Community News & Opportunities
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First Friday’s are Free!
2-5pm
639 Hornby St, Vancouver BC
The Bill Reid Gallery celebrates the extraordinary diversity of contemporary Indigenous Northwest Coast Art. As the only public Gallery in Canada dedicated to the Northwest Coast, we invite you to immerse yourself in a vibrant cultural experience.
Details at billreidgallery.ca/
Free Art!
4 to 8 PM Reserve your spot in advance to guarantee entry into the Gallery. Walk-in tickets are also available based on capacity.
The Fox Cabaret - 2321 Main St, Vancouver Doors 7pm - Show 8-10pm
Friday, May 8th
Hosted by Sara Bynoe, running since 2000 and has been featured on CBC Radio, The Vancouver Sun/Province, The Georgia Straight, The Globe and Mail, The Daily Hive, and many more local and national media outlets.
Tickets HERE!
Submit early and save $$$. Canadian and international filmmakers are invited to submit films of all lengths and genres for the 2026 Whistler Film Festival. Visit Film Freeway for more details.
Early Bird Deadline April 30.
•• April 30 – May 10 ••
The Vancouver Jewish Film Centre Society (VJFC) encourages community interaction through the appreciation of motion pictures as a medium of art, information, and education.
Film has the ability to connect audiences from around the world through storytelling and shared narratives. While we remain true to our mission of showcasing the diversity of Jewish culture, heritage, and identity through film; it is fundamentally about building connections among various communities and celebrating exceptional filmmaking.
5th Ave Cinemas - 2110 Burrard St, Vancouver &
Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre - 950 West 41st Ave, Vancouver
Info/Tickets/Passes: HERE!
25th DOXA Documentary Festival
April 30 - May 10, 2026!
DOXA is pleased to present our core programs: paraDOXA, films that push boundaries of documentary form, Rated Y for Youth, films designed to foster media literacy among young audiences; Justice Forum, a collection of films that showcase resistance, environmental justice and human rights.
Our Opening Night Gala will feature a dynamic documentary performance that sets an inspiring tone for the festival. Furthermore, we are excited to honour local filmmakers at the Mid-Week Gala for their visual meditation on a landscape in flux, illustrating the gradual erosion of the intertidal zone as ocean warming and acidification threaten to transform memories and livelihoods into history. The Closing Night Gala will present a piece that acts as a time capsule, capturing that which is gradually slipping away: family, memory, time and water.
Schedules / Tickets: HERE!
With deep regret, we need to share that VSFF 2026 has been cancelled.
We did not arrive at this decision lightly. The funding landscape for local film festivals has changed, and our team’s dedication to executing this event requires a longer timeframe for planning within this changing landscape.
We remain committed to celebrating Canadian short filmmakers and their works - pls see details below.
VSFF 2027 will take place in May of next year, see you soon!
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1573 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC
Doors 6 PM / Screening 7 PM
Prepare yourselves for an evening of award-winning and audience-favourite shorts from VSFF over the past five years, coupled with Q&As with the filmmakers, both local and visiting. Join us at Franklin Commons to laugh, cry, network, drink and snack on some tasty popcorn.
vsff.com
Next Celluloid Social Club Event - TBD
Celluloid Supper Club, presented in association with Celluloid Social Club and Shamshiri Caveman Restaurant.
Keep in touch with local screenings happening online at our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18306091376
https://celluloidsocialclub.com/
Ongoing Resources & Friends…..
Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) is a member-based organization committed to furthering gender equity in film and television. Previously named Women in Film and Television Vancouver (WIFTV), GEMS incorporated in 1989 as a not-for-profit society registered in British Columbia.
By addressing systemic barriers, GEMS works towards supporting more inclusive, representative media.
The Genre Film Lab / Coffee Chats - past chats available to view online!
gemsvancouver.org
BIZ Books
Your online source for film, television, and theatre books. We invite you to browse through our online store where you will find thousands of titles. Let’s make your creative dreams come true!
Sign up for our newsletter with notices of sales, workshops, blogs & special events at bizbooks.net
GVPTA is a non-profit charitable organization whose membership includes theatre companies, theatre makers and artists, and other organizations and individuals that support theatre. We provide services, promotion of member news and community events, opportunities to connect and network, and hold an annual theatre conference.
Show Listings Here!
First Saturday Open Studios
First Saturday is a public monthly artist-run open-studio event in Vancouver, North Vancouver, New Westminster, Victoria & the Gulf Islands. Each month a new artist opens their doors to the public to share their work & chat…
Website & details here!
For Reviews of local & international performances & arts events, Colin Thomas [award winning playwright, Theatre Reviewer & Critic for almost four decades] offers thoughtful & insightful gems to consider in the world of theatre & art. Highly recommend!