Vancouver Asian Film Festival Closes 27th Edition and Announces OVASIAN AWARDS 27th Vancouver Asian Film Festival | November 12, 2023 November 8, 2023 Vancouver – Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is proud to announce Selwyn Jacob as the recipient of VAFF’s 2023 “Outstanding Contribution” Diversity in Film Award. This award will be presented during VAFF’s…
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival unveils exciting lineup featuring 131 films, 35 in-person and virtual programs, and over 20 world premieres 27th Vancouver Asian Film Festival | November 2 – 12, 2023 For immediate release October 16, 2023 VANCOUVER, BC—The 27th Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is the largest film screening ever in the festival’s…
Vancouver – Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is proud to announce the “Living Legend” Lisa Lu as the recipient of VAFF’s 2022 “Outstanding Contribution” Diversity in Film Award. This award will be presented during VAFF’s OVAsian Awards & Gala at Science World on November 13, 2022. VAFF’s juried festival award winners will be announced and…
Vancouver Asian Film Festival Kicks Off 26th Year with Bling Empire’s Kevin Kreider For immediate release October 20, 2022 Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is back celebrating its 26th year with close to 100 films being screened. This year, Netflix’s Bling Empire’s Kevin Kreider is on hand to help launch Canada’s…
Here are the films that won big at this year’s Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon The Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) concluded its 17th edition with a sold-out gala and awards ceremony at the Vancouver Playhouse on Friday, August 26, 2022. It was the biggest MAMM to date, with not only the highest number of submissions in the competition’s…
Audit led by Vancouver Asian Film Festival reveals Canada’s national broadcasters FAIL to represent Asian Canadians May 31, 2022, VANCOUVER, BC – The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF), Racial Equity Screen Office (RESO) and Elimin8Hate today jointly released its Diversity On Screen Audit Report of Canadian Broadcasters 2022, which specifically reviews Asian representation on four…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8th, 2021 After over a year of intensive advocacy work, the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, the Racial Equity Screen Office and the Documentary Organization of Canada are pleased to see the public release of the racial equity audit of British Columbia’s Knowledge Network (KN). The report provides stark quantitative evidence to what…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2021 We are outraged and deeply heartbroken by the murder of 8 individuals in Atlanta on March 16, 2021 almost all of whom were Asian women. We mourn the death and honour the lives of Asian women working in massage parlours and Asian and migrant sex workers who have never been…
Are Asian Canadians the Modern Day Cultural Railway Workers? March 11, 2021 MP Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage Mr. Jesse Wente, Board Chair of Canada Council for the Arts Mr. Simon Brault, CEO Canada Council for the Arts Mr. Aimé Dontigny, Acting Director, Arts Across Canada program. We are in receipt of Canada Council…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, CANADA – Feb. 11, 2021, For VAFF’s entire 25 year history, Canada Council for the Arts has provided less than $30,000 in total funding and $0 funding since 2006. VAFF is the oldest Asian film festival in Canada and has been an incubator of talent for Asian Canadian creators and filmmakers for…
