2009 (28th) Vancouver International Film Festival

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Contents

Profile

Sections

  • The Way of Nature
  • Dragons and Tigers - one of the largest annual exhibitions of East Asian films outside Asia
  • Nonfiction Features
  • Canadian Images .
  • Cinema of Our Time
  • Spotlight on France

Awards

Adjudicated Awards 2009

  • Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema, presented by Brad Birarda & Robert Sali ($10,000 prize)
  • Canwest Award for Best Canadian Feature Film ($20,000 prize)
  • Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award ($2,000 prize)
  • Women in Film and Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award

Audience Awards 2009

  • Rogers People's Choice Award
  • VIFF Most Popular Canadian Film Award
  • documentary Audience Award
  • NFB Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award ($2500 in technical services)
  • VIFF Environmental Film Award

Dragons and Tigers

China

Title Director Country
1428 Haibin Du China North American Premiere
Cow Hu Guan China North American Premiere
Kun 1: Action Haohao Wu China World Premiere
McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten Brian Tse China/Japan International Premiere
Oxhide II Jiayin Liu China North American Premiere
Petition Zhao Liang China North American Premiere
Queer China Zi'en Cui China International Premiere
Rough Poetry Dayong Zhao China World Premiere
Sun Spots Heng Yang China World Premiere

Hong Kong

Title Director Country
At the End of Daybreak Yuhang Ho Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia
Night and Fog Ann Hui Hong Kong North American Premiere
Written By Ka-Fai Wai Hong Kong Canadian Premiere

Indonesia

Title Director Country
Forbidden Door Joko Anwar Indonesia
Jermal Ravi L. Bharwani Indonesia English-Canadian Premiere

Japan

Title Director Country
Air Doll Hirokazu Koreeda Japan
Bare Essence of Life Satoko Yokohama Japan
Island of Dreams Tetsuichiro Tsuta Japan International Premiere
Kamui Yoichi Sai Japan
Left Out Omoi Sasaki Japan International Premiere
Toad's Oil Koji Yakusho Japan
USB Shutaro Oku Japan International Premiere
Where Are You? Masahiro Kobayashi Japan North American Premiere
Yellow Kid Tetsuya Mariko Japan International Premiere

Malaysia

Title Director Country
Karaoke Chris Chong Chan Fui Malaysia
My Daughter Charlotte Lim Malaysia World Premiere

Philippines

Title Director Country
Children Metal Divers | Bakal Boys Ralston Jover Philippines International Premiere
Independencia Raya Martin Philippines

South Korea

Title Director Country
Breathless Yang Ik-Jun South Korea English-Canadian Premiere
Castaway on the Moon Lee Hae-Jun South Korea
Cats Kim Ji-Hyeon South Korea Canadian Premiere
Don't Step Out of the House Jo Seong-Hee South Korea
Eighteen Jang Kun-Jae South Korea World Premiere
Like You Know It All Hong Sang-Soo South Korea
Mother Bong Joon-Ho South Korea

Taiwan

Title Director Country
Face Ming-liang Tsai Taiwan
Tears Wen-Tang Cheng Taiwan North American Premiere
Yang Yang Yu-Chieh Cheng Taiwan North American Premiere

Thailand

Title Director Country
Agrarian Utopia Uruphong Raksasad Thailand North American Premiere
Nymph Pen-Ek Ratanaruang Thailand

Tibet

Title Director Country
The Search Pema Tseden Tibet

Vietnam

Title Director Country
Adrift Chuyen Bui Thac Vietnam
Moon at the Bottom of the Well Vinh Son Nguyen Vietnam North American Premiere
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