VIFF reveals lineup: Atom Egoyan's film Guest of Honour to kick off festival
Credit to Author: Dana Gee| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:15:55 +0000
Canadian director Atom Egoyan’s new film Guest of Honour will kick off the 38th annual Vancouver Film Festival, organizers announced on Wednesday.
“Having Atom Egoyan open the festival and do a master class the next day is great. He’s been a huge supporter of the festival and we’ve shown many of his films so there is a lineage there,” said Curtis Woloschuk, the associate director of programming for VIFF.
The Sweet Herafter’s director’s film, starring David Thewlis, Laysla De Oliveira, Luke Wilson, Rossif Sutherland and Alexandre Bourgeois, follows a Toronto health inspector as he wields power over family-owned restaurants.
The film is the gala opener for the festival, which runs Sept. 26-Oct. 11.
From left, Brazilian actress Laysla De Oliveira, Canadian actor Rossif Sutherland, Lebanese actress Arsinee Khanjian and Canadian director Atom Egoyan pose during the photocall for the film “Guest of Honour”, presented in competition on Sept. 3, 2019 during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido. The film will open the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2019.
This year’s festival is showing 201 features, 125 shorts and 82 documentaries. There are 39 world premieres among the ranks of films.
Single ticket passes for this year’s festival, go on sale Sept. 5. For more info, visit viff.org.