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Vancouver Latin American Film Festival unveils mix of online and live events from August 26 to September 5

More than half its films are by women and nonbinary directors, with expanded series of Indigenous works

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 26, 2021VLAFF

Film review: Baroque beauty and exquisite instruments onscreen at Vancouver Bach Festival

Series at The Cinematheque travels from Belgian historical site to Métis chansons

MUSIC, SCREENJanet SmithJuly 25, 2021Early Music Vancouver, Vancouver Bach Festival

Newly renovated VIFF Centre reopens for in-person screenings on July 30

Opening lineup boasts bold new Ema musical, the surreal Mandibles, and France’s La Piscine

SCREENStir VancouverJuly 21, 2021Partner Content, VIFF

Film review: The American Sector tracks down pieces of the Berlin Wall across the U.S.

Documentary directors travel to roadsides, gated homes, and other unexpected spots to gather perspectives on past and present

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 18, 2021The Cinematheque

Film review: The Metamorphosis of Birds blends lush imagery and poetry in story of longing and loss

Portuguese director Catarina Vasconcelos’s aching memoir straddles the realms of visual art and film

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 13, 2021The Cinematheque

Film review: Irreverent fun as Black Widow finally gets her sardonic, self-aware due

Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh’s sarcastic sister act brings subversive new edge to the Marvel Universe

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 9, 2021Black Widow

Minari star gets her due in Youn Yuh Jung Movie Week at the Korean Film Festival, via VIFF Connect to July 10

See the star show her stuff in roles from prostitutes to grannies

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 7, 2021VIFF

Director Daniel Minahan dishes on his Halston miniseries, June 24 at 6 pm at VIFF Talks

The Netflix show features Ewan McGregor, parties at Studio 54, and miles of ultrasuede

SCREENJanet SmithJune 22, 2021VIFF

Film review: Chaakapesh documentary follows symphony to the northern tundra, in attempt at reconciliation through art

Lessons in connection as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra builds a new opera in Innu, Cree, and Inuktitut

SCREENJanet SmithJune 22, 2021VISIONS OUEST

Film review: Strong leads and a striking urban-industrial look make B.C.-shot Chained worth checking out

Filmed in an unrecognizable Kelowna, Titus Heckel’s new feature is an unexpected mashup of coming-of-age story and crime-thriller

SCREENJanet SmithJune 22, 2021BC film, Creative BC

Local artists mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in thoughtful, creative ways

Filmmakers, storytellers, weavers, photographers, and more take part in the June 21 event

Film review: Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation paints a portrait of a friendship in the writers' own sharp-tongued words

The trailblazing artists’ colourful insights on each other, and themselves, will please film, lit, and theatre fans

SCREENJanet SmithJune 18, 2021VIFF

Five standout films mark Indigenous History Month in VIFF and MOV's Who We Are series

Running June 21 to July 1, the curated program travels from East Vancouver to the Canadian Arctic and New Zealand

SCREENStir VancouverJune 15, 2021Partner Content, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

The Cinematheque announces it's opening its doors to live screenings again on June 17

The film house is celebrating with the visual wonders of In the Mood for Love, 8 1/2, and Tokyo Story

SCREENJanet SmithJune 10, 2021The Cinematheque

Kyle Fostner takes the Vancouver International Film Festival helm as executive director

He got his start at the fest as venue manager in 2014, and recently oversaw VIFF Centre’s $2.8-million renovation

NEWS, SCREENJanet SmithJune 10, 2021VIFF, Kyle Fostner, VIFF Centre

A cinematic sci-fi ode to Polish author Stanisław Lem, at the Cinematheque until July 1

Andrei Tarkovsky, Steven Soderbergh, and more paid tribute to the Polish author

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 7, 2021The Cinematheque

Film reviews: Soba restaurants, sumo wrestlers, and unwed mothers, as Toronto Japanese Film Festival streams here

Highlights include True Mothers, Mio’s Cookbook, and Sumodo—Successors of Samurai

SCREENJanet SmithJune 4, 2021TJFF, Toronto Japanese Film Festival

New documentary series by diverse directors chronicles B.C.'s history

Lantern Film’s Behind the Façade features short films about resilience, community

SCREENGail JohnsonJune 2, 2021screen, Knowledge Network, Lantern Films, documentary, BC history

Toronto Japanese Film Festival streams award-winning dramas, documentaries, and more across Canada, June 5 to 27

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre event is the largest showcase of its kind in the country

SCREENStir VancouverJune 1, 2021Partner Content, TJFF, Toronto Japanese Film Festival

As BC’s Restart plan unfolds, movie theatres still reeling from restrictions

June 15 is the date for up to 50 people; operators say they’re confused, unfairly targeted by the provincial-health orders

SCREEN, NEWSGail JohnsonJune 1, 2021The Rio Theatre, movies, movie theatres, COVID-19

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