Director Sofia Bohdanowicz shares how she created the deeply felt portrait of 77-year-old Parisian astrologer Julianne, armed with just 30 rolls of 16mm film and a vintage Bolex camera. Continue reading
Category Archives: Interviews
Reel Canada’s Ravi Srinivasan Previews National Canadian Film Day
Each year Reel Canada organizes a nationwide celebration of Canadian filmmaking and talent and it’s always a special chance to direct your attention to the best cinema our country has to offer. Continue reading
Sea to Sky Series: Indian Horse
Ahead of the Indian Horse’s theatrical release, we spoke to director Stephen Campanelli about adapting the beloved novel to screen, and the role of narrative film in the ongoing work to address Canada’s dark history of treatment towards Indigenous people. Continue reading
Interview: Rick Staehling On Hollywood
A film critic for CBC Radio for over three decades, Rick Staehling’s voice on film is beloved to BC audiences. Ahead of his upcoming film lecture series, we spoke with Rick about where his love of movies began, his extensive career and the ever-changing Hollywood industry. Continue reading
Interview: Barbara Chirinos on Black History Month at VIFF
Warriors present, past, and future connect the films in this year’s Black History Month series. We spoke to the program’s co-curator, Barbara Chirinos, about how these stories affect us all. Continue reading
Sea to Sky Series: On Putin’s Blacklist
By Jason Margolis Today in the SEA TO SKY blog series is an interview with Boris Ivanov, director of On Putin’s Blacklist, an engaging and timely tour d’horizon of the oligarchic gangster-state that is Russia. Continue reading
