Now in its 23rd year, the AFI Latin American Film Festival showcases the best filmmaking from Latin America and, with the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal, celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections.

Highlights of the festival include the opening night selection, the rousing LA-set hip hop drama Filly Brown; Mexico's A Secret World, a sensation at the Berlin International Film Festival; the US premiere of Argentina's Clandestine Childhood; David Riker's Mexico-US immigration drama, The Girl, starring Abbie Cornish; festival sensation Una Noche, from Cuba; Topicália, the definitive documentary on the influential Brazilian music movement, and La Casa del Ritmo, a Film about Los Amigos Invisibles, chronicling the story of Venezuela's most famous Grammy-winning band; Here and There, winner of the top prize in Critic's Week at this year's Cannes Film Festival; and Alex de la Iglesia's lunatic media satire, As Luck Would Have It, starring Mexico's Salma Hayek.

Spanish Films at AFI Latin American Film Festival:

Iván's Dream (El sueño de Iván)

Dir./Scr. Roberto Santiago; Scr. Pablo Fernández Vázquez; Prod. Mariela Besuievski, Gerardo Herrero, Laura Imperiale. Spain, 2011, color, 90 min.

On Friday, Sept. 21 at 5:15 pm and Saturday, Sept. 22, 11:05 am.

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[REC]3: Genesis

Dir./Scr. Paco Plaza; Scr. Luiso Berdejo; Prod. Julio Fernández. Spain, 2012, color, 80 min. In Spanish with English subtitles.

On Friday, Sept. 21 at 11:15 am and Saturday, Sept. 22 at 11:15 am.

Official trailer.

Who Needs Bears? (¿Para qué sirve un oso?)

Dir./Scr. Tom Fernández. Spain, 2011, color, 100 min. In Spanish with English subtitles.

On Friday, Sept. 28 at 5:15 pm and Saturday, Sept. 29 at 11:00 am

Official trailer.

As Luck Would Have It (La chispa de la vida)

Dir. Álex de la Iglesia; Scr. Randy Feldman; Prod. Andrés Vicente Gómez, Ximo Pérez. Spain/France/USA, 2011, color, 95 min. In Spanish with English subtitles.

On Tuesdat, Oct. 9 at 7:15 pm.

Official trailer.

Here and There (Aquí y allá)

Special Presentation: filmmaker Antonio Méndez Esparza in person.

On Thursday, Oct. 4 at 7:10 pm. Reception to follow.

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Venue

Venue

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Phone

301-495-6700

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Full Festival program