Vancouver International Film
Festival Poster Reflects Global Diversity
Vancouver – The 23rd Vancouver International Film Festival
unveiled its 2004 festival poster today. The artwork captures both
the traditional and modern nature of cinema. The enigmatic image
mirrors the compelling, thought provoking Canadian and international
films in this year’s line-up.
“Apart from its exotic beauty, we found these outstretched
hands decorated so elaborately in henna, quite an arresting image
of peace,” said Festival Director, Alan Franey. “Henna
originated in Ancient Egypt and is now used throughout the Arab
world, in India, and in some of the most colourful neighbourhoods
in Canada. In the world today, we certainly need gestures of peace,
attention to beauty, and true, keen insight into other cultures.
These are the values that are reflected in our Festival.”
Every year the poster is created to set the tone and reflect the
Festival’s Same Planet, Different Worlds theme. This year’s
image was shot in Vancouver by photographer Mark Mushet at a Sikh-Christian
wedding.
The Vancouver International Film Festival’s purpose is to
encourage the understanding of other nations through the art of
cinema, to foster the art of cinema, to facilitate the meeting in
British Columbia of cinema professionals from around the world,
and to stimulate the motion picture industry in B.C. and Canada.
The 23rd annual Vancouver International Film Festival runs from
September 23 to October 8. More than 150,000 patrons are expected
to attend 500 screenings of over 300 films from 50 countries at
10 Vancouver screens: Cineplex Odeon Granville Cinemas (7 screens);
the VISA Screening Room at the Vogue Theatre; The Ridge; and the
Pacific Cinémathèque.
All box offices open September 4 for VISA cardholders. Cash sales
begin September 11. The fastest way to buy advance tickets is at
www.viff.org, 24 hours a day, or through the VISA Charge-by-Phone
line at 604-685-8297, open noon to 7pm. There are two advance ticket
outlets, the Pacific Centre Kiosk (Granville and Georgia) and City
Square Mall (Cambie and 12th, mezzanine level). For festival information,
call the Starbucks Hotline at 604-683-FILM (3456) starting September
2, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., or see the website.
The line-up will be announced at a press conference on September
1, 10:30 am at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia.
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