section_path: Arts and culture/Theatre, dance, film and television/Film
section_name: Film
paragraph_text: Film
  
  The Vancouver International Film Festival, which runs for two weeks each September, shows over 350 films and is one of North America's most prominent film festivals. The VIFF Centre venue, the Vancity Theatre, runs independent non-commercial films throughout the rest of the year, as do the Cinematheque and the Rio theatres.