Film Fest Round Up Vol. 3: Not Your Typical Summer Blockbusters

01 Jul Film Fest Round Up Vol. 3: Not Your Typical Summer Blockbusters

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As we saunter into the warm and relaxed days of summer, we look forward to another round of impressive local film festivals. What’s better than heading into a cool, dark theatre after a day at the beach or hiking in the mountains? Grab some popcorn – you’ll want to check out this great line-up.

July 18-25
New Asia Film Festival
Centred on contemporary and progressive themes related to Asian cultures, the festival is committed to showcasing cutting-edge films and media art works from around the world.

August 14-24
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Now in its 26th year, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival will feature over 70 films from 20 countries in 2014. The offerings range from Hollywood to Bollywood, from drama to documentary, and from indie cinema to big-budget.

September
Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF)
One of North America’s largest film festivals, featuring hundreds of feature-length movies from around the globe over 2 weeks. Juried prizes.

September
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Showcasing inspiring films from across Latin America and the diaspora.

September
Vancouver Singapore Film Festival
Through the creative work of Singaporean filmmakers and their films, VSFF aims to introduce Vancouver to Singapore’s multicultural communities while providing insight into Singapore’s heritage, modernization and multiculturalism.

September
“Picture This…” Film Festival
One great big evening of award-winning short films from around the world that have been produced, written and/or directed by persons with disabilities.

Project Profile: Documentaries

Who doesn’t love a great documentary? Canada is up at the top of the list with producing some of the very best in the world.

In Canada filmmakers are lucky enough to have the NFB, DOC BC, DOXA, Telefilm Canada and a host of other organizations that support film making initiatives. They’ve given filmmakers the chance to write, produce, direct, and show their diverse stories that have been recognized around the world.

A good documentary can provoke you to take action, show you something you’ve never seen before, or make you change your mind about something you thought you knew everything about.

It was 1967 when Alan King’s Warrendale opened the world’s eyes to the story of 12 emotionally disturbed children at the Warrendale institute of Toronto when it played and won awards at Cannes Film Festival. Canada also shone when it received the very first Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 1942 for the film Churchill’s Island, which used archival news footage to show us Germany’s air war against Great Britain.

At Line 21 we feel like we’ve had the opportunity to see the world through these incredible films. We’ve tracked polar bears for 3 years, climbed Mt. Everest, witnessed a young girl’s struggle with cystic fibrosis, learned about the life of Andy Warhol, and unraveled the financial crisis of 2008—all through the lens of amazing documentary filmmakers.They’ve shown us more with pictures than we could learn in a lifetime of packing our suitcase. This month, we give a special thanks to them for making our jobs so darn exciting.

7 Stand-Out Documentaries Line 21 Has Worked On

Chi, for the NFB, an amazing story of friendship and final journeys.
Bone, Wind, Fire, also for the NFB, a beautiful film about art and artists.
65 Red Roses, an unforgettable film about health, survival, and legacy.
Emergency Room for Knowledge Network, an intimate and unflinching look inside the emergency ward at VGH.
Coast Modern, a portrait of West Coast modernist architects and their lasting mark.
Many Rivers Home, about aging, assisted living, and the end of life in a South Asian community.
Oil Sands Karaoke explores coping with life in the tar sands through karaoke.