VIBFF2026 Events

  • KINGS TO STRANGERS: THE CLIMB BACK (TOR) (In Theatre & Online)

    Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    “Kings to Strangers: The Climb Back” follows immigrants in Canada as they navigate loss of status, identity, and certainty. Through quiet moments of struggle and resilience, the film reveals how dignity, family, and perseverance fuel the long climb toward rebuilding purpose in a new land.

  • CROWNED (HLX) (In Theatre & Online)

    Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    “Crowned” shines a light on Black women rewriting narratives formed in their earlier years. Through raw, intimate reflections, they reveal how shame targeted at Afro-textured hair has transformed into knowledge, pride, and radical self-love - encouraging audiences to unapologetically embrace themselves in their natural state.

  • HYPHENATED (HLX) (In Theatre & Online)

    Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    “Hyphenated” examines identity among Canadians with hyphenated cultural identities. It explores tensions between heritage and home, language and belonging, pride and pressure. Centring young people’s experiences through interviews, ""Hyphenated"" asks: what does it mean to be Canadian, and what does home mean; capturing the quiet reality of existing in the-between.

  • WE TRIED TO CHANGE THE WORLD (MTL FR) (Online Only)

    Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Four former Montreal street fundraisers come together to reflect on their experience. Through their conversations, the film explores the racism they faced, the mental burden, the lack of support, and the irony of a so-called “charitable” sector that mobilizes racialized people to defend human rights elsewhere.

  • MIXED MEMORIES (Online Only)

    Online

    MIXED MEMORIES reveals the accounts of three luminous women of mixed origin from Black and Indigenous communities

  • SNAP, ZAB’S STORY (Online Only)

    Online

    The second chapter in a series of portraits of outstanding dance artists by Montréal-based filmmaker George Stamos

  • VIBFF NETWORKING SESSION

    VIFF Studio Theatre VIFF Centre, Seymour St, BC V6B 3M7, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Meet film and television industry professionals, exchange ideas, discover new projects, and explore exciting opportunities for collaboration.