Media

Media Room

We welcome you to attend the 19th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival Nov. 5–8, 2015. All screenings will be at Cineplex Odeon International Village, 88 W. Pender St., Vancouver, as accredited media, a media partner or sponsor.

VAFF 19 CTA

VAFF 19 Media Kit

VAFF 19 release – Opening Night Seoul Searching

VAFF 19 release – International Spotlight

VAFF 19 release – Centrepiece_TheKids

VAFF 19 release – Canadian Spotlight

VAFF 19 release – Documentary Spotlight

VAFF 19 release – Closing Night CrushTheSkull

VAFF 19 release – VAFF Industry Seminar Series

VAFF 19 Media Information/Accreditation

Visit our Media Accreditation page and fill out our Media Accreditation Form.

VAFF 19 Screeners/Program Guides

Please email media@vaff.org for screener hard copies or online viewing links.

Mini print program guides are available throughout Metro Vancouver after October 8, 2015, and our deluxe large format print program guides can be picked up at select locations in the city of Vancouver, including at the Cineplex Odeon International Village, 88 W. Pender St., Vancouver, after October 8, 2015.

Digital Version of VAFF 2015 program guide:

VAFF 19 Media Room Schedule/Interviews

Filmmakers can have very tight schedules during the festival season, and we will do our best to schedule your request. Please send specific interview requests to media@vaff.org.

Our full festival program and schedule will be available on our website soon.

Media Room: International Village, 88 W. Pender St, Vancouver

Media Room Schedule:

Thu, Nov 5 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Fri, Nov 6 | 4:00pm – 9:30pm
Sat, Nov 7 | 11:00am – 2:00pm; 8:30pm – 9:30pm
Sun, Nov 8 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm; 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Interviews and photo opportunities are available. Hard copies of the VAFF 19 deluxe large format print program guide and mini program guide is available for pickup during the festival.

VAFF 19 Ticket Sales

Online: After October 1, 2015, the entire festival program lineup and advance ticket/pass purchase will be available on our website www.vaff.org.

Box Office: The VAFF 19 Box Office (cash and credit card sales) in the lobby of the Cineplex Odeon International Village, 88 W. Pender St., Vancouver, is open during festival dates November 5–8, 2015 inclusive, at the following times:

Thu, Nov 5 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Fri, Nov 6 | 1:00pm – 11:00pm
Sat, Nov 7 | 1:00pm – 10:00pm
Sun, Nov 8 | 1:30pm – 7:00pm

VAFF 19 Summary

Feature-length and short films in all genres (narrative, documentary, animation, experimental), celebrating the best in Asian diaspora films and filmmakers from Canada and internationally. Seventy per cent of the films are in English; the remaining films feature a mix of English and other languages, and are subtitled in English.
Nine film programs (a total of 37 films screened) this year—including festival circuit award winners, a world premiere, 5 North American premieres and 12 Canadian premieres. An additional 9 films are Vancouver premieres.
The Best Canadian Short Award 2015, sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada, will be presented to one of five nominated short films by Canadian filmmakers this year.
New this year, is the VAFF Industry Insight Seminar Series: panel topics include how independent filmmakers can take advantage of Vancouver’s rapid evolution into a post production hub, and how to capitalize on emerging opportunities for international distribution/co-production.
VAFF 19 asks, “What’s Your Role [in your Community here]?” with a lineup that invites us to examine the complications within the search for personal and cultural identity.