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Other Life

Kyu-ho, an ordinary office worker, receives an interview request from a famous writer and agrees to talk to her. During the interview, Kyu-ho learns that his closest friend hates him the most.

ROH Do-hyeon

Born in 1995, ROH Do-hyeon initially majored in ethics education before switching her major to film studies. In 2021, she made her debut as a screenwriter for a commercial feature film. Her short films PICK-UP and OTHER LIFE were invited to the Busan International Film Festival.

Presented as Part Of V8 – Int’l Narrative Shorts (5) – Mixed Bag

Fresh

A hungry homeless man living in a abandoned model house finds a refrigerator with bizarre power. Realizing the...
14 min | LEE Euntaek | | North American Premiere | No Dialogue | No Dialogue
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BOARDING INSTITUTE

Minyeong is teaching at an illegal boarding institute when one of her students passes out. Minyeong begins to ...
29 min | PARK Yongjae | | North American Premiere | Korean | English
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A CAPSULE FOR ROBIN

In the face of humanity’s extinction, Rina gathers her remaining friends to celebrate becoming a genetic don...
13 min | Lalithra Fernando | | Vancouver Premiere | English | Caption SRT file available
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A Roadside Banquet

One day in mid-2010s China after the abolishment of the One Child Policy, 11-year-old Mai attends her baby bro...
16 min | Peiqi Peng | | Western Canada Premiere | Chinese | English
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Credits
ROH Do-hyeon
CHOI Hee-jin, ROH Jae-won, KIM Hannah
FeatureD on
27th Busan International Film Festival: Sonje Award-Special Mention, Watcha Short Award (2022, South Korea) • 43rd Blue Dragon Award: Best Short Film Nomination (2022, South Korea) • 1st Dadaepo Independent Film Festival (2022, South Korea) • 4th GUJI Film Festival (2023, South Korea) • 6th Ulsan Short Film Festival: Le Premier Prixl (2023, South Korea) • 19th Incheon Women’s Film Festivall (2023, South Korea) • 24th Daegu Independent Short Film Festivall (2023, South Korea) • 7th Wonju Rooftop Film Festivall (2023, South Korea) • 10th Mokpo National Road 1 Independent Film Festival (2023, South Korea)l • 10th ChunCheon Film Festivall (2023, South Korea) • 24th Jeju Women’s Film Festivall (2023, South Korea) • 5th Jeju Hondie Film Festivall (2023, South Korea) • 5th The East Film Festivall (2023, South Korea) • 4th Beautiful Hapcheon Independent Film Festival (2023, South Korea) • 2nd Uijeongbu Indie Film Festival (2023, South Korea) • 2023 Kaohsiung Film Festival (2023, Taiwan)
Award Winner
27th Busan International Film Festival: Sonje Award-Special Mention, Watcha Short Award (2022, South Korea), 6th Ulsan Short Film Festival: Le Premier Prixl (2023, South Korea)

Festival passes

This year, VAFF 2023 FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

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Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9