Racial Equity Screen Office June 16, 2021 Dear Mr. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Over the past few months, the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) has brought public attention to the problematic and systemically inequitable funding process at the Canada Council for the Arts. Although VAFF’s assertions have been acknowledged, it…
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…
VAFF is now casting for three models of Asian heritage for its upcoming 24th annual festival photo shoot! Get your face on transit shelters, posters, festival programs this Fall to represent storytellers of Asian heritage, and show the world where our creative minds are at in this year of unprecedented global transformation. Our photoshoot will visualize the 2020 VAFF theme…
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been an increase in the incidents of racial attacks on Asian Canadians. The Asian Canadian community is greatly concerned that attacks will only escalate after self-isolation orders are lifted. It is so concerning that Asian elders are being warned not to leave their homes to stay safe. VAFF’s…
Dear friends and supporters of VAFF, We hope you are keeping well amidst these difficult and uncertain times. To help all of us do our part to #flattenthecurve, we’ve pulled together a list of films by talented Asians that you can watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Crave, I-Tune, Apple TV+ and Youtube TV…
Join the #VAFF Executive and Board and meet other members of the community at the 2020 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 – 7:00 pm at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Building, (28 West Pender Street, Vancouver BC). You’ll get to hear how we performed over the past year and get a glimpse of what we’ve…
Virtual Coffee Talk Hot Topic: WHAT IS ASIANS IN MUSIC SONGWRITING COMPETITION Regina recently sat down with Barbara Lee, Founder/President of VAFF, AIM3 to tell us more about 2019’s Asians in Music Songwriting Competition. Barbara Lee is a writer and independent filmmaker in Vancouver. She has worked as a broadcast journalist/reporter and received the national Radio…
With countries in Asia becoming an increasingly important part of the global future, contemporary Asian cinema has grown immensely in popularity. Over the years, the Asian film industry has been booming putting Asian popular culture at the forefront of global cinema. However, the success of Asia’s creative industry could not have happened without movies that…
Join the #VAFF Executive and Board and meet other members of the community at the 2019 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 7:00 pm at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Building, Room #110 (28 West Pender Street, Vancouver BC). You’ll get to hear how we performed over the past year and get a glimpse of…
