As The Oscars celebrated global cinema this week, the second Maple Ridge Festival of BC Film is gearing up to celebrate our home grown film community. From Friday, March 23 to Sunday March 25, 2018 the ACT Arts Centre and The Ridge Film Studios, with the support of the City of Maple Ridge, highlight films…
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Get Outside To The JFL NorthWest Block Party
JFL NorthWest – Vancouver’s Comedy Festival is well underway bringing laughs to our long winter. Now with spring around the corner JFL NorthWest challenges us to take the comedy outside, The JFL NorthWest Block Party takes us to the street at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza on Wednesday, March 7 to Friday, March 9 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm…
VIFF 2017 kicks off September 28
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) returns to screens around the city from September 28 – October 3, 2017. For over 35 years, VIFF has brought us hundreds of films from around the world and this year continues to build on that legacy. Screening international films from over 70 countries, alongside Canadian and BC films…
Picks of the Week – May 3, 2017
It’s time to see if those April showers really did bring us May flowers while we’re out and about checking the picks of the week. Social: Canada’s largest social media conference Social Media Camp brings novices, experts, and enthusiasts together in Victoria, BC this week. Punk: The Commodore Ballroom welcomes punk supergroup Me First and The…
Maple Ridge Festival of BC Film Releases 2017 Line-up
The inaugural Maple Ridge Festival of BC Film is set to take place at The ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge from Friday, March 17 to Sunday, March 19, 2017. “Just as The ACT Arts Centre’s ‘ACT Presents’ performance series is designed to introduce new Canadian and BC talent to our audiences, the ‘Festival of…
Top 10 Films of 2016
As we wrap up the year, there’s a good chance you and your friends and family have gone to see a movie this holiday season. You’re not alone, as the 2016 box office has been a record breaker with the North American box office alone expected to break the 2105 record, hitting 11.35 billion by year-end….
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…