Sunday, June 30th marks the first ever Anime Day at VIFF! We are excited to showcase the following four feature-length films, a blend of new releases and well-loved classics encompassing sci-fi, fantasy, and epic adventure. Tickets are available individually, or as an all-day pass at viff.org . Penguin Highway First up is Penguin Highway, the … Continue reading
This week’s offerings from VIFF come with a historical flavour, featuring a ground-breaking biopic, compelling documentaries, and a showing of one of the world’s most famous operas. Check out this week’s trailers below, and visit viff.org for showtimes and tickets. Wild Nights With Emily June 10-13 Emily Dickinson as you have never seen her before! … Continue reading
Today marks Day Two of Rupture to VIFF, the second annual showcase of innovative, genre-bending cinema. Following last night’s opening exclusive sneak preview of Jim Jarmusch’s star-studded zombie comedy The Dead Don’t Die, we continue our rollout of events that exhibit a diverse collection of hybrid films. From Riley Stearns’ satirical take on hyper-masculinity The … Continue reading
From the intimate, heartfelt and soul-searching “nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up” to the fascinating doc about New Zealand’s first female Prime Minister, “My Year with Helen,” we’ve got you covered if you are interested in women’s issues. From May 31st – June 15th at the Vancity theatre, we will be presenting a series of specially … Continue reading
by Hogan Short Novelist Laura Albert created JT LeRoy as a pseudonym for her semi-autobiographical novels Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things in 1999. But when the books took off, readers, journalists and publishers all expected to meet JT. For a while, Albert kept them at arm’s length by conversing on the … Continue reading
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
