Vancouver Latin American Film Festival presents bold, boundary-pushing cinema, September 10 to 20

Lineup opens with cop-on-the-run comedy A Loose End and closes with Vainilla, renowned Mexican actor Mayra Hermosillo’s directorial debut

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The 24th edition of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival will take place in theatres from September 10 to 20. Presenting more than 70 films from 24 countries in nine languages (always with English subtitles), VLAFF is one of the longest-running Latin American film festivals in North America, and programs the largest selection of Latin-Canadian cinema here.

The festival will take place at various venues in downtown Vancouver, including SFU Woodward’s, The Cinematheque, and Cineworks (a cozy venue in the same building as The Cinematheque). It will also co-present screenings with the Vancouver Queer Film Festival at the Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas.

For its Opening Night Film, VLAFF is hosting the North American premiere of A Loose End, the third film by the incredible Uruguayan actor and director Daniel Hendler. A Loose End (which had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival in 2025) is a Spanish-language cop-on-the-run comedy that ropes in Western, thriller, and rom-com elements, all of this happening on the border between Uruguay and Argentina.

Óscar Ruiz Navia—renowned director, screenwriter, producer, and founder of film production company Contravia Films—will be a special guest of the festival. Ruiz Navia is known for Crab Trap, Solecito, and Los Hongos, among others. He is among the leading voices of the contemporary Colombian film industry. Ruiz Navia recently moved to Montreal, and VLAFF is screening two of his films made in Quebec: Fait Vivir and Tigers Can Be Seen in the Rain.

Another special guest, renowned Mexican actress, director, and screenwriter Mayra Hermosillo, will present the Canadian premiere of her directorial feature debut, Vainilla, as the fest’s Closing Night Film. Set in northern Mexico in the late 1980s, Vainilla follows a multigenerational family of women who are fighting to save their home, which they are on the verge of losing due to outstanding debt. The feature premiered at the Venice Film Festival, won the Audience Award at the 2025 Morelia Film Festival, and is currently nominated for Best Picture at the Mexican Academy of Film Awards.

Festival passes and individual tickets are now on sale. Purchase tickets and learn more through VLAFF.

Post sponsored by Vancouver Latin American Film Festival.

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