2022 Vancouver International Film Festival

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2022 Vancouver International Film Festival
Opening film Bones of Crows by Marie Clements
Closing film Broker by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Founded1958
No. of films237
Festival dateSeptember 29 - October 9, 2022
Website VIFF
Vancouver International Film Festival

The 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 41st event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 29 to October 9, 2022. [1] The festival opened with the Marie Clements film Bones of Crows , and closed with Hirokazu Kore-eda's film Broker . [2]

Contents

The festival scheduled 135 feature films and 102 short films overall. [3] All films were screened in-person, although a selection of films was also available throughout British Columbia on the online VIFF Connects platform. [3]

The most noted change at the 2022 festival is the introduction of Vanguard, a competitive program for films by emerging directors. [1] The festival will present a $5,000 award to the film selected as the best film in that program. [1] Some of the festival's programs have also been renamed from past years, including the Canadian film program being renamed from True North to Northern Lights and the Music/Art/Design (M/A/D) program for documentary films about the arts being renamed to Portraits.

Awards

Juried award winners were announced on October 7, 2022, [4] with audience award winners announced following the conclusion of the festival. [5]

AwardFilmFilmmaker
Audience Award, Galas & Special Presentations The Grizzlie Truth Kathleen Jayme
Audience Award, Showcase Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas Chelsea McMullan
Audience Award, Panorama The Blue Caftan Maryam Touzani
Audience Award, Vanguard Harvest Moon (Эргэж ирэхгүй намар) Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam
Audience Award, Northern Lights Riceboy Sleeps Anthony Shim
Audience Award, Insights The Klabona Keepers Tamo Campos, Jasper Snow-Rosen
Audience Award, Spectrum The Hermit of Treig Lizzie MacKenzie
Audience Award, Portraits Lay Down Your Heart Marie Clements
Audience Award, Altered States Rodeo Lola Quivoron
Best Canadian Film Riceboy Sleeps Anthony Shim
Best Canadian Film, Honorable Mention Queens of the Qing Dynasty Ashley McKenzie
Best Canadian Documentary Geographies of Solitude Jacquelyn Mills
Best Canadian Documentary, Honorable Mention Ever Deadly Tanya Tagaq, Chelsea McMullan
Best Canadian Short FilmBabaMeran Ismailsoy, Anya Chirkova
Best Canadian Short Film, Honorable MentionsAgonyArmand Beaudoux
Heartbeat of a NationEric Janvier
Emerging Canadian Director Falcon Lake Charlotte Le Bon
Emerging Canadian Director, Honorable Mention Until Branches Bend Sophie Jarvis
Best BC Film
Best BC Film, Honorable Mention The Klabona Keepers Tamo Campos, Jasper Snow-Rosen
Vanguard Award Other Cannibals (Altri Cannibali)Francesco Sossai
Vanguard Award, Honorable MentionTortoise Under the EarthShishir Jha

Films

Galas and special presentations

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh United Kingdom, Ireland, United States
Bones of Crows Marie Clements Canada
Broker 브로커 Hirokazu Kore-eda South Korea
Corsage Marie KreutzerAustria, France, Germany
Decision to Leave Park Chan-wook South Korea
Empire of Light Sam Mendes United Kingdom, United States
EO Jerzy Skolimowski Poland, Italy
The Grizzlie Truth Kathleen Jayme Canada
One Fine Morning Un beau matin Mia Hansen-Løve France
The Son Florian Zeller United Kingdom
Stars at Noon Claire Denis France
Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, France, Greece
The Whale Darren Aronofsky United States
Women Talking Sarah Polley United States

Showcase

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Alcarràs Carla Simón Spain, Italy
Before, Now & Then Nana Kamila Andini Indonesia
Black Ice Hubert Davis Canada
Boy from Heaven Tarik Saleh Sweden
Brother Clement Virgo Canada
Call Jane Phyllis Nagy United States
Close Lukas Dhont Belgium, Netherlands, France
Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas Chelsea McMullan Canada
Emily Frances O'Connor United Kingdom, United States
Holy Spider Ali Abbasi Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France
Klondike Клондайк Maryna Er Gorbach Ukraine
MotherhoodBosei / 母性 Ryūichi Hiroki Japan
Nostalgia Mario Martone Italy, France
Pacifiction Tourment sur les îles Albert Serra France, Spain, Germany, Portugal
Peter von Kant François Ozon France
R.M.N. Cristian Mungiu Romania, France
Tori and Lokita Tori et Lokita Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Belgium
Viking Stéphane Lafleur Canada

Panorama

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Aftersun Charlotte WellsUnited Kingdom, United States
The Beasts As bestas Rodrigo Sorogoyen Spain, France
The Blue Caftan Le Bleu du Caftan Maryam Touzani Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark
CarajitaSilvina Schnicer, Ulises Porra GuardiolaDominican Republic, Argentina
Dos estaciones Juan Pablo González Mexico, France, United States
Falcon Lake Charlotte Le Bon Canada, France
Field of BloodCampo de Sangue João Mário Grilo Portugal
FogaréuFlávia NevesBrazil, France
The ForgerDer PassfälscherMaggie PerenGermany, Luxembourg
Joyland Saim Sadiq Pakistan
Karaoke Moshe RosenthalIsrael
Leonora addio Paolo Taviani Italy
Like a Fish on the MoonBalaye aseman zire abDornaz HajihaIran
Maigret Patrice Leconte France
A Matter of TrustIngen kender dagen Annette K. Olesen Denmark
Mediterranean Fever Maha Haj Palestine, Germany, France, Cyprus, Qatar
The MountainLa MontagneThomas SalvadorFrance
Nanny Nikyatu Jusu United States
Nayola José Miguel Ribeiro Portugal, Belgium, France, Netherlands
No Prior AppointmentBedoun-e Gharar-e GhabliBehrooz ShoaibiIran
The Novelist's Film 소설가의 영화, Soseolgaui Yeonghwa Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Once Upon a Time in Calcutta Aditya Vikram Sengupta India, France, Norway
PiaffeAnn OrenGermany
A Piece of Sky Drii Winter Michael Koch Switzerland
Plan 75 Chie HayakawaJapan
Queens of the Qing Dynasty Ashley McKenzie Canada
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush Andreas Dresen Germany, France
Riverside Mukolitta川っぺりムコリッタ, Kawapperi Mukoritta Naoko Ogigami Japan
Scarlet L’Envol Pietro Marcello France, Italy, Germany
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong七人樂隊 Ann Hui, Sammo Hung, Ringo Lam, Patrick Tam, Johnnie To, Hark Tsui, Yuen Woo-ping Hong Kong, China
Stonewalling 石門Huang Ji, Otsuka RyujiJapan
There ThereAndrew BujalskiUnited States
Thunder FoudreCarmen JaquierSwitzerland
Utama Alejandro Loayza GrisiBolivia, Uruguay, France
We Are Family出租家人Benny LauHong Kong
What We Do Next Stephen Belber United States
A Woman Escapes Sofia Bohdanowicz, Burak Çevik, Blake WilliamsCanada, Turkey
The WordSlovoBeata ParkanováCzech Republic, Slovakia, Poland
Zátopek David Ondříček Czech Republic, Slovakia

Vanguard

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Harvest MoonЭргэж ирэхгүй намар Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam Mongolia
Know Your PlaceZia MohajerjasbiUnited States
The LocustFaeze AzizkhaniIran, Germany
Moja VesnaSara KernAustralia, Slovenia
Nightsiren Světlonoc Tereza Nvotová Slovakia, Czech Republic
Other Cannibals Altri CannibaliFrancesco SossaiGermany
Tortoise Under the EarthShishir JhaIndia
The UncleStricDavid Kapac, Andrija MardešićCroatia, Serbia

Northern Lights

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Anyox Jessica Johnson, Ryan ErmacoraCanada
Back HomeNisha Platzer
Concrete Valley Antoine Bourges
Golden Delicious Jason Karman
The Maiden Graham Foy
North of Normal Carly Stone
Riceboy Sleeps Anthony Shim
Rosie Gail Maurice
Soft Joseph Amenta
Something You Said Last Night Luis De Filippis
This House Cette maison Miryam Charles
Until Branches Bend Sophie Jarvis
When Time Got Louder Connie Cocchia
You Can Live Forever Sarah Watts, Mark Slutsky

Insights

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
1341 Frames of Love and War Ran TalIsrael, United Kingdom, United States
Adam Ondra: Pushing the LimitsJan Šimánek, Petr ZárubaCzech Republic, Italy
All That Breathes Shaunak Sen India, United States, United Kingdom
A Fire InsideJustin Krook, Luke MazzaferroAustralia
Framing Agnes Chase Joynt Canada
Good Night Oppy Ryan White United States
If You Are a ManSimon PanayFrance, Burkina Faso
The Killing of a JournalistMatt SarneckiDenmark
The Klabona Keepers Tamo Campos, Jasper Snow-Rosen, Rhoda QuockCanada
Last Flight Home Ondi Timoner United States
Love Will Come LaterJulia FurerSwitzerland
My Imaginary Country Mi país imaginario Patricio Guzmán Chile, France
RebellionElena Sánchez Bellot and Maia KenworthyUnited Kingdom
Retrograde Matthew Heineman United States
UnarchivedHayley Gray, Elad TzadokCanada

Spectrum

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
8 Stories About My Hearing LossCharo MatoArgentina, Uruguay
Day After...Anyadin… Kamar Ahmad Simon Bangladesh, France, Norway
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor France, Switzerland
The EclipseFormorkelsen / PomračenjeNataša UrbanNorway, Serbia
Geographies of Solitude Jacquelyn Mills Canada
The Hermit of Treig Lizzie MacKenzieUnited Kingdom
Riotsville, U.S.A. Sierra PettengillUnited States
See You Friday, RobinsonÀ vendredi, Robinson Mitra Farahani France, Switzerland, Iran, Lebanon

Portraits

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Cesária ÉvoraAna Sofia FonsecaPortugal
Dancing PinaFlorian Heinzen-ZiobGermany
Ever Deadly Chelsea McMullan, Tanya Tagaq Canada
Goya, Carrière and the Ghost of BuñuelJosé Luis López-LinaresFrance, Spain, Portugal
Hopper: An American Love Story Phil Grabsky United Kingdom, United States
The King of WuxiaLin Jing-jieTaiwan
Lay Down Your Heart Marie Clements Canada
The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art and Times of David Hammons Judd Tully, Harold Crooks Canada, United States
Music Pictures: New OrleansBen ChaceUnited States
Okay!: The ASD Band Film Mark BoneCanada
Soviet Bus StopsKristoffer HegnsvadDenmark, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Latvia

Altered States

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Blaze Del Kathryn Barton Australia
Huesera: The Bone Woman Michelle Garza Cervera Mexico
Leonor Will Never Die Martika Ramirez EscobarPhilippines
Quantum Cowboys Geoff Marslett United States
Rodeo RodéoLola QuivoronFrance
Sick of Myself Kristoffer Borgli Norway, Sweden
Smoking Causes Coughing Fumer fait tousser Quentin Dupieux France
Something in the Dirt Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead United States

Short Forum

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
AdoreBeth WarrianCanada
AgonyAgonieArnaud Beaudoux
BabaAnya Chirkova, Meran Ismailsoy
The Ballad of GusBrian Barnhart
Blond Night Nuit blonde Gabrielle Demers
Brasier Émilie Mannering
Chasing BirdsUna Lorenzen
Coin Slot Scott Jones
DhulpaKunsang Kyirong
The Faraway PlaceKenny Welsh
First Months of FreedomKriss Li
The Flying Sailor Le Matelot volant Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis
Framing the SelfAndrea Cristini
From Chile to Canada: Media HerstoriesSarah Shamash, Sonia Medel
Grown in DarknessDevin Shears
Heartbeat of a NationEric Janvier
Hills and Mountains Salar Pashtoonyar
Horse BrothersMilos Mitrovic, Fabian Velasco
I Empower as a MotherDani Barker, Inder Nirwan
I See Me WatchingSidney Gordon
I, SunMoi soleilJulien Falardeau
I Thought the World of YouKurt Walker
Late SummerRyan Steel
Mariposa John Greyson, Bongani Ndodana-Breen
Meeting with Robert DoleRencontre avec Robert DoleFrançois Harvey
Minus TwentyJack Parker
Mother's SkinLeah Johnston
Municipal Relaxation Module Matthew Rankin
My Thoughts ExactlyMike Archibald
Nanitic Carol Nguyen
N’xaxaitkw Asia Youngman
PacoKent Donguines
The PassingJackson Harvey
Patty vs. Patty Chris Strikes
La Plage aux êtresKendra McLaughlin
Pro PoolPiscine proAlec Pronovost
Red HouseBarry Doupé
ResteGinger Le Pêcheur
Rocket FuelJessie Posthumus
RoseRoxann Whitebean
RuminationAshleigh Vaillancourt
The RunnerAmar Chebib
Scaring Women at Night Karimah Zakia Issa
Sexy Highland Stream Nathan Adler
SikiituGabriel Allard Gagnon
Square PegChristian Bunea
Terror/FormingRylan Friday
TibiJarret Twoyoungmen
TidalChloe Van Landschoot
TongueKaho Yoshida

International Shorts

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
BabyBebéCristina Sánchez SalamancaColombia
Before BirthAntes de nacerCarmen Jiménez, Álex MenaSpain
Bye ByePartir un jourAmélie BonninFrance
Censor of DreamsLéo Berne, Raphaël RodriguezFrance
The CeremonyLisle TurnerUnited Kingdom
The CormorantLe CormoranLubna PlayoustFrance
A Different PlaceSophie BlackUnited Kingdom
EllieFernando BonelliSpain
Empire of My Melodious MindJeannette LouieUnited States
Firecracker BulletsChad CharlieUnited States
For RealNa SerioErnest LorekPoland
For You Today the Light of the Sun Will Not ShinePer Voi Oggi la Luce del sole non splenderàAndrea BordoliSwitzerland
Further and Further AwayChhngai Dach AlaiPolen LyCambodia
Island of FreedomOstrov svobodyPetr JanuschkaCzech Republic
Judy, Judy, JudyJessica McGaughUnited States
Killing OurselvesMaya YadlinIsrael
The Lone WolfO lobo solitário Filipe Melo Portugal
Magnified CityIsaku KanekoJapan
MarianneJulien Gaspar-OliveriFrance
A Moral ManPaul Wade, Simon WadeUnited Kingdom
MumuMo ShaChina
My Name Is AntiAndreas Vakalios, Fili OlsefskiGreece
NestJames HunterAustralia
OSTAbhichoke ChandrasenThailand
PerspectiveAlaa AlgburiIraq, Jordan
Plastic KillerJose PozoAndorra, Spain
Ponto FinalMiguel López BerazaSpain, Portugal
The Silent OnesLes SilencieuxBasile VuilleminFrance, Belgium, Switzerland
Solar EclipseEclipseRaha Amirfazli, Alireza Ghasemi France, Iran
Starfuckers Antonio Marziale United States
Will You Look at MeDang wo wang xiang ni de shi houShuli HuangChina

Reel Youth

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
CITSALPJean A. EvangelistaPhilippines
Dear KarenMika Washington, Kaniel Jacob-CrossCanada
FireworksNicolas LeclercCanada
FishingAndreas DuerrGermany
For My FatherWaka Wikaire JamesNew Zealand
The Hill We ClimbWide Angle Youth MediaUnited States
Lonely SoulsFinn Morgan-RobertsUnited Kingdom
Not Quite QuarantineJulian LeeUnited States
Paper TalkA l'unissonNathalie DunselmanFrance
Patterns in Our LivesLeili HamidiCanada
PowerHannah Gallant, Madison Jules George, Nona Marchand, Danielle TaralsonCanada
Prom and PotionsBaile da MagiaAna Maria Teixeira HoraBrazil
SelfGagan Kumar CIndia
She Said, She SaidFraser HannayCanada
SolitudeFiyin CokerCanada
Sound of BordersBahar RezvanifarIran
ThroughGaukhar AkzholKazakhstan
TrailblazerJenna Hammerlindl, Heather AddisonCanada
WhispererPasapalabraAndrea TestiniSpain
The White RoseIan KimUnited States

Modes

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
BackflipNikita DiakurGermany, France
The Earth Will Swallow It AllZiemia wchłonie to wszystkoDominik RitszelPoland
The Fruit TreeIsabelle TollenaereBelgium
Hardly WorkingSusanna Flock, Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner, Michael StumpfAustria
IntermissionRéka BucsiHungary
It's Raining Frogs OutsideAmpangabagat Nin Talakba Ha LikolMaria Estela PaisoPhilippines
Laika Deborah Stratman United States
Lake of FireNeozoonGermany
Neighbour AbdiDouwe DijkstraNetherlands
Parasite FamilyPrapat JiwarangsanThailand
Perforated RealitiesGustaf BromsSweden
Prelude Op. 28 No.2Preludi Op. 28 nro 2Jenni ToikkaFinland
Saving Some Random Insignificant StoriesAnna VasofAustria, Greece
The StopoverL'EscalePaul Shemisi, Nizar Saleh, Anne Reijniers, Rob JacobsBelgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Very, Very Tremendously非常,非常,非常地Guangli LiuChina, France
Watch the Fire or Burn Inside ItIl faut regarder le feu ou brûler dedans Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel France
Woman as Image, Man as Bearer of the LookLa mujer como imagen, el hombre como portador de la miradaCarlos VelandiaColombia
ZoonJonatan SchwenkGermany

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