The Vancouver MENA/SWANA celebration of the year is back and you don’t want to miss out!
The celebrated MENA Film Festival Opening Ceremony takes place this year at the Vancouver Playhouse. We are excited to present our opening Crush Bundle of shorts to kick off this year’s theme of Love.
Join us on Thursday, January 15 starting at 6:00 PM. Book before December 8 for Early Bird pricing!
Check out last year's festival recap to get an idea of the events to come!
6:00 PM
Doors open at Vancouver Playhouse
7:00 PM
MENA 2026 Opening Ceremony
9:30 PM
Closing
Make your way to the exits and prepare for the host of activities throughout the week!
Am Johal is Executive Artistic Director of the Indian Summer Festival. He is Chair of the Vancouver International Film Festival and Vice Chair of Greenpeace Canada. He is the author of Ecological Metapolics: Badiou and the Anthropocene and other books. He co-director of the forthcoming short documentary, 'Preliminary Notes for a Radical Praxis.'
Sudanda was formed in 2004 around the music of Alaaeldin Abdalla, composer, singer and oud player. Alaaeldin’s music draws on traditional Sudanese forms, and he composes music for contemporary Sudanese poets. He is originally from the Sudan and now lives in Vancouver.
