"VIFF is an overflowing, multidimensional, full-tilt celebration of film and film culture."VIFF 2024—(August 28, 2024) Embrace the movies for the city's eleven-day arthouse cinematic celebration when the 43rd annual Vancouver International Film Festival starts at the end of the month. Plan ahead for VIFF's smörgåsbord of multimedia entertainment offerings as hundreds of films from across the continent and world are screened in recognition of contemporary cinema.
Here are ten films I recommend you check out at VIFF this year to get you started:
Anora (dir. Sean Baker)
The acclaimed indie filmmaker returns to VIFF with his latest Palme d’Or-winning drama about a New York stripper’s whirlwind romance with the son of a Russian oligarch. (Special Presentations, USA)
The Chef & the Daruma (dir. Mads K. Baekkevold)
Follow Chef Hidekazu Tojo, the inventor of the California roll who helped bring sushi to mainstream popularity through his renowned restaurant, in a mouthwatering film touching on immigration, identity, and reinvention. (Insights, Canada)
A Different Man (dir. Aaron Schimberg)
This haunting, unclassifiable film fuses elements of horror, melodrama, and comedy to tell its story of a facially disfigured man who is cured by a new drug therapy and given a new lease on life. (Showcase, USA)
Emilia Pérez (dir. Jacques Audiard)
The French director's award-winning crime musical comedy follows an escaped Mexican cartel leader undergoing sex reassignment surgery as she tries to both evade authorities and affirm her gender identity. (Special Presentations, France)
The End (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer)
The first dramatic feature from the acclaimed The Act of Killing documentarian is a post-apocalyptic musical. (Special Presentations, Denmark/Germany/Ireland/Italy/UK/Sweden)
Mongrels (dir. Jerome Yoo)
This lyrically gut-wrenching portrait of a grieving Korean immigrant family adjusting to a new life in a small Canadian town in the 1990s is a brilliantly structured first feature. (Northern Lights, Canada)
Paying for It (dir. Sook-Yin Lee)
The former MuchMusic VJ and CBC Radio directs an adaptation of her ex-boyfriend Chester Smith's graphic novel about his decision to give up on romantic love after their real-life breakup. (Showcase, Canada)
Presence (dir. Steven Soderbergh)
When a family moves into a new home, tensions simmer, melancholy takes a stranglehold, and things go bump in the night in a reimagining of the haunted house film seen from an eerie spectre's viewpoint. (Altered States, USA)
Rumours (dir. Guy Maddin, Evan & Galen Johnson)
Marvel at this audaciously fantastical political satire set at a G7 meeting that descends into a disaster of supernatural chaos. (Special Presentations, Canada/Germany)
The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal (dir. Mike Downie)
Get a first look at the intimate docuseries chronicling the legendary Kingston rock band directed by the brother of late lead singer Gord Downie. (Special Presentations, Canada)
Beyond cinema, VIFF makes sure to offer a diverse mix of live multimedia entertainment programming carefully curated by renowned local artists and talented creators. This slate includes their VIFF Live, Talks, Signals (digital), Industry, Amp (music), and Labs (creators) programs.
Choice hot ticket events:
- An Evening with A.R. Rahman: Stories and Music from His Career
- Gift: A Film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi with live score by Eiko Ishibashi
- The Anatomy of Challengers with Editor Marco Costa
- From Novel to Screen: Adapting The Sympathizer with Showrunner Don McKellar
- Making It Epic with Mad Max Production Designer Colin Gibson
- Methods to Madness with Longlegs director Osgood Perkins
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