Vancouver Latin American Film Festival.

09/13/2026

Day 2 Recap: The Venezuelan community showed up in numbers to the sold out screening of It Would Be Night in Caracas🇻🇪 At the courtyard, volunteers, dancers and foodies gathered to the sound of Tamboré🪘🪇

📸 Photos by Bruno Martín del Campo

09/12/2026

🎬✨ TODAY AT VLAFF24 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 ✨🎬

Day 3 is here! Spend your Saturday with Indigenous cinema, our first Shorts in Competition program, Argentine cinema, food, and live music at The Cinematheque 💚

🌿 2:00 PM - The Dance of the Kokorrdit
Dirs. Guido Bilbao & Elio Cunampio

🎞️ 3:45 PM - Our Illusions Rewrite the Tracks
Shorts in Competition - Program 1
Dir. Roman Ruberti Godoy 🌟IN ATTENDANCE🌟

🎬 6:15 PM - Final Scene + Homo Argentum
Final Scene - Dir. Diego Kompel 🌟IN ATTENDANCE🌟
Homo Argentum - Dirs. Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat

🍽️ 7:45 PM - ¡Así Sabe! Food Nights
EMPANADA REPUBLIC
📍 The Cinematheque Courtyard

🎶 7:45 PM - ¡Así Suena! Music Nights: Paula Pazos
📍 The Cinematheque Courtyard

💚 8:30 PM - Belén
Dir. Dolores Fonzi

📍 The Cinematheque · 1131 Howe St
🎟️ Tickets + full festival schedule at vlaff.org

Spend your Saturday with us at VLAFF24 ✨

09/12/2026

🌟🎬 MEET THE SPECIAL GUESTS OF VLAFF24 🎬🌟

One of our favourite parts of the festival is getting to welcome the filmmakers, artists, and special guests behind the work you see on screen 💛

Throughout VLAFF24, guests will be joining us in person for screenings, conversations, Q&As, performances, and just hanging out at the Courtyard 😎 giving audiences a chance to hear directly from the people who bring these stories to life.

Swipe through to meet some of the special guests joining us this year, and check the schedule to find out when you can catch them in person ✨

📅 VLAFF2026 · September 10–20
🎟️ Full program + tickets at vlaff.org

09/12/2026

Day 1 Recap: The 24th edition of VLAFF kicked off with the North American premiere of the Uruguayan film, A Loose End👮‍♂️🧉🇺🇾 Audiences were giggling and smiling as they continued celebrating to the sound of SimonSimon and DJ Pitaya at the Opening Night Party🪩🕺

📸Bruno Martín del Campo

09/11/2026

🌊 ★ THE BLUE TRAIL: TWO CHANCES TO CATCH IT AT VLAFF24 ★

At 77, Tereza is ordered by the government to relocate to a senior housing colony in the Amazon, a place designed to remove older people from society so younger generations can focus on productivity. She refuses. Instead, she sets off through the rivers and tributaries of the Amazon on a journey to fulfill one last wish before her freedom is taken away.

Directed by Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Mascaro, The Blue Trail premiered in competition at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.

🎬 THE BLUE TRAIL
Dir. Gabriel Mascaro | Brazil, 2025

📅 Sunday, September 13 | 8:15 PM
📍 The Cinematheque
🎟️ Tickets: goelevent.com/VLAFF/e/TheBlueTrail
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📅 Wednesday, September 16 | 4:00 PM
📍 Cineworks
🎟️ Tickets: goelevent.com/VLAFF/e/RepeatTheBlueTrail

09/11/2026

🎬✨ TODAY AT VLAFF24: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ✨🎬

Day 2 is here! Spend your Friday with films, food, live music, and a full afternoon + 🇻🇪 at The Cinematheque 💗

🌿 2:00 PM - Following the Voices of Our Ancestors to the Future
Shorts Program - FREE SCREENING!

🦩 4:00 PM - The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Dir. Diego Céspedes

🚬 6:15 PM - The Devil Smokes (And Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)
Dir. Ernesto Martínez Bucio

🍽️ 7:45 PM - ¡Así Sabe! Food Nights
Venezuelan food from Salsadog
📍 The Cinematheque Courtyard

🥁 7:45 PM - ¡Así Suena! Music Nights: Tamboré
📍 The Cinematheque Courtyard

🌙 8:30 PM - It Would Be Night in Caracas
Dirs. Marité Ugás & Mariana Rondón

📍 The Cinematheque · 1131 Howe St
🎟️ Tickets + full festival schedule at vlaff.org

Come for a film, stay for the courtyard 💫 See you today!

09/10/2026

🤩 VLAFF24 STARTS TODAY!!! 🎬

After months of planning, programming, building, troubleshooting, and dreaming… we’re finally here ✨

The 24th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is happening September 10–20 in cinemas and venues across the city 🏙️

We can’t wait to welcome you into the cinemas, courtyards, conversations, concerts, workshops, parties, and all the little moments in between that make VLAFF what it is 🥹

Tonight, we begin con peli 🎞️ y pachanga 🥳

🎟️ Explore the full program + get your tickets at vlaff.org

¡Nos vemos en el cine! Nos encontramos no cinema! See you at the cinema 🍿

📸: Bruno Martín del Campo 🔥

09/10/2026

🎟️Grab tickets for LOCAL PERSPECTIVES here: www.goelevent.com/VLAFF/e/LocalPerspectives

Director Maria Munro in attendance! 🌟

The filmmaker’s directorial debut, screening at the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, traces her personal journey to unite with a sister she never knew existed

09/10/2026

Filmmaker Guido Bilbao sends a special hello to VLAFF audiences ahead of this Saturday’s screening of THE DANCE OF THE KOKORRDIT, part of Films from Turtle Island & Beyond 🐢✨

Set in the Darién rainforest, the film follows Wounaan chief Areo Peña as he sets out in search of the sacred kokorrdit bird after its disappearance signals a growing threat to the forest and his community. Alongside Ayned, a young Wounaan woman disconnected from her traditions, the journey becomes one of land, memory, cultural continuity, and resistance.

🎥 THE DANCE OF THE KOKORRDIT
Dir. Guido Bilbao

📅 Saturday, September 12 | 2:00 PM
📍 The Cinematheque
🎟️ FREE admission with VLAFF Membership - reserve your seat at the link in bio!

09/09/2026

🎶💥 ¡ASÍ SUENA! IS BACK AT VLAFF24 💥🎶

From September 11–20, meet us in The Cinematheque Courtyard for ten nights of music, movement, workshops, storytelling, and community✨

¡Así Suena! brings the festival beyond the cinema screen 🎬 creating a space to gather, dance, make, share stories, discover local artists, and spend a little more time together 💃🏽🎺🌙

This year’s program features:

🥁 SEP 11 · 7:45 PM - Tamboré
🎶 SEP 12 · 7:45 PM - Paula Pazos
🖼️ SEP 13 · 6:00 PM - Cyanotype Workshop
🎶 SEP 13 · 7:45 PM - Linaldo Sans Trio
🪅 SEP 14 · 6:00 PM - Piñata Workshop
💃🏽 SEP 15 · 7:30 PM - Salseo Van Dancing Class
🎤 SEP 16 · 7:30 PM - Multilingual Open Mic with El Mashup
🌿 SEP 17 · 7:30 PM - Indigenous Storytelling Night: The Nook VLAFF Premiere
🎧 SEP 18 · 7:45 PM - Brendocha DJ Set
🎻 SEP 19 · 7:45 PM - Colectivo SUR
🤠 SEP 20 · 7:45 PM - Los Grandes Norteño Band

📍 The Cinematheque Courtyard · 1131 Howe St
🎟️ FREE + open to everyone
Curated by Valentina Acevedo Montilla

Come for a film, stay for the courtyard 💙

Save this post, send it to your people, and discover the full program at vlaff.org/asi-suena



Tamboré is a Vancouver-based Latin fusion band bringing together the vibrant rhythms
of the Caribbean, the tropical sounds of Latin America, and the unmistakable groove of
Funk.

Inspired by the musical movement that emerged from Venezuela in the 1970s, Tamboré
blends salsa, cumbia, tropical rhythms, funk, and Latin grooves into a fresh and
energetic sound.

Made up of experienced musicians from Vancouver’s diverse music scene, Tamboré
delivers powerful vocals, percussion, bass, and keys, creating a high-energy live
experience that gets audiences moving.

More than a Latin band, Tamboré is a celebration of rhythm, culture, and
connection—bringing the roots of Latin music together with a modern West Coast
Sound.

Latin roots. Caribbean soul. Vancouver groove. This is Tamboré.

Paula Pazos is a Vancouver-based singer and songwriter from Buenos Aires, Argentina. With over 10 years of experience, she blends music, storytelling, and technology to create immersive experiences exploring topics such as frien