If simply attending a film just doesn’t quite cut it for you, this February we’re bringing in a range of special guests to the Vancity Theatre to enhance your viewing pleasure. We are delighted to confirm that Alan Matheson, a close friend of jazz legend Clark Terry, will be introducing the first screening of Keep … Continue reading
Telefilm Canada announces its list of the Ten Canadians to Watch who will be taking part in the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival and the European Film Market. This list, presented for a second year running, comprises Canadians working in the film industry—emerging talents as well as seasoned professionals—who, through their creative talent or business … Continue reading
Saturday, February 7th – BC Filmmaker Francois Laliberte previews his heartwarming film Touching Life at Vancity Theatre at 1pm. Coinciding with the last day of White Cane Week, local documentary Touching Life relates the inspiring story of a visually impaired Vancouver couple raising their seven year old son. In this ode to happiness, where life is felt … Continue reading
The Good Wife, Lost, The Big Bang Theory, Battlestar Galactica, Sons of Anarchy, The Shield TV, Boardwalk Empire, Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Firefly; these shows, and others like them have defined the twenty first century cultural landscape in a way few movies can compete with. Showrunners is is the first ever feature-length documentary to explore the fascinating … Continue reading
Winter Sleep, the new film from the Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan, has all the key components of a fairy tale, ‘but its magic blows in whispering breaths, raising the hairs on your arms even as you barely notice the air’s movement’ (Telegraph, UK). It is the greatly justified winner of the Palme d’Or at … Continue reading
Now in its second year, the Vancouver Italian Film Festival invites you to luxuriate in the glories of Italian Cinema, past and present. Presented in association with the Italian Cultural Centre, the Italian Consulate, Instituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto and VIFF Vancity Theatre, we’re pleased to present a feast of comedy, drama, documentary and art … Continue reading
