NOVEMBER 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 — 2026 (+Nov 16)
Join us under the suspicious moon in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, for fourfive nights of hard science fiction, magical realism, Philip K. Dickensian stories, and puppets / stop motion.
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VANCOUVER · BC · CANADA
Original Artwork by Noah Carson
REEL 01 / 04
45 Nights. 4 Vessels. 1 Destination.
Bring Wellies and a Brollie, it's going to be wet..
+1 night? apparently? How did this happen?
NIGHT 01
A Magical Realism
Check your baggage, we're going on a trip.NIGHT 02
Hard Sci-Fi Trips
Possible futures, with implausible rigour.NIGHT 03
Philip K. Dickensian Tales
Reality is negotiable.NIGHT 04
Puppets / Stop Motion Theatre
Tactile worlds, frame by frame.P.S. There appears to be another night! Can somebody investigate? The commit date is from the future? Huh? Signed "Voltmann Lives!" ?? Or you know what, let's just sell tickets..
AN UNEXPECTED ADDITION · November 16, 2026 · VIFF Centre
Night 00 — The Harbinger Evening
Soft-Serve Sci-Fi & Dark Comedy
Are you an Anxious person? Do you feel you're missing out on the best television shows of your generation? Do you ever regret not filing a patent before your ex did? Well, we've got a cathartic treat for you! It's that houserobed hero, Peter New as a time traveling shyster in Mike Jackson's "Time Helmet," and for a limited time offer, Marshall Axani's "Anxious Oswald Greene." A special pre-festival launch event at the VIFF centre, added retroactively, from the future! Distinct from the Four Worlds, yet integral to a Unified Festival.
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Films
The program will grow here as selections are announced.
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Passes, venues, submissions, conversations and strange transmissions will surface as the festival approaches.