Festival Data:

• Established: 1997
• Genre: General

Festival Website:

Festival Description:

The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is Canada’s oldest festival dedicated to exhibiting films and videos by North American artists of Asian heritage. Awards include a juried award for Best Canadian Short. Acceptable film categories are: Narrative (drama, comedy, romance, etc.), Documentary, Animation, Experimental.

Programming includes Q & A sessions, panel discussions, a Filmmakers’ Luncheon, and special gala events. Visiting artists have included Ham Tran, Dean Ishida, Loni Ding, Justin Lin, Wes Kim, Michael Kang and Jessica Yu, as well as BC filmmakers, Mina Shum, Desiree Lim, Nilesh Patel, Jeff Chiba Stearns, Romeo Candido and Julia Kwan.

VAFF is a not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for independent North American Asian filmmakers to showcase their work to both Asian and non-Asian audiences. The society endeavours to represent the often ignored North American Asians caught between two cultures. It provides a cultural bridge between the Asian and non-Asian communities as well as the Asian communities themselves.

Film Submissions:

• Call for Entry: http:/ / www.vaff.org/ submissions/ open-call-for-film-entries-vaff-2010