Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) is Vancouver’s second largest film festival and the largest queer arts event in Western Canada. Presented virtually by Out On Screen this summer from Thursday, August 12 to Sunday, August 22, 2021. Passes and tickets are on sale now, at queerfilmfestival.ca with the 2021 VQFF Program making its debut tomorrow July 14th. Celebrating 33…
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#ChooseYourPride – Vancouver Pride Plans A Busy Summer Festival!
Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) has announced its full schedule for the 2021 #ChooseYourPride celebrations from July 3 to August 3, 2021, with tickets going on sale Monday June 28th, 2021 at 10am. While there may not be a parade, VPS is adapting for a hybrid pride season of virtual and in-person events. One of the…
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…
Help a Rainbow Refugee Resettle in Canada
As we head into Pride Weekend in Vancouver, we reflect on the privileges and freedoms afforded to Canadian citizens. While not perfect, they’re far better than many places around the globe, especially for those identifying as LGBTQ+. Rights have been extended in more and more countries but unfortunately, there are still at least 14 countries…
CONTEST: Vancouver Queer Film Fest 2018
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival has released its lineup for the 30th Anniversary edition of the festival, taking place August 9-19. Over the 11-day festival, more than 70 films from 15 countries will be featured, along with 11 visiting filmmakers, 27 local directors and numerous local performing artists, in addition to parties and talkback sessions…
Queer Arts Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Vancouver’s Queer Arts Festival (QAF) celebrates its tenth anniversary with the multi-disciplinary summer festival, June 16 to 28, 2018 at Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre. The annual festival, this year titled DECADEnce, also commemorates Pride in Art’s 20th year as an artist-led collective. QAF 2018 features a boundary-pushing, dialogue-igniting array of creators that amplify artistic…
Out On Screen Celebrates VQFF’s 30th Birthday
This summer, Out On Screen presents the 30th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF), Thursday, August 9th to Sunday, August 19th. This year’s Festival, presented by RBC, will take place at various theatres around Vancouver. The 2018 Festival theme is “To the moon and back, 30 years of uplifting queer stories” To kick off the…