As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of VAFF this year, we want to share the incredible moments that have lead us to where we are now. Our trip down memory lane continues with more key moments and milestones from 2002 to 2006. Here are five more fun facts about VAFF! 2002 One of VAFF’s main…
As we look forward to the 25th anniversary of VAFF this year, let’s take a trip down memory lane and recount key moments and milestones, starting with VAFF’s 1997 debut. Here are a few fun facts about VAFF! 1. 1997 VAFF’s debut featured 38 Asian-American films, and was hosted at the Judge McGill theater, now…
Racial Equity Screen Office June 16, 2021 Dear Mr. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Over the past few months, the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) has brought public attention to the problematic and systemically inequitable funding process at the Canada Council for the Arts. Although VAFF’s assertions have been acknowledged, it…
Asian Heritage Month brings us a chance to reflect on the incredible achievements by Asian actors and filmmakers this past year! As we continue to reshape the film industry into one of equal representation and inclusivity, it’s important to celebrate the fantastic actors and films that are taking the industry by storm. Let’s take a…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2021 We are outraged and deeply heartbroken by the murder of 8 individuals in Atlanta on March 16, 2021 almost all of whom were Asian women. We mourn the death and honour the lives of Asian women working in massage parlours and Asian and migrant sex workers who have never been…
Are Asian Canadians the Modern Day Cultural Railway Workers? March 11, 2021 MP Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage Mr. Jesse Wente, Board Chair of Canada Council for the Arts Mr. Simon Brault, CEO Canada Council for the Arts Mr. Aimé Dontigny, Acting Director, Arts Across Canada program. We are in receipt of Canada Council…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, CANADA – Feb. 11, 2021, For VAFF’s entire 25 year history, Canada Council for the Arts has provided less than $30,000 in total funding and $0 funding since 2006. VAFF is the oldest Asian film festival in Canada and has been an incubator of talent for Asian Canadian creators and filmmakers for…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The 24th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival (#VAFFVIRTUAL) Begins October 31 – November 8, 2020, Vancouver hosts the best of Asian Filmmaking from around the World. The entire festival program and tickets are available online from October 6 till November 8, 2020 at www.vaff.org. Please email media@vaff.org to inquire Individual Films’ EPK &…
Vancouver, BC – Sept 29 2020 – Due to the global pandemic, VAFF is celebrating its 24th annual festival virtually this year with an extended festival from October 31 to November 8. We will announce the entire program during the week of October 5, 2020. We are pleased to announce that this year’s theme is…
VAFF celebrates a new milestone at the largest Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon during the unprecedented year of 2020 In celebrating Asian representation and diversity in local film of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival’s 15th annual Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) – a short-filmmaking competition which provides a platform for local talent to try their hand…
