The 2026 Victoria Film Festival is ready to roll from February 6 to 15. For its 32nd year, this local event continues to celebrate bold, quirky storytelling from Vancouver Island, across Canada, and around the world. This year’s lineup features 91 feature films and 39 short films screening across nine venues, alongside live music, visual art installations, pop-up screenings, and special guest appearances.
Highlights include onstage conversations with Canadian screen icons Mary Walsh and Sheila McCarthy, a post-screening Q&A with world-renowned artist Robert Bateman, retro-inspired immersive art experiences, and new partnerships that take the festival beyond traditional cinema spaces. Additional surprises and program changes may emerge as the event approaches. Full details and tickets are available at victoriafilmfestival.com.
Beyond the screenings, this year’s festival leans into atmosphere and community. Returning venues sit alongside new spaces, signalling a program that continues to reshape how audiences encounter film, through intimate conversations, retro-tinged art experiments, and neighbourhood-scale micro-cinema events. While genre offerings appear lighter this year, we’ll be sharing our own picks once the guide goes live.
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