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
Köln 75 With Live Performance by Chris Gestrin
VIFF 2025 Closing Gala
Oct 11
Dir. Ido Fluk
Experience the transcendent power of music: Vancouver pianist Chris Gestrin performs a set of Keith Jarrett-inspired music to accompany Köln 75, which tells the story of Jarrett’s iconic concert, which became the best-selling solo album in jazz history.
The Condor Daughter
Oct 11
Dir. Álvaro Olmos Torrico
“A tender study of youth and the extraordinary weight of self-realization via sound.” – Holly Jones, Variety
The Plague
Oct 11 & 12
Dir. Charlie Polinger
“An eerie sense of unreality runs through The Plague… In the age of renewed questions about and considerations of the manosphere, The Plague is a prescient title.” – Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter
Khartoum
Oct 11
Dir. Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed & Phil Cox
“Revelling in its originality, Khartoum becomes a uniquely poignant hybrid documentary about a war-torn nation and its people. In this hypnotic blend of styles and strategies, the directors have successfully blurred the lines between form and content to fashion a richer, more comprehensive view of war’s destructive effects.” – Barbara Goslawski, POV Magazine
How to Build a Library
Oct 11
Dir. Maia Lekow & Christopher King
Can a library be decolonized? How to Build a Library follows two visionary women on a quest to restore Nairobi’s McMillan Memorial Library and exorcise its colonial ghosts.
Silent Friend
Oct 11
Dir. Ildikó Enyedi
“Few performers embody the old-school charisma of international art cinema quite like [Tony Leung]… Silent Friend may revolve around a tree, but it is Leung who convinces you that the tree is worth examination.” – Leila Latif, IndieWire
Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor (Luna Wedler), Venice 2025
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
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Solomamma
When the identity of her sperm donor is revealed, a curiosity-driven journalist seeks him out under the false pretext of interviewing him about his company. What begins as a calculated encounter gradually deepens into a genuine connection.
Bad Girl
From her journey through high school and college, then out into the wider world, Ramya’s dream of finding the perfect guy is obstructed by societal mores, strict parents, unrequited love and the untrammelled chaos of her own mind, in Varsha Bharath’s naughty and affecting comedy.
Levers
After the world is plunged into darkness, an intrepid civil servant undertakes an odyssey into a world shrouded in mystery. An ominous story conveyed through a potent mixture of bewitching fantasy and the idleness of the everyday.
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
In this third entry in the wildly entertaining, ever-evolving Knives Out series, Benoit Blanc recruits a priest as his partner as delves into a decidedly Gothic-tinged whodunnit centred on a New England church and its eccentric parishioners.
Our Hero, Balthazar
A wealthy student's performative online videos put him on a collision course with an online troll, who may be planning an act of mass violence. Oscar Boyson's film is a searing examination of youth disaffected by the internet and driven to destruction.
Case 137
When a teenage demonstrator is grievously injured by rubber bullets during a frenzied protest in the streets of Paris, an intrepid Internal Affairs investigator must determine whether her fellow officers employed excessive force.
Image: © Fannyde Gouville
News From Home
One part city symphony, one part introspective meditation, one part epistolary text, News from Home is a structuralist masterwork by Belgium’s genius of contemplation, Chantal Akerman.
Living the Land
Huo Meng’s film folds a grand historical reckoning into the story of one rural family in 1990s China. Visually rich and finely detailed in its human portraiture, this is a moving, elegiac work.
VIFF Live
Live performances that push the boundaries of traditional film programming, intersecting cinema culture with music, comedy, podcasting, and performance in unique, cinema-infused live shows.
Köln 75 With Live Performance by Chris Gestrin
VIFF 2025 Closing Gala
Oct 11
Experience the transcendent power of music: Vancouver pianist Chris Gestrin performs a set of Keith Jarrett-inspired music to accompany Köln 75, which tells the story of Jarrett’s iconic concert, which became the best-selling solo album in jazz history.
VIFF Talks
The world’s leading creators share expertise on their craft.
Bringing Monsters to Life
With VFX Supervisor Dennis Berardi, Frankenstein, The Shape of Water
Oct 11
While classic creatures remain timeless, modern audiences demand something that feels authentically alive. VFX supervisor Dennis Berardi (Frankenstein, The Shape of Water) is a master of balancing practical artistry with digital innovation.
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