As we reach the final stretch of the summer holidays, the city’s filled with activities and entertainment to make that final lead up to Labour Day long weekend. Eat: Tonight, take a flavourful tour around the West End, with Tasting Plates West End edition. Docs: Enjoy a free DOXA Summer Screening of the Festival fave “Pistol Shrimps”…
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2016 Vancouver Queer Film Festival
This Thursday is the day #Festies all around the city wait for all year, the start of the Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF). The 2nd largest Film Festival in Vancouver brings 11 days of great films to the screen from August 11 to 21. The Vancouver Queer Film Festival brings over 80 films from 20…
EVO Summer Cinema 2016 Line-Up
Once again Ceperley Meadow at Second Beach in Stanley Park will be the site of the EVO Summer Cinema outdoor movie series. Tuesday nights from July 5 to August 23, the park will turn into a free public cinema. Four inflatable large movie screens will be set up around the meadow to allow maximum viewing…
DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2016 Launches
This week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival debuted its 2016 Festival program guides and teased the film line-up. The 10 day festival brings a world of documentary films to Vancouver. From daredevils to divas, burlesque to basketball, calypso and cameras DOXA brings together films on the most diverse nonfiction topics. Films from Europe, Australia, USA, Middle…
4th Annual Canadian Screen Awards – winner
Sunday night, the 4th annual Canadian Screen Awards were presented at the Sony Centre for Performing Arts in Toronto. Hosted by comedian Norm Macdonald, the CBC telecast covered the best and brightest in Canadian Film, Television and Digital from the past year. First presented in 2013, the Canadian Screen Awards are the result of the…
Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2015
Next week, get out and find some great films, on August 13th, Vancouver’s second largest film festival gets underway. The Vancouver Queer Film Festival brings films from around the world for 11 days of movies and events happening all around the city. In addition to celebrating the best in independent queer cinema the VQFF aims…
Get sweet on DOXA 2015
In just over a week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival opens for another season of great non-fiction films and events. The 14th Annual DOXA Festival runs April 30 – May 10, this year’s program includes nearly 100 films, talks and special programs. A $3 membership to the non-profit Documentary Media Society, gains access to the global line up…