Another great year for VAFF
Monday November 21, 2011
VAFF 15 was our best year yet! Gaggles of filmgoers, filmmakers and media came out to celebrate the 15th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival.
A special thank you to our festival sponsors, partners and especially to our hard working volunteers!
Here are a few of our photos from this year. You can view all the photos here
VAFF 15 kicks off today!
Thursday November 3, 2011
The entire VAFF team is ready to bring you a bunch of great films starting today at Cineplex Odeon International Village.
SCHEDULE: The full schedule is available online.
TICKETS: Our online ticket sales have been soaring off the charts! Thanks to everyone who purchased online. Online ticket sales are now closed. Tickets will now be available on-site at the festival venue Cineplex Odeon International Village (88 West Pender Street).
On-site ticket table hours:
Nov. 3 – 6:00 – 9:00 PM, Vouchers not for Opening night will only be redeemed after 8PM
Nov. 4 – 4:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Nov. 5 – 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Nov. 6 – 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Help us spread the word about VAFF! We will be live tweeting during the entire festival.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Stars are coming out for Opening Night: Almost Perfect
Wednesday November 2, 2011
Almost Perfect stars Tina Chen and Edison Chen along with Director Bertha Bay-sa Pan will be in attendance for VAFF 15’s opening night film ALMOST PERFECT.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
7:00PM
CINEPLEX ODEON INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE CINEMAS
Arrive early to secure your seats in the theatre!
The press loves VAFF
Monday October 31, 2011
With only days left before VAFF 15, we are humbled and excited by all the media coverage we’ve received so far for this year’s festival.
Georgia Straight | November 3, 2011
Vancouver Asian Film Festival sends Vancouver love letters
The Vancouver Sun | November 2, 2011
Vancouver filmmaker takes run at Wall Street
The Province | November 2, 2011
Vancouver Asian Film Festival good mix of critics’ picks
Georgia Straight | November 1, 2011
Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2011 documentaries: India, Philippines, Cambodia
Asians on Film | November 1, 2011
Quentin Lee Interview: The People I’ve Slept With & Today Has Been Weird
Asian on Film | October 28, 2011
Desiree Lim: The House
CBC Radio North by Northwest | October 28, 2011
Desiree Lim: The House
middle child reviews | October 27, 2011
The Learning & other shorts at 2011 VAFF
Channel APA Broadcasting Asian America | October 25, 2011
2011 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
everythinghapa.com | October 25, 2011
2011 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Asians on Film | October 22, 2011
Omi Vaidya Interview: Big In Bollywood
For a full listing go here
Filmmakers' Section
Monday October 24, 2011
This is your festival. Welcome to VAFF 15!
Festival-related queries answered here. Want to know where to go for bulgogi downtown? We can answer that, too. Just ask!
Contact the VAFF Filmmaker Liaison:
Grace Chin | grace.chin@vaff.org | 604-505-8449
Details on this page:
Festival Venue, Transit and Parking
Festival Schedule and Tickets
Filmmaker Passes
Filmmaker Packages
Special Events
Festival Locations and Map
Filmmaker Accommodation
Getting To and From the Airport
Things To Do in Vancouver
Festival Venue, Transit and Parking
All VAFF screenings Nov 3-6:
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
3rd Floor, 88 West Pender Street, Vancouver
(see map) [link to map of festival locations]
Transit
The theatre is half a block away from rapid transit (Skytrain, Stadium Station) and numerous bus routes. See translink.ca for a full list of buses.
Parking
The International Village provides free underground parking if you are attending a screening. Keep ticket stubs for proof. If you intend to be at the venue/in the area all day, daily rates and evening parking with 24/7 access is available: EasyPark Lot 7, 140 Keefer Street (between Columbia and Main)
6:00 AM – 6:00 PM $1.00 per half hour Maximum $7.00
6:00 PM – 6:00 AM $3.50 flat rate
Online schedule: here
Online ticket sales: here
Included in your filmmaker packages. Valid for all film screenings including Opening Night, Centrepiece Night, and Closing Night plus all Special Events. Membership fee included.
Due to the huge popularity of the Opening Night screening, we request that you RSVP your attendance here
Available for pickup daily throughout the festival at the VAFF Box Office/Will Call in the main lobby of the Cineplex Odeon International Village cinemas, the official VAFF screening venue.
VAFF table hours to pick up Filmmaker packages:
Nov. 3 – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Nov. 4 – 4:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Nov. 5 – 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Nov. 6 – 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Packages include:
a)Your filmmaker pass
b) Your VAFF 15 Program Guide
c) Your Tourism Vancouver Official Visitor’s Guide
d) Swag, swag and more swag
Filmmakers’ Karaoke (#6 on the map below)
Eat, drink and mingle with filmmakers, industry and special VAFF guests at this private catered event. And yes, there will be karaoke.
Friday Nov 4, 2011
10:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Terracotta Modern Chinese Restaurant & Lounge
52 Alexander Street, Vancouver
(see map) [link to map of festival locations]
Filmmakers’ Luncheon (#4 on the map below)
(Net)work it. The National Film Board of Canada will announce the VAFF Best Canadian Short at this private dim sum luncheon for filmmakers, industry, media and special VAFF guests.
Sunday Nov 6, 2011
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall Street, Vancouver
Please RSVP for the Filmmakers’ Luncheon by emailing felix.cheng@vaff.org
1. Festival Screening Venue
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
3rd Floor, 88 West Pender Street, Vancouver
2. Opening Night Gala Reception
Kentizen Fusion Lounge
2nd Floor, International Village, 88 West Pender Street, Vancover
3. Centrepiece Night Reception
The Greedy Pig
307 West Cordova Street, Vancouver
4. Filmmakers’ Luncheon
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall Street, Vancouver
5. It’s A Wrap! Wrap Party
Wild Rice
117 West Pender Street, Vancouver
6. Filmmakers’ Karaoke
Terracotta Modern Chinese Restaurant & Lounge
52 Alexander Street, Vancouver
VAFFed out from a long day of awesome networking and checking out everyone else’s films? Here’s where your cab should take you. Quote “Vancouver Asian Film Festival” for special rates when you book!
Sandman Hotel Vancouver City Centre (#7 on the map below)
180 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 4P4
Tel: 604 681 2211. Fax: 604 681 8009
Sandman Hotel Vancouver City Centre is the proud sponsor of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Not only do we have special rates starting as low as $89.00 per night but also surprises awaiting for you at time of check in. To take advantage of the offered rates, please call the hotel direct at 604-681-2211 or our central reservations at 1-800-sandman and quote the Vancouver Asian Film Festival rate or the Group Confirmation # 596091.
Getting To and From the Airport
Filmmaker Pickup/Dropoff
Thanks for joining us for VAFF 15! Email or call us if you prefer to be picked up or dropped off at the airport, or see below for how to get to and from YVR by transit or cab.
Rapid Transit
Directions:
a) Take the Canada Line* from the airport to Waterfront Station downtown
b) At Waterfront Station, switch to the Expo/Millennium Line
c) Take the Expo/Millennium Line to Stadium-Chinatown Station
d) At Stadium-Chinatown Station, exit via Beatty Street
e) Walk a block West along Beatty Street to West Georgia Street
f) Make a right on West Georgia Street and walk a block North to Cambie Street
The Sandman Hotel Vancouver City Centre is at 180 West Georgia Street (intersection of Cambie Street and West Georgia Street), on the west side of W Georgia St.
*Canada Line connects YVR to downtown Vancouver in 26 minutes. The Canada Line Airport Station is located between the International and Domestic Terminals on Level 3. Follow airport signage or ask any airport attendant for directions.
Fares from YVR to downtown Vancouver**
Monday to Friday, early morning to 6:30 PM:
Vancouver Airport – Downtown Vancouver: 2 Zone Ticket $8.75 (two-zone fare of $3.75 + YVR AddFare of $5)
Vancouver Airport – Richmond: 1 Zone Ticket $7.50 ( one-zone fare of $2.50 plus YVRAddFare of $5)
Monday to Friday after 6:30 PM, Weekends and Holidays:
Vancouver Airport – All Zones: $7.50 ($2.50 plus YVRAddFare of $5)
**Fares from downtown Vancouver to YVR do not charge the $5 YVR AddFare
Taxi
$28 – $32 (taxes included) is the approximate fare for the 30-min trip to downtown Vancouver. Follow airport signage or ask any airport attendant for directions to the taxi stand.
U.S./INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS: Right outside the International Arrivals Greeting Area, on the same level.
CANADA ARRIVALS: Outside the Domestic Terminal Arrivals, Level 2.
More information from the YVR website click here
Left your Official Tourism Guide at the hotel? Check the Tourism Vancouver website …or ask us if you have any questions.
VAFF 15 Press Party - Oct 19
Friday October 21, 2011
Only 2 weeks to go before VAFF 15 gets under way and we were busy this week courting the press about our fantastic program this year as well as meeting our talented local filmmakers.
Take a peek at the photos from the Press Party.
VAFF 15 Schedule and Ticket Info is now live!
Thursday October 6, 2011
Read the full festival VAFF 15 Schedule
Purchase tickets online.
Pickup the Program Guide at Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas at 88 West Pender.
If you see our posters at transit shelters, take a picture and tweet it to us!
Open Call for Film Entries: VAFF 2011 now closed
Tuesday October 4, 2011
Submissions for VAFF’s 2011 Film Festival is now closed. The next open call is scheduled for March 2012.
Thank you for your interest.
VAFF 15 Schedule
Tuesday October 4, 2011
All programs are subject to change without notice. All ticket sales are final and non-refundable.
All screenings take place at Cineplex Odeon International Village, 88 West Pender Street, Vancouver.
Information about Buying Tickets can be found here
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT
These films have not been rated by the Provincial classifiers; only VAFF members will be allowed into this screening. Membership fees are not included in the ticket price. Please purchase a Membership, download the 2011 Membership Form and have each ticketholder fill one out. Bring the completed form with you to Cineplex Odeon International Village.
Download the 2011 Membership Form
PROGRAM 1 – Opening Night Presentation: Almost Perfect
Thursday November 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Almost Perfect | Bertha Bay-Sa Pan | Door only |
| Love Letter to Vancouver | Joanna Wong | Door only |
| Unlaced | Megan Turnbull | Door only |
PROGRAM 2 – Unlike No Other
Friday November 4, 2011 at 5:00 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Go Canucks Go | Adam Chan, Peter Planta | Door only |
| A Drummer's Passion | Mingu Kim | Door only |
| The Queen | Christina Choe | Door only |
| You Can't Curry Love | Reid Waterer | Door only |
| Grandpa's Wet Dream | Chihiro Amemiya | Door only |
| A Moth In Spring | Yu Gu | Door only |
PROGRAM 3 – Friday Night Feature: Big In Bollywood
Friday November 4, 2011 at 7:15 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Big In Bollywood | Kenny Meehan, Bill Bowles | Door only |
| SIXZEROFOUR | Tin Pak Lau | Door only |
| Post-Racial | Tim Tsai | Door only |
PROGRAM 4 – Might Asian Shorts
Friday November 4, 2011 at 9:15 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Today Has Been Weird | Quentin Lee | Door only |
| D-Volution | Walter Boholst | Door only |
| Withholding | Joyce Wu | Door only |
| Andy | Andrew Ahn | Door only |
| Asian American Jesus | Yasmine Gomez | Door only |
| Triangle | Janice Ahn | Door only |
| Paper Girl | Brian Cheung, Carlos McCallister | Door only |
| Candlelight | Osric Chau, Stanley Tsang | Door only |
| The Anti-Versary | Aaron Au | Door only |
PROGRAM 5 – Canadian Asian Stories
Saturday November 5, 2011 at 11:00 AM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Dad's Playground: An Interview with Andy Mori | Leanne Riding | Door only |
| Finding a Hybrid Husband | Jennifer Yip | Door only |
| Who is Richmond? | Jessica Huang, Aaron Kim, Robert Li, Wendy Phung, Sharon Tang, Inez Tao, Lee Xu | Door only |
| Andy | Andrew Ahn | Door only |
| The Search for Koreatown: Pinpointing Self Identity Amidst a Moving Culture | Andrea Bang, Peter Im, Valentine Ostaszewski, Daniel Wood | Door only |
| Wonton Soup For The Soul | Alejandro Yoshizawa, Elena Kusaka | Door only |
| Lillian Dyck: Not Just Chinese | Alejandro Yoshizawa | Door only |
| Chinese Canadian Stories Trailer | Alejandro Yoshizawa | Door only |
| From C to C: Chinese Canadian Stories of Migration | Jordan Paterson | Door only |
| Canadian Asian Stories Panel | Kathy Leung, Henry Yu, Jordan Paterson, Karin Lee | Door only |
PROGRAM 6 – Life in Transit
Saturday November 5, 2011 at 1:30 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Resident Aliens | Ross Tuttle | Door only |
| Dear Mom and Dad | Tammy Tsang | Door only |
| Huan Dao | Norbert Shieh | Door only |
| Canopy Crossings | Gary Yong | Door only |
PROGRAM 7 – Chicks on Flicks - Women in Hollywood: Then & Now
Saturday November 5, 2011 at 4:00 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Slaying the Dragon Reloaded: Asian Women in Hollywood and Beyond | Elaine H. Kim | Door only |
| Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words | Yunah Hong | Door only |
| Chicks on Flicks Panel | Grace Chin, Elaine H. Kim, Yunah Hong, Olivia Cheng | Door only |
PROGRAM 8 – Centrepiece Presentation: Ashes
Saturday November 5, 2011 at 7:00 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Ashes | Ajay Naidu | Door only |
| My Vancouver | Anand Kanna | Door only |
| Raju | Shiva Bajpai | Door only |
PROGRAM 9 – From the Other Side of the Pacific: FullMetal Alchemist
Saturday November 5, 2011 at 9:15 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | Kazuya Murata | Door only |
| Arrival | Keiji Tajima | Door only |
PROGRAM 10 – Vancity Shorts
Sunday November 6, 2011 at 1:00 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| YVR | Janey Lew, Alex Richmond | Door only |
| Sweet | Yota Konishi | Door only |
| A Cake for Cherry | Betty Kwong | Door only |
| Peter and the Space Between | Sitji Chou | Door only |
| Henry's Glasses | Brendan Uegama | Door only |
| Commitment | Raahul Singh | Door only |
| Square Dance Story | Jason Karman | Door only |
| Liz | Kathleen S. Jayme | Door only |
| Insert Credit | David Nguyen | Door only |
| Remnants | Sarah OuYang | Door only |
PROGRAM 11 – ABC's of Life
Sunday November 6, 2011 at 3:00 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The Learning | Ramona S. Diaz | Door only |
| Reflexion | Greg Labute | Door only |
PROGRAM 12 – Artist Spotlight: Desiree Lim
Sunday November 6, 2011 at 5:00 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The House | Desiree Lim | Door only |
| Beauty Heart Story | Andrew Chung | Door only |
PROGRAM 13 – Closing Presentation: Surrogate Valentine
Sunday November 6, 2011 at 7:30 PM
| Film Title | Director(s) | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Surrogate Valentine | Dave Boyle | Door only |
| Divancity: The Documentary | Chad Band | Door only |
| The Potential Wives of Norman Mao | Derek Nguyen | Door only |
Day 4 | Program 13
Tuesday October 4, 2011
Films in this program
- Surrogate Valentine
- Divancity: The Documentary
- The Potential Wives of Norman Mao
Day 4 | Program 12
Tuesday October 4, 2011
Films in this program
- The House
- Beauty Heart Story
Day 4 | Program 11
Tuesday October 4, 2011
Films in this program
- The Learning
- Reflexion
Day 4 | Program 10
Tuesday October 4, 2011
Films in this program
- YVR
- Sweet
- Henry’s Glasses
- Commitment
- Square Dance Story
- Liz
- A Cake for Cherry
- Insert Credit
- Remnants
- Peter & The Space Between
Day 3 | Program 9
Tuesday October 4, 2011
Films in this program
- FullMetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
- Arrival
