Vancouver Asian Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years   For immediate release October 21, 2021 Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) celebrates 25 years of film festival excellence with the launch of VAFF25, making it Canada’s longest running Asian film festival. This year’s festival will take place from November 4 to 14 with a…

Actress Susan Hanson officially took on the role in early 2021 The Festival Director discusses the importance of VAFF, what she brings to the table as an actress, and her plans for the festival’s future in a chat with VAFF’s Alexis Ocampo.   Susan Hanson is a former Business Ed high school teacher with expertise…

These are the most popular classic films as voted by you during our second retrospective movie poll last month Out of the 14 movies that were featured in the poll, the 2016 Canadian movie All Our Father’s Relations is the film that got the highest number of votes. The retrospective poll, which took place during…

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…