A range of out-of-competition films from around the world in a bold mix of Canadian and International fare. These films range from local stories from our own backyard to world premieres, award-winning titles hot off the festival circuit, to new discoveries for our audience. 

Films in this Section are also eligible for the Telus Audience Awards. 

FILM SPOTLIGHT

AFTERSUN

A woman tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.

THE BLUE CAFTAN

A married couple hire a talented young apprentice to help run their traditional caftan store.

BONES OF CROWS

A psychological drama told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears as she survives Canada's residential school system.

CALL JANE

Gripping, inspiring and brimming with hope, CALL JANE is a timely true story of self-discovery, empowerment and the never-ending fight for women’s rights.

THE CATHEDRAL

An only child’s meditative, impressionistic account of an American family’s rise and fall over two decades.

CLOSE

The intense friendship between two thirteen-year-old boys is suddenly disrupted.

CORSAGE

It's Christmas Eve, 1877 and Empress Elizabeth of Austria is about to turn 40, officially making her an "old woman," much to her chagrin.

COUNTRY GOLD

In 1994, George Jones invites an up-and-coming country star out on the town the night before he is cryogenically frozen.

EMILY

A bold, inventive portrait of WUTHERING HEIGHTS author, Emily Brontë.

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Ines is the employee of the month, every month, without the salary that goes with it.

THE END OF SEX

A couple feeling the pressure of parenting and adulthood embark on a series of sexual adventures.

EO

Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO follows a donkey as it experiences the best and worst of what humanity has to offer.

FOUR SAMOSAS

A hung-up, freestyle-rapping, no-good ex-boyfriend gathers a band of amateur thieves to stop his ex-girlfriend's wedding.

HOLY SPIDER

The internationally acclaimed director of BORDER returns with a provocative, pitch black thriller.

MARS ONE

A lower-middle-class Black family of four tries to keep their spirits up following the election of a right-wing president.

MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE

A story of inner female rebellion told through mythology.

NANNY

Immigrant nanny Aisha is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream.

NEXT EXIT

A research scientist proves the existence of the afterlife and ghosts. A life-changing road trip ensues.

PLAN 75

To remedy a super-aged society, The Japanese government encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized.

RABIYE KURNAZ VS. GEORGE W. BUSH

The battle to release her son from Guantanamo Bay forces a Turkish housewife to face the Supreme Court.

RETURN TO SEOUL

A woman born in South Korea and raised in France by adoptive parents returns to her motherland in search of answers.

RIMINI

A once successful pop star spends his days in the failing disco mecca of RIMINI, Italy, touring sad casinos and depressing hotels.

RODEO

A teenage girl, who is already a small-time criminal, joins a hyper-masculine motorcycle crew.

THE SEND-OFF

An award-winning actor gathers his friends to deliver unexpected news.

SEVEN DOGS

A lonely guy living with seven dogs receives a complaint from his neighbours.

TWO SISTERS AND A HUSBAND

Three people set out to fall in love but end up living like strangers under the same roof.

THE WOODCUTTER STORY

A series of events destroy the quiet and happy life of Pepe who seems to be fine with it all.

ZUHAL

An upper-middle-class woman in Istanbul begins hearing a constant meowing that she cannot find the source of.
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