2017 Vancouver International Film Festival

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2017 Vancouver International Film Festival
Opening film Meditation Park by Mina Shum
Closing film Wonderstruck by Todd Haynes
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Festival dateSeptember 28–October 13, 2017

The 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 36th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 28 to October 13, 2017. [1]

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The festival's opening gala film was Mina Shum's Meditation Park , and its closing gala was Todd Haynes's Wonderstruck ; [2] during the festival, a special gala was also dedicated to Guy Maddin's film The Green Fog , with its score performed live in the theatre by the Kronos Quartet. [3]

Awards

Award winners were announced on October 13. [4]

AwardFilmFilmmaker
People's Choice Indian Horse Stephen Campanelli
Most Popular Canadian DocumentaryShut Up and Say SomethingMelanie Wood
Most Popular International Feature Loving Vincent Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Most Popular International Documentary Faces Places Agnès Varda, JR
Best Canadian Film Black Cop Cory Bowles
Best Canadian Documentary Unarmed Verses Charles Officer
Best Canadian Short FilmShadow Nettes Phillip Barker
Emerging Canadian Director Never Steady, Never Still Kathleen Hepburn
Best BC Film Luk'Luk'I Wayne Wapeemukwa
Best BC Short Film Rupture Yassmina Karajah
Sea to Sky Award Never Steady, Never Still Kathleen Hepburn
BC Emerging Filmmaker Never Steady, Never Still Kathleen Hepburn
Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film The Crying Conch Vincent Toi
VIFF Impact AwardBlueKarina Holden

Films

Special Presentations

Contemporary World Cinema

Spotlight on France

Documentaries

True North

Gateway

Sea to Sky

Impact

M/A/D

Altered States

Canadian Short Films

International Short Films

Modes

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References

  1. "Vancouver International Film Festival: What to watch". The Globe and Mail , September 29, 2017.
  2. Dana Gee, "See what all the buzz is about; VIFF Preview". The Province , September 21, 2017.
  3. Stuart Derdeyn, "A Creative Collaboration; Kronos Quartet and Guy Maddin combine their talents to create Green Fog". Vancouver Sun , October 5, 2017.
  4. 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 , October 14, 2017.