Vancouver International Film Festival

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Opened in 2005, the Vancouver International Film Centre is the main offices of the festival and also one of its venues.
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Opened in 2005, the Vancouver International Film Centre is the main offices of the festival and also one of its venues.

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, Canada for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival began in 1982 and is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society, a provincially-registered non-profit and federally-registered charitable organization.

The festival shows both Canadian and international films, and has established a reputation as a stepping stone for many young Asian filmmakers. In 2004, it was the largest exhibitor of Asian films outside of Asia. Documentary films are also a major component of the festival. The 2006 festival screened over 300 films from more than 50 countries, nearly a quarter of which were nonfiction.

Annual attendance has exceeded 150,000 since 2003.

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[edit] Awards

Each year, the festival offers a number of juried and audience-voted awards. Select results from recent years:

[edit] 2002

[edit] 2003

  • Most Popular International Film: Kamchatka by Marcelo Piñyero
  • Most Popular Canadian Film: The Corporation by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott
  • National Film Board Award for Best Documentary: Los Angeles Plays Itself by Thom Andersen

[edit] 2004

  • Most Popular International Film: Machuca by Andrés Wood
  • Most Popular Canadian Film: What Remains of Us by François Prévost and Hugo Latulippe and Being Caribou by Leanne Allison and Diana Wilson
  • National Film Board Award for Best Documentary: In the Realms of the Unreal by Jessica Yu

[edit] 2005

  • Most Popular International Film: Go, See, and Become by Radu Mihaileanu
  • Most Popular Canadian Film: Eve and the Fire Horse by Julia Kwan
  • National Film Board Award for Best Documentary: A Particular Silence by Stefano Rulli

[edit] 2006

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