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Vancouver International Film Centre
1181 Seymour St
Vancouver, BC
V6B 3M7

Phone: 604.685.0260
Fax: 604.688.8221
email: viff@viff.org

VIFF Dates to Remember

June 15
Canadian Submission Deadline

July 4
International Submission Deadline

September 7
Media Conference

2005 VIFF Preview Guide released

September 8
Starbucks Hotline opens:
Call 683-FILM (3456)
9-9 daily for up-to-the-minute VIFF news and information

September 10
Box Office opens for VISA sales

September 17
Box Office opens for cash and VISA sales

September 18
2005 Souvenir Program Guide available
Click for locations.

September 28-30
20th Annual Film and Television Trade Forum

September 29–Oct 14
24th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival

September 29
VIFF Opening Gala

Regular screenings begin at 10a.m.

September 30 - Oct 5
Dragons and Tigers Screenings

October 1
New Filmmakers' Day at the Trade Forum

October 5
Dragons and Tigers Award Announcement

October 8
VIFF Anniversary Gala

October 14
VIFF Closing Gala

Final Day of VIFF screenings

Festival Staff

Board of Directors

Larry Beasley, Brad Birarda, Colin Browne, Diane Clement, Reverend
Peter Elliot, Michael G. Francis (Chair), Mary Pat Gleeson, Virginia
Greene, Eileen Hoeter, Rae Hull, Jeff Lucas, Pamela Martin, Terrence
McEvoy, Mara McGraw, Robert Phillips, Don Risk (Secretary), Sandy
Wilson

Programming

Alan Franey
Festival Director

PoChu AuYeung
Program Manager

Diane Burgess
for Canada

Mark Peranson
Program Associate

Tony Rayns
for East Asia

Programming Consultants
Ken Anderlini
Pavol Hell
Angela Pressburger
Jack Vermee

Programming Secretary
Stephanie Anderson

Canadian Images Coordinator
Emma Turner

Canadian Images Screening Committee
Arlene Ami
Amy Belling
Nicole Brazeau
Susan Buie
Najat Dajani
Sasha Dryden
Lynsey Hamilton
Simon McNabb
Paul Poole
Jamie Travis
Joanna Waddell

International Screening Committee
Chris Adkins
Tania Alekson
Lisa Doyle
Venay Felton
Michael Ghent
Vladimir Ivanov
Steve Martindale
Su Yon Sohn

 

Administration

Festival Director
Alan Franey

Director, Communications & Corporate Affairs
Jane MacDonald

Business Manager
Janine Easton

Bookkeeper
Rodney Halko

Program Manager
PoChu AuYeung

Operations Manager
Tania Alekson

Special Events &
Sponsorship Coordinator

Vicky Jones

Distribution Coordinator
Nico Lorenzutti

Signage Coordinator
Alex MacGillivray

Technical Coordinator & Database Management
Sandy Gow

Volunteer Party Coordinator
Gina Woolsey

Office Assistants
Bartosz Bos
Gina Garenkooper
David Godin
Lena Lotte Maier
Zoe Quinn

Publicity and Promotions

Media Director
Jennifer Wesanko

Publicist - International Films
Helen Yagi

Publicist - Dragons & Tigers
Andrew Poon

Media Services Coordinator
Beverly Edgecombe

Media Office Secretary
Saskia Guaman

Program Associate
Mark Peranson

Film Centre Marketing Director
Laine Slater

Marketing Coordinator
Hilary Davis

Trade Forum

Trade Forum Producer
Melanie Friesen

Trade Forum Associate Producer
Frances Bergin

Trade Forum Coordinator
Kevin Angel

Trade Forum Promotion & Publicity
Leslie Wootton

Trade Forum Office Coordinator
Mickey Brazeau

Film Handling

Print Traffic Coordinators
Kathy Evans
Sandy Gow
Sunny Kooner

Print Transport Drivers
Elliot Neck
Mark Halpin

Film Revisionists
Dale Kearns
Doug Biggerstaff
Will Kearns

Publications

Editor
Jack Vermee

Associate Editor
Dorothy Woodend

Publications Coordinator
Lawrence Boxall

DTP Coordinator
Jane Gowan

Website Design & Coordinator
Tania Alekson

Hospitality

Guest & Travel Coordinators
David Goodman
Steve Martindale

Hospitality Suite Manager
Sheila Galati

Hospitality Suite Assistant Manager
Nicole Walshaw

Foreign Guest Coordinator
Eunhee Cha

Hospitality Suite Transportation Coordinator
Carlo Diano

Hospitality Suite Food
and Beverage Coordinator

Lori Sahlen

Videotheque Manager
Randy Thomas

Gala Coordination
Sandy Buck

Box Office

Box Office Manager
Gouri Bose

Box Office Assistant
Ian MacKinnon

Box Office Consultant
Anne-Mary Mullen

Advance Outlet Supervisors
Tom Bates, Valerie Coombes, Jackie Dives, Anna Kalfa, Rodriguez A. Williams

Cashiers
Liz Carr, Casey Cowan, Alise Benner, David Bertrand, Brian Danin, Giselle daSilva, Sasha Dryden, Andree Faucher, Susan Fenyvesi, Jeff Flieler, Mia Ingimundson, Reuben Jones, Tim Mahoney, Catherine Meiklejohn, Eve Mori, Frédéric Otis, Jas Panesar, Rohit Prasad, Dave Stephens, Anita Szentleleki-Quinn, Kelly Wong

Box Office Ticketing System
synercom/edi

Exhibitions

Exhibitions Manager
Robert Albanese

Exhibitions Assistant
Barbara Chirinos

Technical Consultant
Matt Kunau

Theatre Managers
Lawrence Anthony, J. Bradford, Micky Brazeau, James Cowan, Michelle Deines, Sue Fenyvesi, Michael Fitzpatrick, Ira Hannen, Maeghan Kenney, Dan Lockwood, Bodie MacNeil, Bill Nowrie, Teresa Weir, Martin Williams

 

 

Theatre Cashiers
Jorge Agulier, Tammy Bannister, David Bertrand, Ja-Son Flowers, Liz Ogilvie-Hindle, Krista King, Lyndsay Pomerantz, Melissa Powell, Rodney Stewart

Projectionists
Edward Dardis
Troy Johnson
Darryl Macdonell

Partner Sponsors

 
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