By Sophia Lopez, September 10 2020 —
With the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) coming up in a few weeks, announcements about the film lineup have been released.
Recently, CIFF announced some of the films that are going to be presented … Read the rest
By Sophia Lopez, August 10 2020 —
The 21st annual Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) on Sept. 24 – Oct. 4 is taking new measures this year due to COVID-19.
The artistic director of the festival, Brian Owens, provides an … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, October 4 2019 —
There is a scene halfway through Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which screened at this years Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), that perfectly captures the movie’s take on romance. Marianne … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, September 24 2019 —
The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) has lit up screens across Calgary’s downtown for the last week. The festival showcased a variety of works, from a Canadian-directed story of brotherhood, to a New … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, September 19 2019 —
The 20th edition of the Calgary International Film Fest (CIFF) opened on Sept. 18 in a red carpet gala at the Jack Singer Concert Hall that doubled as the Western Canadian prèmiere of … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, September 9 2019 —
The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), which turns Calgary into a global film hub over 12 days in September, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a stacked lineup that includes a … Read the rest
By Scott Christensen, October 3 2017 —
Wall adapts David Hare’s monologue of the same name about the Israeli West Bank barrier, a large wall built by the State of Israel to separate the country from Palestinian territories. Directed by … Read the rest
By Adriana Maria Cueva, October 3 2017 —
Director Michael Haneke delivers a healthy dose of life’s worst struggles with a detached and almost humorous simplicity in his latest drama. Happy End feels like the tired ghost of his previous … Read the rest
By Joie Atejira, October 3 2017 —
Almost 200 years after Frankenstein was published, Haifaa al-Mansour presents Mary Shelley, a biopic about the renowned author’s teenage years leading up to the completion of her most famous novel. The film screened … Read the rest
By Jocelyn Illing, October 3 2017 —
Before the beginning of Call Me by Your Name, a programmer for the 2017 Calgary International Film Festival came to the front of the theatre to warn us that the movie we were … Read the rest
