The Vancouver International Film Festival is back for its 45th edition, and it’s going big: 162 films, including more than 50 documentaries, screening across the city next month.
This year’s programming includes a dedicated spotlight on new German cinema — one thread among what’s shaping up to be a genuinely stacked lineup spanning genres, countries, and formats. For a festival hitting its 45th year, that kind of scale is a reminder of just how deep VIFF’s roots run in Vancouver’s cultural calendar.
A festival this size is also a real economic and cultural moment for the city — filling theatres across multiple venues for weeks, drawing filmmakers and industry from well beyond Vancouver, and giving local audiences access to work that would otherwise never get a theatrical release here.
Full lineup, venue schedule, and ticket details weren’t confirmed at post time — check VIFF’s own site as the festival dates get closer.
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