- Opening Night Screening: The festival’s kickoff draws filmmakers, officials and locals to the main venue, with a red-carpet crowd and a premiere you can watch alongside the people who made it.
- Casco Viejo Open-Air Screenings: Films are projected in the old quarter’s plazas, so you sit on stone steps surrounded by colonial facades and balcony-lined streets, with the night breeze moving through the crowd.
- Central American and Latin American Competition: The core of the program showcases new regional features and documentaries, many without international distribution, so these screenings are often your only chance to see them.
- Director Q&A Sessions: After many screenings, directors and cast answer questions from the audience. They are informal, usually in Spanish, and good for learning how regional
- Opening Night Screening: The festival’s kickoff draws filmmakers, officials and locals to the main venue, with a red-carpet crowd and a premiere you can watch alongside the people who made it.
- Casco Viejo Open-Air Screenings: Films are projected in the old quarter’s plazas, so you sit on stone steps surrounded by colonial facades and balcony-lined streets, with the night breeze moving through the crowd.
- Central American and Latin American Competition: The core of the program showcases new regional features and documentaries, many without international distribution, so these screenings are often your only chance to see them.
- Director Q&A Sessions: After many screenings, directors and cast answer questions from the audience. They are informal, usually in Spanish, and good for learning how regional films get made.
- Industry Talks and Workshops: Panels and masterclasses bring producers and screenwriters together to discuss funding and storytelling. Some are open to the public and give a real look at the region’s film scene.
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