Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival coming to Vancouver in June Vancouver, a.k.a. Hollywood North, welcomes for the first time in film festival history, VISAFF: the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival. With the success of films such as Slumdog Millionaire, Bend it Like Beckham and The Namesake, to name a few, South Asian talent is emerging at an exponential rate. Now more than ever before, Hollywood audiences are loving their Bollywood counterparts. Founded by local Vancouver actresses Agam Darshi (The Sanctuary, Dan for Mayor) and Patricia Isaac (Smallville, Psych)... READ MORE

Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival Film: Battle of the Album Covers By Harjot Bassra May 17, 10 The Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF) kicks off next month and we're stoked to bring you some highlights from the festival. There's a stellar lineup of amazing South Asian film makers, who ST will feature each Tuesday leading up to the festival slated for June 26th. First up - 'The Battle of the Album Covers' directed by Rohitash Rao of Curious Pictures. 'The Battle of the Album Covers' has over 700,000 views on Youtube and has been seen in 25 festivals around the world. READ MORE

Vancouver's Premier Film Festival: The South Asian talent coming out of Vancouver has been incredible. South Asian singers, dancers, independent film makers, actors, writers, producers, television hosts... you name it, and they’re making a name for themselves on the West Coast. So it was only a matter of time before Vancouver played homage to the film industry with the very first Vancouver South Asian Film Festival, or VISAFF for short. READ MORE

Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival: VISAFF is Vancouver's premier International South Asian Film Festival. It's purpose and vision is to "bridge the gap" between South Asian talent and mainstream audiences. VISAFF will be instrumental in breaking the South Asian stereotype, and expanding North American views on the artists within the culture. READ MORE