About Us

The Seattle Latino Film Festival (SLFF) was founded in 2009 by Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco, a Cuban international award-winning poet, film industry professional, and cultural entrepreneur.

SLFF is an annual event that celebrates Latin American and Hispanic culture through cinema. SLFF runs during the month of October to coincide with the National Hispanic Heritage Month.

SLFF includes international filmmakers, producers, and actors with the specific purpose of engaging the community with cross-cultural perspectives, and to create a forum to explore those perspectives, many of which are integral to the experience of "Latinidad."

The festival is the only one of its kind in the entire Northwest of the United States. SLFF showcases a diverse range of films from Latin America, Portugal, France, Italy and Spain, and the United States, highlighting the richness and diversity of Latino stories and perspectives. Our films are diverse and multi-thematic, celebrating our daily experiences including music, literature, dance, and painting through a variety of cinematographic genres. SLFF is a source of education and entertainment for friends, families and allies.

Every October, for ten days, many countries appear on movie screens throughout the movie venues, schools, libraries, collegues, and universities. The festival typically features feature-length films, documentaries, shorts, and animations, providing a platform for both established and emerging filmmakers to share their work with audiences around Seattle Metro Area, King County and other region of Washington State. In addition to film screenings, SLFF often includes Q&A sessions with filmmakers, panel discussions, workshops, and cultural events, creating opportunities for dialogue, networking, and community engagement.

The Seattle Latino Film Festival has established partnerships with organizations such as the City of Seattle Office and Art and Culture, ArtsFund, 4Culture, WA State Arts Commission, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle University, College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, the Northwest Film Forum, Heritage Bank, King5 News, Univision Seattle, Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico, Microsoft, Seattle Art Museum, Huelva Iberoamerican Film Festival in Spain, Berlin in Germany, Cine Latino de Toulose in France among others. Our Film Festival attracts a politically-aware and diverse demographic. Since its first festival in 2009, we attract over 1000 attendees each year. We have been the recipient a three-year Civic Partner Grant from the City of Seattle Office and Art and Culture.