Run N Gun: Short Sh*ts

Filmmakers were given three months to write, shoot, and submit fully finished films under 5min with the theme of NOSTALGIA. They had to follow these rules: You can’t spend over $250 You have to fit all gear into the back of a Toyota Prius You must follow the theme   This is Vancouver’s TRUE Run … Read more

Meet Me In The Bathroom

Join us at the Rio Theatre on for MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM, an immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s featuring never-before-seen footage of artists like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a … Read more

Nope

“What’s a bad miracle?” Oscar winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with GET OUT, and then US. Now, he re-imagines the summer movie with a new pop nightmare: the expansive horror epic, NOPE. The film reunites Peele with Oscar-winner Daniel Kaluuya (GET OUT, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH), who is joined by Keke … Read more

Hellraiser (Remastered)

“Demon to some. Angel to others.” Go back to where it all started. Stephen King was once famously quoted as saying, “I have seen the future of horror… his name is Clive Barker.” That future was realized in 1987 with the release of Barker’s directorial debut HELLRAISER. Based on his own novella “The Hellbound Heart,” … Read more

Brit Rock Film Tour 2022

The Brit Rock Film Tour is back for 2022 with another set of showstopper  films representing the best of UK climbing and adventure stories in Greenland, Scotland, England and Wales. Featuring the likes of Anna Hazelnutt, Jacob Cook, Bonwyn Hodgins and Greg Boswell. “When I heard about Jacob and Bronwyns ambitious plans to sea kayak 450km … Read more

VIMFF 2022: Climbing Show

VIMFF 2022 Fall Series VIMFF presents Climbing Show presented by Arc’teryx Wednesday November 16, 2022 CLIMBING SHOW Presented by Arc’Teryx Doors 6:30 pm | Event 7:30 pm *Please arrive on time. Start time subject to change Join us at the Rio to watch 5 epic climbing films, with multiple premieres and a presentation by alpinist … Read more

VIMFF 2022: Snowsports Show 1

VIMFF 2022 Fall Series Snowsports Show 1 presented by Arc’teryx Tuesday November 15, 2022 SNOWSPORTS SHOW Presented by Arc’Teryx Doors 6:30 pm | Event 7:30 pm *Please arrive on time. Start time subject to change Get excited for the ski season with an inspiring presentation from Arc’teryx ski athlete Greg Hill and a line-up that … Read more

Terrifier 2

“Who’s laughing now?” Since its release in 2016, Damien Leone‘s TERRIFIER has become a bonafide cult classic. The slasher gave Art the Clown his own film and delivered some of the nastiest kills in slasher history. Since then, the horror community has been clamoring for more and has expressed their love in various ways with … Read more

Child’s Play #MonsterMonday

“No one believes the truth… Or lives to tell it.” The Rio Theatre‘s #MonsterMonday series continues on October 24 at 9:30 pm with the original CHILD’S PLAY, the iconic 80s horror slasher about a kinda cute, almost cuddly demon-doll that answers to the name of “Chucky.” Gunned down by Detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon), dying … Read more

SCRAP (Director in Attendance for Q&A)

SCRAP is a love letter to the things we use in our daily lives. This cinematic documentary tells the story of people – a Thai family living in an abandoned airplane, recycling workers in Delhi picking apart discarded electronics, a farmer in South Dakota building sculptures from scrap metal— who each have a deep connection … Read more