The 11th Annual Queer Arts Festival (QAF) opens June 17th, celebrating Vancouver’s queer arts, culture and history. Themed rEvolution, QAF 2019 closes on June 28th, the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots which fittingly brought together the queer artists in New York’s Greenwich Village to push back against oppression. As it’s done for the…
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VQFF Opening Gala coming August 9th
The 2018 Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) kicks off on Thursday August 9th with a 7:00pm screening of Yen Tan’s critically-observed period piece, 1985, at the Vancouver Playhouse. Director Tan’s fifth feature black & white film, 1985 follows Adrian, a closeted young man returning to his Texas hometown for Christmas during the first wave of the AIDS crisis….
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…
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…
Vancouver Queer Film Festival starts August 10, 2017
Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF), the city’s second largest film fest gets under way in one week. Running August 10 to 20, 2017, VQFF brings 11 days of award winning films, talkbacks, performances and parties. The Festival opens at the Vancouver Playhouse with the 2017 Sundance Award-winning film, I Dream in Another Language (Sueño en Otro…
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…
Picks of the Week – August 13, 2014
Where does the time go? Summer is flying by, that must mean we’re having fun! This week there is still lots of fun to be had, the picks of the week include… Pirate: Today is the day, BC adults get to be like the kids! Pirate Pak Day at White Spot allows everyone to order…