Welcome to The VIFF Diaries a small personal blog for the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival. My name is Fred I have been writing off and on about film since my early teens. You probably have not read my writing, the blog I had throughout high-school and university got the traffic of a very small house party, but hopefully if you end up staying you will enjoy what you read. Or at the very least don’t have it in you to leave a particularly terrible comment.
As for what you will find here The VIFF Diaries is going to be a mix of traditional film reviews/opinions and personal comments on the experience of attending the festival this year. This of course is the first festival that is mostly in person since the Covid-19 pandemic began so that provides some interesting points to talk about (yes there will probably be a lot of fun “how long and well handled are the lines” talk). At the same time though this is a fun chance for me to get back into the groove of writing about things that I love again. A fresh start of sorts.
So why should you come with me? Well you can come for the film takes, (I am seeing and writing about a lot of interesting films) I personally find reading people’s opinions on art of all sorts as a fascinating way of getting to know them. Or you can come just to argue vociferously for your favorite film. Either way I appreciate the traffic, however small it will be.
I guess that concludes it for now. As I write this I am nervous, my fingers feel a bit out of shape and my mind fears the results of actual humans (or hell even Russian bots) reading this. At the same time though there is a palpable excitement in my stomach. I love writing about film even if it is for absolutely no one. This time I have an actual domain too!
See you at the movies!
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