2006 Online Program Guide

View the 2006 VIFF program by title, by day, by director, or by country.

We recommend browsing films by title or by country .

Looking for some action tonight? How about a comedy? Our maybe that Buddhist interest film that all the neighbourhood is talking about? You'll find it by choosing an interest in the View Events for: drop down menu at the top left of each guide page. You can also view the program by section or by venue.

In the by title section, you have the option of viewing in a simple alphabetic List View or, when viewing films by title, in the Summary View, which includes descriptions and a small picture.

In the by schedule section, the viewing options include the list view and the grid view.

Easy access to box office purchases is available through by title, by day, by director, or by country.

Use the drop-down menus to narrow your selection to one of our VIFF sections: Cinema of Our Time, Canadian Images, Nonfiction Features of 2005, Dragons & Tigers: The Cinema of East Asia, or Spotlight on France.

In all cases, you can click on the film title to go straight to the full program note for the film you have selected.

Visit our Box Office Pages to buy tickets or passes. You can also purchase VIFF tickets and passes by calling the VISA Charge-by-Phone line at 604-685-8297 or by visiting an advance outlet.

Printable Schedule

To download the entire 2006 VIFF schedule in pdf format, choose your view - by Date or by Film.

Program Updates

Visit our Update page for the most current information regarding added films and screenings, cancelled screenings, program changes and advance-ticket-sold-out screenings. To register for automatic email updates of the VIFF program throughout the 2006 festival, send a message to programupdate@viff.org.

2006 VIFF Online Program Guide

The 25th annual Vancouver International Film Festival online Program Guide is now available

Visit our Box Office Pages to buy tickets, call the VISA Charge-by-Phone line at 604-685-8297or visit one of our advance outlets ( VISA sales only until September 16).

Want to take the 2006 VIFF wherever you go?

The 2006 VIFF Souvenir Program Guide will be available as of September 16, 2006. Click here to see a list of 2006 VIFF Souvenir Program Guide retailers. For changes made after publication, please visit the Update page.

Films not in the CBC Preview Guide

Not all of our fabulous line-up appeared in the CBC Sneak Preview Guide. For a list of the films added (and cancelled) since that publication hit the streets, click here.

Classified Films

For a list of films which have been classified by the BC Film Classification Board and therefore may be attended by children under 18 years old, please visit our Classified Films page.

Films By Interest

Looking for an experimental horror melodrama with gay themes? Use the new "View By: Interest" drop down menu at the top of each film guide page to customize your VIFF. Click here to download a pdf of films by theme and genre.

VIFF Advance Outlet Ticket Order Form

Click here to open a Word version of our Ticket Order form. Fill it out, print it and bring it to an advance outlet to save time!

VIFF Guests

Curious about which screenings will feature VIFF guests? Our complete list of guests will be posted here closer to Festival time.

Print Sources

All available print sources for feature and mid-length films can be viewed through the individual film note. Find the film you are interested in, click on the title to view the film note, then click the "Film Resources" located beneath the image in the top right corner. If the "Film Resources" link does not appear, we cannot provide a print source for that film. For a list of print sources for short films screening in the 2006 VIFF, check back here at Festival time to download a pdf-version list.

Annual Membership - $2

As a registered non-profit society, the Vancouver International Film Festival screens films that have not been seen by the B.C. Film Classification Board. Under B.C. law any person wishing to see these unclassified films must belong to the Film Festival Society and be 18 years or older. By joining the society, you are also entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting (April 17, 2006 at the Vancouver International Film Centre - 1181 Seymour St.). Membership is valid until August 31, 2007.

Certain films have been classified for the sake of children under 18, who are prohibited by law from becoming members of the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society. Adults must still be members to attend these Festival screenings.

You will be required to show your membership card at each screening you attend. If you cannot produce a valid membership card we will ask you to purchase one at that time.