October 1–11, 2021
Vancouver International Film Festival 2021
Join us in celebrating the 40th Vancouver International Film Festival!
With over 110 feature films, 75+ shorts, talks and conferences there is a lot to discover at VIFF 2021. Explore our dynamic program featuring some of the best cinema and creative voices from around the globe. You can enjoy the full cinematic experience at the friendly, safe festival venues and stream over 80% of the festival program on VIFF Connect. Whether you’re watching on the big screen or small, VIFF is excited to share our 2021 program with film fans in Vancouver and across the country.
The Cinematheque is pleased to join with the Vancouver International Film Festival in co-presenting these in-cinema screenings during VIFF 2021.
You can find more information about the Festival at viff.org
Please note that Cinematheque Passes and Ticket Packs are not valid for any Vancouver International Film Festival screenings.
List of Programmed Films
| Date | Film Title | Director(s) | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-Oct | Souad | Ayten Amin | 2021 | Egypt . . . |
| 2021-Oct | Queen of Glory | Nana Mensah | 2021 | USA |
| 2021-Oct | Spaghetti Code Love | Takeshi Maruyama | 2021 | Japan |
| 2021-Oct | A Chat | Wang Xide | 2021 | China |
| 2021-Oct | Quickening | Haya Waseem | 2021 | Canada |
| 2021-Oct | Zo Reken | Emanuel Licha | 2021 | Canada |
| 2021-Oct | Just a Movement | Vincent Meessen | 2020 | Belgium . . . |
| 2021-Oct | Islands | Martin Edralin | 2021 | Canada |
| 2021-Oct | The First 54 Years | Avi Mograbi | 2021 | France . . . |
| 2021-Oct | Damascus Dreams | Émilie Serri | 2021 | Canada |
| 2021-Oct | Small Body | Laura Samani | 2021 | Italy . . . |
| 2021-Oct | Bootlegger | Caroline Monnet | 2021 | Canada |
| 2021-Oct | Father Pablo | José Luis Isoard Arrubarrena | 2021 | Mexico |
| 2021-Oct | Taming the Garden | Salomé Jashi | 2021 | Switzerland . . . |
| 2021-Oct | Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege | Abdallah Al-Khatib | 2021 | Lebanon . . . |
| 2021-Oct | Money Has Four Legs | Maung Sun | 2020 | Myanmar |
| 2021-Oct | The King of North Sudan | Danny Abel | 2021 | USA . . . |
| 2021-Oct | Barbarian Invasion | Tan Chui Mui | 2021 | Malaysia . . . |
| 2021-Oct | Unclenching the Fists | Kira Kovalenko | 2021 | Russia |
| 2021-Oct | Night Blooms | Stephanie Joline | 2021 | Canada |
| 2021-Oct | Tin Can | Seth A Smith | 2020 | Canada |
| 2021-Oct | Bipolar | Queena Li | 2021 | China |
| 2021-Oct | Sin La Habana | Kaveh Nabatian | 2020 | Canada |
| 2021-Oct | Moneyboys | C.B. Yi | 2021 | Austria . . . |
| 2021-Oct | The Boathouse | Hannah Cheesman | 2021 | Canada |
| 2021-Oct | What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? | Alexandre Koberidze | 2021 | Germany . . . |
| 2021-Oct | Keep Rolling | Man Lim Chung | 2020 | Hong Kong |
| 2021-Oct | Venetian Molecules | Andrea Segre | 2020 | Italy |