2025 Vancouver International Film Festival

2025 Vancouver International Film Festival
LocationVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Founded1958
Festival dateOctober 2 - October 12, 2025
WebsiteVIFF

The 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 44th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from October 2 to 12, 2025.[1]

The first batch of film announcements were released on August 6, alongside the announcement of the Arts Club Theatre Company's Granville Island Stage and the Alliance Française as new screening venues.[1] The full program was announced on August 27.[2]

Awards

Winners of the juried awards were announced on October 8,[3] with winners of the audience awards expected to be announced on October 17.[4]

Award Film Filmmaker
Audience Award, Galas & Special Presentations Kokuho Lee Sang-il
Audience Award, Showcase In the Room Brishkay Ahmed
Audience Award, Panorama Meadowlarks Tasha Hubbard
Audience Award, Vanguard Gazelle Nadir Saribacak, Samy Pioneer
Audience Award, Northern Lights Akashi Mayumi Yoshida
Audience Award, Insights Free Leonard Peltier Jesse Short Bull, David France
Audience Award, Spectrum Khartoum Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Philip Cox
Audience Award, Portraits The Essence of Eva Malcolm Willis, Alex Fegan
Audience Award, Altered States Fucktoys Annapurna Sriram
Audience Award, Spotlight on Korea 3670 Park Joon Ho
Audience Award, Focus Bad Girl Varsha Bharath
Best Canadian Film The Things You Kill Alireza Khatami
Best Canadian Documentary The Track Ryan Sidhoo
Best Short Film No Skate! Guil Sela
Emerging Canadian Director Blue Heron Sophy Romvari
Best BC Film
Vanguard Award Wind, Talk to Me Stefan Djordjevic

Films

Galas and special presentations

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
After the Hunt Luca Guadagnino Italy, United States
Christy David Michôd United States
Father Mother Sister Brother Jim Jarmusch United States, Ireland, France
Franz Agnieszka Holland Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, France, Turkey
It Was Just an Accident یک تصادف ساده Jafar Panahi Iran, France, Luxembourg
Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach United Kingdom, United States
Kokuho Lee Sang-il Japan
Köln 75 Ido Fluk Poland, Germany, Belgium
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt United States
Mile End Kicks Chandler Levack Canada
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Matt Johnson Canada
No Other Choice Eojjeol suga eopda Park Chan-wook South Korea
Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater France
Palestine 36 Annemarie Jacir Palestine, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan
A Private Life Vie Privée Rebecca Zlotowski France
Rental Family Hikari United States
The Secret Agent O Agente Secreto Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil, France, Netherlands, Germany
Sentimental Value Affeksjonsverdi Joachim Trier Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom
Sirāt Oliver Laxe France, Spain
Steal Away Clement Virgo Canada, Belgium
Wake Up Dead Man Rian Johnson United States
Young Mothers Jeunes mères Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne Belgium, France

Showcase

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Arco Ugo Bienvenu France
Blue Moon Richard Linklater United States, Ireland
The Blue Trail O Último Azul Gabriel Mascaro Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands
Calle Malaga Maryam Touzani Morocco, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium
Case 137 Dossier 137 Dominik Moll France
Father Otec Tereza Nvotová Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland
La grazia Paolo Sorrentino Italy
In the Room Brishkay Ahmed Canada
Left-Handed Girl 左撇子女孩 Shih-Ching Tsou Taiwan, France, United States, United Kingdom
The Little Sister La Petite Dernière Hafsia Herzi France, Germany
Living the Land 生息之地 Huo Meng China
The Love That Remains Ástin Sem Eftir Er Hlynur Pálmason Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France
Lovely Day Mille secrets mille dangers Philippe Falardeau Canada
Miroirs No. 3 Christian Petzold Germany
Orphan Árva László Nemes Hungary, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Orwell: 2+2=5 Raoul Peck United States, France
Pillion Harry Lighton United Kingdom
Renoir ルノワール Chie Hayakawa Japan, France, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Qatar
Resurrection 狂野时代 Bi Gan China, France
Romería Carla Simón Spain, Belgium, Germany
Silent Friend Stille Freundin Ildikó Enyedi Germany, France, Hungary
Sound of Falling In Die Sonne Schauen Mascha Schilinski Germany
Two Prosecutors Два прокурора Sergei Loznitsa France, Germany, Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, Lithuania
Tuner Daniel Roher United States
What Does That Nature Say to You Geu jayeoni nege mworago hani Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Wrong Husband Uiksaringitara Zacharias Kunuk Canada
Youngblood Hubert Davis Canada

Panorama

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
As the Water Flows Cui Hu Zhuo Bian China
Bidad Soheil Beiraghi Iran
Blood Lines Gail Maurice Canada
Brand New Landscape Miharashi Sedai Yuiga Danzuka Japan
Broken Voices Sbormistr Ondřej Provazník Czech Republic
The Condor Daughter La Hija Cóndor Álvaro Olmos Torrico Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay
Fantasy Kukla Slovenia, North Macedonia
Human Resource Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Thailand
Hysteria Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay Germany
The Ice Tower La tour de glace Lucile Hadžihalilović France, Germany, Italy
Idiotka Natasya Popov United States
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein United States
The Ivy Hiedra Ana Cristina Barragán Ecuador, Mexico, France, Spain
Kontinental '25 Radu Jude Romania, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
Last Night in Taipei Cheng-Chui Kuo Taiwan, France
The Last One for the Road Le città di pianura Francesco Sossai Italy, Germany
Late Shift Heldin Petra Volpe Switzerland, Germany
Lucky Lu 幸福之路 Lloyd Lee Choi Canada, United States
MA - Cry of Silence မ The Maw Naing Myanmar, South Korea, Singapore, France, Norway, Qatar
Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) Joel Alfonso Vargas United States
Meadowlarks Tasha Hubbard Canada
The Message El mensaje Iván Fund Argentina, Spain
Middle Life Pavan Moondi Canada
My Father's Son Bi Ru Fu Zi Qiu Sheng China, France
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo La misteriosa mirada del flamenco Diego Céspedes Chile, France
Peak Everything Amour Apocalypse Anne Émond Canada
A Poet Un poeta Simón Mesa Soto Colombia
The President's Cake مملكة القصب Hasan Hadi Iraq, Qatar, United States
Saikai Paradise Saikai Rakuen Keiko Tsuruoka Japan
The Scout Paula González-Nasser United States
Skin of Youth Ồn ào tuổi trẻ Ash Mayfair Vietnam, Singapore, Japan
Solomamma Janicke Askevold Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Finland
Tape Bizhan Tong Hong Kong, United Kingdom
The Things You Kill Alireza Khatami Canada, France, Poland, Turkey
Train Dreams Clint Bentley United States

Spotlight on Korea

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
3670 Park Joon Ho South Korea
Edhi Alice: Take Kim Ilrhan South Korea
No Other Choice Eojjeol suga eopda Park Chan-wook South Korea
The Nonsense Lee Je-hui South Korea
Savon Binu Lee Jun Sup South Korea
Sua's Home Kaerieoreul kkeuneun sonyeo Yun Simkyoung South Korea
What Does That Nature Say to You Geu jayeoni nege mworago hani Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Winter Light Gyeourui Bit Cho Hyun-suh South Korea
Wrangler Hunryeonsa Seo Eun-sun South Korea

Vanguard

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Bora Sardbad Mohammad Esmaeili Iran
Dance of the Living La Lucha José Alayón Spain, Colombia
Eel Hé mán Chu Chun-Teng Taiwan
Gazelle Nadir Saribacak, Samy Pioneer United States, Turkey
God Will Not Help Bog Neće Pomoći Hana Jušić Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia
Little Trouble Girls Kaj ti je deklica Urška Djukić Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia
Thus Spoke the Wind Maria Rigel Armenia
Wind, Talk to Me Vetre, pričaj sa mnom Stefan Djordjevic Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia

Northern Lights

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
100 Sunset Kunsang Kyirong Canada
Akashi Mayumi Yoshida Canada
Blue Heron Sophy Romvari Canada, Hungary
Clan of the Painted Lady Jennifer Chiu Canada
Finch and Midland Timothy Yeung Canada, Hong Kong
Follies Folichonneries Éric K. Boulianne Canada
Hemela Pirouz Nemati Canada, Iran
Modern Whore Nicole Bazuin Canada
Nesting Peau à peau Chloé Cinq-Mars Canada
Nika and Madison Eva Thomas Canada
Thanks to the Hard Work of the Elephants Bryce Hodgson Canada
The Track Ryan Sidhoo Canada, Bosnia
Treasure of the Rice Terraces Kent Donguines Canada, Philippines
A Welcome Distraction Brian Daniel Johnson Canada

Insights

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Cover-Up Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus United States
Everest Dark Jereme Watt Canada
Factory Gong Chang Hao Zhou China
Free Leonard Peltier Jesse Short Bull, David France United States
How to Build a Library Maia Lekow, Christopher King United States
I Died Li Cham Ana Ts’uyeb Mexico
Landmarks Nuestra tierra Lucrecia Martel Argentina, United States, Mexico, France, Denmark, Netherlands
Life After Reid Davenport United States
Marriage Cops Shashwati Talukdar, Cheryl Hess India, United States
Remaining Native Paige Bethmann United States
Seeds Brittany Shyne United States
The Shadow Scholars Eloise King United Kingdom
Shifting Baselines Julien Élie Canada
Walls - Akinni Inuk Sofie Rørdam, Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg Greenland
With Hasan in Gaza مع حسن في غزّة Kamal Aljafari Palestine, Germany, Switzerland, France, Qatar

Spectrum

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Agatha's Almanac Amalie Atkins Canada
Always Deming Chen United States, France, Taiwan, China
Ancestral Visions of the Future Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese France, Lesotho, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph United States
Edhi Alice: Take Kim Ilrhan South Korea
Fiume o morte! Igor Bezinović Croatia, Italy, Slovenia
The Great North Jenn Nkiru United Kingdom
Khartoum Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Philip Cox Sudan, United Kingdom, Germany, Qatar
Memory of Princess Mumbi Daniel Hauser Kenya, Switzerland
WTO/99 Ian Bell United States
Your Touch Makes Others Invisible Rajee Samarasinghe Sri Lanka, United States

Portraits

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Are We Good? Steven Feinartz United States
The Art of Adventure Alison Reid Canada
Assembly Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons United States
Caravaggio David Bickerstaff, Phil Grabsky United Kingdom
The Essence of Eva Malcolm Willis, Alex Fegan Ireland
Half Moon: Kinan Azmeh Frank Scheffer Netherlands
I Want It All: Hildegard Knef Ich will alles. Hildegard Knef Luzia Schmid Germany
John Candy: I Like Me Colin Hanks United States
The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes Jenn Strom Canada
Particle Dance ryushi no dance Hiromoto Oka Japan
La Salsa Vive Juan Carvajal Colombia, United States
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible Christine Turner United States

Leading Lights

Guest curator: Matthew Rankin.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Divine Intervention يد إلهية Elia Suleiman France, Germany, Morocco, Palestine
Lights in the Dusk Laitakaupungin valot Aki Kaurismäki Finland, Germany, France
A Moment of Innocence Nūn o Goldūn Mohsen Makhmalbaf Iran, France
News from Home Chantal Akerman France, Belgium

Focus: Edges of Belonging

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Bad Girl Varsha Bharath India
CycleMahesh Suhel Banerjee India
Hidden Tremors Bhoothalam P.G. Sreekanth India
I Am Revathi Njaan Revathi P. Abhijith India
Secrets of a Mountain Serpent Nidhi Saxena India

Altered States

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Dead Lover Grace Glowicki Canada
Death Does Not Exist La mort n'existe pas Félix Dufour-Laperrière Canada, France
Deathstalker Steven Kostanski United States, Canada
Dracula Radu Jude Romania, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil
Foreigner Ava Maria Safai Canada
Fucktoys Annapurna Sriram United States
Honey Bunch Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli Canada
Night Stage Ato Noturno Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher Brazil
OBEX Albert Birney United States
Our Hero, Balthazar Oscar Boyson United States
The Plague Charlie Bolinger United States, Romania
A Useful Ghost ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany

Short Forum

English title Original title Director(s) Province
The 12 Inch Pianist Lucas Ansel United States
Adieu Ugarit Samy Benammar Canada
Ambush Kameen Yassmina Karajah Canada, Jordan
Arguments in Favor of Love Gabriel Abrantes Portugal
Baadarane Samah El Kadi Lebanon
Ball Lightning Trina Baker United States
Bleat! Ananth Subramaniam Malaysia, Philippines
Bread Will Walk Alex Boya Canada
Budget Paradise LaTajh Simmons-Weaver United States
Canada in the 12th Century Jack Parker Canada
Cocotte Coulombe, Filmmaker Cocotte Coulombe, cinéaste Charles-François Asselin Canada
Confluence Charlene R. Moore, Oliver Darrius Merrick King Canada
The Death of the Fish Eva Lusbaronian France
Dinner Hyejin Yoo South Korea
Extra Life (And Decay) Stéphanie Lagarde Netherlands, France
Father Alphonse and the Fight Between Carnival and Lent Diana Thorneycroft Canada
The Foreigner Wen-Shuo Hsueh Taiwan
Four Walls of Memory Joanna Płatek Poland
The Glass Essays River Yuhao Cao United Kingdom, China
Good Luck to You All Cordell Barker Canada
Healer Chelsea McMullan Canada
The Housekeeper Surya Balakrishnan India
How to Live Together Tim Nicholas United States
In My Hand Marja Helander, Liselotte Wajstedt Norway
Inanna Dragos Badita Romania, Canada
Jeff Julia Hebner United States
The Light of Immortality Mikołaj Janik Poland
A Light That Doesn't Dim Colby Barrios United States
The Littles Andrew Duplessie United States, Canada
Living Grounds Emile Lavoie Canada
Loynes Dorian Jespers Belgium
A Metamorphosis Lin Htet Aung Myanmar
Mother of Dawn Clara Trevisan Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Portugal
Muljil: Diving Young Eun Yoo (Yooye) South Korea
My Comrade Tathagata Ghosh India
My Dad is an Astronaut Bianca Rose Cheung Canada
Nine Times Better Lorenzo Follari, Emma Dock Sweden
No Matter the Weather Florence Lafond Canada
No One Knows I Disappeared Hanxiong Bo China
No Skate! Guil Sela France
Not Enough for the Love Inside Marcelo Matos de Oliveira, Wallace Nogueira Brazil
One Duck Down Lindsay Aksarniq McIntyre Canada
Origin Marion Chuniaud-Lacau Canada, Colombia
Orlo with Karma Kangdrun China
Our Pantheons Rosalie Charrier France
Our Room Jaume Claret Muxart Spain
Paradaïz Matea Radic Canada
Paradise Heights Karl Kai, Robert Mentov Canada
Pow! Joseph Clift United States
Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts Shervin Kermani Canada
Resistance Meditation Sara Wylie Canada
ripe Solara Thanh Bình Đặng Canada
The River Herrana Addisu United States
Rumble Pidikwe Caroline Monnet Canada
Santa Clara: Birth in Three Phases Arturo Franco, Tono Mejuto Spain
Skin on Skin Simon Schneckenburger Germany
A Soft Touch Heather Young Canada
The Sphinx Jesse Padveen Canada, United States
Tears Burn to Ash Natalie Murao Canada
Thanks to Meet You! Richard Hunter United Kingdom
There's a Devil Inside Me Karina Lomelin Ripper United States
Tiger Loren Waters United States
To Look, and to Look Again Monica Cheema Canada
Le Tour De Canada John Hollands Canada
Two People Exchanging Saliva Deux personnes échangeant de la salive Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata France, United States
A Very Straight Neck Neo Sora Japan
WASSUPKAYLEE Pepi Ginsberg France, United States
Water Girl Sandra Desmazières France, Netherlands, Portugal
We Were the Scenery Christopher Radcliff United States
Wednesdays with Gramps Chris Copeland, Justin Copeland United States
Weekend One Mykea Fairweather Perry United Kingdom
Winkie Daniel Duranleau Canada
Yves and His Bonsaïs Yves et ses bonsaïs Ophelia Spinosa Canada

Modes

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
+10K Gala Hernández López Spain, France
Abortion Party Julia Mellen Spain
Anatomy of a Lost Sound Zuko Garagić Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, United States
Blind, Into The Eye Atefeh Kheirabadi, Mehrad Sepahnia Iran, Germany
BOA Alexandre Dostie Canada, France
Daria's Night Flower Maryam Tafakory Iran, United Kingdom, France
Force Times Displacement Angel Wu Taiwan
Goodbye, Fishies Jonathan Zhang Australia
happiness Fırat Yücel Netherlands, Turkey
It Must Be Because I Decided to Leave Zhuoyun Chen China, United States
L'mina Randa Maroufi Morocco, France, Italy, Qatar
Lloyd Wong, Unfinished Lesley Loksi Chan Canada
Monument Jeremy Drummond United States
Rezbotanik Pedro Gonçalves Ribeiro Portugal, Brazil, Spain
Samba Infinito Leonardo Martinelli Brazil, France
Sixty-Seven Milliseconds Fleuryfontaine France
The Uniformed Timon Ott Germany

References

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