Final Weekend at VIFF
There’s still time to enjoy the festival! Explore over 150 films, 80 shorts, VIFF Live performances, Talks and special events and get ready to VIFF!
Today's Highlights
More Tickets Released – At Noon Today
- Emilia Pérez — VIFF’s highly anticipated closing gala
- I’m Still Here — “I’m Still Here remains a sombre, heartfelt drama about [Brazil’s] disappeared.” — Xan Brooks, The Guardian
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig — “In a sense, Sacred Fig is a home invasion movie in which the family’s sanctity, and ultimately its physical safety, is threatened by outside forces tearing them apart from the inside as well.” — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
- All We Imagine as Light — Winner of the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (a historic first for an Indian film) and one of VIFF’s hottest sellers.
- VIFF Talk: Across Generations with Alanis Obomsawin & Amanda Strong — An intimate dialogue between legendary Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin and Michif/Métis Artist Amanda Strong
Tickets will be available online or by phone only.
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Armand
Oct 5 & 6
Dir. Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Country of Origin: Norway/Netherlands/Germany/Sweden
A lacerating drama about the social controls we permit in our daily lives — and impose on our children.
Caméra d’Or, Cannes 2024
Searching for Amani
Oct 5
Dir. Nicole Gormley & Debra Aroko
Country of Origin: USA/Kenya
“Searching for Amani is beautifully photographed by Campbell Brewer, at times dreamy and out of focus, transcending the traditional vérité visuals.” — Martin Tsai, ScreenAnarchy
Lucky Star
Oct 5
Dir. Gillian McKercher
Country of Origin: Canada
A vibrant and essential addition to Asian-Canadian film, Lucky Star is a complex examination of a Chinese-Canadian family at a crossroads.
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Souleymane's Story
Oct 5
Dir. Boris Lojkine
Country of Origin: France
A thrilling social realist drama centered around a heartrending performance.
Jury Prize: Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2024; Best Actor: Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2024
Who by Fire
Oct 5
Dir. Philippe Lesage
Country of Origin: Canada/France
“Both sprawling and exacting, optimistic and bleak, Lesage’s latest film is an ensemble piece set during one long, unwieldy holiday,” — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
A Stranger Quest
Oct 5
Dir. Andrea Gatopoulos
Country of Origin: Italy/USA/Canada
A meditation on mortality and change, and a reflection on our place in the world.
Now Playing
Holy Cow
Compelled to look after his kid sister after their father dies, 18-year-old Totone resolves to try his hand at cheese-making, no matter that he has no budget and no experience. This earthy coming of age movie finds good reasons to think he'll succeed.
Ari's Theme
Ari Kinarthy, a composer with spinal muscular atrophy, embarks on an ambitious goal: to create music that will memorialize his life. Intimate, honest and inspiring, Ari eloquently narrates his story and shares his artistic process in this captivating doc.
Flow
In this wordless and gorgeously atmospheric animated feature, a solitary black cat survives a tsunami and must confront his fear of water whilst sailing through a flooded world with a group of misfit animals. An enchanting adventure film for all ages.
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
A police chief murders his mistress, in an effort to prove that his position in society makes it impossible for him to be caught. Petri’s Cannes and Oscar-winning 1970 film is part pitch-black satire, part police-procedural, part psychological thriller.
Festival Updates
This is your one-stop shop for late additions, added screenings, and scheduled changes.
Late additions to date:
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Everybody Loves Touda
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Angela’s Shadow
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Pavements
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The Hands of Ida
And More!
VIFF Talks
The world’s leading creators share expertise on their craft.
Across Generations
With Alanis Obomsawin & Amanda Strong
Oct 5, 2:00 pm
An intimate dialogue between legendary Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin and Michif/Métis Artist Amanda Strong, rising star in film and animation, as they discuss their artistic practices, the importance of intergenerational connection and story telling.
Designing the World of Shōgun
With VFX Supervisor Michael Cliett
Oct 5, 6:00 pm
FX’s Shōgun transports us so vividly into the world of feudal Japan that it comes as a surprise that it was shot right here in BC. Join us for a visual effects masterclass on the world-building behind the hit series.
Image: © FX
Special Events at VIFF
You won’t want to miss these!
An Evening with A.R. Rahman: Stories and Music from His Career
Oct 5, 8:00 pm
International superstar, two-time Oscar-winning composer and songwriter A.R. Rahman joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in an evening celebrating music spanning his legendary career composing for some of Hollywood and Bollywood’s biggest hits.
CFA x VSO Score Showcase
Oct 6, 1:00 pm
The VIFF Amp Composer Filmmaker Accelerator concert performance is the culmination of four filmmakers and twelve composers’ work, marking the first public performance of their original scores — a live score to screen — featuring 20 members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
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