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Sedna, Empress of the Sea gives new life to an Indigenous legend at R2R Film Festival

Jerry Thevenet’s animated feature introduces young audiences to residential schools

R2R International Film Festival 2023 focuses on peace, justice, and pure magic

From thrilling anime to Oscar-nominated shorts, the fest for youth is celebrating 25 years

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMarch 24, 2023R2R Film Festival, Reel to Real Film Festival, Venay Felton

Skoden Indigenous Film Festival gears up for its 2023 programming, March 31 to April 1

Aiming to decolonize the screen, fest features bill of works from all-Indigenous creators

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 24, 2023Partner Content, Skoden Indigenous Film Festival

Film review: Until Branches Bend's enigmatic Okanagan eco-allegory marks a stunning BC director's debut

Atmospheric story of a peach grader who finds an invasive insect grows into something slightly surreal and enigmatic

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 23, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre, Spring 2023

Queens of the Qing Dynasty is an endearing, offbeat treat, at VIFF Centre starting March 17

Deadpan, dreamlike magic from one of Canada’s most exciting new voices in film

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 16, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre, Spring Arts 2023

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival wraps up at Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre, March 17 to 19

Festival’s dramas, comedies, thrillers, documentaries, and more will be available for online streaming until March 26

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 16, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Anthony Shim's award-winning BC film Riceboy Sleeps opens wide March 17

As the Vancouver filmmaker told Stir last fall, the affecting mother-son story explores two generations’ experiences of cultural challenges

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 16, 2023Anthony Shim

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival continues at Cineplex Fifth Avenue Cinemas until March 16

Dynamic selection of films available for viewing both online and in person

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 14, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Film reviews: An aching Italian love story and a matchmaking comedy at Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Beautifully shot The Shadow of the Day captures prewar Italy, while Matchmaking coins the ultra-orthodox rom-com

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMarch 9, 2023Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, Spring 2023

Studio Ghibli Forever! comes to VIFF from March 13 to 25

Part one of Japanese animated film series features My Neighbour Totoro and other favourites

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 8, 2023Partner Content, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival offers a sneak peek at The Cure for Hate

The work in progress follows the journey of Tony McAleer from racist extremist to anti-hate activist

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 6, 2023Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, Spring 2023, documentary

Award-winning animation and thought-provoking shorts as Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth announces 25th anniversary program

Ice Merchants, Sedna: Empress of the Sea, workshops for kids, and more, from March 28 to April 6

Film reviews: Rendez-Vous French Film Festival's Babysitter and That Kind of Summer explore gender and sexuality in wildly different ways

From Quebec, a manic and stylized satire of sexism, plus a defiantly nonjudgmental look at female sex addicts

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 22, 2023Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, VISIONS OUEST

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival announces 27 world and Canadian premieres for 34th annual event

The longest running Jewish film festival in Canada takes place in March, in person and online

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2023Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, film, film festival, Jewish, SPRING 2023, Spring 2023

KDocsFF reviews: Engrossing Backlash unmasks cyberbullying against women; The Cartel Project peels away a cover up; and more

The Doctrine of Recovery spotlights Indigenous resistance; The Happy Worker probes the modern workplace; Navalny unfolds like a thriller

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2023KDocsFF, documentary, film festival

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 highlights of KDocsFF 2023

The social-justice film festival returns in person with its largest run to date

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 17, 2023KDocsFF, documentary, film festival, KPU

At KDocsFF, The YouTube Effect explores the streaming site’s lack of regulation

Alex Winter’s documentary about the power and perils of the Google-owned tech behemoth has its Canadian premiere at the social-justice film festival

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 13, 2023KDocsFF, documentary, film festival

To Kill a Tiger takes a powerful look at one father's fight against sexual violence in India, at VIFF till February 16

Documentary details the struggle for justice in a village where a child was viciously assaulted

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 11, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre, NFB

La Rockeuse du Désert profiles Algeria's reigning female rocker, at The Cinematheque on February 12

Rendez-Vous French Film Festival matinee features Q&A with Quebec codirector Sarah Nacer

KDocsFF 2023 presents two double features about Indigenous governance, history, and resistance

Films’ directors will take part in discussions at Vancouver’s premier social-justice film festival

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverFebruary 10, 2023Partner Content, KDocsFF

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