2025 VISFF Festival Pass

VISFF Festival Pass Info

This Festival Pass will grant you access to all four VISFF screenings.

VISFF 20th Anniversary Short Film Showcase, May 1st, 7pm - 10 pm

VISFF Shorts Program 1, Friday May 2nd, 7pm - 10pm

VISFF Youth Showcase, Saturday May 3rd, 1pm - 4pm

VISFF Shorts Program 2, Saturday May 3rd, 7pm - 10pm

See the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival's official film selections here

Malaspina Theatre (900 Fifth Street, VIU)

Doors open an hour before the program’s start time.

Price $60.00 CAD
20th Anniversary Short Film Showcase

20th Anniversary Short Film Showcase - General Admission Info

20th Anniversary Short Film Showcase (Thursday, May 1st)

VISFF Anniversary Program, May 1st, 7pm - 10 pm

Malaspina Theatre (900 Fifth Street, VIU)

Doors open at 6pm. General Seating.


Suspend your Disbelief (Graham Stark – BC, Canada)

Android 207 (Paul Whittington – BC, Canada)

Eyewitness Accounts (Graham Stark – BC, Canada)

What Suffers Inside Me (Jennifer Hardy – ON, Canada)

30 Minutes or Less: The Secret of the Sauce (Graham Stark – BC, Canada)

How to Get a Man to Love You Forever (Sara Homer – BC, Canada)

Close Your Eyes (Todd Jones – BC, Canada)

The Money Pet (Gary Hawes – BC, Canada)

Bone Gnomski (Curtis L Wiebe – MB, Canada)

Crazy Love (Mathieu Charest and Helena Marie – BC, Canada)

Lost (Michael Chen – BC, Canada)

Ingrid & The Black Hole (Leah Johnston – NS, Canada)

Breakdown (Greg Tudela – France)

How to Hide a Dead Body (John Gardiner – BC, Canada)

Sonatina (Wong Hoi – China)

Before the Beauty is Gone (Mackai Sharp – BC, Canada)

Are You My Mommy (Gavin Michael Booth – United States)

For Roy (Vivian Cheung – BC, Canada)

Chat Mort (Annie-Claude Caron, Danick Audet – QC, Canada)


See the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival's official film selections here

Price $20.00 CAD
VISFF Shorts Program 1

Shorts Program 1 - General Admission Info

VISFF Shorts Program 1, Friday May 2nd, 7pm

VISFF Shorts Program 1, Friday May 2nd, 7pm - 10pm

Malaspina Theatre (900 Fifth Street, VIU)

Doors open at 6pm. General Seating.


Répercuté (Lindsay Owen Pierre – ON, Canada)

Shoes and Hooves (Viktória Traub – Hungary)

Ya Hanouni (Lyna Tadount & Sofian Chouaib – France)

We Were (Jonah Haber – ON, Canada)

Chicken Broth Soup (Deniz Büyükkırlı – Turkey)

Helikopter (Jesper Sichlau – Denmark)

The Loving Couple (Mhairi Kerr – ON, Canada)

Our Table (Steve Sxwithul’txw – BC, Canada)

Holy Heavêness (Farnoosh Abedi Renani & Negah Khezre Fardyardad – Iran)

See the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival's official film selections here

Price $20.00 CAD
VISFF Youth Showcase

Youth Showcase - General Admission Info

VISFF Youth Showcase, Saturday May 3rd, 1pm

VISFF Youth Showcase, Saturday May 3rd, 1pm - 4pm

Malaspina Theatre (900 Fifth Street, VIU)

Doors open at noon. General Seating.

VISFF Official Youth Showcase Film Selection coming soon. See the official announcement at visff.com

Price $20.00 CAD
VISFF Shorts Program 2

Shorts Program 2 - General Admission Info

VISFF Shorts Program 2, Saturday May 3rd, 7pm

VISFF Shorts Program 2, Saturday May 3rd, 7pm - 10pm

Malaspina Theatre (900 Fifth Street, VIU)

Doors open at 6pm. General Seating.


Tiny (Ritchie Hemphill & Ryan Haché – BC, Canada)

The Bird in My Backyard (Ryan Wilkes – BC, Canada)

La Langue (Béla Baptiste – United States)

Zoé (Rémi St-Michel – QC, Canada)

The Death of James (Sam Chou – On, Canada)

Hatch (Alireza Kazemipour & Panta Mosleh – BC, Canada)

Lichtblick (Glimmer of Hope) (Sophia Tamaro – Germany)

Chandelle / Candle (Jérémi Roy – QC, Canada)

My Name is Arnold (Arnold Lim – BC, Canada)

See the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival's official film selections here

Price $20.00 CAD
VISFF Virtual Festival

Virtual Admission - Festival Pass Info

This ticket will grant you access to the online livestream of all four VISFF programs.

VISFF 20th Anniversary Short Film Showcase, May 1st, 7pm - 10 pm

VISFF Shorts Program 1, Friday May 2nd, 7pm - 10pm

VISFF Youth Showcase, Saturday May 3rd, 1pm - 4pm

VISFF Shorts Program 2, Saturday May 3rd, 7pm - 10pm

The online pre-show begins at 6:00pm

Important: Your unique access link to the VISFF virtual film screenings will be sent to the email address provided closer to the event date.

See the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival's official film selections here

Price $30.00 CAD

Virtual Admission - 20th Anniversary Short Film Showcase Info

This ticket will grant you access to the online livestream of the 20th Anniversary Short Film Showcase.

VISFF Anniversary Program, May 1st, 7pm - 10 pm

The online pre-show begins at 6:00pm

See the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival's official film selections here

Price $10.00 CAD

Virtual Admission - Shorts Program 1 Info

This ticket will grant you access to the online livestream of VISFF Shorts Program 1 on Friday, May 2nd.

VISFF Shorts Program 1, Friday May 2nd, 7pm - 10pm

The online pre-show begins at 6:00pm

See the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival's official film selections here

Price $10.00 CAD

Virtual Admission - Youth Showcase Info

This ticket will grant you access to the online livestream of VISFF Youth Showcase on May 3rd.

VISFF Youth Showcase, Saturday May 3rd, 1pm - 4pm

The online pre-show begins at 12:00pm

Price $10.00 CAD

Virtual Admission - Shorts Program 2 Info

This ticket will grant you access to the online livestream of VISFF Shorts Program 2 on May 3rd.

VISFF Program 2, Saturday May 3rd, 7pm - 10pm

The online pre-show begins at 6:00pm

See the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival's official film selections here

Price $10.00 CAD

Nanaimo's annual short film festival is back for their 20th year! 3 awesome days, 4 unique programs! 

20th Anniversary Short Film Showcase (Thursday, May 1st @7pm)

Shorts Program 1 (Friday, May 2nd @7pm)

Youth Showcase (Saturday, May 3rd @1pm)

Shorts Program 2 (Saturday, May 3rd @7pm)

See the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival's official film selections here


In-person ticket holders will receive complimentary livestream access. The virtual show will be available for on-demand viewing for 48 hours following the conclusion of the live event.