Movies
Country: Canada
VIFF 2021: See for Me
Still coming to terms with her loss of sight, Sophie (Skyler Davenport) suddenly finds herself with more pressing concerns when the secluded mansion she’s housesitting is targeted by home invaders. When she frantically activates a new app that allows a volunteer to remotely serve as her eyes, she’s fortuitously connected
VIFF 2021: Kicking Blood
Robbie (Luke Bilyk) and Anna (Alanna Bale) cross paths courtesy of a “meet macabre:” he’s a despondent alcoholic in desperate need of a drink, while she’s a high-on-hemoglobin immortal who’s looking for her latest fix. Unexpectedly enchanted with his take-it-or-leave-it approach to life, a disarmed Anna stows Robbie away in
VIFF 2020 Opening Night: Monkey Beach (World Premiere)
The Vancouver International Film Festival kicks off its 2020 season on Thursday, September 24 with the World Premiere of Loretta Todd’s MONKEY BEACH. In bringing BC author Eden Robinson’s beloved novel to the screen, Todd offers us a modern epic underpinned by themes that have long defined heroic journeys in
Videotronyxz (Canadian Premiere!)
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, November 22 for the kickoff of the Rio Grind Film Festival with the Canadian Premiere of the locally-lensed dark comedy VIDEOTRONYXZ. Written, directed, edited and shot by Brendan Taylor, VIDEOTRONYXZ tells the story of Jazlo, a shy young man who discovers his
Videodrome
Canadian auteur David Cronenberg occupies a very special place in all of our hearts – and minds. His catalogue of films is both varied and unique – offerings ranging from straight-up splatter to bodice-ripping costume dramas – and are frequently requested from our dedicated core of regular Rio Theatre audience
VBAFF Presents The Hollow Child
The Vancouver Badass Film Festival Presents THE HOLLOW CHILD *Director in attendance! Sunday, March 31 Doors 3:10 pm | Movie 3:30 pm *Please arrive on time! Advance tickets $10.50 HERE | $12.50 at the door VBAFF Day Pass $35 HERE *Must be 19+ w/ID
VBAFF Presents Knuckleball
The Vancouver Badass Film Festival Presents KNUCKLEBALL *Director in attendance! Left alone on an isolated farm, a 12-year-old boy must fight for his life when he becomes the target of a crazed psychopath. KNUCKLEBALL stars Michael Ironside (Starship Troopers, Scanners, Turbo Kid) and TURBO KID‘s Munro Chambers. “Helmer Michael Peterson effectively
Vancouver Bad Ass Film Festival 2021: Funhouse
Canadian premiere of Vancouver writer/director Jason William Lee‘a new epic star studded action-packed horror feature FUNHOUSE (2020, 106 minutes) starring Skarsgard, Guerrero, Benefield, Retamal, and many more with appearances by most of the Vancouver genre film community. Followed by moderated Q&A with the director and attending key cast and crew.
VAFF Presents: Double Happiness 25th Anniversary Screening
25 Years later … Watch the film and meet the director, Mina Shum! A landmark film in the history of Asian representation in Canadian cinema, DOUBLE HAPPINESS is celebrated as one of the few North American films of the 1990s to have a primarily Asian cast. Earning seven
Universal Language (FREE #CanFilmDay Screening!)
Join the party! Come hang out with us for a FREE #CanFilmDay advance screening of UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, Matthew Rankin‘s surrealist quirky comedy that earned its place as Canada’s official entry to the 2025 Academy Awards, and was shortlisted in the Best International Film category. National Canadian Film Day