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…
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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…
Billy Elliot dances at The Arts Club
Now playing at The Arts Club Theatre Company Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Billy Elliot is a feel good, good-time of a musical. Based on the critically acclaimed 2000 film of the same name, the musical is itself a multiple award-winning production with music by Elton John and book/lyrics by screenwriter Lee Hall. Set in County…
Picks of the Week – May 4, 2016
May the 4th be with you this Star Wars Day as we check out what’s in the picks of the week coming up for you, Play: The drama Ithaka is on stage at the Havana Theatre this week and next – May 3-7 & 10-14th Ivories: On Wednesdays at XY sing-along to live Showtunes at Keys –…
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…
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 2016 opens
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s premier events, bringing world-class live performing arts to the City for three weeks each January. The 2016 Festival kicked off Tuesday night with a gala party and an opening night performance of Inked & Murmur by the acclaimed Aakash Odedra dance company. Since its humble beginnings…