Celebrated Canadian actor and writer Hiro Kanagawa is the latest high-profile name to be announced as ambassador for VAFF25 “Feel The Vibe-Asian” has become even more vibrant with Kanagawa on board the 2021 edition of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival in its silver jubilee. Born in Sapporo, Japan, veteran actor Hiro Kanagawa spent his…
Canadian actress Nhi Do is part of VAFF25’s “Feel The Vibe-Asian” campaign The campaign, which celebrates Asian vigour and brilliance, represents the key message of the 2021 Vancouver Asian Film Festival in its milestone 25th year. Nhi Do grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, the second of three daughters to Vietnamese immigrants. Nhi’s love…
The annual festival returns from November 4 to 14, 2021 as a hybrid event combining in-person and online programs for the first time VAFF25 will feature four days of live events from November 4-7, followed by digital streams of more films from November 8-13. November 14 will be the last day with one final live…
In our penultimate Memories post leading up to VAFF25, we’re highlighting some fantastic fun facts that have culminated into the festival we’ve all grown to love. In this blog post, we’re tackling 2012-2016. 1. 2012 Kicking off VAFF16’s Opening Night Gala Party was a fantastic performance from Goh Nakamura and Yea-Ming Chen. Nakamura’s music…
We continue the celebration of VAFF’s landmark 25th anniversary with our second retrospective special The winning movie will be streamed as part of a double feature special that will kick off the online portion of VAFF25 on Monday, November 8, 2021. This September, we’re inviting you to choose one classic movie that was screened…
These are the most popular classic films as voted by you during our first retrospective movie poll this past July Out of the six movies that were featured in the poll, the 2001 movie Letters From Home is the film that got the highest number of votes. The first retrospective poll covered highlights from VAFF…
Here are the films that won big at this year’s Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon The 16th edition of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF)’s Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) took place at Vancouver’s Playhouse on Friday, August 27, 2021. MAMM16 made a triumphant live return as the gala became VAFF’s first in-person event…
Catch up on the entire series right here in one place If you’ve been checking out our social media channels this summer, you’ve definitely come across the world of the MAMM Chronicles. From June to August, the fortnightly six-episode mini story has followed the journey of this year’s MAMMers under the guise of superheroes fighting…
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…
