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VIFF 2026 Preview: Homegrown Storytellers Anchor Vancouver’s 45th Festival

Forty-five years after its founding, what has kept the Vancouver International Film Festival essential to the country’s screen culture? This year’s edition, an eleven-day gathering of narrative, documentary, and short-form cinema running from October 1 to 11, 2026, offers a compelling case. Organizers anticipate an audience of 110,000 attendees across more than 160 features, alongside...

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A Veteran and a Rising Talent Share the Walls at Kostuik Gallery

A forty-year career meets a two-year one, and somehow it works. This September, Kostuik Gallery, located on the cusp of Yaletown, opens Against the Grain, pairing sculptors Marianne Lovink and Katja Zubkova in a duo exhibition running September 17 through October 11. The two artists sit at opposite ends of a career timeline, and both...

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TIFF 2026 Preview: From Musk to Murdoch, the Films Setting the Agenda

It is that time again: as the leaves turn brown, Hollywood decamps up north for the Toronto International Film Festival. After last year’s 50th anniversary, TIFF continues to bring the star power to Canada. The 2026 lineup seems to hearken TIFF’s future, with a heavy emphasis on international and provocative filmmaking. Not for nothing is...

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Phyllis & Shelby Lui Mark Twenty Years

Family, close friends, and associates gathered at the West Vancouver home of Phyllis and Shelby Lui to celebrate a milestone twenty years of marriage. Guests were requested to arrive in Cote D’Azur-inspired summer whites and pastels and were welcomed by a flower-crowned golf cart that carried them up the driveway to a marquee “20” station,...

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Luigi Ronchi: The Quiet Power Behind Vancouver’s Most Transformational Gifts

For more than a decade, Luigi Ronchi, CFRE, has built a career on a simple but rare gift: the ability to make people feel truly understood. As a Transformational Giving Advisor at VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, he works alongside some of British Columbia’s most committed philanthropists to advance a landmark campaign shaping the future...

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CELEBRATE: Paradise Events Inc Presents Gavin & Wendy

Standing at the altar inside The Vancouver Club’s Georgian Room — the fireplace behind them framed in cobalt and white blooms — Gavin and Wendy had arrived at a moment that had been building for longer than either of them could have anticipated. It had started in high school, with a crossing of paths so...

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This Is Your Sign to Book the Trip: A Costa Rica Adventure Through Rincón de la Vieja and Arenal

Picture stepping off a plane in Liberia, greeted by a driver already smiling, luggage handled before anyone thinks to ask. No convincing required, no itinerary compromises, no waiting on anyone else’s pace. This is what solo travel actually feels like, and it is available to absolutely anyone ready to claim it. Circling the idea of...

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Julian Thom, Featured Artist: Pattern, Place, and Found Media

Meet Julian Thom, our featured artist and the first illustrator to grace the cover and pages of Folio.YVR. As you move through this issue, you will encounter a Vancouver-based creative whose sketchbook has become a visual catalogue of pattern, silhouette, and structure long before it ever reached these pages. Julian holds a BA in Design:...

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VMO: It’s 23rd Season Comes to a Close With the Next Coming Soon

As spring gave way to summer, the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra closed the main run of its 23rd season, and by every measure, the season was a success. Beginning with its season-opening concert at the Orpheum Theatre, the VMO built a year defined by range, ambition, and a steady stream of notable artists, including Jonathan Roozeman,...

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Paradise Events Bring the Amalfi Coast to YE Golf Tournaments [PHOTOS]

Liting Chan of Paradise Events Inc. transformed the terrace into a sun-drenched Amalfi reverie. Cobalt and gold tilework framed archways dripping with citrus and golden roses, while a stone fountain overflowed with lemons. A honeyed bicycle, woven baskets, and live jazz completed a scene glowing with Mediterranean radiance and effortless summer luminosity. Credits: Décor: Liting...