Here we are, less than two weeks away from the singular cinematic arts event of the autumn season, the much anticipated 41st annual Vancouver International Film Festival.
Next Friday, September 23rd, VanRamblings will publish our annual introductory VIFF column, with all the information you’re going to need — ticket and pass prices, and where to secure these valuable items and how much time you should set aside for lining up, the best cafés, bistro, restaurants and bars nearby Festival venues — including the VIFF 41 films that are, quite simply, must-attends.
Talking about must-attends, have we got a treat for you today: the twelve finely curated, award-winning, future Oscar-contending Special Presentations, the celebrated and critically-acclaimed films that will début in Vancouver over the course of the 11-day running time of the 41st annual Vancouver International Film Festival.
Empire of Light
6pm, Friday, September 30th
The Centre for the Performing Arts
Decision To Leave
9:15pm, Friday, September 30th
9pm, Thursday, October 6th
The Centre for the Performing Arts
The Grizzlie Truth
2pm, Saturday, October 1st
6pm, Wednesday, October 5th
The Son
6pm, Saturday, October 1st
The Centre for the Performing Arts
The Banshees of Inisherin
9:15pm, Saturday, October 1st
The Centre for the Performing Arts
EO
4pm, Sunday, October 2nd
The Vancouver Playhouse
9:30pm, Saturday, October 8th
The Centre for the Performing Arts
One Fine Morning
9pm, Sunday, October 2nd
6pm, Tuesday, October 4th
The Centre for the Performing Arts
Corsage
6pm, Monday, October 3rd
6pm, Thursday, October 6th
The Centre for the Performing Arts
Triangle of Sadness
9pm, Monday, October 3rd
The Centre for the Performing Arts
Stars at Noon
9pm, Monday, October 3rd
The Playhouse
1pm, Saturday, October 8th
The Centre for the Performing Arts
The Whale
5:45pm, Sunday, October 2nd
The Centre for the Performing Arts
Women Talking
9:15pm, Wednesday, October 5th
The Centre for the Performing Arts
Each of the films titles, italicized and in red, link to the VIFF webpage for the film, which will allow you to read about the film, discover the various awards the films have garnered at Festivals prior to arriving at VIFF, and to purchase tickets, if you’re of a mind to do so — and we hope such is the case.
The VIFF digital Festival Guide is now available; click on the preceding link.
While picking up our Media Pass to VIFF41 on Friday afternoon — at the VIFF Centre on Seymour Street, just north of Davie Street — VanRamblings also secured a hard copy of the 41st annual Vancouver International Film Festival film guide.