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VIFF Centre, Photo: Rick Chung/YVArcade
Celebrate at the movies during the city’s eleven-day cinematic showcase when the 42nd annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) kicks off from September 28 to October 8. Choose between hundreds of local, Canadian, and international films to watch.
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Celebrate Cinema at the Vancouver International Film Festival
Anna Taylor | Image from the She Summits Facebook page
Vancouver is one of those special cities in the world that is an adventure lover’s paradise. Surrounded by mountains, oceans, streams, and trails, there is no shortage of high-paced outdoor activities.
From April 5 – 7th in North Vancouver, a community festival is being hosted in town to inspire and empower adventurers through female-focused adventure films, sport clinics, and special events.
She Summits is for skiers, snowboarders, surfers, rock climbers, runners, paddleboarders, and athletes of all kind, with films and events featuring incredible women around the world.
The event will feature some amazing special guests including climbing legend, Lynn Hill, and Mathea Olin (one of the world’s best female surfers who’s only 16 years old).
Louise Burns plays Oct. 3 as part of VIFF LIVE. Jennilee Marigomen photo.
This year, the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival (on until Oct 13) is stepping up its live music component in a big way. There are two nights of bills featuring local musicians, an evening of live music and visuals, and an after-party (Oct. 5, featuring hip-hop artist Nav). All of the shows take place at Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender St.).
Here’s a look at some of the scheduled performances.
Friendly Beast is the debut feature from Brazilian filmmaker Gabriela Amaral Almeida.
Amidst all the kitchen-sink foreign dramas, big-name Hollywood blockbusters and poignant, thought-provoking documentaries, the Vancouver International Film Festival also makes room for mind-bending, compelling and sometimes just weird genre (and genre-bending) movies.
This year, the VIFF (Sept. 28-Oct. 13) is once again presenting its Altered States film series. The series features 10 movies that don’t fit in with the regular, more mainstream (read: less gory/perverse/violent) fare. This year’s 10 Altered States run the gamut from UFO death cult thriller (The Endless) to surreal relationship drama (Animals) to weird domestic nightmares (Housewife, Bitch).
Here are five Altered States films that look particularly intriguing. (Note: click on film titles to watch trailers.)
