2023 Vancouver International Film Festival
LocationVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Founded1958
Festival dateSeptember 28 - October 8, 2023
WebsiteVIFF

The 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 42nd event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 28 to October 8, 2023.[1]

Awards

Winners of the juried Canadian film awards were announced on October 5.[2] The Vanguard award winner was announced on October 8, and Audience Award winners were announced on October 12.

Award Film Filmmaker
Audience Award, Galas & Special Presentations Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
Audience Award, Showcase The Monk and the Gun Pawo Choyning Dorji
Audience Award, Panorama Irena's Vow Louise Archambault
Audience Award, Vanguard Let Me Go (Laissez-moi) Maxime Rappaz
Audience Award, Northern Lights Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun Banchi Hanuse
Audience Award, Insights Physician, Heal Thyself Asher Penn
Audience Award, Spectrum Asog Seán Devlin
Audience Award, Portraits Call Me Dancer Leslie Shampaine, Pip Gilmour
Audience Award, Altered States Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) Ariane Louis-Seize
Best Canadian Film Fitting In Molly McGlynn
Best Canadian Film, Honorable Mention Gamodi Felix Kalmenson
Best Canadian Documentary Someone Lives Here Zack Russell
Best Canadian Documentary, Honorable Mention Asog Seán Devlin
Best Canadian Short Film Katshinau Julien G. Marcotte, Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush
Best Canadian Short Film, Honorable Mention Our Grandmother the Inlet Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos, Kayah George
Emerging Canadian Director Valley of Exile Anna Fahr
Emerging Canadian Director, Honorable Mention Richelieu Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Best BC Film WaaPaKe Jules Arita Koostachin
Best BC Film, Honorable Mention Asog Seán Devlin
Vanguard Award Animal Sofia Exarchou
Vanguard Award, Honorable Mention Octopus Skin (La Piel Pulpo) Ana Cristina Barragán

Films

The full schedule was announced on September 6.[3]

Galas and special presentations

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Anatomy of a FallAnatomie d'une chuteJustine TrietFrance
The Boy and the Heron君たちはどう生きるかHayao MiyazakiJapan
La ChimeraAlice RohrwacherItaly, France, Switzerland
Fallen LeavesKuolleet lehdetAki KaurismäkiFinland, Germany
I'm Just Here for the RiotKathleen Jayme, Asia YoungmanCanada
Last SummerL'Été dernierCatherine Breillat
Monster怪物Hirokazu Kore-edaJapan
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-BelieveRobert McCallumCanada
A Normal Family보통의 가족Hur Jin-hoSouth Korea
The Old OakKen LoachUnited Kingdom, France, Belgium
The Pot-au-FeuLa Passion de Dodin BouffantTran Anh HungFrance
PriscillaSofia CoppolaUnited States
The Promised LandBastardenNikolaj ArcelDenmark, Germany, Sweden
Seven VeilsAtom EgoyanCanada
Swan SongChelsea McMullanCanada
The Zone of InterestJonathan GlazerUnited Kingdom, Poland, United States

Showcase

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
About Dry GrassesKuru Otlar ÜstüneNuri Bilge CeylanTurkey, France, Germany, Sweden
Close to YouDominic SavageCanada, United Kingdom
CreatureAsif KapadiaUnited Kingdom
The DelinquentsLos delincuentesRodrigo MorenoArgentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Chile
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the WorldNu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumiiRadu JudeRomania
Evil Does Not Exist悪は存在しないRyûsuke HamaguchiJapan
Four Daughtersبنات ألفةKaouther Ben HaniaFrance, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia
Four Little AdultsNelja Pienta AikuistaSelma VilhunenFinland, Sweden
Green BorderZielona granicaAgnieszka HollandPoland, Czech Republic, France, Belgium
How to Have SexMolly Manning WalkerUnited Kingdom
I Am SiratDeepa Mehta, Sirat TanejaCanada
Il BoemoPetr VáclavCzech Republic, Italy, Slovakia
Just the Two of UsL'Amour et les forêtsValérie DonzelliFrance
Kidnapped RapitoMarco BellocchioItaly, France, Germany
The Monk and the GunPawo Choyning DorjiBhutan, France, United States, Taiwan
The Royal HotelKitty GreenAustralia, United Kingdom
The Teachers' LoungeDas LehrerzimmerIlker ÇatakGermany
They Shot the Piano PlayerDispararon al pianistaFernando Trueba, Javier MariscalSpain, France
TótemLila AvilésMexico, Denmark, France

Panorama

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
19BAhmad AbdallaEgypt
All EarsLiu JiayinChina
Blackbird Blackbird BlackberryElena NaverianiGeorgia, Switzerland
The BraidLaetitia ColombaniFrance, Canada, Italy
Days of HappinessLes Jours heureuxChloé RobichaudCanada
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedJoanna ArnowUnited States
GamodiFelix KalmensonCanada, Georgia
Goodbye Juliaوداعا جولياMohamed KordofaniSudan
HereBas DevosBelgium
Housekeeping for BeginnersDomakinstvo za PocetniciGoran StolevskiMacedonia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo
If Only I Could HibernateБаавгай болохсон, Baavgai BolohsonZoljargal PurevdashMongolia
In Broad Daylight白日之下Lawrence KanHong Kong
Irena's VowLouise ArchambaultCanada, Poland
Let the River FlowEllos EatnuOle GiæverNorway, Sweden, Finland
Measures of MenDer vermessene MenschLars KraumeGermany
Oceans Are the Real ContinentsLos océanos son los verdaderos continentesTommaso SantambrogioCuba, Italy
One Day All This Will Be YoursEn dag kommer allt det här bli dittAndreas ÖhmanSweden
Only the River Flows河边的错误Wei ShujunChina
PuanMaria Alché, Benjamín NaishtatArgentina, Italy, France, Germany, Brazil
Raging GraceParis ZarcillaUnited Kingdom
The RaptureLe RavissementIris KaltenbäckFrance
Red RoomsLes Chambres rougesPascal PlanteCanada
Robot DreamsPablo BergerSpain, France
The SettlersLos ColonosFelipe Gálvez HaberleChile
Snow in Midsummer五月雪Chong Keat AunMalaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
SuddenlyMelisa ÖnelTurkey
There's No Place Like HomeDen, der lever stillePuk GrastenDenmark
TollPedágioCarolina MarkowiczBrazil, Portugal
A Tour GuideEun-mi KwakSouth Korea
Tsugaru Lacquer Girlバカ塗りの娘Keiko TsuruokaJapan
UndercurrentアンダーカレントRikiya ImaizumiJapan
Wild SwansGorai PhakhriRajni BasumataryIndia

Vanguard

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AnimalSofia ExarchouGreece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria
BittenLa MorsureRomain de Saint-BlanquatFrance
The Face of the JellyfishEl Rostro de la MedusaMelisa LiebenthalArgentina
Let Me GoLaissez-moiMaxime RappazSwitzerland, France, Belgium
Octopus SkinLa Piel PulpoAna Cristina BarragánEcuador
On the GoMaría Gisèle Royo, Julia de CastroSpain
The Sea and Its WavesLa Mer et ses vaguesLiana Kassir, Renaud PachotLebanon, France
Tomorrow Is a Long TimeMíng tian bi zuo tian chang jiuJow Zhi WeiSingapore, Taiwan, France, Portugal

Northern Lights

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the SunBanchi HanuseCanada
Les Filles du RoiCorey Payette
Fitting InMolly McGlynn
FloatSherren Lee
Hey, Viktor!Cody Lightning
I Don't Know Who You AreM. H. Murray
I Used to Be FunnyAlly Pankiw
In FlamesZarrar Kahn
RichelieuPier-Philippe Chevigny
SeagrassMeredith Hama-Brown
Someone Lives HereZack Russell
Union StreetJamila Pomeroy
When Adam ChangesAdam change lentementJoël Vaudreuil
Wild Goat SurfCaitlyn Sponheimer

Insights

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Common GroundJosh Tickell, Rebecca Harrell TickellUnited States
Deep RisingMatthieu RytzUnited States
The Invention of the OtherA invenção do OutroBruno JorgeBrazil
Lynx ManIlveskuiskaajaJuha SuonpääFinland, Estonia
Mareya Shot, Keetah Goal: Make the ShotBaljit Sangra, Nilesh PatelCanada
The MissionAmanda McBaine, Jesse MossUnited States, India
On the AdamantSur l'AdamantNicolas PhilibertFrance, Japan
Physician, Heal ThyselfAsher PennCanada
WaaPaKeJules Arita KoostachinCanada
Winter Chants冬未來Jessey Tsang Tsui-ShanHong Kong

Spectrum

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AsogSeán DevlinCanada, Philippines
Between RevolutionsÎntre revoluțiiVlad PetriRomania, Croatia, Iran
Hello DanknessSoda JerkAustralia
Kim's VideoDavid Redmon, Ashley SabinUnited States, United Kingdom, France
Lonely OaksVergiss Meyn NichtFabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl, Jens MühlhoffGermany
Mighty Afrin: In the Time of FloodsAngelos RallisGreece, France, Germany
The Mother of All LiesKadib AbyadAsmae El MoudirMorocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Orlando, My Political BiographyOrlando, ma biographie politiquePaul B. PreciadoFrance
Smoke Sauna SisterhoodSavvusanna sõsaradAnna HintsEstonia, France, Iceland
The Tuba ThievesAlison O'DanielUnited States

Portraits

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AnselmAnselm – Das Rauschen der ZeitWim WendersGermany
Apolonia, ApoloniaLea GlobDenmark, Poland
Caiti BluesJustine HarbonnierCanada, France
Call Me DancerLeslie Shampaine, Pip GilmourUnited States, India
A Cooler ClimateJames Ivory, Giles GardnerFrance
Invisible BeautyBethann Hardison, Frédéric TchengUnited States
It's Only Life After AllAlexandria BombachUnited States
PianoforteJakub PiątekPoland
Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure FeelingJennifer LaneUnited States
Sculpting the GiantBanu Wirandoko, Rheza Arden WigunaIndonesia

Altered States

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Animal KingdomLe Règne animalThomas CailleyFrance
AnimaliaParmi nousSofia AlaouiMorocco, France, Qatar
Chronicles of a Wandering SaintCrónicas de una Santa ErranteTomas Gomez BustilloArgentina, United States
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal PersonVampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentantAriane Louis-SeizeCanada
My AnimalJacqueline CastelCanada
Restore PointBod obnovyRobert HlozCzech Republic, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia
The Sacrifice GameJenn WexlerUnited States
Tiger StripesAmanda Nell EuMalaysia, Taiwan, France, Germany
The WaitLa esperaF. Javier GutierrezSpain
White Plastic SkyMűanyag égboltTibor Bánóczki, Sarolta SzabóHungary, Slovakia

Leading Lights

A special program curated by guest programmer Anthony Shim, featuring a selection of films that had influenced his own journey as a filmmaker.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Dust in the Wind戀戀風塵Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
Joint Security Area공동경비구역Park Chan-wookSouth Korea
Peppermint Candy박하사탕Lee Chang-dongSouth Korea, Japan
A Woman Under the InfluenceJohn CassavetesUnited States

Focus: Women, Life and Freedom

A special program curated by guest programmer Fay Nass, screening films about misogyny and the subjugation of women.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
JoonamSierra UrichUnited States
NumbAmir ToodehroostaIran
Seven Winters in TehranSieben Winter in TeheranSteffi NiederzollGermany, France
Terrestrial VersesAyeh Haye ZaminiAli Asgari, Alireza KhatamiIran
Valley of ExileAnna FahrCanada, Lebanon

Short Forum

All films in this short film program are Canadian.

English title Original title Director(s) Province
All the Days of MayTous les jours de maiMiryam CharlesQuebec
Ancestral ThreadsSean StillerBritish Columbia
Between You and MeCameron KletkeBritish Columbia
Black Box InvestigationsPaige SmithBritish Columbia
CassandraBea SantosOntario
Cloud StrikerAllan W. HopkinsBritish Columbia
ConvictionBruce Thomas MillerAlberta
The Company We KeepWojtek JakubiecQuebec
Cristo NegroPaul Stavropoulos, Brendan MillsOntario
Death MaskJohn GreysonOntario
Defining HumanDaniel CodeBritish Columbia
DickinsoniaCharline DallyQuebec
DonnaKeenan MacWilliamOntario
Dream Tricks: Over a Six StairAdam SewardOntario
ElementWill NiavaQuebec
Four Mile CreekRyan McKennaQuebec
Gentle Hum of SpringSimon GarezSaskatchewan
The Great Kind MysteryElla MortonNewfoundland and Labrador
Hair or No HairJanessa St. PierreBritish Columbia
Her Name Is Like a SighSolara Thanh-Binh DangBritish Columbia
In the Wake of the Cedar TreeTowustasinBritish Columbia
KatshinauJulien G. Marcotte, Jani Bellefleur-KaltushQuebec
Lake BaikalBaigal NuurAlisi TelengutQuebec
Les LavandièresLaura KamugishaQuebec
Making BabiesFaire un enfantÉric K. BoulianneQuebec
Master of the HouseDylan MarandaBritish Columbia
Modern GooseKarsten WallManitoba
Mothers and MonstersÉdith JorischQuebec
My Tomato HeartMon cœur de tomateBenoît Le Rouzès MénardQuebec
Nigiqtuq (The South Wind)Lindsay McIntyreAlberta
Our Grandmother the InletJaime Leigh Gianopoulos, Kayah GeorgeBritish Columbia
Outside CenterEli Jean TahchiQuebec
Portrait of the Con Artist as a Young ManRyan LeeduAlberta
RedlightsEva ThomasOntario
Return to Hairy HillRetour à Hairy HillDaniel GiesQuebec
Return to OmbabikaMa-Nee Chacaby, Zoe Gordon, Shayne EhmanOntario
SilkwormAmir HonarmandBritish Columbia
SistersMarisa HoickaOntario
Soleil de NuitFernando Lopez Escriva, Maria Camila AriasQuebec
Something ElseAutre ChoseÉtienne LacelleQuebec
Swallow Flying to the SouthMochi LinBritish Columbia
Sub TerraJeffrey ZablotnyOntario
Sun, Moon and Four PeaksKevin Jin Kwan KimBritish Columbia
Take CareTony MassilBritish Columbia
Two ApplesBahram JavaheryBritish Columbia, Yukon
Two One TwoShira AvniQuebec
Unspeakable HeapKara Ditte HansenBritish Columbia
Where Rabbits Come FromD'où viennent les lapinsColin Ludvic RacicotQuebec
You Feel SoftCameron KletkeBritish Columbia
YunYuezhang QinBritish Columbia

International Shorts

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Almost FallPresque l'automneMargot PouppevilleFrance
Basri and Salma in a Never-Ending ComedyBasri & Salma Dalam Komedi Yang Terus BerputarKhozy RizalIndonesia
Beyond the SeaHippolyte LeiboviciBelgium, France
Big BangCarlos SegundoBrazil
Big DayChung Chieh ChiangTaiwan
ConfessionsStephanie KaznochaUnited States
Cuarto de HoraNemo ArancibiaChile, France
CutSamuel Lucas AllenAustralia
FairplayZoel AeschbacherSwitzerland, France
The Family CircusAndrew FitzgeraldUnited States
Far from the TreeDaleko od stromuEmma MarkováCzech Republic
HeaddressTaietsarón:sere ‘Tai’ LeclaireUnited States
HedgehogD. MitryUnited States
Hide Your CrazyAustin KaseUnited States
In Too DeepChris OvertonUnited Kingdom
Jeong-DongChoi Woo GeneSouth Korea
Just a RehearsalSolo un EnsayoHugo SanzSpain
Just the Two of UsToutes les deuxClara Lemaire AnspachFrance
A LienSam Cutler-Kreutz, David Cutler-KreutzUnited States
LovebugsTeddy Alvarez-NissenUnited States
MiraEva Louise HallUnited States
Night ShiftTurno nocturno Santiago LagoArgentina
NowhereGarin HovannisianArmenia, United States
An Ordinary DayJu-yeon GimSouth Korea
Pisko the Crab Child Is in LoveMakoto NagahisaJapan
Snif & SnüfMichael J. RuoccoUnited States
Southern AfternoonNan fang wu houTian LanChina
SpasmاسپاسمSahra AsadollahiIran
SushiIván MoralesSpain
Where the Time GoesJustin Tyler CloseUnited States, Canada
Youssou & MalekYoussou et MalekSimon FrenayFrance

Modes

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AqueronteManuel Muñoz RivasSpain
A Bird Called MemoryLeonardo MartinelliBrazil, United Kingdom
Let's TalkSimon LiuHong Kong
Loving in BetweenJyoti MistrySouth Africa, Austria
Mast-delMaryam TafakoryIran, United Kingdom
Mother LandKantarama GahigiriRwanda, Switzerland
NYC RGBViktoria SchmidAustria, United States
Shadow DoesLaure ProuvostBelgium, France, Austria
Slow ShiftShambhavi KaulIndia, United States
Square the CircleHanna HovitieFinland
This Is Not HereCharlotte MungomeryAustralia, Peru, Spain

References

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