The 17th annual Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (VIWFF) hosted by Women In Film and Television Vancouver (WIFTV) takes place virtually from March 8-13, 2022! Kicking off on International Women’s Day, the festival includes 33 films from 12 countries, made up of 17 Canadian films.

The festival screenings will open with an exclusive one-night-only presentation of Donkeyhead, followed by a live Q&A with director Agam Darshi. Throughout the week there will be a special presentation of Querencia, with web-series creator, director and lead actor Mary Galloway, and a special presentation of Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, with representatives from the film and co-presented by the National Film Board.

Discover the films from local B.C. filmmakers below! 

 

Shorts:

Perfect Daughter
Jasleen Kaur

 

 

Esther and Sai
Roșie Choo Pidcock, Anaïsa Visser

 

 

The Isobel Imprint 
Ali Grant

 

 

Srikandi
Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto

 

 

Militant Mother
Carmen Pollard

 

Wildflower
Heather Perluzzo

Features:

Querencia
Mary Galloway

 

 

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers