INDIGENOUS FILM PROGRAM WAPIKONI, CINEMA ON WHEELS LAUNCHES CROSS-CANADA TOUR AT VIFF On April 23, Vancouver will be the starting point for the pan-Canadian tour of Indigenous short films: Wapikoni, Cinema on Wheels. To celebrate this new adventure, Wapikoni Mobile, who’s been active since 2004 and is a cultural staple in Quebec, partners up with … Continue reading
By Zena Harris – President of Green Spark Group, curator of the VIFF 2016 Sustainable Production Forum The motion picture industry is inherently creative. We take ideas and concepts, and build sets and digital landscapes to bring these ideas to the screen. We make costumes that transform humans into space creatures and anything one can imagine. … Continue reading
By Jamie Ormston Whether you’re an independent content creator or a producer distributing their first feature, Totally Indie Day, presented by TELUS STORYHIVE, is the day for you. These dynamic sessions give real-world insights and hands-on advice from top-tier industry pros and rising new talent. Hear from the best emerging film directors of 2016, hit … Continue reading
VIFF has expanded the frame this year to include a wide range of events some of which are completely FREE! Meet cast members, catch up with your favourite TV show and hang out at VIFF Hub: Milton’s Secret Creator Talk: Bullying: 1:00 pm October 1 Based on the book and teachings by Eckhart Tolle, Milton’s Secret … Continue reading
By Rob Calder Music and film have always gone hand in hand. From epic John Williams soundtracks to eternal scenes in John Hughes movies, the song or soundtrack can remain etched into our minds for life. This year at VIFF the idea of opening up the Vancity Theatre to the local music scene was brought … Continue reading
By Brent Holmes It was a packed house. Vancouverites flocked to the Rio Theatre last year for a VIFF screening that was only summed up in six words: “Patrick Stewart plays a neo-Nazi.” For the next 95 minutes, theatregoers gasped, cringed and covered their eyes as an in-over-their-heads punk rock band confronted a group of … Continue reading
