Archive of posts tagged "viff"

VIFF 2011: Award Winners

October 15th, 2011 @ 4:57pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The 30th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped up last night at the closing gala following a screening of The Kid With a Bike by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. With the end of the festival comes the awards, both juried and as-voted by the fans. Canadian Images Shaw Media Award for Best Canadian Feature Film [...]

VIFF 2011: Everything & Everyone

September 28th, 2011 @ 10:30am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver International Film Festival starts tomorrow with the opening gala screening and will run until October 14th. As a sponsor of the festival, I have the pleasure of co-presenting the world premiere of the film Everything & Everyone on October 12th. This charming and emotional drama from talented local director Tracy D. Smith was [...]

VIFF 2011 Overview & Galas

September 20th, 2011 @ 4:24pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) is coming up September 29th to October 14th, 2011 and Miss604.com is once again a proud sponsor. Festival series include Arts & Letters, Canadian Images, Cinema of Our Time, Dragons & Tigers, Heaven & Earth, Nonfiction Features, and a Spotlight on France along with Films for Youth and a [...]

VIFF 2010: Galas and Parties

October 14th, 2010 @ 9:52am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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While the Vancouver International Film Festival‘s 2010 season kicked off in style with parties from Martini Madness, Brightlight Pictures, and the official opening gala, the red carpets are slowly being tucked away for another year. However, it’s never too late to look back on the good times had throughout the festival and the deliciousness that [...]

VIFF 2010: Leave Them Laughing

September 27th, 2010 @ 6:19pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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As a sponsor of the Vancouver International Film Festival this year I was able to choose a specific screening to be presented by Miss604.com. After looking at the Canadian Images series I selected Leave Them Laughing. Leave Them Laughing Director: John Zaritsky Producer: Montana Berg Featuring: Carla Zilbersmith View film blog View Carla’s blog “Once [...]

VIFF 2010: Preview and Picks

September 15th, 2010 @ 8:08am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver International Film Festival starts at the end of September and tickets went on sale this past Sunday. I’ve been covering the VIFF for about three years now and each time I do, I start by mining Marina Antunes for information. She helps run the RowThree podcast and blog, which is in my opinion, [...]

VIFF 2009 Coming to an End

October 16th, 2009 @ 9:33am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Today is the Closing Gala of the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival however due to popular demand, VIFF films will continue to be screened next week. This Way of Life – Saturday October 17, 7:00 pm Queen to Play – Saturday October 17, 9:00 pm Only When I Dance– Sunday October 18, 6:30 pm At [...]

VIFF 2009 iPhone App Review

October 9th, 2009 @ 9:32am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver International Film Festival released an iPhone app last week that was produced by Xomo Digital. It’s available in the App Store for free and contains every slice of information about a VIFF film this year that you could possibly want to know. Here are some screenshots from my iPhone: Share your VIFF 2009 [...]