Vancouver International Film Festival

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Opened in 2005, the Vancouver International Film Centre is the main offices of the festival and also one of its venues.

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, Canada for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival began in 1982 and is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society, a provincially-registered non-profit and federally-registered charitable organization.

The festival shows both Canadian and international films, and has established a reputation as a stepping stone for many young Asian filmmakers. In 2004, it was the largest exhibitor of Asian films outside of Asia. Documentary films are also a major component of the festival. The 2006 festival screened over 300 films from more than 50 countries, nearly a quarter of which were nonfiction.

Annual attendance has exceeded 150,000 since 2003.

The Festival also manages the Vancouver Film and Television Forum, a four-day conference supporting the Canadian film and television production industry. The Forum takes place immediately prior to the start of the Festival.

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Awards

Each year, the festival offers a number of juried and audience-voted awards. Select results from recent years:

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

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