Final Weekend at VIFF!
The wait is over! We are excited to share with you the stellar line-up for the 44th Vancouver International Film Festival, October 2 – 12. Over 170 films, 80 shorts, VIFF Live performances, Talks and special events will light up the screens and stages across Vancouver. Take a moment, explore the program and get ready to VIFF!
Today's Highlights
Is This Thing On?
Oct 12
Dir. Bradley Cooper
As their marriage unravels in Is This Thing On?, Alex seeks purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made.
Köln 75
Oct 12
Dir. Ido Fluk
“You don’t need to be a Keith Jarrett fan to enjoy Köln 75, but for anyone who is the movie is a savory anecdote that colors in his fluky rapture.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety
The President's Cake
Oct 12
Dir. Hasan Hadi
“A stirring drama laced with humor.” – Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter
Camera d’Or, Audience Award: Director’s Fortnight, Cannes 2025
Magellan
Oct 12
Dir. Lav Diaz
Magellan undertakes a bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. Upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, he becomes obsessed with conquest and conversion, which sparks violent uprisings beyond his control.
Cover-Up
Oct 12
Dir. Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus
“The deepest and most damning film that [Laura] Poitras has ever made about truth in America — and the power to control it.” – David Ehrlich, IndieWire
What Does That Nature Say to You
Oct 12
Dir. Hong Sangsoo 홍상수
What Does That Nature Say to You portrays a drunken encounter between a poet and his girlfriend’s family — with many amusing stops along the way.
Ticket Release
A limited number of tickets will be releasing at noon today for these popular films:*
*Tickets will be available online or by phone only.
Special Tip
Is the movie you want to see on Standby? Check the VIFF Daily emails or this page every morning for seats to your most-wanted films! More tickets may become available throughout the Festival.
Now Playing
Nesting
Adjusting to her new life as a mother after the traumatic birth of her son, Pénélope witnesses a violent robbery that triggers visions of her sister’s death. Chloé Cinq-Mars’s debut feature is a tense psychological thriller exploring postpartum depression.
10: The new socialism; ceasefire now!
Shorts from: Belgium, Canada, China, India, Myanmar, UK.
What Does That Nature Say to You
VIFF mainstay Hong Sangsoo returns with another winner: a symmetrically designed, deceptively casual delight. An extended, drunken encounter between a poet and his girlfriend’s family progresses toward revelation — with many amusing stops along the way.
Köln 75
The true story behind the greatest solo concert in jazz history, this is Keith Jarrett's legendary 1975 Köln Concert — as organized by 18-year-old rebel music promoter Vera Brandes. Fun, inventive and feminist, it's the Bend It Like Beckham of jazz films.
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Kahlil Joseph’s long-awaited, hypnotic debut is a 21-track odyssey through Black memory and imagination. Fiction, archive, and digital fragments collide aboard a transatlantic ship in this radical, time-bending voyage across collective consciousness.
A Private Life
Jodie Foster is terrific as Lilian Steiner, an expert shrink whose own neuroses complicate her investigation into a patient’s death. A Private Life combines the amusements of satire with the pleasures of a good mystery thriller.
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