Editor

Thank you everyone who contributed to the success of the 19th annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival!

In addition to welcoming over 2,500 audience members for films and special events, the festival also welcomed over 50 guests from many corners of Texas, the United States, and Latin America. The CLAIFF19 program selections included a total of 38 feature films, 61 short films, and 16 music videos; these selections represented 24 countries' participation in the production or co-production of the projects, including Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Uruguay, USA, and Venezuela.

The five-day festival concluded on Sunday, May 8th with the closing night celebration and announcements of awards. The festival granted Jury and Audience Awards in nine categories, including the annual Hecho en Tejas competition, and the Emergencia Youth Film competition. For the second consecutive year, the festival featured a Best Music Video category, eligible for an Audience Award.

Browse the Award Winners

We look forward to seeing you at upcoming Cine Las Americas events - keep an eye on our website and newsletters for news and information!

Austin Film Festival presents:

 El Jeremías (Jeremy)

Mexico, 2015, Comedy/Drama, 95 min
Spanish with English subtitles

El Jeremías tells the story of a precociously bright 8-year-old boy, ostracized by his peers and labeled a misfit for his intellectual and often pedantic tendencies. Cine Las Americas is proud to co-present this film and also be a community partner of the 2016 Austin Film Festival. Please join us for this special screening!

Monday, June 13th, 2016, 7:00pm

Alamo Drafthouse Village

2700 West Anderson Lane, Austin TX 78757

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Blanton Museum of Art presents: La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow)

Free and open to the public!

Spain/Peru, 2009, Drama, 95 min
Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles

Starring Magaly Solier from the CLAIFF19 Opening Night screening, Magallanes!

La Teta Asustada tells the story of Fausta, a woman who suffers from "The Milk of Sorrow", an illness transmitted through mother's milk by women who've been raped during Peru's Civil Wars. Stricken with the fear that she's contracted the illness - Fausta goes to extreme lengths to protect her own sexuality and safety.

Cine Las Americas is proud to co-present this film with Blanton Museum of Art.

Thursday June 16th, 2016, 6:30 pm
Blanton Museum of Art
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin, TX 78701

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