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Haida vs. Canada - The Battle of Lyell Island
On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on Lyell Island, demanding the … Read more
Into The Story From Under The Hatch
Co-Directors Alireza Kazemipour & Panta Mosleh and Producer Sina Nazarian are set to premiere their latest short film, Hatch, to the world. Exploring the devastating … Read more
Mongrels - Part 2: Friendship, Filmmaking And Feral Canines
Hopefully you caught the World Premiere of Jerome Yoo’s debut feature, Mongrels! If not, don’t miss the second screening on Sept 30th. This is Part … Read more
Mongrels – Part 1: Friendship, Filmmaking And Feral Canines
MONGRELS, BC director Jerome Yoo’s, debut feature is set to have its WORLD PREMIERE at VIFF. An ambitiously poetic ode to his family’s experience immigrating … Read more
One Day This Kid Will
One Day This Kid will… make you weep. With a world premiere at TIFF and a hometown screening at VIFF, Alexander Farah’s heartbreaking film about … Read more
The Poetry of Wrestling - Judas Icarus' Road to Victory
In her latest short film, local filmmaker, Kerr Holden, follows Vancouver based pro-wrestler Judas Icarus through an arduous process of recovery after sustaining a dramatic … Read more
Healing The Lingering Wounds Of Immigration
Local filmmaker, Thea Loo, takes us on a deep personal journey of the damaging impacts that immigration can have on Filipino families coming to Canada. … Read more
What’s the Cost of a Problem Free Future?
Ann Marie Fleming’s latest film, CAN I GET A WITNESS?, imagines a time in the near future when humanity has survived the global environmental crisis, … Read more
Meet our first ever Filmable Delegation at VIFF 2024!
This year VIFF asked us to select a delegation of 10 filmmakers from the Filmable Community to receive a Premium Industry & Artist Pass and … Read more