Festivals

Canadian Movies that Stole the Show at TIFF this Year

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020FestivalsAkilla's Escape, Beans, Fauna, Inconvenient Indian, Pieces of a Woman, TIFF, Wrapping Up

The silver screen has a charm that can bewilder anyone. The glitz and glamor of this world is something that is ensnaring as well as educative. The world of the movies raises awareness as much

Whistler Film Festival – Wondrous Winter Web-land

December 21, 2020December 20, 2020FestivalsWhistler Film Festival

Normally, I would make a video covering the gist of the festival, but with no one going anywhere these days especially for festivals, I had to stay in my private hideout and do the festival

Scaling Events at VIMFF

February 28, 2020April 23, 2020FestivalsAlan Formanek, Alice Purdey, Rueben Krabbe, The River and The Wall, The Weight of Water, VIMFF

The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, or VIMFF, is not a festival I or many others are familiar with. In fact, I’m not sure how many people are familiar with VIMFF. In fact, I’m not

VSFF: Reflections on a Short Film Retrospective

January 28, 2020January 26, 2020FestivalsCypher, Gong Ju, The Bouake Hustle, The Camera Man, Through the Pane, VSFF

As the Lunar New Year rung in in and Robbie Burns Day broke out the haggis, there was yet another event to keep you and your crew busy this weekend, the Vancouver Short Film Festival.

Time Travel, Snow and Other Surprises at 2019 WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL

December 10, 2019December 9, 2019FestivalsAdrian Glynn McMorran, Ana Golja, Andrew Dunbar, Jonas Chernik, Osric Chau, Sara Canning, Sergio Navarretta, Shauna Hardy Mishaw, Simon Pegg, Tony Dean Smith, WFF19, Whistler Film Festival, Zach Lipovsky

“We’re recognized as Canada’s coolest film festival.” Whistler Film Festival founder and executive director Shauna Hardy Mishaw proudly states as we chat at the expansive Whistler Conference Centre. “They grabbed onto that quote and now

VAFF – Amazing Asians with Fantastic Films

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019Festivals100 Stories Challenge, Empty By Design, Home Away, In A New York Minute, Norman Mineta and his Legacy: An American Story, Panels, Shorts, Terrolun and Lunlun, The World Is Bright, VAFF, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Yellow Rose

Another spectacular year at Vancouver Asian Film Festival, or VAFF for short. There was quite the blend of films and attendees this year. Of course, before I get into the good stuff it’s usually customary