VIFF Podcast
By Vancouver International Film Festival
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Bringing you exclusive in-depth conversations with industry-leading filmmakers, creators and cultural luminaries, recorded live at the Vancouver International Film Festival and year round at VIFF Centre.
~ About VIFF ~
Beyond film exhibitions, VIFF strives to engage and empower communities, encourage dialogue and champion local artists. With decades of experience and an unwavering commitment to creating exceptional programs, VIFF has transformed into a highly esteemed annual festival and a premier arthouse cinema.
Founded in 1982, the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society is a not-for-profit cultural society and federally registered charitable organization that operates the internationally acclaimed Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) and the year-round programming at VIFF Centre. All year, VIFF produces screenings, talks, conferences and events that act as a catalyst for the community to discover the creativity and craft of storytelling on screen.
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In 100 SUNSET, Kunsang Kyirong is inspired by 'complicated women'
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Igor Bezinović on why his anti-war film arrived at just the right time
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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'Not just another sad story from Africa' Timeea Ahmed wants you to know Khartoum, Sudan
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May 21, 2026 |
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Sara Wylie on why capitalism is the worst
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May 07, 2026 |
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Durian and Decision-making with Solara Thanh Bình Đặng
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Nicole Bazuin on the Modern Whore
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Alison Reid wants you to put down your phone—and go on an adventure
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Brian Daniel Johnson and Dide Su Bilgin on community and Vancouver's avoidance culture
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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How film can reconnect you with your roots with Kent Donguines
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Why documentaries are the door to understanding with Elöise King (The Shadow Scholars)
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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How painting provides a portal with Jenn Strom (The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes)
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Brishkay Ahmed on embracing identity, and what we can learn from Afghan women
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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'The Track' Director Ryan Sidhoo on the stories that haven't been told, and getting those movies made
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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'Foreigner' Director Ava Maria Safai talks the horrors of growing up, and what filmmaking teaches you about yourself
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Mayumi Yoshida on her debut feature, 'Akashi,' and the power that comes from existing in the in between
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Ari's Theme" documentary filmmaker, Jeff Petry, on how to capture a legacy
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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VIFF Shorts team Casey Wei and Jaewoo Kang talk programming for your audience
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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'I Saw Three Black Lights' filmmaker Santiago Lozano on ritual as resistance in Colombia
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Filmmaker Sanja Zivkovic on motherhood, the broken system of adoption, and seeing a story from all points of view in 'Cat's Cry'
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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'Save My Soul' filmmaker Kam Fai Leung on loneliness and our primal desire to be loved
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Director Devin Shears on his first feature, and the fascination with fatness in "Cherub"
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Kerr Holden wrestles with athleticism, performance, and metal in 'Judas Icarus Twists His Wrist'
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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'Balomania' filmmaker Sissel Morell Dargis on the beauty behind Brazil's baloeiros, and getting your start in documentary filmmaking
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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'78 Days' filmmaker Emilija Gašić on docufiction and telling personal history through found footage
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Vancouver filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming explores mortality and imagines a future without waste with 'Can I Get a Witness?'
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May 29, 2025 |
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Veteran Documentarian Connie Field Exposes Democracy’s Fragility in 'Democracy Noir'
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May 15, 2025 |
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'Uncommon Ground' filmmaker Faith Sparrow-Crawford on ancestral connections and Musqueam Storytelling
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May 01, 2025 |
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'Curl Power' director Josephine Anderson on girlhood and the long-game of filmmaking
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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'The Universe in a Grain of Sand' filmmaker Mark Levinson on art, physics, and AI as an extension of human creativity
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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'Inedia' director Liz Cairns on intuitive writing and filmmaking
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Legendary Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan on artistic evolution and representations of trauma in 'Seven Veils'
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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'Preface to a History' director Devan Scott on experimental filmmaking and mental health
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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'Village Keeper' director Karen Chapman on telling "lived-in" stories through cinema
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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'7 Beats Per Minute' Director Yuqi Kang on the arts of Free Diving and Filmmaking
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Jerome Yoo explores grief and belonging in his debut feature 'Mongrels'
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Deborah Devyn Chaung explores dreams and desire with short film “Strawberry Shortcake”
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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"Inay" director Thea Loo talks migration, mental health, and the power of community
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Filmmaker Mads K. Baekkevold, director of The Chef & the Daruma, on capturing renowned Vancouver chef Hidekazu Tojo’s legacy
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Unmasking Trauma: Asher Penn on Physician, Heal Thyself and the Life of Dr. Gabor Maté
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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BC film producer Mike Johnston reflects on the resilience of the Vancouver film community, international co-productions, and more
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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'In Flames' director Zarrar Kahn talks balancing real-world social issues in genre film
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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'Handle With Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew' filmmakers talk basketball and community
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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'With Love and a Major Organ' filmmaker Kim Albright on surrealist stories, with producer Madeleine Davis
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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'Richelieu' director Pier-Philippe Chevigny on social justice through film
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Sound designer Mark Mangini on creating epic sound art for films including 'Dune' and 'Mad Max Fury Road'
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May 24, 2024 |
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'Seagrass' director Meredith Hama-Brown on Japanese Canadian stories
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May 09, 2024 |
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‘Les Filles du Roi’ Director on Transforming a Stage Production into a Full-Blown Movie Musical
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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‘Rutherford Falls’ Co-Creator Sierra Teller Ornelas on breaking down Indigenous stereotypes through humour
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May 11, 2022 |
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‘Mare of Easttown’ Director Craig Zobel on “humanistic” crime drama
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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‘The Green Knight’ Production Designer Jade Healy on creating the look, feel, and shape of a fantasy realm
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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‘The Suicide Squad’ Editor Fred Raskin on how the story takes its final shape in the editing room
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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The legendary Linda Perry on songwriting, mentoring and her transition to composing for film and TV
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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'My Name is Pauli Murray' Co-Director Julie Cohen on preserving the legacy of the LGBTQ and civil rights activist
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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'Shiva Baby' Writer/Director Emma Seligman on the organised chaos of indie film making
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen on animating memory
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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‘Dune’ Production Designer Patrice Vermette on creating epic sci-fi universes
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Returning January 19, 2022
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Mark Friedberg on creating the cinematic worlds of The Ice Storm, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Underground Railroad
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May 12, 2021 |
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Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott on calling corporate social responsibility’s bluff in 'The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel'
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Terence Blanchard on scoring ‘Da 5 Bloods’ and ongoing collaborations with Spike Lee
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Charlie Kaufman on adapting 'I’m Thinking of Ending Things' for the screen
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Eliza Hittman, Kris Rey and Amy Seimetz on employing both vision and resourcefulness in independent filmmaking
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Tony McNamara and Alena Smith on creating satirical comedies – 'The Great' and 'Dickinson'
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Bill Lawrence on 'Ted Lasso' and the need for heart in comedy
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Tracey Deer on Oka, the Legacy 30 Years On
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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We're back!
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Alex Gibney on trying to pin down a Russian oligarch in 'Citizen K'
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Cliff Martinez on scoring 'Drive', 'Traffic', 'Spring Breakers' and 'The Knick'
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Rob McElhenney on evolving 'It’s Always Sunny' and making 'Mythic Quest'
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Arianne Phillips on the power of costume in 'Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood'
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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RZA on Wu-Tang, The Man with the Iron Fists and kung-fu film influences
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May 20, 2020 |
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Dr. Jane Goodall on seeing her life's journey on screen
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May 06, 2020 |
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Dan Goor on creating 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Michael Moore on the 30th anniversary of Roger & Me
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Coming Soon...
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Mar 26, 2020 |