The Victoria Film Festival is back to chase away your February greys with a return to Sidney. After the smashing success of the 2015 lineup, the VFF is bringing more must-see films to the Star Cinema in February 2016. With multiple sellouts during the 2015 Festival – including local film Seventy-One Years, Boychoir, and All the Time in the World – 2016 promises to be another exciting year.
For the 22nd annual Victoria Film Festival, a selection of 12 films will screen at Sidney’s Star Cinema during the week of February 5th to February 11th. Kicking off with Canadian director Patricia Rozema’s latest film Into the Forest starring Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood and Callum Keith Rennie, the week continues with a variety of Canadian and international titles.
If you’d like to explore the life of one of Canada’s iconic poets, catch the documentary Al Purdy Was Here, from Maclean’s film critic and first-time director Brian D. Johnson. Johnson will be attending the screening with a Q&A following the screening.
From the French Canadian Wave there is The Heart of Mrs. Sabali and the opening Gala film, My Internship in Canada – the latest from Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar). Exploring families, The Steps takes viewers to rural Ontario and Lost and Found examines the debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami on the west coast of Canada.
Local filmmaker Patricia Sims has the hometown premiere of her documentary, When Elephants Were Young. If you’re looking for something for the young ones, there’s Oddball, about an eccentric Australian family and their dog.
Explore grief with wide-open eyes in the powerfully acted Five Nights in Maine, with Oscar-nominated actor David Oyelowo and Dianne Wiest. Get a glimpse into the future of “partnering up” with the critically-acclaimed film The Lobster.
Tickets can be purchased at the Victoria Film Festival box office at 1215 Blanshard Street, online at boxoffice.victoriafilmfestival.com, or over the phone at 250-389-0444.
The Victoria Film Festival is Vancouver Island’s largest and longest-running film festival. Celebrating 22 years, the Victoria Film Festival screens over 150 films over 10 days. With a selection of films from local, Canadian and international filmmakers, the Festival offers a variety of films for every taste. Special Programs include Canadian Wave, French Canadian Wave, Indigenous, Asian and World Perspective, the Festival brings the world of film to Victoria.
