{"id":57735,"date":"2026-02-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/?p=57735"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:52:14","slug":"gemfest-2026-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/en\/2026\/02\/14\/gemfest-2026-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"GEMFEST 2026 | Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) has unveiled the full lineup for the 21st annual Gender Equity in Media Festival (GEMFest), returning to the VIFF Centre from March 5\u20138, 2026. Featuring 35 films from 13 countries, including 18 Canadian films and 11 BC-based creators, GEMFest 2026 spotlights bold, urgent storytelling by women and gender-diverse filmmakers working across form, genre, and geography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GEMFest-2026-Poster.jpg\" alt=\"GEMFest 2026 Poster\" class=\"wp-image-57728\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GEMFest-2026-Poster.jpg 810w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GEMFest-2026-Poster-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GEMFest-2026-Poster-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GEMFest-2026-Poster-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At a moment when film industries worldwide are reckoning with who gets to control the camera\u2014and whose stories continue to be marginalized\u2014this year\u2019s program platforms films that subvert dominant narratives, disrupt power structures, and interrogate the systems shaping what we see on screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Opening Night<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GEMFest kicks off on Thursday, March 5, with an Opening Night Reception and a screening of the TELUS originals feature <em>Hearse Chasing<\/em>, preceded by the TELUS STORYHIVE short <em>Burcu\u2019s Angels<\/em>, at the VIFF Cinema. Directed by award-winning writer\/director Teresa Alfeld, <em>Hearse Chasing<\/em> follows Vancouver-based musician Cassidy Waring as she returns to her hometown in search of answers about her family\u2019s tragic breakdown. Burcu\u2019s Angels explores three decades of chosen family and care through the story of Turkish queer elder Burcu \u00d6zdemir, whose Vancouver home became a sanctuary for community in a rapidly changing city. The evening will conclude with a live performance by singer-songwriter Cassidy Waring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Burcus-Angels.jpg\" alt=\"Burcus Angels\" class=\"wp-image-57726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Burcus-Angels.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Burcus-Angels-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Burcus-Angels-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Burcus-Angels-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Burcus-Angels-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Burcus-Angels-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Burcus Angels<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional festival highlights include Indigenous feature films from Canada, the United States, and New Zealand, five curated short film programs, and Acts of Vision, a dedicated series spotlighting Black-led films from Canada and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tristin Greyeyes&#8217; <em>A Cree Approach<\/em>, a film that documents the life of Freda Ahenakew, a Nehiyaw (Cree) woman, who dedicated her life to saving the once-dying Nehiyawewin language, will have its world premiere at the festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Cree-Approach.jpg\" alt=\"A Cree Approach\" class=\"wp-image-57732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Cree-Approach.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Cree-Approach-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Cree-Approach-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Cree-Approach-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Cree-Approach-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Cree-Approach-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A Cree Approach<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other film highlights are the Canadian and hometown debuts from BC filmmakers Ariel Bond with Rupture, Omorose Osagie with Lost Wax and Amanda Wandler with W7\u00e9yle (Moon&#8217;s Wife). Canadian premieres from international filmmakers including: Fire Within, Your Email Has Not Found Me Well, Naaz, Don&#8217;t be late, Myra, Y\u00e1amay: An Ode to Blooming and many more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Industry Programming &amp; Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside its film programming, GEMFest will host a focused industry program featuring panels, conversations, and networking events that address community storytelling, discovery and promotion, funding realities, and navigating the Canadian feature film landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights include <em>Who Holds the Story?<\/em>, a conversation with community elders, knowledge holders, and producers on consent and cultural stewardship; <em>Getting Seen<\/em>, a discussion with local programmers and publicists on discovery in advance, during and after production; and <em>Funding Realities<\/em>, a candid town hall with funders and producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The industry program culminates in the Pitch Forum on March 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full program details and tickets on the <a href=\"https:\/\/gemsvancouver.org\/gemfest\/\">festival\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) has unveiled the full lineup for the 21st annual Gender Equity in Media Festival (GEMFest), returning to the VIFF Centre from March 5\u20138, 2026. 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