CLAIFF29 Poster Competition

Call for Artists! Cine Las Americas is seeking an original poster design for the 29th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (May 20-23, 2027 in Austin, TX, USA). Artists (ages 18+) from around the world are invited to submit work that reflects the spirit of community, cinema, Indigeneity, Latinidad(es), and cultural vibrancy!

Awards
• Winner receives $1,000 USD
• Top 10 finalists receive a festival badge

Deadline: January 17, 2027

Submit to: giselle@cinelasamericas.org

Addtional Notes
• By submitting, artists grant Cine Las Americas permission to feature their artwork in festival marketing and promotional materials.
• The selected artist will collaborate with the festival to finalize print and digital deliverables.
• Artists retain the rights to their artwork. The festival requests permission to use the selected poster image for festival-related promotion and archival purposes.

Poster Image Requirements
• No specific branding requirements, but you are welcome to use our logo
• Design at 24 × 36 inches (portrait)
• 300 DPI, print-ready quality
• CMYK preferred (RGB accepted for submission)
• Submit as TIFF or PNG

If you have any further questions, please feel free to email giselle@cinelasamericas.org.

Cine Las Americas held a public poster competition to select the official artwork for the 28th International Film Festival. Artists (ages 18+) from around the world were invited to submit work reflecting the spirit of community, cinema, Indigeneity, Latinidad(es), and cultural vibrancy.

Winner received $1,000 USD
Selected top designs received a festival badge

We are grateful to all who shared their creativity and vision and are proud to present this year’s official poster by Victoria Villasana.

Poster Winner

Victoria Villasana was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and studied design at ITESO before moving to London, where she began creating embroidery collages that gained recognition in the street art community for their cross-cultural textile imagery.

Using embroidery as a language of female empowerment, her work explores resilience, identity, and the human spirit. The unfinished threads that extend beyond the frame reflect evolution, imperfection, and the acceptance of change. For Villasana, textiles are both a form of resistance and a bridge between cultures, rooted in histories of storytelling and community.

Her work has been exhibited at Saatchi Gallery, Museo de Arte Popular, Zona Maco, and the United Nations Headquarters, and she has collaborated with brands including Nike, Netflix, Sephora, and The New York Times. She currently resides between Mexico and Spain.