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Nino

Dir. Pauline Locquès
97 min

Québécois actor Théodore Pellerin gives a quietly devastating performance as a young man shocked to learn he has throat cancer.

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6:00 pm
Sat Feb 28
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Sun Mar 01
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Mon Mar 02
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2026 Oscar® Shorts (Animated)

Dir. Various
83 min

The nominees for Best Animated Short Film include The Girl Who Cried Pearls, a fable from Canadian filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, narrated by Colm Feore.

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8:30 pm
Sat Feb 28
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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11:30 am
Sun Mar 01
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6:00 pm
Mon Mar 09
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2026 Oscar® Shorts (Live Action)

Dir. Various
119 min

This year's contenders in the Live Action category include comedies, drama, an experimental musical, and a dystopian fantasy; films from the UK and the US, France and Israel.

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1:30 pm
Sun Mar 01
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Sun Mar 01
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Mon Mar 09
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The Adventures of Prince Achmed Live Scored by Gordon Grdina & Hamin Honari

Dir. Lotte Reiniger
65 min

A handsome prince with a flying horse befriends a witch, meets Aladdin, and battles demons to win a princess' heart. Celebrate the centenary of the first animated feature film, with a new, improvised score.

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2:00 pm
Sun Mar 01
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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7:30 pm
Sun Mar 01
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2026 Oscar® Shorts (Documentary)

Dir. Various
157 min

Don't come to the program of Oscar®-nominated documentary shorts for escapism. But let's talk about the Canadian contender, Perfectly a Strangeness, featuring an abandoned observatory and three donkeys. More of this, please.

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3:30 pm
Tue Mar 03
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Wed Mar 11
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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My Father's Shadow

Dir. Akinola Davies Jr.
94 min

Akojo Film Collective is proud to present My Father's Shadow, launching African Cinema Now into a new year of vibrant programming at the VIFF Centre. The BAFTA-nominated film follows two boys on an adventure with their father through the streets of Lagos.

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7:30 pm
Tue Mar 03
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Dir. David Borenstein & Pavel Talankin
90 min

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and Special Jury Prize Winner, Sundance, 2025, this exposé shot by a Russian primary teacher shows how the Putin propaganda machine works to militarize children.

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7:40 pm
Tue Mar 03
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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2:30 pm
Wed Mar 11
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2:20 pm
Fri Mar 13
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It Was Just an Accident

Dir. Jafar Panahi
105 min

Having offered some late-night assistance to a stranger in the wake of an auto accident, a mechanic grows convinced that he recognizes the supposed stranger’s voice as that of his torturer during a grueling prison spell.

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5:50 pm
Wed Mar 04
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Thu Mar 12
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The Voice of Hind Rajab

Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
89 min

Mixing documentary and reenactment, this film powerfully evokes the desperate attempts of the Red Crescent to rescue a six year old child trapped in a car under Israeli military fire. Oscar nominee: Best International Film

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5:00 pm
Sun Mar 08
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Mon Mar 09
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Tue Mar 10
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Montreal, ma belle

Dir. Xiaodan He
118 min

In this Valentine to discovering love later in life, the ever-elegant Joan Chen plays Feng Xia, a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant and mother in Montreal whose world is turned upside down when she meets and falls in love with a young Quebecoise.

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7:20 pm
Sun Mar 08
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Mon Mar 09
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Sentimental Value

Dir. Joachim Trier
135 min

A once-revered director crashes back into his family’s lives, eager to recruit his daughter for a film role. When she declines, he finds a new muse in an eager but unpolished Hollywood star, sending his botched reconciliation spiraling into chaos.

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5:30 pm
Tue Mar 10
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Fri Mar 13
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All That's Left of You

Dir. Cherien Dabis
145 min

Jordan's submission for the Academy Awards, All That's Left of You makes the most of its epic format to chronicle seven decades of Palestinian history while tracking the psychological impact of cycles of exile and oppression on three generations.

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4:30 pm
Wed Mar 11
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