Vancouver International Film Festival 2026 to open with comedy, satire and Oscar buzz
Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti headline festival opener The Debut. This year, the festival will present 162 features in total.
Actor-director Jesse Eisenberg's film "The Debut" will open the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). The feature focuses on the competitive environment of New Jersey community theatre. The film stars Julianne Moore as a suburban housewife and Paul Giamatti as a demanding director. It will screen at VIFF on October 1. VIFF also announced a lineup of Canadian premieres, including "Wicker" about a fisherwoman who orders a basket weaver to create an Alexander Skarsgard-shaped husband, "Behemoth" starring Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, and Will Arnett, and "Nowhere to Lay My Eyes" from acclaimed South Korean director Hong Sang-soo.
Closing the festival will be Martin McDonagh's "Wild Horse Nine," set in early 1970s Easter Island and following two CIA agents stationed there.
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