Vancouver International Film Festival
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The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, Canada for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival began in 1982 and is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society, a provincially-registered non-profit and federally-registered charitable organization.
The festival shows both Canadian and international films, and has established a reputation as a stepping stone for many young Asia filmmakers. In 2004, it was the largest exhibitor of Asian films outside of Asia. Documentary film are also a major component of the festival. The 2006 festival screened over 300 films from more than 50 countries, nearly a quarter of which were nonfiction.
Annual attendance has exceeded 150,000 since 2003.
Each year, the festival offers a number of juried and audience-voted awards. Select results from recent years:
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