More now than ever in 2018, borders are meant to be crossed. So here is a program that literally does so while also crossing other borders: from reality to fiction, from our world to the next, between identities, between genres, between forms and that expand beyond what we expect from Canadian film—and cinema itself. Continue reading
We spoke with Cam Christiansen about the challenges associated with shining a light on one of the world’s most controversial building projects. Continue reading
The second stream announced for VIFF 2017 was True North- 18 Canadian feature films celebrate the extraordinary creativity and craft being demonstrated by storytellers from coast to coast. This includes our Future//Present series which focuses on filmmakers who are challenging the medium with their originality and vision. All the trailers are conveniently parked right here for you… Continue reading
By Alex de Boer Alanis Obomsawin’s We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice documents the lifespan of a case brought against the federal government by indigenous child welfare activist and social worker Cindy Blackstock. Filed in 2007, Blackstock and the Assembly of First Nations alleged the Canadian government was guilty of systemic discrimination against First … Continue reading
Frederick Blichert With Weirdos, Bruce McDonald returns to the road movie format that brought him fame in Roadkill (1989), Highway 61 (1991), and Hard Core Logo (1996). But he also looks longingly to Canadian cinema’s past, when films like Nobody Waved Goodbye (Don Owen, 1964) and Goin’ Down the Road (Donald Shebib, 1970) gave us … Continue reading
It has been a truly remarkable journey for this Canadian film from its premiere at Cannes to its subsequent appearance at over 40 film festivals around the world. “Sleeping Giant”, the 2015 Canadian film, directed by Andrew Cividino, screened at the International Critics’ Week section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and went on to win … Continue reading
