2024 Vancouver International Film Festival

The 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 43rd event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 26 to October 6, 2024.[1] The first five films in the program were announced on August 8, 2024,[2] with the full program released on August 28.[3]

2024 Vancouver International Film Festival
Opening filmAri's Theme by Nathan Drillot and Jeff Lee Petry
Closing filmEmilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
LocationVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Founded1958
Festival dateSeptember 26 - October 6, 2024
WebsiteVIFF
Vancouver International Film Festival

The festival opened with the documentary film Ari's Theme, and closed with the film Emilia Pérez.[4] Overall, the festival screened 150 feature films and 81 shorts.[5]

Awards

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Juried award winners were announced on October 3, 2024,[6] with audience award winners announced on October 17.[7]

Award Film Filmmaker
Audience Award, Galas & Special Presentations I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) Walter Salles
Audience Award, Showcase No Other Land Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Audience Award, Panorama Angela's Shadow Jules Arita Koostachin
Audience Award, Vanguard Red Path (Les Enfants rouges) Lotfi Achour
Audience Award, Northern Lights The Stand Christopher Auchter
Audience Award, Insights The Chef and the Daruma Mads K. Baekkevold
Audience Award, Spectrum Grand Theft Hamlet Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane
Audience Award, Portraits Luther: Never Too Much Dawn Porter
Audience Award, Altered States 40 Acres R. T. Thorne
Best Canadian Film Universal Language Matthew Rankin
Best Canadian Documentary Ninan Auassat: We, the Children Kim O'Bomsawin
Best Canadian Documentary, Honorable Mention Mama (Inay) Thea Loo
Best Short Film Strawberry Shortcake Deborah Devyn Chuang
Best Short Film, Honorable Mention Judas Icarus Twists His Wrist Kerr Holden
Emerging Canadian Director Mongrels Jerome Yoo
Emerging Canadian Director, Honorable Mention Cat's Cry (Mačji krik) Sanja Živković
Best BC Film Mama (Inay) Thea Loo
Best BC Film, Honorable Mention The Stand Christopher Auchter
Vanguard Award 78 Days (78 dana) Emilija Gašić
Vanguard Award, Honorable Mention Hanami Denise Fernandes

Films

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Galas and special presentations

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Anora Sean Baker United States
Ari's Theme Nathan Drillot, Jeff Lee Petry Canada
Bird Andrea Arnold United Kingdom
Can I Get a Witness? Ann Marie Fleming Canada
Conclave Edward Berger United States, United Kingdom
Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard France
The End Joshua Oppenheimer Denmark, United Kingdom
The Girl with the Needle Pigen med nålen Magnus von Horn Denmark, Poland, Sweden
I'm Still Here Ainda Estou Aqui Walter Salles Brazil, France
My Favourite Cake Keyk-e mahboob-e man Maryam Moqadam, Behtash Sanaeeha Iran, France, Sweden, Germany
Nightbitch Marielle Heller United States
The Piano Lesson Malcolm Washington United States
Rumours Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson Canada, Germany
The Seed of the Sacred Fig Mohammad Rasoulof Iran, France, Germany
The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal Mike Downie Canada

Showcase

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Black Dog 狗阵 Guan Hu China
Blue Sun Palace Constance Tsang United States
Caught by the Tides 风流一代 Jia Zhangke China
Dahomey Mati Diop France, Senegal, Benin
A Different Man Aaron Schimberg United States
Dying Sterben Matthias Glasner Germany
Flow Straume Gints Zilbalodis Latvia, France, Belgium
Gloria! Margherita Vicario Italy, Switzerland
Grand Tour Miguel Gomes Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, China
Happyend Neo Sora Japan, United States
Matt and Mara Kazik Radwanski Canada
No Other Land Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor Palestine, Norway
Paying for It Sook-Yin Lee Canada
Secret Mall Apartment Jeremy Workman United States
Sharp Corner Jason Buxton Canada, Ireland
Shepherds Berger Sophie Deraspe Canada
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Johan Grimonprez Belgium, France, Netherlands
A Traveler's Needs Yeohaengjaui pilyo Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Universal Language Une langue universelle Matthew Rankin Canada

Panorama

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Angela's Shadow Jules Arita Koostachin Canada
Armand Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden
Black Tea Abderrahmane Sissako France, Mauritania, Luxembourg, Taiwan, Ivory Coast
Brief History of a Family 家庭简史 Lin Jianjie China, France, Denmark, Qatar
Carnival Is Over Os Enforcados Fernando Coimbra Brazil, Portugal
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point Tyler Taormina United States
Eephus Carson Lund France, United States
Fly Me to the Moon Greg Berlanti United States
Ghost Trail Les Fantômes Jonathan Millet France, Germany, Belgium
Hakki Hikmet Kerem Özcan Turkey
Holy Cow Vingt dieux! Louise Courvoisier France
House of the Seasons Jangson Oh Jung-min South Korea
Julie Keeps Quiet Leonardo van Dijl Belgium, Sweden
Living in Two Worlds Bokuga Ikiteru, Futatsu no Sekai Mipo O Japan
Love Lies 我談的那場戀愛 Ho Miu Ki Hong Kong
Marco, the Invented Truth Marco, la verdad inventada Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño Spain
Measures for a Funeral Sofia Bohdanowicz Canada
Misericordia Miséricorde Alain Guiraudie France, Spain, Portugal
Most People Die on Sundays Los domingos mueren más personas Iair Said Argentina, Italy, Spain
The Mother and the Bear Johnny Ma Canada, Chile
My Late Summer Nakon ljeta Danis Tanović Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia
The New Year That Never Came Anul Nou care n-a fost Bogdan Mureşanu Romania
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni Zambia, United Kingdom, Ireland
Pierce Cì xīn qiè gŭ Nelicia Low Singapore, Taiwan, Poland
Reinas Klaudia Reynicke Switzerland, Peru
Rosinante Baran Gündüzalp Turkey
Samia Yasemin Şamdereli Italy, Germany, Belgium
Sex Dag Johan Haugerud Norway
Sleeping with a Tiger Mit einem Tiger schlafen Anja Salomonowitz Austria
Solids by the Seashore ทะเลของฉัน มีคลื่นเล็กน้อยถึงปานกลาง Patiparn Boontarig Thailand
Souleymane's Story L'histoire de Souleymane Boris Lojkine France
The Sparrow in the Chimney Der Spatz im Kamin Ramon Zürcher Switzerland
Super Happy Forever Kohei Igarashi Japan, France
To a Land Unknown Mahdi Fleifel United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine
Under the Volcano Pod wulkanem Damian Kocur Poland
When We Lost to the Germans Toen we van de Duitsers verloren Guido van Driel Netherlands
Who by Fire Comme le feu Philippe Lesage Canada

Vanguard

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
78 Days 78 dana Emilija Gašić Serbia
Familiar Touch Sarah Friedland United States
Hanami Denise Fernandes Switzerland, Portugal, Cape Verde
I Saw Three Black Lights Yo vi tres luces negras Santiago Lozano Álvarez Colombia, Mexico, France, Germany
Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others Man, Maryam, Bacheha va 26 Nafare Digar Farshad Hashemi Iran, Germany
Red Path Les Enfants rouges Lotfi Achour Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland
Shambhala Min Bahadur Bham Nepal, France, Norway, Turkey, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States. Qatar
Toxic Akiplėša Saulė Bliuvaitė Lithuania

Northern Lights

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
7 Beats per Minute Yuqi Kang Canada
Bonjour Tristesse Durga Chew-Bose Canada, Germany
Cat's Cry Mačji krik Sanja Živković Canada, Serbia, Croatia
Cherub Devin Shears Canada
The Heirloom Ben Petrie Canada
Inedia Liz Cairns Canada
Living Together Cohabiter Halima Elkhatabi Canada
Lucky Star Gillian McKercher Canada
Mama Inay Thea Loo Canada
Mongrels Jerome Yoo Canada
Preface to a History Devan Scott, Willa Harlow Ross Canada
Seeds Kaniehtiio Horn Canada
Shook Amar Wala Canada
The Stand Christopher Auchter Canada
There, There Heather Young Canada
Village Keeper Karen Chapman Canada

Insights

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
At Averroès & Rosa Parks Averroès & Rosa Parks Nicolas Philibert France
Balomania Sissel Morell Dargis Denmark, Spain
Blink Edmund Stenson, Daniel Roher United States, Canada
The Chef and the Daruma Mads K. Baekkevold Canada
Curl Power Josephine Anderson Canada
Democracy Noir Connie Field United States, Denmark
Fish War Jeff Ostenson, Charles Atkinson, Skylar Wagner United States
Living with Wolves Vivre avec les loups Jean-Michel Bertrand France
Ninan Auassat: We, the Children Ninan Auassat: Nous, les enfants Kim O'Bomsawin Canada
Searching for Amani Nicole Gormley, Debra Aroko United States, Kenya
The Thinking Game Greg Kohs United States
Unlikely Allies Anthony Pedone United States

Spectrum

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Apple Cider Vinegar Sofie Benoot Belgium, Netherlands
Grand Theft Hamlet Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane United Kingdom
The In Between Robie Flores United States
It's Not Me C'est pas moi Leos Carax France
Listen to the Voices Kouté Vwa Maxime Jean-Baptiste Guyana, Belgium, France
Pepe Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias Dominican Republic, Germany, France, Namibia
Real Adele Tulli Italy, France
Realm of Satan Scott Cummings United States
smiles and kisses you Bryan Carberry United States
The Universe in a Grain of Sand Mark A. Levinson United States

Portraits

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Disco's Revenge Omar Majeed, Peter Mishara Canada
Draw Me Egypt: Doaa El-Adl, a Stroke of Freedom Nada Riyadh Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Googoosh: Made of Fire Niloufar Taghizadeh Germany
John Singer Sargent: Fashion and Swagger David Bickerstaff United Kingdom
Luther: Never Too Much Dawn Porter United States
Modernism, Inc. Jason Cohn United States
Pol Pot Dancing Enrique Sánchez Lansch Germany, Norway
So Surreal: Behind the Masks Neil Diamond, Joanne Robertson Canada
A Stranger Quest Andrea Gatopoulos Italy, United States, Canada
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things Mark Cousins United Kingdom
Uncropped D.W. Young United States
Viva Niki: The Spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle タロット・ガーデンへの道 Michiko Matsumoto Japan

Leading Lights

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Guest curator: Zarrar Kahn.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Big City Mahanagar Satyajit Ray India
Hyenas Hyènes Djibril Diop Mambéty Senegal
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto Elio Petri Italy
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak Mouly Surya Indonesia

Focus: Once, There Is a City

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Guest curators: Kika Memeh, Ogheneofegor Obuwoma.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Coconut Head Generation Alain Kassanda France, Nigeria
Eyimofe Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri Nigeria
Félicité Alain Gomis Senegal
Ouaga Girls Theresa Traore Dahlberg Sweden, Burkina Faso, France, Qatar
Rafiki Wanuri Kahiu Kenya
Tooth for Tooth Dent pour dent Ottis Ba Senegal, Belgium, France, Rwanda

Altered States

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
40 Acres R. T. Thorne Canada
Dream Team Lev Kalman, Whitney Horn United States
Else Thibault Emin France, Belgium
Fréwaka Aislinn Clarke Ireland
Presence Steven Soderbergh United States
Párvulos Párvulos: Hijos Del Apocalipsis Isaac Ezban Mexico
Rita Jayro Bustamante Guatemala
Rock Bottom María Trénor Spain, Poland
She Loved Blossoms More Yannis Veslemes Greece, France
Timestalker Alice Lowe United Kingdom

Short Forum

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English title Original title Director(s) Province
Almost the Dust Casi el polvo Léa Soler Mexico
Beeps Kirk Johnson United States
The Boys and the Donkey 少年与驴 Tsering Yangjyab China
Bright White Light Henna Välkky, Eesu Lehtola Finland
Candle Chandelle Jérémi Roy Canada
Chuff Chuff Chuff 轟隆轟隆轟隆 Chao Koi Wang Taiwan
Colors Under the Streetlights Yoshimi Joya Japan
Creatures of Light Criaturas de la Luz Sylvie Weber Mexico
Culture Shock Barry Bilinsky Canada
Dadá Dependências Luisa Arraes Brazil
Dark Matter Leo Berkeley Australia
Darker Matazi Weathers United States
The Death of James Sam Chou Canada
Dokra Keu Bojhey Na Sneha Das, Monjima Mullick India
Delta Dawn Asia Youngman Canada
Discoteque Masashi Yamamoto United States
The Egg Dzun Vahan Grigoryan Armenia
The Everlasting Pea Su Rynard Canada
Explosions Near the Museum Vybukhy bilia muzeiu Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk Ukraine
Fishmonger Neil Ferron United States
Gate 3 to 14 مدخل ٣ إلى ١٤ Karen Abou Jaoudeh Lebanon
Grizzly Bear Country Mave Ky Canada
Get Thee on the Dance Floor 님과 함께 디스코 Hyun Hahn South Korea
Hatch Alireza Kazemipour, Panta Mosleh Canada
If the Sun Drowned Into an Ocean of Clouds Et si le soleil plongeait dans l’océan des nues Wissam Charaf France, Lebanon
Inkwo: For When the Starving Return Inkwo à la défense des vivants Amanda Strong Canada
Jane's in the Freezer Caleb Joye United States
Judas Icarus Twists His Wrist Kerr Holden Canada
Judy's Garden Evie Metz United States
Julian and the Wind Connor Jessup Canada
Like a Spiral Comme une spirale Lamia Chraibi Canada
Losing Your Home Juste un toit Emmanuel Rioux Canada
Magic Candies Amedama Daisuke Nishio Japan
Mermaids Sirènes Sarah Malléon Martinique
Minus Plus Multiply Chu-Chieh Lee United Kingdom
Morî Yakup Tekintangaç Turkey
The Moving Garden O Jardim Em Movimento Inês Lima Portugal
My Dog Is Dead 私の犬が死んだ Tasuku Matsunaga, Takehiro Senda Japan
The Mysterious Adventures of Claude Conseil Les Mystérieuses Aventures de Claude Conseil Marie-Lola Terver, Paul Jousselin France
Nemo 1 Albéric Aurtenèche Canada
Nietzschean Suicide Khokoushten ba Shewazi Nietzsche Payam Kurdistani Iran
On Plains of Larger River & Woodlands Miguel de Jesus Australia, Portugal
One Day This Kid Alexander Farah Canada
Organza's Revenge Walter Scott Canada
The Painting Le Tableau Michèle Lemieux Canada
Palestine Islands Nour Ben Salem, Julien Menanteau France, Jordan
Pena's Special Handling Penan Erikoiskuljetus Anssi Kasitonni Finland
Retracing Their Steps Emboîter leurs pas Manuel Orhy Piron Canada
The Return Enchukunoto Laissa Malih Kenya
Salem on the Road Salem sur la route Étienne Galloy Canada
Save My Soul Kam Fai Leung Hong Kong
Sauna Day Sannapäiv Anna Hints Estonia
Shadow Kamell Allaway United States
Shoes and Hooves Cipők és paták Viktória Traub Hungary
Soap Box Boîte à savon Jimmy G. Pettigrew Canada
Strawberry Shortcake 草莓蛋糕 Deborah Devyn Chuang Taiwan
Stuffed Louise Labrousse France
The Sweater Maziyar Khatam Canada
Tayal Forest Club 男孩奇幻夜 Laha Mebow Taiwan
Three Birds Tri ticice Zarja Menart Slovenia, Croatia
Time Space Love Marie-Louise Gariépy Canada
Time to Dilate 확장기 Kim Nayoung South Korea
Uncommon Ground Faith Sparrow-Crawford Canada
We Deserve an Empire Merecemos Un Imperio Mauricio Maldonado Colombia
When the Wind Rises Xia Feng Chu Hung Chen Taiwan
The Widow's Son Turns Storyteller Hasratein Basrat Shiker Pal India
You Can't Get What You Want But You Can Get Me Samira Elagoz, Z Walsh Netherlands, Finland
Zanatany, When Soulless Shrouds Whisper Zanatany, L’empreinte des linceuls esseulés Hachimiya Ahamada Belgium, France, Qatar
Zoe Rémi St-Michel Canada

Modes

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Cavalry Alina Orlov Canada, Israel, United States
The Diary of a Sky Lawrence Abu Hamdan Lebanon
Dreams Like Paper Boats Samuel Suffren Haiti
Flowers José Cardoso Ecuador, South Africa
Freak Claire Barnett United States
Grandmamauntsistercat Zuza Banasinska Poland
Man Number Four Miranda Pennell United Kingdom
Razeh-del Maryam Tafakory Iran, United Kingdom, Italy
She Stays Marinthia Gutiérrez Mexico
We Were No Desert Agustina Comedi, Chiachio & Giannone Argentina

References

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