“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
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VIFF: Level 16 delivers gritty sci-fi with some timely themes
It has been a stellar year at VIFF for female talent with standouts including Carly Stone’s superb Gen-Z romcom The New Romantic (reviewed here) and the stellar cast of Bruce Sweeny’s Kingsway featuring Leo-worthy turns from Camille
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Prodigals – Review
“Tell the truth and you’ll have less to remember” is a nugget of wisdom passed down to many at an early age. Unfortunately, most of us have to learn about the pitfalls of dishonesty the
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A Critic Goes to the Leo Awards
Los Angeles has the Oscars and Toronto has the Canadian Screen Awards, but here in Vancouver, the red carpet rolled out for three nights of the LEO AWARDS, now celebrating their 20th edition since their inception
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