The 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 36th event in the history of the

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Fest ...

, was held from September 28 to October 13, 2017. The festival's opening gala film was

Mina Shum Mina Shum (born 1966) is an independent Canadian filmmaker. She is a writer and director of award-winning feature films, numerous shorts and has created site specific installations and theatre. Her features, ''Double Happiness (film), Double Ha ...

's '' Meditation Park'', and its closing gala was

Todd Haynes Todd Haynes (; born January 2, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender ...

's '' Wonderstruck''; during the festival, a special gala was also dedicated to

Guy Maddin Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since completing his first film in ...

's film ''

The Green Fog ''The Green Fog'' is an experimental film directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, that loosely revisits the plot of Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film ''Vertigo'' through a collage of found footage repurposed from old movies and telev ...

'', with its score performed live in the theatre by the

Kronos Quartet The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for almost 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classic ...

Awards

Award winners were announced on October 13.Ian Bailey, "Wagamese adaptation wins audience award at VIFF: Based on the late author's popular novel, Indian Horse takes home the honour based on viewer feedback during the festival". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', October 14, 2017.

Films

Special Presentations

*'' Borg vs McEnroe'' —

Janus Metz Pedersen Janus Metz Pedersen (born 1974) is a Danish people, Danish film director and documentary filmmaker. Work Metz worked as a documentary researcher and moved to South Africa. There he worked on the television drama ''Soul City'' before making his de ...

*'' Breathe'' —

Andy Serkis Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation, and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Goll ...

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Call Me by Your Name Call Me by Your Name may refer to: * ''Call Me by Your Name'' (novel), a 2007 novel by André Aciman * ''Call Me by Your Name'' (film), a 2017 film based on the novel, directed by Luca Guadagnino ** '' Call Me by Your Name: Original Motion Pictur ...

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Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino (; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films are often characterized by their emotional complexities, sensuality and sumptuous visuals. He is also known for his frequent collaboration ...

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A Fantastic Woman ''A Fantastic Woman'' ( es, Una mujer fantástica) is a 2017 drama film directed by Sebastián Lelio, written by Lelio and Gonzalo Maza, produced by Juan de Dios and Pablo Larraín and starring Daniela Vega and Francisco Reyes. It was selected ...

(Una mujer fantástica)'' —

Sebastián Lelio Sebastián Lelio Watt (born 8 March 1974) is a Chilean director, screenwriter, editor and producer. He received critical acclaim for directing the films ''Gloria'' (2013) and ''A Fantastic Woman'' (2017), the latter of which won an Academy Award ...

*'' The Florida Project'' — Sean Baker *'' Happy End'' —

Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, G ...

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer ''The Killing of a Sacred Deer'' is a 2017 psychological horror thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, and Bill Camp. The screenplay ...

'' — Yorgos Lanthimos *''

Loving Vincent ''Loving Vincent'' ( pl, Twój Vincent) is a 2017 experimental adult animated biographical drama film about the life of the painter Vincent van Gogh, and, in particular, about the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animat ...

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Dorota Kobiela Dorota Kobiela (born 1978) is a Polish filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is best known for co-directing her first fully painted animated feature film ''Loving Vincent'' (2017) with Hugh Welchman. Career Kobiela conceived ''Loving Vince ...

Hugh Welchman Hugh Stewart Jasper Welchman (born February 1975) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. Life and career Welchman comes from Bracknell in Berkshire and attended the Dolphin School in nearby Hurst until moving on to Keble Coll ...

*'' Mountain'' —

Jennifer Peedom Jennifer Peedom is a BAFTA-nominated Australian director. Her documentary ''Solo'' (co-directed with David Michôd) won the 2009 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary in Under One Hour. Her film ''Sherpa'', which was filmed ...

*'' The Square'' — Ruben Östlund *'' Top of the Lake: China Girl'' — Jane Campion,

Ariel Kleiman Ariel Kleiman (born 1985 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian director and filmmaker based in London. Biography Kleiman was born to a Jewish family in Melbourne, Australia; his parents emigrated from Odessa, Ukraine in the 1970s. He graduate ...

Contemporary World Cinema

*'' 7 Minutes'' — Michele Placido *''

At the End of the Tunnel ''At the End of the Tunnel'' ( es, Al final del túnel, links=no) is a 2016 Argentine-Spanish crime film, crime thriller film written and directed by Rodrigo Grande. Cast Production The film is an Argentine and Spanish co-production by Torna ...

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Rodrigo Grande Rodrigo Grande (born February 10, 1974, in Rosario, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine film director and screenplay writer. He works in the cinema of Argentina and in the cinema of Spain. Filmography Writer and director * ''La pared y la lluvia' ...

*''Azar'' — Mohammad Hamzei *''

Beauty and the Dogs ''Beauty and the Dogs'' ( ar, على كف عفريت, ʿAlā kaff ʿifrīt) is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. It was s ...

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Kaouther Ben Hania Kaouther Ben Hania ( ar , كوثر بن هنية; born 1977) is a Tunisian film director. '' Beauty and the Dogs'' (2017), her best-known film, was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. Her ...

*''The Bolshoi'' — Valery Todorovsky *''Casting'' — Nicolas Wackerbarth *'' Cocote'' — Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias *''

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

'' — Kogonada *'' The Desert Bride'' — Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato *''

Directions Direction may refer to: *Relative direction, for instance left, right, forward, backwards, up, and down ** Anatomical terms of location for those used in anatomy ** List of ship directions *Cardinal direction Mathematics and science *Direction ...

'' — Stephan Komandarev *'' Disappearance'' — Boudewijn Koole *''

The Divine Order ''The Divine Order'' (german: Die göttliche Ordnung) is a 2017 Swiss comedy-drama film directed by Petra Volpe. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film ...

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Petra Volpe Petra Biondina Volpe (born 6 August 1970) is a Swiss screenwriter and film director. She is best known for directing ''The Divine Order''.Cath Clarke"The Divine Order review – Swiss suffragettes on the march in feelgood comedy " ''The Guardian ...

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The Dragon Defense ''The Dragon Defense'' ( es, La defensa del dragón) is a 2017 Colombian drama film directed by Natalia Santa. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place fro ...

'' — Natalia Santa *''Farewell (Abscheid von den Eltern)'' — Astrid Johanna Ofner *'' Félicité'' — Alain Gomis *''

Gabriel and the Mountain ''Gabriel and the Mountain'' ( pt, Gabriel e a montanha) is a 2017 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa. It tells the true story of Brazilian backpacker Gabriel Buchmann who travels through several African countries, ...

'' — Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa *''Garden Store: Family Friend'' —

Jan Hřebejk Jan Hřebejk (; born 27 June 1967) is a Czechs, Czech film director and actor. Life and career Born in Prague, Hřebejk graduated from high school in 1987 and continued his studies at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in ...

*'' God's Own Country'' — Francis Lee *'' Golden Exits'' — Alex Ross Perry *''

Good Manners Etiquette () is the set of norms of personal behaviour in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviours that accord with the conventions and norms observed and practised by a ...

(As Boas Maneiras)'' — Marco Dutra,

Juliana Rojas Juliana Rojas is a Brazilian filmmaker who was born in Campinas, São Paulo (June 23, 1981). She graduated in Cinema in ''Escola de Comunicação e Artes da USP'' (School of Communications and Arts, University of São Paulo, School of Communicati ...

*''Holy Air'' — Shady Srour *''

Hotel Salvation ''Hotel Salvation'' (known in India as ''Mukti Bhawan'') is a 2016 Indian film written and directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani and produced by Sanjay Bhutiani. The film is a comedy-drama about a son who is forced to set his job aside to accompany h ...

(Mukti Bhawan)'' —

Shubhashish Bhutiani Shubhashish Bhutiani (born 20 July 1991) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and script writer. He made his directorial debut in Bollywood with the film ''Mukti Bhawan'' based on relationships and family. He won National Film Award � ...

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Ice Mother ''Ice Mother'' ( cs, Bába z ledu) is a 2017 Czech drama film directed by Bohdan Sláma. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Hana, a happy 67-year-old ...

(Bába z ledu)'' —

Bohdan Sláma Bohdan Sláma (born 29 May 1967 in Opava) is a Czech film director. He studied at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, ...

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In the Fade ''In the Fade'' (german: Aus dem Nichts) is a 2017 German drama film written and directed by Fatih Akin. It stars Diane Kruger as a German woman whose husband and son are killed in a terrorist attack perpetrated by neo-Nazis. It was selected to ...

'' — Fatih Akin *'' The Insult'' — Ziad Doueiri *''

The King's Choice ''The King's Choice'' ( no, Kongens nei, meaning "The King's No") is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Ireland, and was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreig ...

(Kongens nei)'' —

Erik Poppe Erik Poppe (born 24 June 1960) is a Norwegian film director, producer and screenwriter. Poppe is regarded as one of Scandinavia's most experienced and compelling film directors recognized for his work with actors and multi-pronged narrativ ...

*'' Last Days in Havana (Últimos días en La Habana)'' — Fernando Pérez *'' The Line'' —

Peter Bebjak Peter Bebjak (born 1970 in Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakia, Slovak actor, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter, writer. In 2001, and along with Rastislav Šesták, he established DNA Pr ...

*'' Lipstick Under My Burkha'' —

Alankrita Shrivastava Alankrita Shrivastava is an Indian screenwriter, director and producer. Having made her debut as a director in 2011, she has since won accolades such as the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival and a nomination for a Fi ...

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Loveless Loveless may refer to: Film and television * ''Loveless'' (film), a 2017 Russian film * ''The Loveless'', a 1982 film starring Willem Dafoe * Dr. Loveless, a character in ''The Wild Wild West'' TV series and film adaptation Literature * ''Love ...

(Нелюбовь)'' — Andrey Zvyagintsev *'' Lucky'' — John Carroll Lynch *''

The Nest of the Turtledove ''The Nest of the Turtledove'' ( uk, Гніздо горлиці) is a 2016 Ukrainian drama film directed by Taras Tkachenko. It was named as one of three films shortlisted as the Ukrainian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lan ...

(Гніздо горлиці)'' — Taras Tkachenko *''

Newton Newton most commonly refers to: * Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist * Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton Newton may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Newton'' (film), a 2017 Indian film * Newton ( ...

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Amit V. Masurkar Amit V Masurkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He directed the independent comedy film Sulemani Keeda. His second feature film, Newton was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards ...

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The Nile Hilton Incident ''The Nile Hilton Incident'' ( ar, حادث النيل هيلتون ''Hadith Alnayl Hiylton'') is a 2017 Swedish thriller film directed by Tarik Saleh. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Fe ...

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Tarik Saleh Tarik Saleh ( ar, طارق صالح; born 28 January 1972) is a Swedish television producer, animator, publisher, journalist and film director. He was born in Högalids församling, Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. In th ...

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No Bed of Roses ''No Bed of Roses'' (''Doob'' as the Bengali version) is a 2017 Bangladeshi-Indian drama film written and directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. It was produced by Abdul Aziz, Himanshu Dhanuka and Irrfan Khan under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia a ...

'' — Mostofa Sarwar Farooki *''

No Date, No Signature ''No Date, No Signature'' ( fa, بدون تاریخ، بدون امضاء) is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Vahid Jalilvand. It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was n ...

(بدون تاریخ، بدون امضا)'' —

Vahid Jalilvand Vahid Jalilvand (Persian: وحید جلیلوند; born March 11, 1976) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, actor and editor. He has won the Crystal Simorgh for Best First Director and Best First Film at the 33rd Fajr Film Festival and th ...

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On the Seventh Day On, on, or ON may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews * On (EP), ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin * On (Echobelly album), ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995 * On (Gary Glitter album), ''On'' (Gary Glit ...

(En el séptimo día)'' — Jim McKay *''

The Other Side of Hope ''The Other Side of Hope'' ( fi, Toivon tuolla puolen) is a 2017 Finnish comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film was produced by Kaurismäki's Finnish company Sputnik. In December 2016, it was selected to pla ...

(Toivon tuolla puolen)'' —

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

*'' The Party'' — Sally Potter *''Los Perros'' —

Marcela Said Marcela Paz Said Cares (born 26 March 1972) is a Franco-Chilean director and screenwriter. Life and career Marcela Said obtained a degree in aesthetics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. In 1997, Said moved to France, studying f ...

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The Queen of Spain ''The Queen of Spain'' ( es, La reina de España, links=no) is a 2016 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Fernando Trueba. Starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Neus Asensi, Ana Belén, Javier Cámara, Chino Darín, Loles León, ...

(La reina de España)'' — Fernando Trueba *'' Reseba: The Dark Wind'' — Hussein Hassan *'' Sami Blood (Sameblod)'' — Amanda Kernell *''

Scary Mother Scary Mother (also styled as Scarymother) were an Australian rock band. They were formed in 1990. Anthony Brown on lead guitar, Tim Burcham on drums, Andrew Gillespie on lead vocals and Toby (Tobias) Messiter (ex-Wildland) on keyboards. They r ...

(Sashishi Deda)'' — Ana Urushadze *''

Sexy Durga ''Sexy Durga'' (Changed into ''S Durga'' for Indian release) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language indie horror film directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan. The film is about the religious divide in the society of Kerala and its effect on marriage be ...

'' — Sanal Kumar Sasidharan *''Son of Sofia (O gios tis Sofias)'' — Elina Psykou *''

Sour Apples ''Sour Apples'' ( tr, Ekşi Elmalar) is a 2016 Turkish drama film directed by Yilmaz Erdogan. Cast * Farah Zeynep Abdullah - Muazzez * Yılmaz Erdoğan Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 4 November 1967) is a Turkish filmmaker, actor and poet who is mos ...

(Ekşi Elmalar)'' — Yılmaz Erdoğan *''

Summer 1993 ''Summer 1993'' ( ca, Estiu 1993) is a 2017 Catalan-language Spanish drama film directed and written by Carla Simón. The film premiered in the Generation section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the GWFF Best First F ...

(Estiu 1993)'' — Carla Simón *'' Swallows and Amazons'' —

Philippa Lowthorpe Philippa Lowthorpe (born 27 December 1961) is an English film and television director. She was awarded the Deluxe Director Award at the WFTV Film and Television Awards for the miniseries '' Three Girls''. She recently directed episodes of the ...

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Sweet Virginia "Sweet Virginia" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and was the sixth song on the Rolling Stones' 1972 double album '' Exile on Main St.'' The song is a slow country-inspired composition with a saxophone solo. This album was m ...

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Jamie M. Dagg Jamie M. Dagg is a Canadian film director and writer, who won the 2016 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature, presented to the year's best feature film directed by a first-time director, for his f ...

*''Tales of Mexico (La Habitación)'' — Natalia Beristáin, Carlos Bolado,

Carlos Carrera Carlos Carrera (born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed ''El crimen del Padre Amaro'' (2002), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2009, he directed '' Backyard'' abo ...

, Ernesto Contreras, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Alfonso Pineda Ulloa, Alejandro Valle, Iván Ávila Dueñas *'' Tehran Taboo (تهران تابو)'' — Ali Soozandeh *'' Tenderness (La Tenerezza)'' — Gianni Amelio *''That Trip We Took with Dad (Die Reise mit Vater)'' —

Anca Miruna Lăzărescu Anca Miruna Lăzărescu (born 1979 in Timișoara) is a German-Romanian film director. For her film work, she has received a nomination for the European Film Award. She directed the international drama series ''Hackerville'' (2018) for HBO and TN ...

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Thelma Thelma is a female given name. It was popularized by Victorian writer Marie Corelli who gave the name to the title character of her 1887 novel ''Thelma (novel), Thelma''. It may be related to a Greek word meaning "will, volition" see ''thelema''). ...

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Joachim Trier Joachim Trier () (born 1 March 1974) is a Danish-born Norwegian film director, best known for ''Oslo, August 31st'' (2011), ''Louder Than Bombs'' (2015), ''Thelma'' (2017), and '' The Worst Person in the World'' (2021). For the latter film, he ...

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Thirst Street ''Thirst Street'' is a 2017 black comedy film directed by Nathan Silver, from a screenplay by Silver and C. Mason Wells. It stars Lindsay Burdge, Damien Bonnard, Esther Garrel, Lola Bessis, Jacques Nolot, Françoise Lebrun, Cindy Silver, Valerie ...

'' — Nathan Silver *'' Tom of Finland'' — Dome Karukoski *'' Vazante'' — Daniela Thomas *'' Western'' — Valeska Grisebach *'' Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre)'' — Hlynur Pálmason *'' The Wound (Inxeba)'' — John Trengove *'' The Young Karl Marx'' — Raoul Peck

Spotlight on France

*'' Ava'' —

Léa Mysius Léa Mysius (born 4 April 1989) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2017, she made her feature directorial debut with the film '' Ava'', which premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival where it won the SACD Award. Her second feature f ...

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BPM (Beats per Minute) ''BPM (Beats per Minute)'', also known as ''120 BPM (Beats per Minute)'', (french: 120 battements par minute) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Robin Campillo and starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois and Adèle Haenel. The fil ...

'' — Robin Campillo *'' Dalida'' — Lisa Azuelos *'' Django'' —

Étienne Comar Étienne Comar (born 25 January 1965) is a French film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for producing the films '' Of Gods and Men'' (2010) and ''Timbuktu'' (2014), for which he won the César Award for Best Film as producer ...

*'' Faces Places'' —

Agnès Varda Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film ...

, JR *'' Ismael's Ghosts (Les Fantômes d'Ismaël)'' — Arnaud Desplechin *''Milla'' — Valérie Massadian *'' A Season in France (Une Saison en France)'' — Mahamat Saleh Haroun *''The Valley of the Wolves (La Vallée des loups)'' — Jean-Michel Bertrand *''

The Workshop ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

(L'Atelier)'' — Laurent Cantet

Documentaries

*'' 24 Frames (۲۴ فریم)'' —

Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of ...

*''AlphaGo'' — Greg Kohs *''Armed with Faith'' — Asad Faruqi, Geeta Gandbhir *'' Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story'' — Alexandra Dean *''Caniba'' —

Véréna Paravel Véréna Paravel (born 21 April 1971 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland) is a French anthropologist and artist who works in film, video, and photography. Biography Verena Paravel was born in 1971. She is an anthropologist, artist and filmmaker who wor ...

, Lucien Castaing-Taylor *''Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?'' — Travis Wilkerson *''

Dina Dina ( ar, دينا, he, דִּינָה, also spelled Dinah, Dena, Deena) is a female given name. Women * Dina bint Abdul-Hamid (1929–2019), Queen consort of Jordan, first wife of King Hussein * Princess Dina Mired of Jordan (born 1965), Princ ...

'' — Daniel Sickles, Antonio Santini *''Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey'' — Dave O'Leske *''

The Farthest ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' — Emer Reynolds *''Good Luck'' — Ben Russell *'' Machines'' — Rahul Jain *''Maineland'' — Miao Wang *''A Marriage Story (Strnadovi)'' —

Helena Třeštíková Helena Třeštíková is a Czech documentary film director, member of the European Film Academy, and briefly the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as B ...

*''Searching for a New Science'' — David Malone *''Untitled'' —

Michael Glawogger Michael Glawogger (3 December 1959 – 23 April 2014) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. From 1981 to 1982, Glawogger studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, and from 1983 to 1989 at the Vienna Film Academy. Lik ...

, Monika Willi *''West of the Jordan River'' — Amos Gitai

True North

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Black Cop ''Black Cop'' is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.Cory Bowles *''

Eye on Juliet ''Eye on Juliet'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Kim Nguyen and released in 2017.

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Kim Nguyen Kim Nguyen is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his 2012 film ''War Witch (Rebelle)''. The film was the top winner at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards;Fail to Appear ''Fail to Appear'' is a 2017 Canadian independent drama film directed by Antoine Bourges in his feature film directorial debut.Marsha Lederman"Review: Fail to Appear is an utterly watchable piece of experimental Canadian film" ''The Globe and Mail ...

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Antoine Bourges Antoine Bourges is a French-Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter.Marsha Lederman"Fail to Appear, screening at VIFF, showcases a new wave of Toronto talent" ''The Globe and Mail'', September 20, 2017. He is most noted for his 2012 mid-length docudr ...

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Fake Tattoos ''Fake Tattoos'' (french: Les faux tatouages) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Pascal Plante and released in 2017. The film stars Anthony Therrien as Theo, a young loner who meets and falls in love with Mag (Rose-Marie Perreault) at a rock co ...

(Les faux tatouages)'' —

Pascal Plante Pascal Plante is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec, whose debut feature film, ''Fake Tattoos (Les faux tatouages)'', premiered in 2017. He won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Canadian Screenplay at the Vancouv ...

*''Forest Movie'' — Matthew Taylor Blais *''

In the Waves IN, In or in may refer to: Places * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independ ...

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Jacquelyn Mills Jacquelyn Mills is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. She is best known for her films '' In the Waves'' and ''Geographies of Solitude''. Early life Mills was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Career In 2008, Mills' short film, ''For Wendy'', won 5 ...

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Infiltration Infiltration may refer to: Science, medicine, and engineering *Infiltration (hydrology), downward movement of water into soil *Infiltration (HVAC), a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning term for air leakage into buildings *Infiltration (me ...

(Le problème d’infiltration)'' —

Robert Morin Robert Morin (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. In 2009, he received Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. Biography Robert Morin is known for his very personal, dark, and pessimistic ...

*''Like a Pebble in the Boot (Comme un caillou dans la botte)'' — Hélène Choquette *''

Maison du Bonheur ''Maison du Bonheur'' is a 2017 Canadian documentary film directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz. It profiles Juliane Sellam, a 77-year-old French astrologer living in Montmartre. The film premiered at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independe ...

'' — Sofia Bohdanowicz *'' Mass for Shut-Ins'' — Winston DeGiobbi *''

Our People Will Be Healed ''Our People Will Be Healed'' is a 2017 Canadian documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin. The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The film explores the Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre, an N-12 Frontier S ...

'' — Alanis Obomsawin *''Prototype'' — Blake Williams *''

Rebels on Pointe ''Rebels on Pointe'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Bobbi Jo Hart and released in 2017. The film centres on the drag ballet troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. John Doyle"Rebels on Pointe is a sharp story about masculinity ...

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Bobbi Jo Hart Bobbi Jo Hart (née Krals) is an American-Canadian documentary filmmaker based in Montreal, Quebec. Hart was born in California and raised in Cottage Grove, Oregon. She is most noted for her films ''Rebels on Pointe'', which won the award for Best ...

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A Skin So Soft ''A Skin So Soft'' (french: Ta peau si lisse) is a 2017 documentary film, directed by Canadians, Canadian director Denis Côté. A Canadian, French and Swiss coproduction, the film chronicles the daily monotonous routines of a select few men whose ...

(Ta peau si lisse)'' — Denis Côté *''

Still Night, Still Light ''Still Night, Still Light'' is the third studio album by American indie pop band Au Revoir Simone. It was released on Moshi Moshi Records and Our Secret Record Company on May 19, 2009. The album was produced by Thom Monahan. The remix album, ...

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Sophie Goyette Sophie Goyette is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is most noted for her 2012 short film '' The Near Future (Le futur proche)'', which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Aw ...

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Jordan Canning Jordan Canning is a Canadian director for film and television. She is known for her independent feature films ''We Were Wolves'' (2014) and '' Suck It Up'' (2017), as well as her work directing on television series ''Baroness Von Sketch Show,'' ' ...

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Unarmed Verses ''Unarmed Verses'' is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Charles Officer. The film centres on the predominantly Black Canadian former residents of Villaways, a Toronto Community Housing project which is undergoing demolition and revital ...

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Charles Officer Charles Officer (October 28, 1975 – December 1, 2023) was a Canadian film and television director, writer, actor, and professional hockey player. Background Charles Officer was born in Toronto, Ontario on October 28, 1972. He was born to a ...

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Worst Case, We Get Married ''Worst Case, We Get Married'' (french: Et au pire, on se mariera) is a 2017 French-Canadian drama film, directed by Léa Pool. Adapted from the novel by , the film stars Sophie Nélisse and Karine Vanasse. Nélisse stars as Aïcha, a teenage g ...

(Et on pire, on se mariera)'' — Léa Pool *''You're Soaking in It'' — Scott Harper

Gateway

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2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten ''2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten'' is a 2016 Filipino coming-of-age drama film directed by Petersen Vargas in his feature-length directorial debut and written by Jason Paul Laxamana. The film stars Khalil Ramos, Ethan Salvador and Jameson Blake. It depicts ...

'' — Petersen Vargas *''

Anarchist from Colony ''Anarchist from Colony'' () is a 2017 South Korean biographical period drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik about the life of independence activist Park Yeol, with Lee Je-hoon taking on the titular role. It premiered in South Korea on June 28, 20 ...

'' — Lee Joon-ik *''Angkor Awakens'' —

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*'' Bad Genius'' — Nattawut Poonpiriya *'' A Beautiful Star'' —

Daihachi Yoshida is a Japanese film director. He won the award for best new director at the 29th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!''. Filmography * ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'' (2007) * ''Kuhio Taisa'' (2009) * ''Permanent ...

*''Becoming Who I Was'' — Moon Chang-yong, Jeon Jin *''Burma Storybook'' — Petr Lom *'' Claire's Camera'' — Hong Sang-soo *'' Close-Knit'' — Naoko Ogigami *''

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'' — Lana Wilson *''Dragonfly Eyes'' — Xu Bing *'' The First Lap'' — Kim Dae-hwan *''A Fish Out of Water'' — Lai Kuo-An *''The Foolish Bird'' — Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka *''

The Great Buddha+ ''The Great Buddha+'' is a 2017 Taiwanese dark comedy film written and directed by Huang Hsin-yao. It is Huang's feature film directorial debut. It won the top prize at the 19th Taipei Film Festival and received 10 nominations at the 54th Golden ...

'' — Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka *''Gukoroku: Traces of Sin'' — Kei Ishikawa *''

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'' — Liu Jian *''

The Hidden Sword ''The Hidden Sword'' is a 2017 Chinese martial arts film written and directed by Xu Haofeng and adapted from Xu's novel of the same name. The film stars Xu Qing, Jessie Li and Zhang Aoyue. Cast * Xu Qing as Zhihui * Jessie Li Jessie Li ( ...

'' — Xu Haofeng *''

Honeygiver Among the Dogs ''Honeygiver Among the Dogs'' is a 2016 Bhutanese mystery film directed by Dechen Roder. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk as Kinley * Sonam Tashi Choden as C ...

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Dechen Roder Dechen Roder (born 1980, Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan) is a filmmaker from Bhutan. She started as a music video maker and advertisement maker and then started making her own films. In 2011 she made her first film name ''Original Photocopy of Happiness'' ...

*''I've Got the Blues'' — Angie Chen *''In Time to Come'' — Tan Pin Pin *''King of Peking'' —

Sam Voutas Sam Voutas is an Australian actor and independent filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing '' Red Light Revolution'', China's "first sex shop comedy" which was nominated for Best Unproduced Screenplay at the 2008 Australian Inside F ...

*''The Last Roar of a Mother Bear'' — Doug Chan *'' Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts'' —

Mouly Surya Mouly Surya (born 10 September 1980) is an Indonesian film director and screenwriter. Beginning her career as assistant director and screenwriter in local film productions, Surya rose to prominence in 2008 for her directorial debut the psycholo ...

*''Motherland'' — Ramona S. Diaz *''

Okja ''Okja'' (; ) is a 2017 science-fantasy action-adventure film directed by Bong Joon-ho with a screenplay by Bong and Jon Ronson from a story by Bong. The film is about a young girl who raised a genetically modified "super pig" (the titular Okja) ...

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Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho (, ; Hanja: 奉俊昊; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. The recipient of four Academy Awards, his filmography is characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black h ...

*'' Paradox'' — Wilson Yip *''Sweating the Small Stuff'' — Ryutaro Ninomiya

Sea to Sky

*'' Adventures in Public School'' —

Kyle Rideout Kyle Rideout (born November 9, 1984) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He co-owns a production company called Motion 58 with business partner Josh Epstein. He co-wrote and directed the short films Hop the Twig and Wait for Rain as well a ...

*''cə̓snaʔəm, the city before the city'' —

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Elle-Máijá Apiniskim Tailfeathers (born in 1986) is a Blackfoot and Sámi filmmaker, actor, and producer from the Kainai First Nation in Canada. She has won several accolades for her film work, including multiple Canadian Screen Awards. Bor ...

*''Dead Shack'' — Peter Ricq *''Entanglement'' — Jason James *'' Gregoire'' — Cody Bown *''

Hollow in the Land ''Hollow in the Land'' is a 2017 Canadian thriller film directed by Scooter Corkle. While Keith Miller remains locked behind bars for the murder of Eli Balkoff, his family is paying the price. A year after Keith's crime, a body is found in a nea ...

'' — Scooter Corkle *''

Indian Horse ''Indian Horse'' () is a novel by Canadian writer Richard Wagamese, published by Douglas & McIntyre in 2012."Indian Horse is a dark ride". '' Calgary Herald'', February 28, 2012. The novel centres on Saul Indian Horse, a First Nations boy from Ont ...

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Stephen Campanelli Stephen Campanelli is a movie cameraman and film director. He has been a long-term member of Clint Eastwood's film production crew. Campanelli can speak English, Italian and French. Early life Stephen Campanelli's mother Carmela emigrated from It ...

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Luk'Luk'I ''Luk'Luk'I'' (pronounced "lucklucky") is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The feature directorial debut of Wayne Wapeemukwa, the film is an expansion of his earlier short film ''Luk'Luk'I: Mot ...

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Wayne Wapeemukwa Wayne Wapeemukwa is a Canadian film director and screenwriter of Métis descent from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is most noted for his feature film debut ''Luk'Luk'I'' (2017), which won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best C ...

*''Meet Beau Dick: Maker of Monsters'' — LaTiesha Fazakas, Natalia Tudge *''

Never Steady, Never Still ''Never Steady, Never Still'' is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The full-length List of directorial debuts, directorial debut of Kathleen Hepburn, the film is a family drama which stars Shi ...

'' — Kathleen Hepburn *''On Putin's Blacklist'' — Boris Ivanov *''Once There Was a Winter'' — Ana Valine *''Shut Up and Say Something'' — Melanie Wood

Impact

*''ACORN and the Firestorm'' — Reuben Atlas, Sam Pollard *''Blue'' — Karina Holden *''Evolution of Organic'' — Mark Kitchell *''Frank Serpico'' —

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*'' Hondros'' — Greg Campbell *''

Human Flow ''Human Flow'' is a 2017 German documentary film co-produced and directed by Ai Weiwei about the current global refugee crisis. In the film the viewer is taken to over 20 countries to understand both the scale and the personal impact of this mass ...

'' — Ai Weiwei *''Keep Talking'' — Karen Lynn Weinberg *''The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov'' — Askold Kurov *''The Venerable W'' —

Barbet Schroeder Barbet Schroeder (born 26 August 1941) is an Iranian-born Swiss film director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working with directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette. Since the late 1980s, he has dire ...

*''A Yangtze Landscape'' — Chang Jiang

M/A/D

*'' Beuys: Art as a Weapon'' —

Andres Veiel Andres Veiel (born 16 October 1959) is a German film and theater director and writer. Biography From 1982 to 1988, Veiel studied Psychology at the Free University of Berlin and attended the director's class of Krzysztof Kieślowski at the Inde ...

*''Big Time'' — Kaspar Astrup Schröder *''Bosch: The Garden of Dreams (El Bosco, el jardin de los sueños)'' — José Luis López Linares *''Bunch of Kunst'' — Christine Franz *''Chaplin in Bali: Journey to the East'' — Raphaël Millet *''

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Catherine Gund Catherine Gund (born Catherine Gund Saalfield; 1965) is an Emmy nominated and Oscar shortlisted producer, director, writer, and activist who founded Aubin Pictures in 1996. Gund's films have screened around the world in festivals, theaters, ...

, Daresha Kyi *''Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives'' — Chris Perkel *''David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts'' —

Phil Grabsky Phil Grabsky is a BAFTA-winning British documentary filmmaker who has received multiple awards for his directing, writing, producing and cinematography. He and his company Seventh Art Productions are behind cinema films such as ''Muhammad A ...

*''Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy'' — Thomas Riedelsheimer *''Louise Lecavalier in Motion'' — Raymond St-Jean *''Planeta Petrila'' — Andrei Dascalescu *''Schumann's Bar Talks'' — Marieke Schroeder *'' Shadowman'' — Oren Jacoby *'' Song of Granite'' — Pat Collins *''Streetscapes (Dialogue)'' —

Heinz Emigholz Heinz Emigholz (born 22 January 1948 in Achim, near Bremen, Germany) is a filmmaker, actor, artist, writer and producer. He lives and works in Berlin and Malta. Emigholz has produced a comprehensive filmic and artistic oeuvre and has also done perf ...

*''Where You're Meant to Be'' — Paul Fegan

Altered States

*'' Animals (Tiere)'' — Greg Zglinski *''

Bad Day for the Cut ''Bad Day for the Cut'' is a 2017 Northern Irish crime thriller film directed by Chris Baugh. It follows a mild-mannered farmer who sets out to seek revenge after the death of his elderly mother. Plot Donal is a middle-aged, mild mannered Irish ...

'' — Chris Baugh *''

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'' — Marianna Palka *'' The Crescent'' —

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*'' The Endless'' — Justin Benson,

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*''Friendly Beast (O Animal Cordial)'' — Gabriela Amaral Almeida *''Housewife'' — Can Evrenol *''

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'' — Ryan Prows *'' Tiger Girl'' — Jakob Lass *''

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'' — Tyler MacIntyre

Canadian Short Films

*''Alice Ayalik'' — Reel Youth *''Anne Doll'' — Levi Marshall *''Bickford Park'' — Linsey Stewart, Dane Clark *''Bird'' — Molly Parker *''Birdlime'' — Evan Derushie *''Bunbun Blast'' — Drake Tuura *''Cherry Cola'' —

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*'' Crème de menthe'' — Jean-Marc E. Roy, Philippe David Gagné *'' The Crying Conch'' —

Vincent Toi Vincent Toi is a Mauritian-Canadian film director.Marie-Annick Savripène"Vincent Toi: un besoin irrépressible de raconter…" '' L'Express'', January 28, 2017. He is most noted for his 2017 short film '' The Crying Conch'', which was named to the ...

*''Do We Leave This Here'' — Julia Hutchings *''Etymology'' — Faith Paré *''Fence'' — Alexis Fortier Gauthier *'' Flood'' —

Amanda Strong Amanda Strong is a Michif Indigenous filmmaker, media artist and stop-motion director based out of the unceded Coast Salish territory in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has exhibited work and her films have been screened at festivals worldwide, ...

*''From Here To'' — Darynn Bednarczyk *''Full Moon Party'' — Gabriel Adelman *''The Glow Is Gone'' — Ryan Ermacora *''Go Play Outside'' — Adib Alkhalidey *''The Good Fight'' — Mintie Pardoe *''Grandmother (ʔEtsu)'' —

Trevor Mack Trevor Mack (born June 28, 1992) is a Tsilhqot'in Canadian filmmaker, writer, philosopher and former Crashed Ice extreme sports athlete. He is best known for writing, directing, and producing the feature-film '' Portraits from a Fire'', along w ...

*''His Name Is Willy'' — Liz Cairns *''Idizwadidiz'' — Isiah Medina *''It Just Might Be True'' — Evan McDermot, Samantha Campbell *''The Knits'' — Lisa Birke *''Let Your Heart Be Light'' — Deragh Campbell,

Sophy Romvari Sophy Romvari (born October 20, 1990) is a Canadian film director, writer, and actress. She attracted widespread acclaim for her short film '' Still Processing'' (2020).Barry Hertz, "Canadian short filmmakers play the long game". ''The Globe and M ...

*''Life Goes On: John Dub'' — Moe Yang *''Lights Beneath My Feet'' — Laz *''Lira's Forest'' — Connor Jessup *''Lost Paradise Lost'' — Yan Giroux *''Lower Plenty Garden Views'' — Adrian St. Louis *''

Manivald ''Manivald'' is an animated short film, directed by Chintis Lundgren and released in 2017.Ko Ricker"Human After All: The Social Satire of Chintis Lundgren’s ‘Manivald’" '' Animation World Network'', December 13, 2017. Plot The film centres ...

'' — Chintis Lundgren *''The Martyr'' — Devan Scott, Will Ross *''Memory of the Peace'' — Jennifer Chiu, Jean Parsons *'' Milk'' — Heather Young *''The Mountain of SGaana'' — Christopher Auchter *''La Pesca'' — Pablo Alvarez-Mesa, Fernando López Escrivá *''Refugee Rescue'' — Richard Yang *''

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'' — Yassmina Karajah *''Scaffold'' —

Kazik Radwanski Kazik Radwanski is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His early short films have been cited as part of the New Canadian Cinema movement. He made his List of directorial debuts, feature film directorial debut in 2012 with Tower (2012 Canad ...

*''Scratchy'' — Marv Newland *''Sea Monster'' — Daniel Rocque, Kassandra Tomczyk *''Shadow Nettes'' — Phillip Barker *''Slap Happy'' —

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 Yo ...

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The Tesla World Light ''The Tesla World Light'' (French: ''Tesla : lumière mondiale'') is an 8-minute 2017 black and white avant-garde film by Montreal director Matthew Rankin imagining the latter days of inventor Nikola Tesla in 1905 in New York City. Rankin has state ...

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Matthew Rankin Matthew Rankin is a Canadian experimental filmmaker. He is most noted for his 2014 film '' Mynarski Death Plummet'', which was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards and a s ...

*''There Lived the Colliers'' — Nelson MacDonald *''Thug'' — Daniel Boos *'' Voices of Kidnapping'' — Ryan McKenna *''When Food Goes Bad'' — Ben Sprenger *''Where Do Cats Go After 9 Lives?'' — Marion Duhaime *''A Woman on the Telephone: Carol'' — Erica Généreux Smith

International Short Films

*''100 Second Red Light'' — Navid Zare *''Afterglow'' — Akira Kamiki *''American Psychosis'' — Amanda Zackem *''The Animal'' — Atasay Koç *''Backstory'' — Joschka Laukeninks *''Ballooinator'' — Joshua Siegel *''Bullroarer'' — Francesco Saviano *''C.O.D.'' — Onur Dogan *''Canton Novelty'' — Fang Lu *''Chasing Stars'' — Markus Eichenberger *''Damn Bro!'' — Travis Frick *''Divide'' — Rabbia Arshad, Alysha Siddigi, Jamil Ur Rehman *''Don't Be Afraid of the Light'' — Jason A. Rostovsky *''The Fashion Show'' — Lucy Lumsden *''Flag'' — Matan Ben Moreh *''Forever Now'' — Kristian Haskjold *''Game'' — Jeannie Donohoe *''The Good Girls'' — Clara Roquet *''High Moon'' — David Zhu *''Home, Sweet Home'' — Carlos Polo *''Hsiang Yi'' — Wu Zi En *''Hunger'' — Alejandro Montalvo *''I Love You Forever Now'' — Youyang Yu *''Images of Nowhere'' — Rubén Guzmán *''Invisible Line'' — Shahnawaz Chachar, Sourath Behan, Danial Shah *''The Kodachrome Elegies'' — Jay Rosenblatt *''Land of Happy Dreams'' — Josh Auter *''The Language of Ball'' — Ramon Rodriguez *''Life Is Lifeless'' — Hawar Rahimi *''Lunar Dial'' — Gao Yuan *''Marlon'' — Jessica Palud *''Maxwell's Demon'' — Marcos Vaz *''Munchies'' — Sinéad Stoddart *''Nobody Likes You'' — Mark Sean Haynes, Kelly Wydryk *''Outlines'' — Ellie Rogers *''Overlove'' — Lucas Helth *''Promise'' — Neville Pierce *''Rhythm of Being'' — Giada Ghiringhelli *''Royal Fool'' — Saba Karseladze *''Say No to Early Sex'' — Alusine Kamara, Susan Kargbo, Ibrahim Kamara, Mariama Kargbo *''Shepherd's Purse'' — Dong Hao *''Sissyman'' — Joshua Atesh Little *''Sisters'' — Toni Kamula *''Talking Too Loud'' — Abel Rubinstein, Georgia Milton *''There Was a Man, a Girl and a Rocket'' — Terence Chim *''7ún3l'' — Klych López *''TV in the Fish Tail'' — Iesh Thapar *''Walk of Shame'' — Maisie Buck *''Walt & Me'' — Yaz Canli *''Wardrobe'' — Pranav Bhasin *''Wave'' — Benjamin Cleary, T.J. O'Grady Peyton *''We Belong'' — Jeremy Herron *''Who Is in Charge Here?'' — Studio Da *''Yes, God, Yes'' — Karen Maine

Modes

*''489 Years'' — Hayoun Kwon *''Batrachian's Ballad'' — Leonor Teles *''Charged Landscapes'' — Sara Naomi Goodman *''Find Fix Finish'' — Sylvain Cruiziat, Mila Zhluktenko *''Green Screen Gringo'' — Douwe Dijkstra *''Jardins d'été'' — Quayola *''Martin Cries'' — Jonathan Vinel *''A Photo of Me'' — Dennis Tupicoff *''Roadside Attraction'' — Iveta Lucas, Patrick Bresnan *''Strange Says the Angel'' — Shalimar Preuss *''Studies on the Ecology of Drama'' — Eija-Liisa Ahtila *''A Tall Tale'' — Maya Schweizer *''Tashlikh (Cast Off)'' — Yael Bartana

References

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