CLAS is pleased to announce the 2026 Latin American Film Festival, in collaboration with Cuyahoga Community College and Columbus State Community College.

New this year is that CLAS will offer $20 gift cards for the first three students who have a review of each of the films below published on Pragda's Student Critic's Corner. Click here for more information and eligibility.

The schedule for film screenings at Ohio State is:

September 8 - Chinese Take-Away (2011, Argentina/Spain)

• Q&A led by Dr. Raquel Pina (Columbus State Community College, Department of Languages & Communication) and Nik King (Department of Spanish and Portuguese)

September 14 - Aztec Batman (2025, Mexico/United States)

• Q&A led by Dr. Fernanda Díaz-Basteris (Department of Spanish and Portuguese) and Dr. Guisela Latorre (Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies)

September 22 - La Salsa Vive (2025, Colombia)

• Q&A led by Dr. Irvin Manuel Gonzalez and Celia Benvenutti (Department of Dance)

September 28 - A Bruddah's Mind (2020, Brazil)

• Q&A led by Dr. Ana Carolina dos Santos Marques and Jean Carlos Carniel (Department of Spanish and Portuguese)

October 6 - ASCO: Without Permission (2025, United States)

• Q&A led by Dr. Carlos Rivas (Department of History of Art) and CLAS visiting artist Herbert de Paz

As always, a streaming link will be available so that people can watch the films on their own devices for a week.

The film festival is made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.