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Brandon Yan (he/him) is the executive director of Out On Screen, which sees a return to queer programming with the arrival of the highly anticipated 35th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) running now August 10th through the 20th. He joined Out On Screen eighth years ago and has been a key team member for the annual festival. Yan was previously the education director for Out in Schools and was then named deputy executive director in December 2018 and subsequently became the interim executive director, ultimately becoming the organization’s executive director.The Vancouver Queer ...

“Our programming team used authentic and positive representation as our north star.”

Out On Screen is bringing back the highly anticipated Annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) for its 34th edition and we welcomed their ED, Brandon Yan to join us and talk about all the incredible programming that is in store for you. The festival runs August 11-21st this year, both online and in person with a creative theme of “Make It Yours” inviting audiences to return to the political grassroots. The Festival expands a provincewide video-on-demand selection with 2-3 theatre screenings per-day in Vancouver. Passes are on sale now at www.queerfilmfestival.ca with full progra...

Western Canada’s largest queer arts event is returning for its 34th year with in-person and on-demand screenings, filmmakers Q&As, and more.

Queer FM Episode August 3, 2021 QueerFM Featured Guests : Anoushka Ratnarajah VQFF Artistic Director /Connor Roff recording artists from the UK & Vancouver 8:00am - 10:00am ANOUSHKA RATNARAJAH – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESRTIVAL Anoushka Ratnarajah is a queer, mixed race femme of Sri Lankan and British ancestry, and an inter disciplinary and transnational artist and arts organizer. She has worked as a producer, performer, writer, facilitator and arts organizer with cultural and arts organizations in Vancouver, Montreal and New York. Anoushka is the Artistic Director at Out On...