LIFFY: History and Mission
History
The Latino & Iberian Film Festival at Yale (LIFFY) began as a local film series in the late 1990s before expanding into a regional festival and changing its name to the New England Festival of Ibero-American Cinema (NEFIAC) in 2010. NEFIAC was directed by Margherita Tortora from 2010-2014.
In 2015, the festival took on its current shape and changed its name to the Latino & Iberian Film Festival at Yale (LIFFY) with Margherita Tortora as Executive Director.
Mission
LIFFY strives to promote cultural awareness, mutual understanding, and unity among people of different backgrounds. It carries out this mission by showing films that share the stories and perspectives of people from the diverse countries, languages, and cultures of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.
All films presented at LIFFY are shown in their original languages with English subtitles. LIFFY screenings are presented free of charge and are open to all members of the Yale and greater New Haven community.