VIFF WINNERS
The Vancouver International Film Festival capped off its 2015 edition on Oct. 9 by handing out a slew of awards. Winners included Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (VIFF Most Popular International Documentary); Room (VIFF Most Popular Canadian Feature); Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World (VIFF Most Popular Canadian Documentary); Landfill Harmonic (International Audience Award); Fractured Land (Canadian Audience Award/Best BC Film); and Ninth Floor (Women in Film + Television Artistic Merit Award). On Oct. 3, the BC Spotlight jury awarded Connor Gaston, director of The Devout, the BC Emerging Filmmaker award.
VIFF REPEATS
Missed VIFF but hungry for festival fare? The VIFF Repeats program features some of the most popular films from the 2015 edition. This year's lineup includes Sleeping Giant, The Devout, The Lobster, Rams, Umrika, Marshland, 100 Yen Love, and Home Care. Oct. 10-16 at Vancity Theatre. VIFF.org
FROM VIFF TO VAFF
The 19th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival runs Nov. 5-8 at Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas. This year's schedule includes 37 feature-length and short films, including one world premiere, four North American premieres, and 13 Canadian premieres - all designed to encourage audiences to “examine the complications within the search for personal and cultural identity.” Details at VAFF.org.
SPARK ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Vancouver's digital media industry is among the busiest on the planet, which makes our city the ideal venue for a festival dedicated to animation. Presented by the SPARK CG Society, the SPARK Animation Festival celebrates the animation sphere with screenings, an industry conference, a job fair, and the inaugural Women and the Business of Animation Conference, which will feature 20 guest speakers (among them: Kirsten Newlands from DHX and Brenda Gilbert from Bron Studios). The screening schedule includes April and the Extraordinary World; Extraordinary Tales; The Iron Giant: Signature Edition; Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods; The Boy and the Beast; Summer Wars; and a couple of shorts programs. Oct. 21-25. Tickets, trailers, and schedule at SparkFX.ca.
FROM OUR DARK SIDE
Women in Film and Television Vancouver (WIFTV) is accepting submissions for From Our Dark Side, its genre film competition. Entrants are asked to submit a three- to five-page genre film concept covering thriller, horror, fantasy, sci-fi, or a combination thereof. Five projects will be selected to receive a comprehensive mentorship package, a cash prize, subsidy to travel to the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, and full accreditation for and promotion at the Montreal Edition of the Frontières International Co-Production Market. Applications will be accepted until Nov. 16. WomenInFilm.ca
CRAZY 8S
It's time to get crazy: The 2016 edition of the Crazy 8scompetition - in which the winning six filmmaking teams will shoot and lock a short film in only eight days - kicks off with an information session on Oct. 17. Noon-5pm at Vancity Theatre. Details at Facebook.com/groups/Crazy8sFilm/.
