VIFF Guide 2021

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Vancouver International Film Festival 2021

October 1 - October 11

 

B.C.’s biggest annual ode to cinema is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. From October 1 to 11, film lovers will be able to screen 113 feature films and 80 shorts from here and around the world at Vancouver venues and online via the VIFF Connect platform. There are talks, conferences, and more, live and via VIFF Connect. Keep an eye on this page for our full coverage of the most exciting films and the personalities behind them.

 

VIFF ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

Articles
Film reviews: The White Fortress, White Cube, and more worth cramming in VIFF's final days
Film reviews: The White Fortress, White Cube, and more worth cramming in VIFF's final days
Night Raiders director Danis Goulet draws on Cree heritage, painful residential-school legacy for dystopian thriller
Night Raiders director Danis Goulet draws on Cree heritage, painful residential-school legacy for dystopian thriller
Stir Q&A: British Columbia: An Untold History director Kevin Eastwood untangles province's complex century-and-a-half
Stir Q&A: British Columbia: An Untold History director Kevin Eastwood untangles province's complex century-and-a-half
Local Indigenous filmmakers shine a light on colonization, trauma, and healing at VIFF
Local Indigenous filmmakers shine a light on colonization, trauma, and healing at VIFF
In Stories That Transform Us, Corey Payette retraces 20 years of Urban Ink theatre accomplishments
In Stories That Transform Us, Corey Payette retraces 20 years of Urban Ink theatre accomplishments
From postwar Sarajevo to a 19th-century photo studio in Victoria, VIFF True North series showcases the best of Canadian film
From postwar Sarajevo to a 19th-century photo studio in Victoria, VIFF True North series showcases the best of Canadian film
Stir Q&A: Things We Feel But Do Not Say writer-director Lauren Grant talks about the silence around miscarriage
Stir Q&A: Things We Feel But Do Not Say writer-director Lauren Grant talks about the silence around miscarriage
Film reviews: Worthwhile trips, from haunted Senegal to off-the-hook Vancouver streetball courts, at VIFF
Film reviews: Worthwhile trips, from haunted Senegal to off-the-hook Vancouver streetball courts, at VIFF
Climate crisis, human rights captured at Vancouver International Film Festival
Climate crisis, human rights captured at Vancouver International Film Festival
Filmmaker Alan Zweig takes a more upbeat look at record nerds, 21 years after Vinyl
Filmmaker Alan Zweig takes a more upbeat look at record nerds, 21 years after Vinyl
Unruly women: a strong and strange contingent of female-helmed films stands out at VIFF
Unruly women: a strong and strange contingent of female-helmed films stands out at VIFF
The Scary of Sixty-First situates its psychedelic horror inside the Jeffrey Epstein scandal
The Scary of Sixty-First situates its psychedelic horror inside the Jeffrey Epstein scandal
Filmmakers share expertise on their craft at VIFF Talks
Filmmakers share expertise on their craft at VIFF Talks
Vancouver director Kier-La Janisse dissects folk horror in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, at VIFF
Vancouver director Kier-La Janisse dissects folk horror in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, at VIFF
Coextinction, at VIFF, dives deep into the crisis facing Southern Resident killer whales
Coextinction, at VIFF, dives deep into the crisis facing Southern Resident killer whales
Vancouver International Film Festival fetes 40th anniversary with 110 movies, screened live and online
Vancouver International Film Festival fetes 40th anniversary with 110 movies, screened live and online
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