It's opening night! Tonight at 7pm, Austin's historic Paramount Theatre will host the opening of the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival.

Now in its 10th year, the festival has expanded to an eight-day program, featuring a wide range of Narrative Features, Documentary Features, Shorts, and Youth Films from 20 countries (including Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Spain, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the United States). In addition, the fest will host several special guests, including Lucia Murat, Larry Blackhorse Lowe, Rodrigo Bellot, Beto Gómez, Tania Hermida, Hector Galan and more.

“In the past few years,” says Festival Director Eugenio del Bosque, “Cine Las Americas has been working towards making Austin a destination for Latin American and indigenous films and filmmakers. Austin offers unique benefits to the film industry, including diverse audiences, government support that hopefully will soon include more incentives for more films to be made in town, and a well-nurtured population of industry professionals and film buffs.”

We're incredibly excited about this year's program, and we'll be bringing you updates throughout the festival, including daily schedules and selected event highlights. For more info, or to buy tickets or festival passes, check out the links below.

[Festival Website]
[Venue Guide]
[Buy Tickets / Passes]