Culture
Canada International Film Festival
January 24, 2009 – January 31, 2009
Vancouver, BC
About this festival
The Canada International Film Festival brings the best of world cinema to Canada and plays an important role in maintaining and further enriching its film culture. The Canada International Film Festival has quickly carved out a name for itself among the top film festivals in Canada. It accepts films of any type, in any genre, from over 90 countries around the world. The festival is dedicated to the creation of opportunities for the artistic interaction and exchange among independent filmmakers and the film-going community.
The 2009 Festival program will showcase Feature Films, Shorts, Documentaries, Foreign Films, Student Films, Music Videos, Animations, Experimental Films, a Screenplay Competition, and more.
AWARDS:
Each year, awards are presented in all of the main categories for the top films and filmmakers, writers and actors. The highly coveted Grand Jury Award will be presented to the best film in competition selected from among all the films in the Festival.