Screenings
Keepers of the Magic @ Movie Monday
Movie Monday (Eric Martin Pavillion Theatre) 2334 Trent Street, Victoria, BC, Canada20 January 2020
Keepers of the Magic celebrates the breathtaking cinematic images that have transfixed audiences around the world. This groundbreaking documentary explores our fascination with moving images and provides insight into how cinema's most iconic moments came to be. Legendary Canadian filmmaker Vic Sarin will be with us in person to present his ode to his fellow cinematographers.
Short Circuit Film Festival
Online15-31 May 2020
The only Pacific Rim film festival in the world is moving ONLINE for our 8th annual showcase of short films from near and far!
Film Festivus 2020 – call for submissions
Online14 December 2020
CineVic Members: Submit your short film for a chance to showcase your work at our annual Film Festivus (screening online this year)! This year's theme is: 🎁 Merry 🦠 Covid 😷 Christmas 🎄. No experience necessary! Submit a film you’ve already made or shoot a new one. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday December 14th 2020 @ 11:59pm
Racism and Cultural Appropriation in the Arts: Screening, Workshop and Panel Event
Online24-25 March 2021
On March 24-25 2021, Vancouver Short Film Festival is partnering with the CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers for our first event in the VSFF On The Road online event series: Racism and Cultural Appropriation in the Arts: A Screening, Workshop and Panel Event with Simone Blais.
Short Circuit 2021
Online1-31 May 2021
The only Pacific Rim film festival in the world returns for our 9th annual showcase of short films from near and far!
An entire month of online screenings and events
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50 short films in 10 on-demand programs
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Dozens of filmmakers representing over 25 regions around the Pacific Rim
Film Slam! 48-Hour Filmmaking Challenge
11-13 June 2021
The 48 Film Festival (aka. The 48) is a brand new Canada-wide short filmmaking challenge -- for one weekend, participants will write, shoot, direct, score, edit and finish a short film in 48 hours.
All filmmakers who register and complete their film by the deadline will be screened locally in each participating province and territory, then the top 2 films selected from each province and territory will appear together on the big screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto in March 2022.
For filmmakers on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, CineVic is resurrecting the FILM SLAM! name from our time-crunch filmmaking challenges in the early 2000s.
Film Slam! 48-Hour Screening
Online18-20 June 2021
Enjoy six new short films made from start to finish in just 48 hours, by eager guerrilla filmmakers from Vancouver Island. After the screening premiere time, films will be available to screen for 48 hours. The top two films selected by our jury will go on to compete for a chance to screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto in 2022.
One Take Super 8 Event 2021
Alix Goolden Performance Hall 907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada23 October 2021
CineVic is SUPER excited to announce Vancouver Island’s second edition of the One Take Super 8 Event — this time in full Kodak colour! A fun, non-competitive, community-driven creation and exhibition opportunity for intrigued newbies, amateur artists, and professional filmmakers alike. Get your advance tickets now and join us in-person or online for the limited-capacity hybrid screening event!
International Women’s Day 2022: Call for Submissions
15 January 2022
The Victoria Arts Council in partnership with CineVic are looking for film and video works to screen on 8 March 2022 as part of International Women's Day at The Blue Bridge Theatre. Submitted works may be fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, or any other genre, 10 minutes maximum running time. Artists should currently be living and working in the Vancouver Island / Gulf Islands area, though submissions from other regions may be considered. Submission Deadline: 15 January 2022
CineVic Screening @ VFF
Capitol 6 Theatre 805 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada6 February 2022
CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers is pleased to continue our longstanding relationship with the Victoria Film Festival. Please join us for a presentation of local short film highlights from our programming over the past year, including: Film Slam, One Take Super 8 Event, CINE⚡SPARK, and our own Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival.