44th Vancouver International Film Festival
VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 3M7
44th Vancouver International Film Festival
October 2 – 12, 2025
The 44th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) announces six official selections for this year’s edition, taking place Oct. 2–12, 2025. On Aug. 7, VIFF will launch VIFF+ Members’ Early Bird Day, which offers advance access to tickets a full day earlier than the general public. Regular festival passes, ticket packs, and VIFF Live tickets are on sale to everyone on Aug. 8 from 12pm.
The first features revealed for this year’s festival include the Canadian premieres of What Does That Nature Say to You, the latest by South Korean auteur Hong Sangsoo, and Dracula, an outrageous, AI-assisted portrait of the prince of darkness by Romanian provocateur Radu Jude. The festival will also showcase Miroirs No. 3, by German master Christian Petzold, and three of the top award winners from Berlin and Sundance: The Blue Trail (dir. Gabriel Mascaro, Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, Berlinale), If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (dir. Mary Bronstein, Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance, Berlinale), and Seeds (dir. Brittany Shyne, US Grand Jury Prize: Documentary, Sundance).
Following last year's highly successful edition of the festival, VIFF has added 20 per cent more screenings and introduced two new venues for 2025: the Arts Club Theatre’s Granville Island Stage and the Alliance Française. By programming in these additional venues, VIFF brings the festival to new neighbourhoods and platforms world-class cinema for more Vancouverites.
“These initial VIFF programming announcements are always a thrill, as they offer people just a few insights into the celebration of cinema our team has been assembling since January,” says Curtis Woloschuk, Director of Programming. “These six films not only demonstrate the outstanding caliber of the full program, but also hint at some of the elements that will distinguish this year’s VIFF, including a wealth of selections from South America, a greater focus on documentary and nonfiction films, and a special showcase of Korean cinema. All of this has been possible thanks to an incredibly dedicated programming team that’s not only expanded but evolved as it welcomes new members and their perspectives.”
This year’s film programming team includes: Curtis Woloschuk, Director of Programming; Sonja Baksa, Program Lead & Programmer; Casey Wei, VIFF Short Forum Programmer; Ruun Nuur, Documentary Programmer; PoChu AuYeung, East Asian Cinema Programmer; Alan Franey, Portraits Programmer; T Bannister, MODES Programmer; Deepika Suseelan, Focus Programmer; Cole Forrest, Associate Programmer; and Tristin Greyeyes, Associate Programmer.