grab your tickets at the link in bio 🎟️

🎬 In Between Wounds and Weavings Vol. II: Emotional Landscapes ✨Today, our emerging programmers are spotlighting Emotion...
06/05/2026

🎬 In Between Wounds and Weavings Vol. II: Emotional Landscapes ✨

Today, our emerging programmers are spotlighting Emotional Landscapes, a moving experimental short film by Mexican filmmaker Mariana López Hernández 🇲🇽

🌿 Exploring the emotional absences that shape our lives through missed embraces, unspoken words, and the fluid nature of memory, the film offers a poetic reflection on loss, connection, and reinvention.

🎥 Mariana is a photographer, filmmaker, and cinematographer whose work includes I’m My Mother, I’m Not My Mother (2023), Whom Did You Ask For? (2024), Best One Minute Film on Puebla CineFest 2025.

Screening June 23rd at The Cinematheque🍿Grab your tickets at the link in bio 🎟️

Do you have a private room 🛏️ in your home 🏡 or apartment 🏙️?VLAFF is looking for homestay hosts for visiting artists, f...
06/05/2026

Do you have a private room 🛏️ in your home 🏡 or apartment 🏙️?

VLAFF is looking for homestay hosts for visiting artists, filmmakers, and guests this year! 🎬

📅 We’re currently seeking accommodations:
✨June 23 and surrounding dates for filmmakers participating in our Emerging Latine Creators Showcase ❤️‍🔥

✨During the 24th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, September 10-20, 2026 🍿

If you have a private room available and would like to share some Vancouver hospitality while supporting Latin American arts and culture, we’d love to hear from you! 💌

📧 Email us at [email protected] or send us a DM.

🚨 Homestay hosts receive TWO ALL ACCESS Festival Passes and our heartfelt gratitude for helping make VLAFF possible ❤️

JOIN THE VLAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS ✨🎬Are you passionate about film, arts, culture, equity, and community-building? VLAFF ...
06/03/2026

JOIN THE VLAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS ✨🎬

Are you passionate about film, arts, culture, equity, and community-building? VLAFF is currently accepting Expressions of Interest for our Board of Directors!

We’re looking for people who want to help shape the future of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival and support the long-term sustainability and growth of our organization ❤️‍🔥

Founded in 2003, VLAFF is a registered charitable organization dedicated to showcasing Latin American cinema, fostering intercultural dialogue, and celebrating contemporary Latine, Latin-Canadian, and Indigenous filmmaking.

📅 Important Dates:
✨ Applications close: June 19, 2026 at midnight
✨ Selected applicants may be invited for a short conversation: June 22, 2026
✨ New Board Members will be nominated/elected at VLAFF’s AGM: June 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM online

⏰ Estimated application time: 10–15 minutes

Whether you bring governance experience, community connections, fundraising skills, arts leadership, or simply a strong commitment to our mission, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply through the link in bio! Questions? Send us a DM or email [email protected] 💌

🎬 In Between Wounds and Weavings Vol I: Fireflies in a Glass Jar & Friday Decides to Die ✨Today, our emerging programmer...
06/02/2026

🎬 In Between Wounds and Weavings Vol I: Fireflies in a Glass Jar & Friday Decides to Die ✨

Today, our emerging programmers are spotlighting two bold and thought-provoking short films by emerging Brazilian filmmaker Ailton Sinezio de Jesus 🇧🇷

🫙 Fireflies in a Glass Jar
On the day of his wedding, Robson returns to the house he once shared with his ex-boyfriend, Italo, revisiting memories, unresolved emotions, and the traces of a past love.

🗂️ Friday Decides to Die
Friday is ready to end her life, until she encounters a maze of petty bureaucracy that refuses to let her do it on her own terms. A darkly absurd reflection on autonomy, systems, and choice.

🎥 Ailton has worked on more than 40 short films and continues to build an exciting body of work, with directing credits including Torrente (2021), Centro, 67 (2022), A Costureira (2025), Fireflies in a Glass Jar (2025), and Friday Decides to Die (2025). He is currently studying Sound Engineering at Cuba’s renowned EICTV film school

JOIN OUR TEAM THIS SUMMER 🎬✨We’re hiring a Technical Assistant - Audiovisual Position through Canada Summer Jobs!We’re l...
06/01/2026

JOIN OUR TEAM THIS SUMMER 🎬✨

We’re hiring a Technical Assistant - Audiovisual Position through Canada Summer Jobs!

We’re looking for someone interested in:
✨ WordPress + Elementor
✨ Digital communications
✨ Video + social media content
✨ AV coordination
✨ Digital Cinema Package (DCP) creation
✨ Film festivals & arts work

- This is a Paid hybrid Position at $18.25 for 30 hrs/week for 9 weeks
- ⁠We are doing rolling applications, so interviews will be held until the position is filled (apply earlier if you can!)
- Spanish-speaking applicants strongly encouraged to apply ❤️‍🔥

Due to Canada Summer Jobs requirements, applicants must be between 15–30 years old, legally eligible to work in Canada, and be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person with refugee protection status.

Apply through the link in bio! Slide into our DMs with any questions or email [email protected] 💌

✨ Introducing our 2026 VLAFF Emerging Programmers Cohort: Rodrigo Ferrat ✨Rodrigo Ferrat is a Mexican filmmaker and crit...
06/01/2026

✨ Introducing our 2026 VLAFF Emerging Programmers Cohort: Rodrigo Ferrat ✨

Rodrigo Ferrat is a Mexican filmmaker and critic based in Vancouver 🇲🇽🍁

As a critic for FICM and VIFF, Rodrigo has always been drawn to the hidden gems within festival programming 🎥🔍 Now, as an emerging programmer with VLAFF, he’s exploring the other side of the process: the challenge of filtering and curating films so audiences can discover those same powerful works ✨

Rodrigo is passionate about creating space for filmmakers who take necessary formal risks, stories that reveal overlooked realities, and cinematic practices that remind us film is art, not just content 🎬❤️‍🔥

As a Mexican programmer working with Latin American cinema in Canada, his curatorial approach is grounded in rigor, care, and respect: engaging with these films with the same seriousness and depth as any other cinema, without exoticizing or underestimating them 🌎📚

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✨ Introducing our 2026 VLAFF Emerging Programmers Cohort: Pablo Betancourt ✨Pablo is a multidisciplinary artist, filmmak...
05/30/2026

✨ Introducing our 2026 VLAFF Emerging Programmers Cohort: Pablo Betancourt ✨

Pablo is a multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and communications practitioner from the culturally rich Caribbean region of Colombia 🇨🇴 currently based in Canada 🍁

A 2022 film school graduate, Pablo’s work moves across film festivals, cultural programming, and artist-centered communications 🎞️📚 His interests lie in world cinema, memory, and the political and emotional power of storytelling, especially stories centering q***r, Indigenous, and underrepresented voices across Latin America and beyond 🌎❤️‍🔥

Through curating, writing, and community engagement, Pablo approaches cinema as both a cultural archive and a space for dialogue, education, and collective reflection ✍️🎥✨

Driven by care, curiosity, and connection, his work invites audiences to think deeply about identity, history, and the stories that shape us 💭

Stay tuned as we continue introducing this year’s emerging programmers 💌

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