Movies
Rio Grind Film Festival: Rad (35th Anniversary Screening)
The Rio Theatre’s Rio Grind Film Festival concludes on Sunday, November 28 with a screening of a slice of something seriously 80’s, the oft-requested, always capitalized, cult-classic RAD. In celebration of its 35th anniversary, the 1986 BMX racing film has returned to theaters with a new 35th anniversary restoration. Bill
Rio Grind Film Festival: Agnes (Encore Screening!)
The Rio Grind Film Festival‘s Rio Grind Film Festival presents an encore showing of prolific Oklahoma writer-director Mickey Reece’s latest, AGNES, which has also screened at the New York’s Tribeca Film Festival and Fantastic Fest in Austin. If you’re not familiar with the work of this emerging, “outsider” filmmaker, Reece
Rio Grind Film Festival: After Blue (Dirty Paradise)
The Rio Theatre‘s annual Rio Grind Film Festival continues on Saturday, November 27 with French filmmaker Bernard Mandico‘s AFTER BLUE (DIRTY PARADISE), following screenings at festivals around the world including in the fabled Midnight Madness lineup at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno (winner, FIPRESCI Prize), Sitges Fantastic
Rio Grind Film Festival 2021: Shorts!
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, November 25 as we kick off the (almost) annual Rio Grind Film Festival with three (yes, you read that right!) programmed blocks of some of our favourite short film submissions from Vancouver and beyond. Our jury will be selecting some of their
Rio Grind Film Festival 2021: Miracle Valley (Ft. Director/Star Greg Sestero Q&A)
The Rio Theatre‘s Rio Grind Film Festival continues on Friday, November 26 with the Canadian Premiere of best-selling author Greg Sestero‘s (THE DISASTER ARTIST) feature directorial debut, MIRACLE VALLEY. Sestero – who gained worldwide fame as “Mark” in Tommy Wiseau‘s so-bad-it’s-good, pop-culture phenomenon THE ROOM – will be joining us
Rio Grind Film Festival 2021: King Car
The Rio Theatre‘s annual Rio Grind Film Festival continues on Friday, November 26 with Brazilian filmmaker Renata Pinheiro’s sci-fi thriller KING CAR, which has been a hit at festivals around the world including at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest in
Rio Grind Film Festival 2021: Coming Soon
The Rio Theatre’s own Rio Grind Film Festival returns November 25-28. Details coming soon.
Rio Grind Film Festival 2021: Bingo Hell (Filmmakers in Attendance) FREE Screening & Party
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, November 25 for the Vancouver Premiere of writer-director Gigi Saul Guerrero‘s latest feature film, BINGO HELL. This FREE (yes, you read that right) screening will be kicking off this year’s Rio Grind Film Fest. Filmmakers in attendance for Q&A, and more! RSVPing
Rio Grind Film Festival 2019: Shorts!
The Rio Grind Film Festival’s annual Short Film Block, featuring shorts from Vancouver (and beyond). Sunday, November 24 Doors 3:00 pm | Start 3:30 pm Advance tickets $13 HERE | $13 at the door Please arrive on time! There will be three “blocks” with two short breaks
Rio Grind Film Festival 2019
The Rio Theatre’s own genre film festival is back November 21 – 24. We are currently accepting submissions