VIBFF2026 Events
Events
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LAUNDRY UHLANJULULO – OPENING FILM (In Theatre Only)
VIFF Studio Theatre VIFF Centre, Seymour St, BC V6B 3M7, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSet in Johannesburg in 1968, the story follows Khuthala, a young man reluctant to inherit his father’s laundry business.
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Navigating Independent Documentary Production with the CBC
VIFF Studio Theatre VIFF Centre, Seymour St, BC V6B 3M7, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThis discussion will focus on the systemic challenges faced by Black filmmakers in the Vancouver film industry.
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The Future is Creative: Following Your Passion & Creating Your Own Path
VIFF Studio Theatre VIFF Centre, Seymour St, BC V6B 3M7, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThis discussion will focus on the systemic challenges faced by Black filmmakers in the Vancouver film industry.
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I AM PLEASED… (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOn a quiet Friday afternoon, diligent high schooler Faith learns she’s been chosen for a prestigious overseas exchange program. Thrilled, she rushes home to share the news, only to find her mother has taken her sister to the doctor. That weekend, at her father’s apartment, Faith cooks dinner and asks him to sign her acceptance papers. He refuses, citing money and favouring her sister. Devastated, Faith flees into the city, riding the subway alone. She daydreams she's on a game show and wins. When she returns home, she sits with her feelings, then, determined, smooths out the paper and forges her father's signature.
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WHAT? YOU GUYS LOOK SORTA SIMILAR… (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaWhen a clueless coworker mistakes her black colleague for a demonic black stranger, her naivety proves to his detriment, and a surreal, chaotic showdown of mistaken identity, bias, and absurd office horror ensues.
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AUX GARÇONS DE MON ÂGE (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThe young Sasha tries to make her mark in a summer camp where challenges and dance shape daily life, while Steak, a passionate counselor and dancer, faces his own insecurities. A life-changing evening will force them to grow faster than they ever imagined.
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CALL ME TIM (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaA city outsider named Tyrone ‘Tim’ Jackson (Shamier Anderson) buys a hunting shop and becomes the face of a small town while a documentary crew chronicles his attempt at reinvention. A growing rivalry with a local animal rights activist (Amanda Brugel) fuels a Tiger King-esque tension, as opposing belief systems collide under the mockumentary lens.
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DOUGH MAN (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaWhen a quirky newcomer moves in, the eldest of three sisters, Evelyn, becomes convinced he’s a witch. Her middle sister dismisses it, the youngest falls for him, and Evelyn descends into a string of increasingly absurd attempts to prove her theory,
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WHERE DID YOU COME FROM (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada"How did you two meet?" The classic question answered in this intimate portrait of two lovers of a certain age, entirely through visuals, the dialogue a phone conversation.