by Hogan Short The creation of the internet redefined our entire society. The world became smaller as the ability to connect and share information and thoughts became incredibly easier. The global community is still quickly evolving because of new ways to use the internet for communication. Youtube, Vine, Instagram – They have allowed us to … Continue reading
by Noémie Attia Hi Tom and Curtis! Would you like to present yourselves? Curtis: Sure. My name is Curtis Woloschuk, I’m the associate director of programming for VIFF and that deals both with the festival and the year round programming. As part of my festival responsibilities, I lead the programming of our Canadian section, both … Continue reading
Get ready for 9 days of great Canadian film during Canadian Film Week at VIFF Vancity Theatre! 19 films and short programmes, with eight of the programmes directed by women, three films from Quebec (though only one is in French), and five programmes by Indigenous filmmakers. Our spotlight this year is homegrown: Carolyn Combs’ Bella … Continue reading
by Hogan Short John Barnard spoke to us about his second film on Randy Bachman from The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive. John Barnard is, like Bachman, from Winnipeg so the two already share a home as well as an obsession with their craft. Josh Barnard talked about that shared passion as well as … Continue reading
This month’s VIFF Year Round Volunteer Spotlight is on Tom Nesbit. Give it up for Tom! PO’B – Hi Tom. Let’s start with your country of origin because I believe I detected a slight Scottish accent just now. Am I right? TN – Close. I’m actually from North-eastern England, just spitting distance from Scotland. Though … Continue reading
VIFF Staff Picks – Best Canadian Films, Part Three We are rounding out this month’s VIFF Staff Picks (Best Canadian films) blog series with our final four staff film choices. Parts one, two and three of this series have brought out a wide range of film choices from 12 of our very own, showing that … Continue reading
