Vancouver Short Film Festival

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VSFF – Long Run for a Short-Film Showcase

June 5, 2023June 7, 2023FestivalsNicolas Ayerbe Barona, Vancouver Short Film Festival, VSFF

VSFF is back… at a slightly different time. Again. But that’s okay, because there are lots of things about VSFF to enjoy as we finally get back together in person once more. It’s been quite

VSFF 2022 Reviews in a Capsule

February 1, 2022January 31, 2022Festivals, ReviewMensch is a Mensch, Quarantine Fling, The McTheorem, Vancouver Short Film Festival, VSFF

Why don’t studios bother with short films anymore? There simply has to be demand for bite-size stories in a world of two hour+ features and butt-numbing bingeable series. In the meantime, it’s the independent filmmakers

VSFF 2021 Reviews in a Capsule Vol 2

January 26, 2021January 25, 2021Quick TakesThe Freeze, The Gift, The Sunday Cycle, The Tailor, Vancouver Short Film Festival, VSFF

By sheer accident, all the shorts in this week’s batch begin with “the”. I only realized this three selections in so I figured I might as well make it a matching set. While the titles

VSFF 21 – Weekend on the Web

January 25, 2021February 25, 2021Festivals#VSFF21, Vancouver Short Film Festival, VSFF

Nothing to start off my year like a film festival, especially one with short films so I could balance out my schedule. As per usual, Vancouver Short Film Festival had a variety and this year

BC Filmmakers Take Centre Stage at VANCOUVER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019Festivals#keepitshort, #vsff19, Vancouver Short Film Festival, VSFF

For the first two decades of cinema, all films were short films; often clocking in at twenty minutes or less. As the form and storytelling evolved, most cinematic stories have since settled on a standard

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