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It’s Time for Our Next Chapter
This summer, we’re upgrading the VIFF Centre’s main theatre, installing immersive sound, state-of-the-art projection, and refurbishing our much-loved seats. With your help, we can showcase exceptional cinema as it deserves to be experienced.
…to glimpse: African Cinema Now!
Curated by Nigerian writer and storyteller Ogheneofegor Obuwoma, this monthly series showcases contemporary African cinema that draws inspiration from the continent’s oral and filmic history. Expect an exploration of alternate possibilities—and whispers of the unexpected. Stay tuned for more film announcements.
April Spotlight: Augure
Apr 25 & 26
Using magical realism to paint a portrait of “undesirables” and “sorcerers” in the Congo, Augure (Omen) delves into the intricacies of identity, culture, and belief systems through a deeply rich and visually captivating lens.
Film Studies: Screwball Express
Monday Mornings Mar 18 – Apr 29
Put a spring in your step and get the week off to a flying start with VIFF’s new six-part Film Studies course, a celebration of a genuine American art form: Screwball Comedy. Film scholar Michael van den Bos unpacks the conventions of the genre and shines the spotlight on its artists.
Talks will last 25 minutes, followed by a film screening and an audience talk-back.
Masters of Screwball:
Howard Hawks & Cary Grant
Apr 29
The Screwball Express reaches its final destination with an appreciation of two giants of the genre: director/producer Howard Hawks and leading man Cary Grant, followed by a screening of one of the funniest films ever made, Bringing Up Baby.
VIFF Live
Live performances that push the boundaries of traditional film programming, intersecting cinema culture with music, comedy, podcasting, and performance in unique, cinema-infused live shows.
Magazinist’s Faust
Apr 30
Experimental music duo Magazinist perform an original live score alongside FW Murnau’s Faust on April 30, “Walpurgis Night” — the very evening when Faust is led by Mephisto to the mountaintop for a night of infernal revelry in celebration of spring.
Coming Soon
First Look Fridays
Enjoy $10 tickets + complimentary tea & coffee at the first Friday matinee screening of these films.
Ru
May 3
At ten, Tinh and her family are forced to flee Vietnam and eventually find refuge in wintery but welcoming Quebec. A lyrical, warm adaptation of the award-winning novel by Kim Thúy.
Evil Does Not Exist
May 10
After the international success of Drive My Car, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi quietly made this small-scale independent film, a work of simplicity and grace about a rural community and the developers who want to built a “glamping” retreat in the woods.
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