Five B.C. original films to check out at this years VFF February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 Christopher Driscoll and Lucas Hung Victoria Film Festival launches with an array of BC Films. Here is a list of five BC originals to check out in this year’s collection.
Marie Clements’s film Red Snow illuminates unexplored relationships February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 Sumbal Sabah In her film Red Snow, shown on Feb. 13 at the Victoria Film Festival, Marie Clements draws connections between the experiences of the Gwich’in and the Afghan people post-9/11. She
Victoria Film Festival 2019: 306 Hollywood review February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 Sophia Siscoe On Feb. 2, I had the pleasure seeing the Bojarín siblings' innovative family documentary 306 Hollywood, as part of the Victoria Film Festival's 25th anniversary. The film details the story of...
Victoria Film Festival 2019: the Martlet’s favourite movies February 8, 2019 Kate Korte The Martlet attended several films at this year's 25th Victoria Film Festival. Here are some of our favourites. Eternal Winter Glenn Howard Eternal Winter (Örök tél in Hungarian) is the heart-wrenching story of...
Today marks the first day of the Victoria Film Festival February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Anna Dodd It's February 1, which can only mean one thing: the Victoria Film Festival (VFF) is back for another year! Running from Feb. 1 to Feb. 10, the festival is a...
Victoria Film Festival: Adventures in Public School is “comedy done right” March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Ainsley Dankort Adventures in Public School, co-written by Kyle Rideout and Josh Epstein and directed by the former, follows Liam, a lifelong-homeschooled kid played by Daniel Doheny, through his first and final...
Victoria Film Festival: The horror of darkness March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 John Ledingham The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches review The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches from director Simon Lavoie is a 2017 French-Canadian adaptation of the...
Victoria Film Festival: SoulMate lovingly bends conventions March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Ainsley Dankort SoulMate, directed by Derek Tsang, follows two friends from childhood to adulthood. Li Ansheng, played by Zhou Dongyu, is a quick-witted wild child who decides to forgo higher education in...
The Victoria Film Festival in Review March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 Amy Anderson The Opening Gala of this year’s Victoria Film Festival was a tastefully curated event. Hosted in the lobby of the Bay Centre, it featured a range of cocktails and appetizers...
What we’re excited to see at the Victoria Film Festival January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 Amy Anderson, Breandan McGhee, Corey McEwen, John Ledingham and Ainsley Dankort The Martlet will have several writers covering the Victoria Film Festival this year, so we had them sit down and write out what they're most excited to see at the...
