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2020 Vancouver International Film Festival
The 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 39th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 24 to October 7, 2020. On September 3, organizers announced a lineup of 180 films; due to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia and the associated social distancing restrictions remaining in place at movie theatres and other public venues, the festival took place primarily on the online VIFF Connect platform.Janet Smith"Vancouver International Film Festival unveils its online and in-cinema 2020 lineup" ''The Georgia Straight'', September 3, 2020. Most films were geoblocked so that they were available for streaming only to viewers in British Columbia, although some of the festival's other programming, including its VIFF Talks series, was made available to viewers across Canada and internationally. Awards Audience-voted awards were announced at the end of the festival on October 7; however, some of the juried award winners were annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkey Beach (film)
''Monkey Beach'' is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by Loretta Todd."Loretta Sarah Todd's 'Monkey Beach' to open Vancouver film festival" '''', September 3, 2020. Her debut narrative feature, the film is an adaptation of 's 2000 novel ''''. The film stars [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver International Film Festival Award For Best Canadian Film
The Vancouver International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film is an annual award, presented by the Vancouver International Film Festival to honour the film selected by a jury as the best Canadian film screened at VIFF that year. The award was presented for the first time in 2003. It was initially open only to films from Western Canada, but was expanded in 2009 to include all Canadian films. Winners See also *Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film The Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film is an annual juried film award, presented by the Toronto International Film Festival to a film judged to be the best Canadian feature film. As with TIFF's other juried awards, the ... References {{VIFF Best Canadian Film Best Canadian Film Awards established in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banchi Hanuse
Banchi Hanuse is a Canadian indigenous filmmaker. Early life and education Hanuse holds a Bachelor of Arts in First Nations Studies from the University of British Columbia. She currently resides in Bella Coola. Hanuse has worked at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as a production assistant and project coordinator. Her most well known projects at the NFB include the ''Finding Dawn,'' directed by Christine Welsh and Our World, a digital storytelling workshop for remote Indigenous communities. Haunse also helped found Nuxalk Radio, a radio station based out of the Nuxalk village of Q'umk'uts' (Bella Coola). Career Work ''Cry Rock,'' Hanuse's best-known cinematic work, premiered at the National Geographic ''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widely ... All Roads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cake Day (film)
''Cake Day'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Phillip Thomas and released in 2020. The film stars Cameron Crosby as a recovering narcotics addict who is about to celebrate his five-year anniversary of sobriety in Narcotics Anonymous, but must struggle with whether or not to be honest in the meeting about the fact that he relapsed the night before. The film's cast also includes Steven Roberts as his sponsor Bill and Diana Lepine-Thomas as his mother, as well as Spencer Foley, Bradley Stryker, Jeremy Wallace Maclean, John Duncan, Joe Buffalo, Blair Buchholz and Koshiki Tanaka in supporting roles. The film premiered on March 11, 2020 at the Saguenay International Short Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best British Columbia Short Film.Craig Takeuchi"VIFF 2020 wraps successful online edition with audience awards for most popular films". ''The Georgia Straight'', October 8, 2020. Cros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Lam
Karen Lam is a Canadian director, writer and producer. She is known for the horror film ''Evangeline'' (2013). Life and career Karen Lam grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. Lam's father, a professor, would show his daughter horror films that she cites as an influence for her work. Lam also lists Gothic literature and Asian horror films as influences. After receiving a law degree from the University of British Columbia, Lam began working at BC Film. From there she started producing films which lead to writing and directing. Lam's first featured-length film was ''Stained'' (2010), a thriller starring Tinsel Korey. A year later the horror revenge short ''Doll Parts'' (2011) was released and distributed, which Lam credits for paving the way for ''Stained'' to get viewership in the United States. Evangeline Karen Lam wrote and directed ''Evangeline'', a revenge horror film based on the Pickton murders, and the Highway of Tears murders in British Columbia, as well as violence agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of Willow Song
''The Curse of Willow Song'' is a 2020 Canadian horror thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Karen Lam.Dana Gee"Genre-loving director is back with some good, creepy fare for this year's VIFF" ''Vancouver Sun'', September 25, 2020. The film stars Valerie Tian as Willow Song, a young woman in Vancouver who has recently been released from prison, blending both social realism and supernatural horror as Willow grapples with choices about her life. Its cast also includes Simon Chin, Elfina Luk and Ingrid Nilson. Lam has described ''The Curse of Willow Song'' as inspired by Japanese horror films, in particular the 1926 film '' A Page of Madness''. ''The Curse of Willow Song'' premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best British Columbia Film.Craig Takeuchi"VIFF 2020: Vancouver's Karen Lam and Capilano University grad Jessie Anthony win B.C. film awards" ''The Georgia Straight ''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dusty Mancinelli
Dusty Mancinelli is a Canadian independent filmmaker from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mancinelli is primarily a director of short films. Several of his films have been shown at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and other notable film festivals worldwide, winning numerous awards. Since 2017, he has collaborated with Madeleine Sims-Fewer. Their debut feature film ''Violation'' was shown at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. Career Mancinelli is a graduate of York University in Toronto. After graduating, Mancinelli worked for five years with Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta from 2007–2011. Mancinelli worked on Mehta's '' Heaven on Earth'' and ''Midnight's Children'' feature films. In 2016, Mehta named Mancinelli as an up and coming Canadian director to watch. Mancinelli and partner Harry Cherniak founded the film company Inflo Films in Toronto while at York. Their first short ''Death to Charlie'' premiered in 2006. In 2007, they produced their second short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Sims-Fewer
Madeleine Sims-Fewer is a British-Canadian independent filmmaker and actress. Personal life Sims-Fewer was born in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. Her family moved to Bath, England when she was two years old. Sims-Fewer studied filmmaking at York University in Toronto. She returned to England to study acting at the Drama Centre London. Career Acting roles After several shorts, Sims-Fewer made her feature film debut in ''Operation Avalanche'' in 2016. Mancinelli and Sims-Fewer collaborations In 2015, Sims-Fewer met Dusty Mancinelli at the 2015 TIFF Talent Lab. Since 2017, the pair has co-directed several short films in their DM Films joint venture. Their films have been shown at TIFF, BFI London Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, the Moscow International Film Festival and the Slamdance Film Festival, among others. Their first collaboration, ''Slap Happy,'' about a tempestuous relationship, was an official selection at the BFI London Film Festival, Vancouver a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violation (film)
''Violation'' is a 2020 Canadian horror drama film directed and written by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. It is the feature film debut of the two directors, who have collaborated on several short films displayed at film festivals worldwide. The film stars Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe, Obi Abili, Jasmin Geljo, and Cynthia Ashperger. The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. It had its US premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on February 1, 2021. Synopsis "A traumatic betrayal drives a woman towards a vengeful extremity." A woman embarks on a campaign of revenge after she is sexually assaulted by her brother-in-law and not believed by her sister. Cast The cast include: * Madeleine Sims-Fewer as Miriam * Anna Maguire as Greta * Jesse LaVercombe as Dylan * Obi Abili as Caleb * Jasmin Geljo as Ivan * Cynthia Ashperger as Jelena Production Deepa Mehta, whom Mancinelli had worked for as an assistant, served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoé Pelchat
Zoé Pelchat is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec. She is most noted for her 2020 short film ''Moon (Lune)'', which was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.Jean-François Vandeuren"La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021" ''Showbizz'', April 26, 2021. The daughter of Martin Pelchat, a former news director of '' La Presse'', her web series ''Dominoes'' premiered at the inaugural 2018 Canneseries festival, where it won the award for Best Short Form Series. She also previously directed the short films ''Mardi'' (2013), ''Samedi'' (2013), ''La Cour des mirages'' (2016) and ''Amaretto Sour'' (2016). Her newest short film, ''Gaby's Hills (Gaby les collines)'', premiered in the Generation Kplus program at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival The 73rd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (), took place from 16 to 26 Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon (2020 Film)
''Moon'' (french: Lune) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Zoé Pelchat and released in 2020. The film stars Joanie Martel as Babz, an ex-convict working as a waitress in a diner, who is set on a path to redemption when she works up the courage to ask a customer out on a date. The film's cast also includes Alexandre Lavigne, Guillaume Gauthier, Martine Francke, Reda Guerinik and Ines Feghouli. The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film award jury. It was subsequently screened at other film festivals, including the Festival du nouveau cinéma, the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, and the Canadian Film Fest. Awards The film won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at FICFA,Pascale Savoie-Brideau"Un bilan positif pour le 34e Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie" Ici Radio-Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salar Pashtoonyar
''Bad Omen'' is a 2020 Canadian short drama film, directed by Salar Pashtoonyar. The film stars Fereshta Afshar as Pari, a widowed tailor in Kabul who must find the money to pay for a pair of prescription glasses to keep her job, despite Afghan culture's social stigmatization of widows. Made as Pashtoonyar's thesis project for his film degree at York University, the film won the Lindalee Tracey Award for emerging filmmakers at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. The film had its public premiere at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film. It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards The 9th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held in the week of May 17 to 20, 2021, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020.Barry Hertz, "How one Canadian arts institution is rebuilding amid the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |