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History
The Providence Latin American Film Festival (PLAFF) was founded in Providence, RI in 1993, as a non-profit and multi-cultural organization, to promote Latin-American culture. At the time called The Festival of New Latin American Cinema, the organization aimed more specifically to provide Latin American film directors with an opportunity to exhibit their work in New England. Since then, PLAFF organizes an annual event during the Hispanic Heritage Month, presenting the best fiction, documentary, animated, and short films produced in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of the world; as well as work produced by North American Latino film makers. Over the course of its history, PLAFF has collaborated with national film institutes, film schools, distributors, producers, independent directors, community organizations and international film festivals to program the most recent, high quality films that would not otherwise be seen in New England, along with a plethora of activities for the incredibly diverse communities of the region.
Film Tickets
- General Admission per Screening: $8
- RISD & Brown University Students: FREE
- Youths 17 & under: $5
- Students with College ID $5
- Seniors 60 & older: $5
- Youth/Student/Senior 10 Films Card (10 screenings) $40
- General Admission 10 Films Card (10 screenings) $65
- Director's Pass (all screenings plus one (1) awesome PLAFF Cap) $100
Memorabilia
- Festival Poster: $5
- Catalog (includes one (1) general admission) $15
- PLAFF Baseball Cap (black w/ adjustable strap) $12
- Combo (all three items) $25
NOTE: Admission is subject to seating availability. Please plan to arrive early.
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Awards
The Festival features a juried competition for the Fernando Birri Award for Best First Work and the Best Film Award. At the jury’s discretion, awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best First Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Music, and Best Cinematography may also be awarded. Whenever possible, the director of the winning film is invited to serve as the jury president at the next Festival.
The bronze sculpture given for this award is the work of Peruko Ccopacatty, a Peruvian artist who currently resides in Rhode Island. Ccopacatty is widely reputed in both North and South America for his public art from monumental works in metal to wall murals. He attended the National School of Fine Arts in Lima, Peru where he was awarded “most outstanding sculptor” and graduated in 1976 with the Medalla de Oro. His sculptures are in private and public collections throughout the world. In December 2003 Ccopacatty was honored with the United Nations Society of Writers and Artists Award of Excellence. Ccopacatty told reporter Val Castronovo in 2003, “I speak the language of the Incas. I have never left Peru.”
Previous Award Winners
- 2007: "El Violín", Francisco Vargas, Mexico
- 2006: "Whisky", Juan Pablo Rebella y Pablo Stoll, Uruguay
- 2005: "Dias de Santiago", Josué Mendez, Peru
- 2004: "Japón", Carlos Reygadas, Mexico
"Ciudad sin Límites", Antonio Hernandez, Spain (Best film)
- 2003: No award
- 2002: "La vendedora de rosas," Víctor Gaviria, Colombia
- 2001: "Coronación," Silvio Caiozzi, Chile
"Amores Perros," Alejandro Iñárritu, Mexico (Special jury prize)
- 2000: "La vida es silbar," Fernando Pérez, Cuba
- 1999: "Aca entre amigos," Beto Brant, Brazil
- 1998: "La memoria obstinante," Patricio Guzmán, Chile (People's choice)
- 1997: "Un ceu de estrelas," Tata Amaral, Brazil
- 1996: "The girl in the watermelon," Sergio Castilla, USA
- 1995:"Vea esta canción," Carlos Diegues, Brazil
- 1994: "Maria Antonia," Sergio Giral, Cuba
- 1993: No award
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