PLEASE NOTE this page is dedicated to information about our 11th annual festival happening in Victoria and online May 5-31, 2023.

 

CLICK HERE >> for information on our NATIONAL TOUR happening May 29 - June 24, 2023.

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CineVic presents the 11th annual Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival

5-13 May 2023
Victoria

14-31 May 2023
Online

29 May - 24 June 2023
Across Canada

More than 40 short films in 7 screening programs over 2 weekends

Curated selections from dozens of regions around the Pacific Ocean including Vancouver Island, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Colombia, Fiji, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hawaii, California, British Columbia, and more


Join us in the cinema or watch online

CINE⚡️SPARK Top 5 Pitch Event

Odeon Alley outdoor mini-cinema

Filmmaker and audience networking opportunities

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Land Acknowledgement

CineVic acknowledges and respects the long and ongoing history of the Lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking people, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, as well as the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, on whose traditional and unceded territory we carry out our activities.

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PLEASE NOTE this page is dedicated to information about our 11th annual festival happening in Victoria and online May 5-31.

 

CLICK HERE >> for information on our NATIONAL TOUR happening May 29 - June 24.

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FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Friday May 5th 2023:

Saturday May 6th 2023:

Sunday May 7th 2023:

Friday May 12th 2023:

Saturday May 13th 2023:

*EXTENDED*
May 5th - 31st 2023:

May 14th - 31st 2023:

May 29th - June 24th 2023:

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AWARDS

Announcing our award winners from the 2023 Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival

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Outstanding BC Film
*Sponsored by William F White*
MY NAME IS ARNOLD

Outstanding International Film
THE FOURTH

Outstanding Documentary Film (tie)
THE MINUTE I WAS BORN
A BEAR'S NECESSITIES

Outstanding Animated Film
TINY

Outstanding Direction
MY NAME IS ARNOLD - Director: Arnold Lim

Outstanding Cinematography (tie)
OUT OF WATER - Director of Photography: Robert Nachman
MY NAME IS ARNOLD - Director of Photography: Jaryl Lim

Outstanding Art Direction
MY NAME IS ARNOLD - Production Designer: Joyce Kline

Outstanding Screenplay
MY NAME IS ARNOLD - Writer: Arnold Lim

Outstanding Sound
MY NAME IS ARNOLD - Composer / Sound Designer: Gilles Maillet

Outstanding Music
ROOTED - Music Producers: Letila Mitchell, Paul Dominiko, Mia Kami

Outstanding Editing
THE FOURTH - Editor: Brandon Metcalf

Outstanding Performance
MY NAME IS ARNOLD - Ju Hwan Kim

Audience Choice
SLIP

CINE⚡️SPARK
*Sponsored by CineVic, William F White, and Modo*
FAWN - Writer: Michael Anthony

SUBMIT YOUR FILM

Missed the deadline?

Watch for our next call for submissions opening in Fall 2023

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CineVic gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance and support of Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, Province of British Columbia, and the CRD Arts Development Service

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Short Circuit and CINE⚡SPARK Sponsors:

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