Nettie Wild and KONELĪNE: our land beautiful at Vancity Theatre By Adam Cook Over the past thirty years, Nettie Wild has established herself as one of the strongest voices in Canadian documentary. Films such as Blockade (1993), about a very tense standoff over the claiming of unceded Aboriginal territory in Northern BC, and A Place Called Chiapas … Continue reading
TRAILER TUESDAY featuring this week’s trailer highlights all in one place! PRINCE CONCERT FILM: SIGN O’ THE TIMES ALMOST THERE TOO LATE VIVA THE PEARL BUTTON See you at the movies! Continue reading
2015 Programming Sneak peak! While we’re not allowed to announce titles just yet, I did want to share with you a couple of focuses and strands which will be prevalent at this year’s festival. * This was a great year for ITALIAN filmmaking, there are quite a few films which show the literary and touristic … Continue reading
At the Vancouver International Film Festival (September 25th to October 10th) this year, we are screening a selection of films from the “Extraordinary Places” series. The series features a handful of films in the 2014 program lineup that will awe you with their beautiful cinematography and unique filming locations. Get ready to travel the global with these … Continue reading
Wild fish populations in BC have been declining since the late 70s, roughly the same time the open net fish farm industry began to grow fish in marine waters. Focusing on the research of biologist Alexandra Morton, filmmaker Scott Renyard links the crash of many fish species on Canada’s West coast to diseases spread from … Continue reading
One of the huge pleasures of film festivals is the ability to travel the world through cinema and to discover extraordinary places and ways of living. Same planet, different worlds! These 6 upcoming VIFF films transport us to the ends of the earth, providing huge pleasure simply ‘being’ in amazing seascapes or landscapes. Seeing them … Continue reading
