Less than two weeks after the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival calls cut on its 20th installment, the 13th annual Cine Latino Film Festival will get underway.
The MSP Film Society will kick off five days of films, parties, and discussions on Oct. 7, with the majority of events taking place at its Main Cinema in Minneapolis.
Cine Latino 2026 will feature more than two dozen films, as well as food trucks, flamenco dancing, filmmaker talks, and other activities in celebration of Latin American, U.S. Latino, and Ibero cinema and culture.
The film lineup includes new features, Cannes winners, Oscar nominees, and director Carlos Saura’s visually entrancing “Blood Wedding” from 1981.
Guitarricadelafuente as Sebastián in La Bola Negra.Netflix
“Cine Latino 2026 is an extraordinary feast for the senses and a celebration of cinema at its highest expression,” says Hebe Tabachnik, the festival’s artistic director.
“From the buried desires and family secrets of ‘La Bola Negra’ to the vitality and bonds of ‘Old Bandits,’ these powerful films explore memory, legacy, love, and what connects us. Through poetry, beauty, and emotion, they give voice to what has been silenced, reconnect us with our roots, and remind us that cinema can transofrm, heal, and illuminate our collective way forward.”
The festival opens with “La Bola Negra,” which earned directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi a best director award at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie was also nominated for the Palme d’Or.
The story about three generations of men, seen in pivotal moments of Spanish history, stars Miguel Bernardeau, Lola Dueñas, Penelope Cruz, Glenn Close, and Julio Torres.
At the other end of the festival, Claudio Torres’ “Old Bandits” will screen on Oct. 11 for the closing night. The Prêmio Grande Otelo – Brazil’s Academy Award — winner for best comedy feature film stars Oscar nominee Fernanda Montenegro and Ary Fontoura as an elderly couple plotting a bank heist.
Other films in the Cine Latino announcement include “Daughters of the Forest,” winner of the audience award at SXSW Visions 2026; Joaquin del Paso’s “The Garden We Dreamed”; the North American premiere of Rodrigo Plá’s “The Newcomers”; and an autobiographical documentary from director William D. Caballero, who had shorts at Cine Latino in 2024, “TheyDream.”
All-access passes are available now to MSP Film Society members for $75 and $150 for the general public. Additionally, individual tickets are on sale for the opening and closing night films, while other screenings will become available to the public on Sept. 9.
This story was originally published by Bring Me The News on Aug 13, 2026, where it first appeared in the MN Lifestyle section. Add Bring Me The News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
