The 6th annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) is coming to the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, from October 14–16, 2022. As Canada’s first and only outsider art festival, VOAF provides a much-needed platform to celebrate artists who live and work outside of mainstream cultural…
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VIFF Returns to Cinemas for its 41th Edition
Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) comes back to cinemas for its 41st edition, September 29-October 9, 2022 Announcing its 2022 lineup, VIFF will feature nearly 130 feature films and 100 shorts screening across seven Vancouver venues, as well as 20 other events. Programs include a revamped film series and a new international film competition for…
VQFF is back, in-person, for its 34th Festival
This week, Out On Screen brings back the 34th Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF). Running August 11-21, online and in person, the festival has a theme of “Make It Yours” inviting audiences to return to the political grassroots. VQFF expands video-on-demand selections provincewide with 2-3 theatre screenings per-day in Vancouver. 97 films from 20 countries,…
Ethós Lab is Making Waves as its new home opens
This weekend, the innovative youth academy Ethós Lab is celebrating moving into their first permanent home with a public block party. The “Making Waves” block party, Saturday, June 18 from 10am–8pm, welcomes the neighbourhood and city to explore the new Ethós Lab location at 177 East 3rd Ave. Meet the Ethósians, the staff and…
Massey Theatre present a free screening of All The Lonely People
This Thursday June 9th, Massey Theatre in New Westminster presents the Canadian Premiere of All the Lonely People, by The Clowder Group, a not-for-profit filmmaking group and creator of critically acclaimed Gen Silent. This new film about loneliness highlights stories of resilience in the face of social isolation. It places a human face on the…
DOXA Documentary Film Festival returns on big screens and online
DOXA Documentary Film Festival is returning to the big screen this May for its 21st edition! After two years of online presentation, Western Canada’s largest documentary film festival, makes its comeback with a hybrid, screening in theatres and streaming online May 5 through May 15, 2022. DOXA will return to screens with a roster of…
Knowledge Network reveals British Columbia: An Untold History
This first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation has shown us there are countless stories to learn more about the province’s history. To help us keep learning, Knowledge Network, is debuting new docu-series, British Columbia: An Untold History, offering an unflinching look at B.C.’s complex history. Premiering on October 12, 2021 at 9pm, British Columbia:…