Festival Madness
As if it is not known already, Canada is in its Festival Month. With the Toronto International Film Festival currently underway (my best wishes to fellow HBS staffers Scott Weinberg and Erik Childress who are out there covering) as well as Montreal World Film Festival just wrapping up, Vancouver is the one that gets the last hurrah in terms of festivalgoing.With all of the films currently announced (see below postings), VIFF once again has knocked things out of the park with such an eclectic mixture of films from all over the world. There is so much to choose from, and over the next week I will be planning my day-by-day schedule to get the most out of the 15 days of the festival (not including those fun press screenings that certainly aid in getting more films seen during those 15 days).
Also wonderful this year is the birthing of the Vancouver International Film Centre, which will hold a series of special events (also see below) as well as host many screenings. While the first round of press screenings are being held at the Cinematheque, we may see the film centre open to press screenings towards the beginning of the festival (methinks they are still putting finishing touches on the screening room).
For ticket-buyers, the added option of the [b]Granville [/b] as a ticket kiosk is certainly handy for those who spend their entire days at the 7-screener and need a quick ticket fix. The Pacific Centre Kiosk will also remain open.
Also bear in mind for single-ticket sales...they have jumped 50 cents in price this year, possibly to help with costs for the film centre. Pass prices have remained the same.
Coming soon will be my "Wish List" posting for all of the films I want to see at the festival. And here's hoping that I can keep you as up to date as possible from the world of the festival, on here as well as my official coverage on efilmcritic.com.
Jason
posted by Jason Whyte @ 11:15 AM
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