What's On
Vince Mai Plays Mancini
Local trumpeter and film composer Vince Mai returns to the VIFF Centre with his quintet to play selected hits of celebrated film composer Henry Mancini prior to a screening of the beloved Pink Panther movie A Shot in the Dark.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Within the confines of a smoke sauna deep in an Estonian forest, groups of women gather to cleanse themselves in both body and soul, sharing in traditional sauna-based rituals, while also revealing their hurts and longings, joys and pains.
Vancouver Opera Presents Dangerous Liaisons
Vancouver Opera General Director Tom Wright and Director of Engagement Ashley Daniel Foot introduce a special screening of Stephen Fears' Academy Award-winning sex and revenge comedy, based on the 1792 novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
askîwan ᐊᐢᑮᐊᐧᐣ
Through live cinema, music and nehiyawewin song, askîwan ᐊᐢᑮᐊᐧᐣ reveals how land remembers — and how, even amid ecological crisis, the earth continues to sing through us.
Islands
In this sly, engrossing mystery, a dissolute English tennis coach in a Canary Islands holiday resort falls under suspicion when the husband of a beautiful guest disappears after a night of heavy drinking...
Holding Liat
An intimate, moving film about the parents of one of the Oct 7 Jewish hostages taken by Hamas, and their campaign for a speedy, peaceful resolution to the crisis. Winner: Best Documentary, Berlin Film Festival
All That's Left of You
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.
Laura Crema Sings Lorenz Hart
For this unique show, leading jazz vocalist Laura Crema has put together a set of some of Lorenz Hart's most memorable songs. Afterwards, enjoy Ethan Hawke's portrait of the legendary lyricist in Richard Linklater's new movie, Blue Moon.
Krystle Dos Santos Sings Jackie Shane
Two-time Western Canadian Music Award winner Krystle Dos Santos pays tribute to 60s soul pioneer Jackie Shane, followed by a screening of the acclaimed documentary Any Other Way.
Cousin Harley + Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Come join Local Hillbilly heroes Cousin Harley, for a night of traditional Rockabilly, Western Swing and early Rock n Roll before reveling in the rock n roll biopic excess of John C Reilly as the legendary Dewey Cox!
L'Atalante
Jean Vigo died from TB in 1934 at the age of 29. Yet he is revered as one of the great innovators of the medium, and his only feature, L'Atalante, is a seminal film, a tender, lyrical love story set on a barge on the Seine.
