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Eric K. Boulianne’s debut feature, Follies / Folichonneries (2025) turns midlife desire into a playful yet painfully hon...
10/13/2025

Eric K. Boulianne’s debut feature, Follies / Folichonneries (2025) turns midlife desire into a playful yet painfully honest portrait of love on the edge. With sharp writing, self-deprecating humour, and fearless performances from both Boulianne and Catherine Chabot, the film explores the modern minefield of open relationships, where passion, insecurity, and tenderness collide. Both cheeky and compassionate, Follies revives the s*x comedy with intelligence and heart, reminding us that the real adventure in love is learning to listen, not just lust.

In Solomamma (2025), a Norwegian director Janicke Askevold crafts a quietly piercing study of modern motherhood and the ...
10/13/2025

In Solomamma (2025), a Norwegian director Janicke Askevold crafts a quietly piercing study of modern motherhood and the fragile balance between independence and longing. Lisa Loven Kongsli delivers a deeply nuanced performance as Edith, whose search for control unravels into moral uncertainty after she tracks down her s***m donor. With sharp emotional precision and wry humour, Askevold transforms an intimate premise into a universal reflection on connection, truth, and the unseen costs of self-reliance. Subtle, smart, and disarmingly human, Solomamma lingers long after its final frame.

Rebecca Zlotowski’s A Private Life (Vie privée) is a sharply observed and elegantly twisted comic psychodrama that showc...
10/08/2025

Rebecca Zlotowski’s A Private Life (Vie privée) is a sharply observed and elegantly twisted comic psychodrama that showcases superb Jodie Foster in one of her most nuanced performances to date (since it is almost all in French). As Paris-based psychiatrist Lilian Steiner, Foster masterfully navigates the razor’s edge between control and unraveling, embodying a woman whose analytical brilliance crumbles under emotional strain. When a patient’s mysterious overdose hints at foul play, Zlotowski turns the whodunit into a deeper exploration of guilt, perception, and the fragility of reason. Supported by Mathieu Amalric, Luàna Bajrami-Rahmani, Daniel Auteuil, and Virginie Efira, the film hums with intellectual wit and suspenseful energy, a sophisticated blend of satire, mystery, and psychological tension that lingers long after the final frame.

Poland's Agnieszka Holland’s Kafka is a mesmerizing labyrinth, part biopic, part fever dream, that captures the absurd, ...
10/08/2025

Poland's Agnieszka Holland’s Kafka is a mesmerizing labyrinth, part biopic, part fever dream, that captures the absurd, tragic, and eerily prophetic world of Franz Kafka with haunting brilliance. Seamlessly weaving moments from the writer’s life as a German language Jewish Czech born writer and novelist in Prague with vivid dramatizations of his fiction, Holland transforms biography into a cinematic reflection on alienation and bureaucracy. A newcomer, Idan Weiss delivers a spellbinding performance, embodying Kafka’s quiet torment and dark humour in equal measure. At once intellectually dense and visually arresting, Kafka blurs the line between the writer’s nightmares and our modern reality, a world still eerily Kafkaesque. Poland’s Oscar entry, and perhaps Holland’s most daring work in years.

Part of Portraits screenings, Juan Carvajal’s La Salsa Vive is a joyous, rhythmic celebration of music as cultural lifeb...
10/08/2025

Part of Portraits screenings, Juan Carvajal’s La Salsa Vive is a joyous, rhythmic celebration of music as cultural lifeblood. Tracing salsa’s journey from the smoky clubs of 1970s New York to the sun-soaked streets of Cali, Colombia, the film pulses with the same irresistible energy as the genre itself. Through rare archival footage and heartfelt reflections from legends like Rubén Blades and Willie Rosario, Carvajal captures not just the history of salsa, but its enduring spirit, one that unites generations, heals communities, and keeps the dance floor alive. Visually lush and sonically intoxicating, La Salsa Vive reminds us that salsa isn’t just music, it’s a heartbeat that never fades.

Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks is a witty, tender, and sharply observed portrait of creative ambition, desire, and the...
10/08/2025

Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks is a witty, tender, and sharply observed portrait of creative ambition, desire, and the messy intersections between art and ego. Set against Montreal’s indie music scene of 2011, the film hums with the restless energy of youth and artistic longing. An American Barbie Ferreira shines as Grace, a music critic in search of purpose and authenticity; whose entanglement with the band Bone Patrol becomes both muse and mirror. Levack captures the awkward beauty of self-discovery with humour and heart, weaving in nostalgia, feminist undertones, and two irresistible original pieces by TOPS. During the lively post-screening Q&A, Levack and her cast reflected on the film’s themes of voice and vulnerability, confirming Mile End Kicks as a love letter to creative chaos and coming of age.

Clement Virgo’s Steal Away is a haunting, elegantly constructed psychological thriller that blends historical trauma wit...
10/08/2025

Clement Virgo’s Steal Away is a haunting, elegantly constructed psychological thriller that blends historical trauma with eerie sensuality. Set in a dreamlike world where the past and present collapse into each other, the film traces young Cécile’s perilous journey toward freedom, only to uncover that liberation comes at a chilling cost. Virgo’s direction is masterful: the languid camera, saturated lighting, and unsettling sound design create a palpable tension that never fully releases. Anchored by Mallori Johnson’s raw performance and Lauren Lee Smith’s enigmatic poise, Steal Away is both visually hypnotic and morally provocative. During the post-screening Q&A, Virgo reflected on the process and realization of this film.

It was a great evening at the World Premiere of Mayumi Yoshida’s Akashi with all the cast and crew. Akashi is a tender, ...
10/06/2025

It was a great evening at the World Premiere of Mayumi Yoshida’s Akashi with all the cast and crew. Akashi is a tender, introspective meditation on memory, love, and the quiet reckoning that follows loss. Shot mostly in black and white, the film moves with the grace of remembrance, where moments blur between past and present, grief and rediscovery. Yoshida’s restrained direction and layered performances invite us to see how art and identity intertwine with duty and longing. When colour finally floods the screen, it feels like breath returning, a visual echo of hope. Akashi is both deeply personal and universally resonant, a reminder that the heart never truly forgets where it began.

Reflections on Family and Stillness: Sentimental Value and Sirât at VIFF2025So far, at this year’s Vancouver Internation...
10/04/2025

Reflections on Family and Stillness: Sentimental Value and Sirât at VIFF2025
So far, at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival, Sentimental Value (Denmark, Joachim Trier) and Sirât (Spain, Óliver Laxe) stood out as quiet meditations on family. Both films that, though culturally distinct, share an emotional language of stillness and restraint.

Both Joachim Trier and Óliver Laxe favour the slow, deliberate movement of the camera, letting moments unfold organically, as though each frame were inhaling the weight of memory. In Sentimental Value, the gaze lingers on the small gestures that define intimacy: a glance, a silence, a half-finished conversation. Sirât extends this tenderness to a broader, more spiritual plane, where family becomes both anchor and horizon.

These are films that trust time and trust the viewer. They don’t rush to resolution but instead invite reflection, on what binds us, what shapes us, and what remains when words fail. In their gentle rhythm and emotional precision, both works remind us that cinema, at its most powerful, can mirror the quiet pulse of life itself.

The International Press Academy (IPA) Vancouver office is excited to be covering an array of premieres and screenings ov...
10/02/2025

The International Press Academy (IPA) Vancouver office is excited to be covering an array of premieres and screenings over the next 10 days of 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival

The 44th Vancouver International Film Festival runs October 2 – 12, 2025. Spanning 172 features, 97 shorts, 128+ premieres, VIFF2025 brings together films, live performances, industry talks, and interactive experiences to connect audiences with bold stories and visionary creators from around the world. Stay tuned for IPA's exclusive coverage!

Big thanks to Vancouver International Film Festival for hosting another incredible year of Canadian and international ci...
10/09/2024

Big thanks to Vancouver International Film Festival for hosting another incredible year of Canadian and international cinema! With over 150 features and 81 shorts, it was truly a celebration of worldwide storytelling. Grateful for the talent, creativity, and inspiration that fills this festival. Until next year! Vancouver International Film Festival

Why an incredible experience of attending the sold out world premiere of *The Chef & the Daruma* at VIFF, featuring the ...
10/09/2024

Why an incredible experience of attending the sold out world premiere of *The Chef & the Daruma* at VIFF, featuring the legendary master chef Tojo San! 🍣✨ The Q&A that followed was nothing short of inspiring—a true once-in-a-lifetime moment with a culinary icon and the brilliant production team behind the film. An unforgettable night!

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