The 42nd Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) returns from September 28 – October 8. The 2023 Festival includes 130 features and 100 shorts, including a star-studded lineup for Special Presentations and VIFF Live — unique, cinema-infused performances that push the boundaries of traditional film programming. Ticket packs are on sale to the general public today,…
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Picks of the Week – August 9, 2023
Our summer full of activities keeps moving along with these picks Exhibition: Today, from 5pm to 8pm, visit the Vancouver Civic Theatres Visual Arts Open House at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Lobbies featuring Transformations Art Collective with work by Olga Campbell, Dorothy Doherty, and Jane McDougall. The free, ticketed, event also includes an artist’s talk…
DOXA 2023 Festival Line-Up Debuts
This week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Western Canada’s largest documentary film festival, announced its 2023 Festival line-up. The 22nd edition Festival returns to screens May 4 through May 14, 2023 with a roster of crucial and thought-provoking documentaries in theatrical venues across the city, bringing filmmakers and audiences together for a communal cinema experience. For…
VIFF 2020 Is Coming To Big & Small Screens Near You.
The 39th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) has announced its 2020 line up of more than 100 feature films and events, including a vibrant blend of boundary-pushing Canadian work, adventurous East Asian cinema, provocative and inspiring documentaries, elevated genre cinema, festival favourites and much more. Opening September 24, 2020, the 14-day online-primary festival, available throughout…
VQFF Opens August 15
The 31st Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) opens this Thursday, August 15th at the Vancouver Playhouse with the Canadian Premiere of Leon Le’s Song Lang (Vietnam/U.S.A.), Le’s first feature is set in the richly imagined and dilapidated streets of 1990’s Saigon. Song Lang is a tribute to the golden age of c?i l??ng (a form…
Picks of the Week – July 31, 2018
Another month wraps up and the August long-weekend is packed with loads of entertainment in these picks of the week Cinema: Vancouver Civic Theatres are presenting free outdoor Wednesday evening cinema at šx???ex?n Xwtl’a7shn (formerly QET Plaza) outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, tonight the 2019 live action Dumbo starts at dusk. Stars: The 2019 season…
VIFF 2018 is underway!
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is now on, lighting up screens around the city until October 12, 2018. The 37th edition of VIFF brings hundreds of films from around the globe, and around the corner to Vancouver cinemas. Award-winning Hollywood star-power rubs shoulders with independent local BC features, while foreign language films join the…