Multicultural Austin-based nonprofit Cine Las Americas announces the full programming and event schedule for their 27th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF27), taking place May 14 - 18 at the Austin Film Society Cinema (located at 6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752) and Austin PBS (Located at 6101 Highland Campus Dr Bldg 3000, Austin, TX 78752). Each year, the festival highlights Latine/x, Indigenous and Latin American stories as well as Texan filmmakers. Over the course of five days, the festival will host red carpets and special events available to badgeholders, with individual event tickets available for purchase. A number of free screenings will also be open to the public. Badges and tickets for the 27th annual festival are currently on sale and can be purchased here. Media interested in attending one of the events below or receiving a media badge for the festival can email here. See below for this year's full programming schedule.
A few notable dates to mark on your calendar: The CLAIFF27 Opening Night Red Carpet Event will take place Wednesday, May 14, at AFS Cinema before the opening night film Take it Away
by Adrian Alejandro Arredondo and Myrna Perez, followed by an Opening Night Party in the lobby. There will be a second Red Carpet Event that will take place before the Hecho en Tejas film block, featuring works by local Texas filmmakers, on Saturday, May 17, at Austin PBS.
This year's festival will also feature a special conference on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, at the City of Austin PDC Center (located in Room 1406 at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, TX 78752) featuring discussions with the likes of Troublemaker Studios founder and Spy Kids
franchise producer Elizabeth Avellán and Emmy award-winning Director David Blue Garcia known for Texas Chainsaw Massacre,
and Tejano.
The purchase of a conference badge allows full access to this programming, and discounted ticket pricing is available for students.
Wednesday, May 14
CLAIFF27 Red Carpet Event
6 - 7 p.m. @AFS Cinema - Address: 6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
Take it Away
by Adrian Alejandro Arredondo & Myrna Perez
7 - 8:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Language: English & Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Opening Night Film
Opening Night Party
8:30 - 10:00 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Thursday, May 15
- España en Foco / Spain in FocusAmnesty International Shorts Showcase:
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema (**Free to the public)
Semillas de Kivu
(Seeds of Kivu) by Néstor López & Carlos Valle
Country of Origin: Spain, Democratic Republic of Congo
Language: French, Swahili
Accessibility: English subtitles
Cafunè
by Carlos F. de Vigo & Lorena Ares
Country of Origin: Spain
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Medusas
(Jellyfish) by Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta
Country of Origin: Spain
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Los Destellos
(Glimmers) by Pilar Palomero
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Spain
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
La Infiltrada
(Undercover) by Arantxa Echevarría
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Spain, Basque
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Celebrating Spanish Cinema Reception
9 - 10:00 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Friday, May 16
Conference Schedule:
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. @City of Austin PDC Event Center
Address: Room 1406, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, TX 78752
Breaking Borders: Co-Producing between the US, Latin America and Spain
Moderated by Alejandro Pedemonte. Panelists include Jess Gutierrez-Hefner, Anna Carvalho and Guido Turtula
¡Saint Primo! Presents Behind the Brush: How makeup artists shape stories, transform actors, and build lasting careers in film
Moderated by Anna Fugate-Downs. Panelists include Cris E. Vera and Lainie Garcia
Non-Traditional Pathways: Alternate Journeys in Filmmaking
Moderated by Dr. Vanessa de Macedo Joyce Huggins, Ricardo "Richie" Contreras Plaza, Patrick Salazar and Adrian Arredondo
Reinas
(Queens) by Klaudia Reynicke
2 - 3:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Peru, Spain, Switzerland
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Algo Viejo, Algo Nuevo, Algo Prestado
by Hernán Rosselli
(Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed)
4 - 5:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Argentina, Spain, Portugal
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Agarrame Fuerte
(Don't You Let Me Go) by Ana Guevara & Leticia Jorge
6 - 7:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Uruguay
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Querido Trópico
(Beloved Tropic) by Ana Endara
8 - 9:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Panama, Colombia
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
¡Videos Musicales! (Music Video Screening & Party):
9 p.m. - 12 a.m. @Vaquero Taquero
Address: 603 Sabine St, Austin, TX 78701
Competition
gaZzZzZ
by Loretta Castelletto (Artist: Akriila y Condy)
Country of Origin: Chile
Language: Spanish
Waiting
by Tristan Marley Lai & Cesar Cervantes (Artist: The Altons)
Country of Origin: USA
Language: English
Rojo Rubí
(Rompiendo La Cadera) by Eric Álvarez (Artist: Letón Pé)
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Language: Spanish
Sin Preguntar
(Without Asking) by María Paula Monge Espinoza (Artist: Precious Perez)
Country of Origin: Costa Rica
Language: Spanish
Sígueme
by Juan Felipe Zuleta (Artist: Xiuhtezcatl y Renata Flores)
Country of Origin: Mexico, Peru
Language: Spanish, Nahuatl, Quechua
YANGA
by Amaury Barrera & Audrey del Piccolo (Artist: Sonido Gallo Negro feat. Sylvie Henry)
Country of Origin: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Local Artist Selection
In Tent Cities
by Wox Rincones (Artist: Eterno Scroll)
Country of Origin: USA
Language: English
La 6
by Oscar Donado (Artist: Como Las Movies)
Country of Origin: USA
Language: Spanish
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
Will feature performances by local artists
Saturday, May 17
Hombres Íntegros
(Fine Young Men) by Alejandro Andrade Pease
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Mexico, Spain, France
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Conference Schedule:
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. @City of Austin PDC Event Center
- Emerging Technologies: Podcasts, VR, & New Technologies in storytelling
Moderated by Hector Gonzales. Panelists include A.J. Feliciano, Santiago Suarez-Ruiz and Samantha Najera
- Filmmaker Roundtable: Latine/x Voices in the Mainstream
Moderated by Hector Gonzales. Panelists include David Blue Garcia, Julio Quintana, Gaby Acosta and Marta Cross
- Keynote Conversation: Marla Quintana Conversando con Elizabeth Avellán
Antes Del Cuerpo
(Before the Body) by Carina Piazza & Lucía Eva Bracelis
12 - 1:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema (**Free to the public)
Country of Origin: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
Documentary Shorts Competition:
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. @Austin PBS (**Free to the public)
Address: 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, TX 7875
Olas de Recuerdo
(Memories of Salt) by Naomi Garcia Pasmanick
Country of Origin: U.S.A., Spain
Language: Spanish, Galician
Accessibility: English subtitles
La Diosa Quebrada
(The Broken Goddess) by Ximena Pereira Oyarzún
Country of Origin: Venezuela, Chile
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
And the Stars are the Same
by Raúl Paz Pastrana & Alan Domínguez
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Language: Spanish, Q'anjob'al
Accessibility: English subtitles
Las Voces del Despeñadero
(Voices from the Abyss) by Irving Serrano & Victor Rejon
Country of Origin: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
À Flor da Pele
(At the Edge of Skin) by Danielle Villanova
Country of Origin: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Accessibility: English, French & Spanish subtitles
Ciao Bambina
by Afioco Gnecco & Carolina Yuste
Country of Origin: Spain
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
Desert Angel
by Vincent DeLuca
1 - 2:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Language: Spanish & English
Accessibility: English subtitles
Las Muertes Más Bellas del Mundo
(The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World) by Quique Aviles & Ellie Walton
2 - 3:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema (**Free to the public)
Country of Origin: El Salvador, U.S.A.
Language: Spanish & English
Accessibility: N/A
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
Narrative Shorts Competition:
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. @Austin PBS (**Free to the public)
!Que Colombianada!
by Samuel Vargas
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Language: Spanish & English
Accessibility: English & Spanish subtitles
La Compañia
(The Companions) by José María Flores
Country of Origin: Spain
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Tu Tijera en mi Oreja
(Your Scissors Near My Ears) by Carlos Ruano
Country of Origin: Spain
Language: English & Italian
Accessibility: English subtitles
La Gran Hazaña
(The Great Feat) by Luber Yesid Zúñiga Ordóñez
Country of Origin: Colombia
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
Free Leonard Peltier
by Jesse Short Bull & David France
3 - 5 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Language: English
Accessibility: N/A
Soy Lo que Nunca Fui
(Broken Borders) by Rodrigo Alvarez Flores
4 - 6 p.m. @AFS Cinema (**Free to the public)
Country of Origin: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
Austin PBS Lobby Red Carpet Event for Hecho en Tejas
5 - 6 p.m. @Austin PBS
Hecho en Tejas (Texas Filmmakers Block):
6 - 9:30 p.m. @Austin PBS
Showcase Feature
Duranguito
by Nikki Martinez & Zane Abraham
Country of Origin: Texas, U.S.A. & Mexico
Language: Spanish & English
Accessibility: English subtitles
Shorts Competition
Somewhere You Feel Free
by Sarah Joy Byington
Country of Origin: Texas, U.S.A.
Language: Spanish & English
Accessibility: English subtitles
Fragmentos
(Fragments) by Abraham Vida
Country of Origin: Texas, U.S.A., Venezuela
Language: Spanish & English
Accessibility: Spanish & English Subtitles
Sombras
(Shadows) by Sofia Alejandro Barrios
Country of Origin: Texas, U.S.A.
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: N/A
¿Cuando perdí mi cabeza?
(When Did I Lose My Head?) by Marlon Rubio Smith
Country of Origin: Texas, U.S.A.
Language: Spanish & English
Accessibility: English subtitles
The Good Boy
by Esmeralda Hernandez
Country of Origin: Texas, U.S.A.
Language: English
Accessibility: N/A
For Mom
by Munira Alzahrani
Country of Origin: Texas, U.S.A.
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Boca Chica
by Ai Vuong, Samuel Diaz Fernandez
Country of Origin: Texas, U.S.A.
Language: English
Accessibility: N/A
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
Followed by a Q&A with ‘Duranguito' and Short Film Directors
El Ladrón De Perros
(The Dog Thief) by Vinko Tomičić Salinas
6:30 - 8 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, France, Ecuador, Italy
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Mad Bills to Pay
by Joel Alfonso Vargas
8:30 - 10:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: U.S.A., United Kingdom
Language: Spanish & English
Accessibility: English subtitles
Sunday, May 18
Hola Frida
by André Kadi & Karine Vézina
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. @AFS Cinema(**Free to the public and open to all ages)
Country of Origin: France
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Cosmographies
by Juan Francisco Salazar
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. @AFS Cinema(**Free to the public)
Country of Origin: Chile, Australia
Language: Spanish, English, Māori, Ckunza
Accessibility: English & Spanish subtitles
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
Balomania
by Sissel Morell Dargis
1:30 - 3 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Brazil, Denmark, Spain
Language: Portuguese
Accessibility: English subtitles
La Estrella Que Perdí
(The Star I Lost) by Luz Orlando Brennan
1:30 - 3 p.m. @AFS Cinema(**Free to the public)
Country of Origin: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
La Falla
by Alana Simões
3:30 - 5 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: Spanish & English subtitles
Karuara, People of the River
by Stephanie Boyd & Miguel Araoz
3:30 - 5 p.m. @AFS Cinema (**Free to the public)
Country of Origin: Peru, Canada
Language: Spanish and Kukama-Kukamiria
Accessibility: English subtitles
Competition – Audience Award Voting & Jury Award Eligible
Linda
by Marian Wainstein
5:30 - 7 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Argentina & Spain
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Rains Over Babel
by Gala del Sol
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. @AFS Cinema
Country of Origin: Spain, Colombia
Language: Spanish
Accessibility: English subtitles
Closing Night Film
Closing Night Party
9:30 - 11 p.m. @Lima Criolla
Address: The Linc 6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78752
The following weekend, on Saturday, May 24, Cine Las Americas will host their very first Emergente Youth International Film Festival, featuring work from international and local young filmmakers under the age of 19 at the Millennium Youth Complex (located at 1156 Hargrave St, Austin, TX 78702). The festival is family-friendly and free to attend for all ages, with programming to be announced. CLAIFF27 audience members can get a sneak peek and learn more at the family-friendly screening of Hola Frida,
based on the life of artist Frida Kahlo, on Sunday, May 18 at 11:30 a.m.
Expanding our youth showcase as a stand-alone event gives the aspiring filmmakers and diverse creatives of Emergente their own time to shine and celebrate their cinematic voices,
noted Emergente Co-Director Christian D. Nelson. We invite the community to share in that celebration and be a part of uplifting the next generation of artists!
It's often said that if young people can't see it, they can't be it,
adds Emergente Co-Director Miguel Briones. Through our Emergente programming, we're opening doors for youth to explore the film industry and tell their own stories. By partnering with local schools, we've brought filmmakers and hands-on workshops straight into classrooms, showing students how to make powerful films using just their cell phones. Our artist-teachers create culturally and linguistically supportive spaces, making sure every young person feels seen, heard, and capable of becoming part of the film world.
More information about this year's Emergente Youth International Film Festival can be found on their website here.
About Cine Las Americas
In 1997, Celeste Quesada, Laura Coger, Sandra Guardado and Rene Rentería came together to create a Cuban film retrospective out of their passion for film and Latin American cultures. Cine Las Americas (CLA) has since grown into a multi-cultural, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering theatrical screenings of films made by and/or about Latine/x or Indigenous peoples of the Americas here in Austin, TX. Their screenings also include films from Spain, Portugal and all around the world. Through their annual film festival, the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF) and programming throughout the year, Cine Las Americas strives to empower the voices and visions of Latine/x and Indigenous filmmakers, their narratives and enhance the mosaic of the American film landscape. This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department. For more information about Cine Las Americas and to contribute to their mission, see their website.
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