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Film

VIFF Picks For Day 14

A good Nazi? An award-winning film from Germany, playing today at the Vancouver International Film Festival, nominates John Rabe.

Jane Campion's Bright Star Gets Movie Date's Top Rating

Robert’s rating:  Thumbs up. Poetic.  Ahh, 1818.  An exquisite year for the characters in Bright Star and masterfully rendered both visually and atmospherically for the audience by...

The VO Talk with VIFF Director Paul Saltzman

The Vancouver Observer sits down with Paul Saltzman, director of Prom Night in Mississippi.

David Hauka on His New VIFF Film, Certainty

  VO: Could you tell us a little about yourself as a filmmaker? DH: I didn't intend to go in to film at all. I was more interested in science and space. But I found that it was very compelling...

The VO Talks with VIFF Director Peter Esmonde

The Vancouver Observer asks Peter Esmonde a few questions about his film Trimpin: The Sound of Invention.

My VIFF Picks For Day 11

The prom was a blast. How it came about is a complex story showing today at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

VIFF Picks Day 10

A gorgeous celebration of travel is one of the discoveries you can make today at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

VIFF Picks for Day 9

Family tales, some grim, some happy, and one by Francis Ford Coppola, are big today at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

VIFF Picks For Day 8

How're ya gonna keep 'em in Lytton when they've seen Vancouver? A familiar story plays today at The Vancouver International Film Festival.

65_RedRoses Brings Heart to VIFF

The Vancouver's Wendy Dallian talks with director Philip Lyall about his moving film 65_RedRoses.