From page V5 to work together. As a result there are a lot of films that have that over- Jap, which, [think makes it More Open to More coun- trics, more nationalities and individuals also allowing the films to be better. Three years ago we saw hardly any of that, and now the films as a result have bigger budgets because they have more countries as players. When they start to work together, you sce themes like music which is very universal and conimon to all countries as well as exile and immigra- tion. If you're working together in a coproduction with different countries, it makes sense that these would be common themes to emerge. MV: That's what I noticed reading through the film festival guide, there was a Senegal /Swiss production, for example. With immigration being a result of such coltabora- tions that’s something as Vancouverites we can relate to. IC: It is, and certainly at the Vancouver International Fiim Festival, if you're talk- ing about what makes us dif- ferent from other festivals, that would be one of the things that is very different. We also have more special presentations than ever before. Specifically, films that are part of a salute to Josephine Baker and her era. The original “American in Paris.” We have 3 fook at the 50th anniversary of apartheid and the early years o apartheid — films from that time. We have one of South Africa’s most beloved musical artists Dolly Rathebe coming here. She is so big there, that when it was discovered that we were going to have her with two of her films from the 50s, she got “hijacked” by the Canadian committee to welcome Nelson Mandela to Canada. She’ il be appearing as a singer — apparently she’s his favourite artist — and she'll be serenading him at the Nelson Mandela dinner in Toronto on her way here. 1 think a lot of people feel thar the best era of American filmmaking was between 1967 and 1977, so what we’ve come up with is a CARPENTER & ANTS ORGANIC TREATMENT Guaranteed 5 years Fasnily Operated since 1934 Dr. Miles PRICE PEST CONTROL A 926-0230 | untries inv series on American crime films that has everything from Clint Eastwood's Thunderbolt and Lightfoot wo Blue Collar, and trom Blue Collar we'll have Paul Schrader whe also wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull as well as his Latest movie, Affluction. Also, trom that era, we'll have Robert Towne who wrote Chinatown, who's here with his fatest film which he dirceted, Without Limits, which is about American runner Steven Prefontaine. MV: What are their roles here at the festival? IC: They will be at the Trade Forum. Thev'll be Promoting their films, and they'll be on hand to take questions regarding the films in the series that they've been atfihated with in same way. L think that’s something, that moves the festival more inte the “maimstream.” For cxampie, The Parallax View is one of the films that’s a part of that series that was a mainsiream box office hit at the time bur it examines those films as a part of that important era of American fiimmaking from 1967 to 1977. DON McKellar and Callum Keith Rennie star in McKellar’s Last Night to be shown on Oct. 10 at the VIFF's awards gaia presentation at Capitol 6. pived MV: It sounds like there’s a very interesting mixture of cultures and themes this year. IC: That's the idea. And then what we have again is the largest selection of Asian tilms outside of Asia -— the “Dragons and Tigers” and the largest selection of docu- mentary films in North ica. The non-fiction s getting bigger and bigger because when you fook at the top ten films of the end of every year, docu- mentaries are playing a big- gerrole. Chere are always nwo or three in the top ten. yuagd For on-line information check out the website at hitp://Awww.vifforg Or you can pick up a pro- gramme for $2 which includes descriptions of the films, screening schedules, ete. at McNews on Lonsdale and Roots in Park Royal among other outlets. Advance tickets for the films can be purchased at the Pacific Centre Kiosk at Granville and Georgia or charged by phone at 645- 8297, trom noon to 7 p.m. The VIFF Hotline for information is 685-8352. Happy Film Fest! 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