The Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) shines a spotlight on BC films in the Sea to Sky stream this season. They have lined up 12 titles that will leave audiences inspired by the talent being developed right here in British Columbia. BC Films at VIFF in the Sea to Sky Stream c’əsnaʔəm: the city before […]

The Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) brings films from around the globe to its audience, inviting viewers to share great stories and unique personal visions in a communal, celebratory environment. This year the festival kicks off with the latest from Vancouver’s own Mina Shum. VIFF Opening Gala Film Where: The Centre for Arts (777 Homer […]

Intent on ending his misery, Ben Layten merely adds to a laundry list of embarrassments. So it’s no surprise when subsequent efforts to connect with the woman who was nearly his adoptive sister send him into a darkly comic tailspin that leaves him questioning every relationship in his life, as well as his increasingly tenuous […]

Big things are happening all around the country for Canada 150 celebrations this year including the world’s largest film festival — ever! National Canadian Film Day 150 (“NCFD 150”) is a massive one-day, coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema in honour of our nation’s sesquicentennial. In partnership with REEL CANADA, the Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) […]

The 35th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) has wrapped up but you can still enjoy some repeat screenings, and celebrate some of the homegrown talent that won prizes this year. VIFF 2016 Award Winners BC Spotlight Awards Ignite Award Recognizes the outstanding work of a female key creative on a BC-produced feature or short. […]

Comedy is alive and well at the 35th Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”), where you’ll find screenwriter/star Taylor Hill’s latest satire, Marrying the Family. I had the chance to chat with Hill ahead of her previous VIFF hit, Leap 4 Your Life back in 2013, and I’ve followed up three years later to find out […]

The 35th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) has announced the Canadian co-production Maudie, about real-life Nova Scotian artist Maud Lewis, will be its Opening Night film and the Terrence Malick IMAX documentary, The Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience as its Closing Night film. The two films exemplify both the exceptional content being produced […]

The Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) is one of the top five largest film festivals in North America, both in terms of admissions and the number of films screened. Screening films from more than 70 countries on 9 screens around the city for 16 days, welcoming over 144,000 audience members is a gigantic feat and […]

The best cat videos on the internet are returning to the VIFF Vancity Theatre this month for the Just for Cats Festival. Programmed by Will Braden, creator of the Henri Le Chat Noir, and created by the Walker Art Center, you can revel in all things feline while enjoying the best cat videos the internet […]

The 34th Vancouver International Film Festival concludes tonight with the VIFF Wrap party but in case you missed some screenings, fear not! There will be almost a full week of repeats coming up. VIFF Repeats This Week The Vancity Theatre, VIFF’s year-round home, will play host to some of the award winners from this year’s […]