The Cinematheque

The Cinematheque wishes you the very best of the festive season with a special selection of must-see, much-loved film classics, all best enjoyed on the big screen.

The Cinematheque is delighted to welcome acclaimed American independent filmmaker Sean Baker in person for a program celebrating his three most recent features.

Europe without the jet lag! The Cinematheque’s annual European Union Film Festival spotlights acclaimed new and recent films from across greater Europe.

The Cinematheque is pleased to present a major retrospective — career-spanning and near-complete — devoted to the films of Agnès Varda, one of cinema's paramount female artists.

The singular cinema of the Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami (1940–2016), one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of the past three decades, is celebrated with this near-comprehensive retrospective.

Moving-image art in dialogue with cinema. Programmed by Michèle Smith.

A movie matinée series for kids and their families.

Chan Centre Connects film screenings at The Cinematheque are curated to accompany musical performances in the Chan Centre Presents concert series at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC.

Acclaimed and accomplished new films from Iran are in the spotlight in this monthly showcase presented by The Cinematheque in partnership with the Phoenix Cultural Centre of Toronto and Pacific United Productions.

Monthly mental health film series presented by The Cinematheque and the Institute of Mental Health, UBC Department of Psychiatry.

First runs and Vancouver premieres of contemporary works by Canadian directors.