Elle – The latest black comedy from controversy-causing director Paul Verhoeven.Nate Parker writes, directs and stars in this drama of a slave rebellion that occurred decades before the Civil War. The Birth Of A Nation – This Sundance’s hot ticket and the hottest thing to come from the fest in years.Directed by Andrea Arnold and stars Shia LaBeouf. American Honey – A drama about a teenage orphan trying to grow up.Written and directed by Terrence Malick and narrated by Brad Pitt. CLOSING GALA: Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience – An IMAX spectacle of the universe from the beginning of time to today.OPENING GALA: Maudie – A biographic film of Canadian folk artist Maude Lewis starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke.SuperChannel will take over the People’s Choice awards.Īs for highlights, here’s a list of some of the films headlining the VIFF: This year’s top sponsor is no longer Rogers but a more local big name in telecommunications: Telus. Canadian films will remain the focus as has been in past Festivals. A footnote worth adding is A Flickering Truthfrom last year’s VIFF is New Zealand’s official entry in the category for this year. As of press time, 13 films are official submissions for the category of Best Foreign Language Film for this year’s Oscars. This year promises to have hundreds of shorts and feature films from 73 countries, including five ‘globetrotting’ films. Nevertheless I should be able to get in to see a lot of good films. Because of that, volunteer seating will be limited during many films or not allotted at all. Way higher than the usual 800 that serve the required 32 hours of work. This year, for the first time, there will be an IMAX film shown over at the Telus World of Science for the Closing Gala.Īs for volunteering, this year there were 1100 volunteers signing up. Deal-making will also be included in the process. Directors, producers and actors will appear at some showings for Q&A’s including an appearance of Tatiana Maslany. There will not only be films shown but lectures from industry professionals as well. The VIFF website will explain it all.įilm is still the centre of it all. There will even be art exhibitions, virtual reality exhibits and music performances from DJs, local performers and performers from around the world. Some events are free of charge as long as you’re a VIFF member while some may be ticketed events. The Hub and surrounding area will be the location for lectures and exhibitions surrounding film and art.
One of the new additions is the VIFF Hub. This year’s theme is: “Expand the frame.” Part of the aim of this year’s VIFF is to make the Festival more accessible and more creative. This year will not only be exciting because of what to see but also what new additions are happening. Today begins the 35th installment of the Film Festival. Yes, the Vancouver International Film Festival starts again.
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