The Colombian film Porfirio (pictured) by Alejandro Landes won three main prizes at the Cartagena Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cartagena de Indias - FICCI) that came to a close today in Colombia. The film, which tells the story of Porfirio Ramírez, won the India Catalina Awards for Best Film and Best Colombian Director in the Colombia al 100% competition, as well as Best Director in the official competition. The jury composed by filmmakers Claire Denis, Hector Babenco and film critic Dennis Lim, gave the top prize in the official competition to the Argentine film El Estudiante / The Student by Santiago Mitre, and gave a special mention to the Mexican film Machete Language / El lenguaje de los machetes by Kyzza Terrazas.
The Mexican film The Tiniest Place / El lugar más pequeño by Tatiana Huezo was awarded the prizes for Best Film and Best Director in the documentary section by the jury composed by Debbie Zimmerman from New York's Women Make Movies, Ricardo Giraldo, director of the Ambulante Film Festival and Ricardo Restrepo from the Colombian Association of Documentary Filmmakers. The Mexican film Cuates de Australia / Draught by Everardo González also received a special mention in the same category.
On its 52nd edition, the Cartagena Film Festival is the longest running film festival in Latin America and Monika Wagenberg, co-founder of Cinema Tropical, has been its director for the second consecutive year.
The Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) is the most important cinematographic event in Latin America. The quality and relevance of the film program; the celebrities and renowned filmmakers that stop-by; the professionals that pin-down projects; along with the public enjoying a myriad of cultural, educational and entertainment activities; have positioned the Festival as the a premier event for Ibero-american cinema.
The 34th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema promotes and awards those works whose significance and artistic values contribute to enrich and reaffirm the Latin American and Caribbean cultural identity. 
Since 2003, the International Low-Budget Film Festival has been held in the small town of Gibara close to the eastern city of Holguín. Besides the competition itself, which awards prizes for fiction and documentary films, there are also meetings, concerts, recitals and art exhibitions. The festival promotes artistic quality with production costs kept to a minimum.
The purpose of the Bogotá Film Festival is to emphasize the best International Films, to recognize Colombian Film Production, to serve as a stimulus of the Film Industry and to diffuse cinematography culture.
The 13th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Festival do Rio), which is headquartered in the historic heart of the city at the Armazém da Utopia, will screen some 350 films from more than 60 countries at 40 venues across the city. 
The only “A” Latin American Film Festival, it was founded in 1954 out of the need to reflect the Argentinean film universe, as well as the international cinematographic scenario. As years went by, the Festival grew, becoming a vital exhibition of the development and exchange of the film industry and audiovisual arts. Mar del Plata International Film Festival is today a must for filmmakers, actors, producers, distributors and film lovers.
The CLFF is produced every April by the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago, a pan-Latino, nonprofit, multidisciplinary arts organization dedicated to developing, promoting and increasing awareness of Latino culture among Latinos and other communities by presenting a wide variety of art forms. During the festival, films from all of Latin America, Brazil, Spain and Portugal are screened throughout the city.
Spanning 11 countries from Cuba to Chile, this year's edition of Latinbeat features U.S. and East Coast premieres by up-and-coming as well as established filmmakers. See your favorite actors in romantic comedies, edge-of-your-seat thrillers, thoughtful dramas as well as eye-catching animations and documentary that flirts with fiction. 
PERUFEST is a pioneer event at New York City, being the first festival to be exclusively dedicated to the Peruvian Cinema. Founded in April, 2010, PERUFEST presents the most recent cinematographic productions of the new generation of Peruvian directors.
Once again this year, the Ecuadorian Film Festival of New York screens some of the most avant-garde films produced in Ecuador in recent years. As before, the fifth edition of this festival aims to promote the creation and development of young filmmakers in Ecuador by publicizing their work to the American public. Film will once again offer an open window to a world where not only do we see a part of ourselves reflected, but is also a showcase for a country, its landscapes, its people and their stories. 
The annual CortoCircuito Latino Shorts Film Festival of New York hosts the most exciting films from Latin America, Spain and U.S. Latino including a selection of festival circuit award winners. 
A collaboration between The Museum of Modern Art and the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, the annual Premiere Brazil! festival introduces New York audiences to original and accomplished work by both new and established Brazilian filmmakers.
The San Diego Latino Film Festival was established 19 years ago as a student film festival focusing on works by Latinos and/or about the Latino Experience. Since that time, The San Diego Latino Film Festival has developed into one of the larger and well-respected Latino film festivals in the country. Over 225,000 people have attended during the past few years and over 3,500 films/videos from across Latin America and the United States have been screened.
The Seattle Latino Film Festival (SLFF) celebrates the art and entertainment of Latin American cinema. Our goal is to bring audiences and filmmakers together for an educational experience and to support the magic of film making as a part of Hispanic culture globally.
CineSol Film Festival is a showcase festival that makes its way across the Rio Grande Valley, celebrating achievement in the art of filmmaking. CineSol is dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of screenwriters and filmmakers and recognizing their artistic contributions. CineSol supports the work of aspiring and established filmmakers by enhancing public awareness of their artistic endeavors and by encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community alliances. 
