Vancouver Asian Film Festival

Vancouver Asian Film Festival 🍁Longest running Asian film festival in Canada
🎉Celebrate diversity in film
: Nov 5-15, 2026 VAFF is the longest running Asian film festival in Canada.

It was founded in 1995 and debuted in September 1997. Since then, tens of thousands of film lovers have experienced a diverse selection of North American-Asian and international films. Each year VAFF attracts close to 5,000 audience members over its four-day festival and year round events. It also reaches many more through word of mouth, pre-festival events, and traditional and social media throug

hout the year. VAFF is entirely organized and produced by a group of dedicated volunteers, and is made possible by generous financial support from corporate sponsors, public funders and private donors.

Continuing our 30-week countdown to -- We held the sixth film festival in 2002 and it was the first year to include an...
06/05/2026

Continuing our 30-week countdown to -- We held the sixth film festival in 2002 and it was the first year to include an international scope with four Hong Kong features, marking the festival’s expansion.

1. 2002 (2001)
Director: Wilson Rip

2. Bollywood Bound (2001)
Director: Nisha Pahuja

3. Hollywood Hong Kong (2001)
Director: Fruit Chan

4. July Rhapsody (2001)
Director: Ann Hui

5. What’s Love got to Do With It? (2002)
Director: Emily Ting

Share your fond memories of any of the past 29 with us!

A look back to the "Our Ocean Table" web series screening and creators' insights at our VAFF Industry Insight Spring Se...
05/30/2026

A look back to the "Our Ocean Table" web series screening and creators' insights at our VAFF Industry Insight Spring Series held during Asian Heritage Month. If you missed it, you can watch the web series at or Telus Stream+.
View the event photo highlights here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/vaffvancouver/albums/72177720333843217

📣 CALL FOR VAFF's DELEGATE to EXNW VAFF is proud to be promoting Racial Equity Screen Office's East by North West Summit...
05/29/2026

📣 CALL FOR VAFF's DELEGATE to EXNW
VAFF is proud to be promoting Racial Equity Screen Office's East by North West Summit (July 24-26, 2026), a cutting-edge global three day summit bringing together racialized creatives, with racial equity and abundance as its guiding light.

The summit is for those aspiring to, and already working in, film, television and the entertainment industry, and we are thrilled to offer the chance to apply for a FREE VAFF's Delegate pass.
Four selected individuals would have an opportunity as VAFF's Delegate to attend the EXNW Summit and receive below additional opportunities
- Priority access and registration for delegates for Pitch Sessions with seasoned industry decision-makers and Delegation only event.
- Special EXNW Ball Ticket Pricing: regular price: $250; discounted delegate price: $125)
- All access to the conference
DEADLINE TO APPLY: June 12, 2026.
Apply now: https://bit.ly/vaffdelegate2026

Continuing our 30-week countdown to -- In 2016, we celebrated the theme of “Homecoming,” showcasing how we got from th...
05/29/2026

Continuing our 30-week countdown to -- In 2016, we celebrated the theme of “Homecoming,” showcasing how we got from there, to here and the possible future of how we celebrate diversity in the future. The festival took place over 3 days and featured a total of 35 films, including:

1. The Bleeding Edge (2015)
Director: Leon Lee

2. All Our Father’s Relations (2016)
Director: Alejandro Yoshizawa

3. Mixed Match (2016)
Director: Jeff Chiba Stearns

4. Swim Low (2016)
Director: Amanda Ann-Min Wong

5. Seldom Looked Upon (2016)
Director: David Avelino

Share your fond memories of any of the past 29 with us!

news 💫 Racial Equity Screen Office's (RESO) new program: Canada-Asia Pacific Co-Production Mentorship Lab (CAPCOM), fu...
05/27/2026

news 💫
Racial Equity Screen Office's (RESO) new program: Canada-Asia Pacific Co-Production Mentorship Lab (CAPCOM), funded with the support of Canada Media Fund (CMF), Creative BC, and the Government of Canada CanExport.

CAPCOM is a six-month virtual program that supports mid-career racialized Canadian producers seeking to develop international co-production opportunities for their scripted television or streaming projects. Four (4) participants will be selected to gain hands-on experience and expand their professional reach into the Asia-Pacific market.

The deadline for the program is June 1, 5:00pm PT.
Learn more: https://www.reso-ca.org/capcom

Vancouver Asian Film Festival's (VAFF) annual short filmmaking competition - the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM...
05/26/2026

Vancouver Asian Film Festival's (VAFF) annual short filmmaking competition - the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) - is BACK for its 21st year!

There are only 7 days left before submissions close on June 2, 2026!!
Choose The Genre. Pitch The Story. Make The Film.
Submit your pitches through FilmFreeway to get a chance to win over $10,000 cash prizes and $50,000 in-kind awards!

For the latest updates, be sure to follow MAMM and VAFF on Instagram! You will get to learn about the rules to the competition and how to pitch to MAMM at the recap of the Virtual MAMM 21 Info Session
Learn more: https://vaff.org/mamm/

News 💫Join us to the East by Northwest Summit (EXNW) presented by Racial Equity Screen Office (RESO) in Vancouver t...
05/23/2026

News 💫
Join us to the East by Northwest Summit (EXNW) presented by Racial Equity Screen Office (RESO) in Vancouver this summer for a summit bringing together storytellers, creatives, and industry leaders across film, TV, gaming, animation, and digital media.
If you’re looking for fresh ideas, real connections, and a space that centres racialized voices in entertainment, this is where you want to be.

Grab your super early bird ticket and join us for three days of conversation, community, and creativity.
📍 Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
🗓️ July 24–25
🎟️ exnw.org/tickets

Continuing our 30-week countdown to -- Did you know we launched the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) in 2005? ...
05/22/2026

Continuing our 30-week countdown to -- Did you know we launched the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) in 2005? That was an exciting new project to celebrate short films and filmmakers. It was also the year where we began to notice an increase in Asian-Canadian and Asian-American filmmakers submitting their longer form features. If you attended in 2005, you might be there for the following screenings:

1. The Motel (2005)
Director: Michael Kang

2. 20:30:40 (2003)
Director: Sylvia Chang

3. Sigaw (The Echo) (2004)
Director: Yam Laranas

4. Sky Blue (originally titled Wonderful Days) (2003)
Director: Moon Sang Kim/Sunmin Park

5. Film 101 (2005)
Director: Kevin Desmond

Share your fond memories of any of the past 29 with us!

P.S. The Registration and Video Pitch Submission Deadline for is June 2, 2026

05/21/2026

Join us live on May 20, 2026 (6:00 pm PST) and ask any questions about MAMM21 you like at the comments.
Learn more at https://vaff.org/mamm/

Join us live today on May 20, 2026 (6:00 pm PST) at MAMM 21 Info Session and ask any questions about MAMM21 you like at...
05/20/2026

Join us live today on May 20, 2026 (6:00 pm PST) at MAMM 21 Info Session and ask any questions about MAMM21 you like at the comments.

Learn more https://vaff.org/mamm/

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