The 26th annual Vancouver International Film Festival has broken the $1 million box office mark for the first time. The cost of putting on the festival exceeds $2.5 million, so that $1 million covers 40% of expenses with the balance being made up by sponsorship from the private sector (42%) and from government (18%). The popularity of the festival, as well as the media coverage and ballot results for individual films were more enthusiastic than ever.

For the past decade, the number of films and the size of the audience have ranked us among the top five festivals on the continent.

Attendance:     148,360

Films:              337  (232 features + 105 shorts)Screenings:     598  (+ 50 media screenings)Accredited Industry Guests:  400World Premieres:  15International Premieres:  31North American Premieres:  37

Canadian Premieres:  40