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Agnieszka Holland’s new film focuses on the zone between Belarus and Poland, where refugees are stuck in a deadly political battle
Read MoreNothing is that simple in Wei Shujun’s film, the latest from one of the rising stars of international cinema
Read MorePremiering at VIFF Centre and the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, remarkable film about the dark legacy of Williams Lake institution wields quiet power
Read MoreFilms focused on colour, sound, and spectacle span Amélie, Speed Racer, The Matrix, and dozens more
Read MoreUrban Ink artistic director to present his 2023 film Les Filles du Roi along with Wildhood, Bones of Crows, and Hey Viktor!
Read MoreNew documentary profiles Marilyn Farquhar’s struggle to memorialize her brother, B.C. homeless activist Barry Shantz
Read MoreHomage to Arthur Erickson will feature rare screenings of documentaries and Hollywood features, plus dialogues with architects and filmmakers
Read More“Introduction” brings lo-fi camp, “Everlasting” documents Vancouver’s Wing Sang history, “Tiger by the Tail” delivers disco-happy raunch, and “In the Heat” is a deadpan-dark Santa cartoon
Read MoreWith sweeping scope, documentary at VIFF Centre blends styles to track respected Indigenous astronomer’s journey
Read MoreVocalist Shruti Ramani sings for the band that draws upon the raga
Read MoreAdditional screenings of Food, Inc. 2, A Difficult Year, and Silvicola will be shown throughout late April at the VIFF Centre
Read MoreNina and the Hedgehog’s Secret headlines a schedule of eight features, 35 shorts, and much more at R2R
Read MoreThe NFB’s chilling documentary reminds us that a society is measured by the compassion it extends to its most vulnerable
Read MoreFilm scholar introduces six Screwball Comedy films to audiences with talks about the genre and its most famous artists
Read MoreDirector Kaouther Ben Hania’s riveting mix of reality and re-enactment just got nominated for an Oscar
Read MoreEvent features Carson’s self-directed documentary at the VIFF Centre, followed by a live piano concert at Pyatt Hall
Read MoreNew film captures frustrations and triumphs inherent to a punishing sport—and allows the rest of us to experience it by proxy
Read MoreIn its first return here since DOXA. documentary raises troubling questions about entrapment, national security, and democracy
Read MoreFilm release has author reflecting on the bad and good that came with the ‘60s and ‘70s counterculture movement that brought her to the BC wilderness
Read MoreLife stories and lingering shots of a craft that falls somewhere between engineering, art, history—and possibly obsession
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