Join us virtually at this year’s Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF)’s Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) celebrates its 16th year of supporting and showcasing emerging local talent through the art of short filmmaking. The moment of truth has finally arrived! After 3 grueling months of competing and putting together their…
In celebration of VAFF25, we’re sharing the awesome highlights throughout the years that have led us where we are now. In this blog post, we’re tackling 2007-2011. 2007 Justin Lin, veteran director of theFast and Furious franchise, returned to kick off the second decade of VAFF. He spoke to VAFF audiences with In the…
Following last month’s official announcement of the selected teams and judges for this year’s Mighty Asian Movie Making Marathon 16 (#MAMM 16), the 8 competing teams of the 10-minute Shorts category and the 7 competing teams of the 1-minute Ultra-Shorts category are days away from starting production on their respective projects. Beginning at midnight…
Diversity Empowered. The Richard K. Wong Film Fund aims to support talented Asian Canadian filmmakers and TV producers to develop, produce, and finish creative projects that raise the profile of Asians in Canada. Richard K. Wong, VAFF Lifetime Patron has presented the Vancouver Asian Film Festival with $37,000 over the past 3 years, which…
With the 25th edition of VAFF taking place from November 4 to 14, 2021, we kick off the festivities of our landmark anniversary with our first retrospective special. This July, we’re inviting you to choose one classic movie that was screened at VAFF between 1997 and 2008. What’s more, you will be entered in a…
As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of VAFF this year, we want to share the incredible moments that have lead us to where we are now. Our trip down memory lane continues with more key moments and milestones from 2002 to 2006. Here are five more fun facts about VAFF! 2002 One of VAFF’s main…
As we look forward to the 25th anniversary of VAFF this year, let’s take a trip down memory lane and recount key moments and milestones, starting with VAFF’s 1997 debut. Here are a few fun facts about VAFF! 1. 1997 VAFF’s debut featured 38 Asian-American films, and was hosted at the Judge McGill theater, now…
VAFF’s Mightiest Short Film Competition Returns With a Unique Twist The Vancouver Film Festival (VAFF) is proud to bring back the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) for its 16th year. The short filmmaking competition is open to participants from all across Canada (Canadian or Permanent Residents can lead a team from anywhere!). MAMM is…
Asian Heritage Month brings us a chance to reflect on the incredible achievements by Asian actors and filmmakers this past year! As we continue to reshape the film industry into one of equal representation and inclusivity, it’s important to celebrate the fantastic actors and films that are taking the industry by storm. Let’s take a…
Thank you for joining our first virtual festival After 9 exciting days of on-demand films, live panels, and special events, the 24th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival has come to an end. Amidst the chaos of this year, we explored the theme “What’s your 20?” to reflect on where we were all at physically, intellectually…
