Vancouver International Black Film Festival announces fourth-annual edition, December 13 to 17
Highlights include Matthew Leutwyler’s Fight Like a Girl on opening night, Being Black In Canada short-film series, VIBFF Black Market, and more
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Fight Like a Girl.
After three successful editions, the Vancouver International Black Film Festival is back for a fourth year of amplifying Black voices in person and online from December 13 to 17.
Founded by the Fabienne Colas Foundation and co-presented by Global BC, VIBFF has just announced its official hybrid program and events lineup. Screenings and events will take place at the VIFF Centre’s Vancity Theatre and Studio Theatre.
This fourth edition of the festival features 35 films, along with a series of engaging panels, workshops, and events designed to connect with audiences from all communities. VIBFF celebrates the talent of creators from diverse backgrounds and provides a space for them to share their stories while reflecting on the challenges they face.
The opening night on December 13 at 7 pm will be a star-studded red-carpet event that opens with Matthew Leutwyler’s powerful film Fight Like a Girl (available only in person), which is based on a true story. After escaping captivity in an illegal mineral mine, a young Congolese woman rebuilds her life by joining a renowned all-women boxing club in the border city of Goma, where she discovers resilience, community, and the strength to reclaim her future.
La Hembrita (Baby Girl).
More highlights for this edition of the festival include the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s award-winning Being Black In Canada short-film series, the VIBFF Black Market, and special in-person screenings of Fight Like A Girl, La Hembrita (Baby Girl), and Sway.
The #VIBFF24 All Access Online Pass gives access to the entirety of the event’s online film programming and can be purchased on the festival’s website for $45 (plus taxes and fees). The All Access In-Person Pass gives access to in-person film programming and can be purchased on the festival’s website for $39 (plus taxes and fees). In-person single tickets for films are available for $12, with the exception of the opening night film, which is $20. Both can be purchased on the festival’s website.
The Vancouver International Black Film Festival is supported by Canadian Heritage, the Government of British Columbia, and the Festwave Institute.
For tickets and more information on all the happenings, visit VIBFF.
Post sponsored by Vancouver International Black Film Festival.
Sway.
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