by Craig Takeuchi on February 4th, 2021 at 11:00 AM 1 of 6 2 of 6
Health measures during the pandemic may have prevented people from watching films at cinemas, but online festivals have opened up a whole new world of possibilities. Once-landlocked screen celebrations can now reach a wider geographic range of audience with online offerings. Such is the case with the following upcoming film programs that can be seen in Vancouver, elsewhere in B.C., and some even beyond.
In addition, some of the selections, that were previously presented at other events like the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Whistler Film Festival, are a second chance to catch titles if you may have missed recent opportunities to do so.
Icarus Films Sets Virtual U.S. Release for Golden Horse Award Doc Winner Lost Course (EXCLUSIVE)
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The dGenerate Collection at indie distributor Icarus Films will release the journalistic Hong Kong doc “Lost Course” in the U.S. starting March 5.
The Chinese-language film about a democratic village uprising against corruption known as the “Siege of Wukan” and its aftermath won the best documentary prize at Taiwan’s 2020 Golden Horse Awards, an event sometimes described as Asia’s Oscars. It was an official selection for the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam’s non-competitive Frontlight section, as well as the 2019 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival and the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Author of the article: Lynn Saxberg
Publishing date: Jan 26, 2021 • January 26, 2021 • 1 minute read • Rustic Oracle by Sonia Bonspille Boileau. L-R Lake Kahentawaks Delisle (as young Ivy) and Carmen Moore (as Susan). jpg
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Rustic Oracle, the first feature film by Gatineau-based Mohawk filmmaker Sonia Bonspille Boileau, will expand its reach in 2021 to the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland, thanks to a distribution deal with Reel 2 Reel Films Limited.
A limited theatrical release in the U.S. is also part of the deal.
by Craig Takeuchi on January 20th, 2021 at 2:50 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2
A Hollywood star will participate in a chat about his latest book his first in almost 20 years at an upcoming Vancouver event.
The Vancouver Writers Festival announced today (January 20) that its first Winter Book Club event, in partnership with the Vancouver International Film Festival, will feature an exclusive Canadian event featuring actor, screenwriter, director, and author Ethan Hawke (
Before Sunrise,
A Bright Ray of Darkness.
Vancouver author and podcast host Jen Sookfong Lee (
The Conjoined,
It is now confirmed that Nigerian feature film Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) will screen at this year’s Black Movie International Film Festival in Geneva. This is coming after the earlier selection of the film in the World Panorama section of the 51st edition of India’s biggest festival, The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) for 2021.
Billed to open on January 22 and run through January 31, 2021, a jury of international cinema critics choose their favorite feature length film amongst a selection of the most innovative films screened during the festival for the Critic’s Award. The awarded film wins a prize of 5,000 Swiss francs given by the Town of Geneva.