Vancouver Foreign, Documentary and Independent Cinema Group

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About us

We are a group of passionate cinema fans, we are aiming at viewing the most recent (International/Award Winners/Non-Hollywood/Indie/Docs/other special) movies with people who share the same interest.
We go movies from all over the world, and get time to chat over the movies & share the experience.
Meetups for indie local films will also be organized to help introduce our local film makers to a bigger audience.
Meetups will be organized for International award winners playing in Vancouver.
We are Looking for all the avid cinema fans outside to come, let us entertain you!
(Check the group calendar for each monthly schedule)

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French Film Fest - La Venue De L'Avenir
Wed, Mar 4 · 2:45 PM PST
La Fabrique St George Urban Winery, 7 east 7 avenue, Vancouver, BC, CA
Let's see a captivating film at the Rendez-Vous French Film Fest, in La Fabrique St. George Wine Bar in
Mt Pleasant. A short walk from the Broadway/City Hall Canada Line Stn!

Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in Normandy, 4 cousins, previously strangers, discover a mysterious shared past.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/DC4kqW_Ks0c?si=4psxXVSPJ1e1j3s_

Tomatometer 93%: "Funny, deep, and truly moving at times, keeps you glued to the screen with its charming little side stories & focused, driven plot"

3 pm La Venue de Lavenir Film (French with Eng subtitles, 2 hrs, 2025)
Tix are only $5, prebuy yours here: https://rendez-vousvancouver.com/le-film-la-venue-de-lavenir-de-cedric-klapisch-presente-a-la-fabrique-st-george-le-4-mars-rvcqf2026-2/

I'm not sure what the set up will be inside the wine bar during the film so I'm limiting this meetup to 6. It's a small place. So please only sign up once you have bought your tkt.

Fabrique St. Georges has drinks available(wine, beer, cider, water) plus picnic/market style food, ie olives, crackers, cheese, hummus, chips, etc, see menu: https://www.fabriquestgeorge.com/menu
Last time I was there I did their 4 taster wine flight for $22.

After the film, if there's interest we'll stick around to chat about it. :)

If you don't have a flexible workday, there are 10 days of films & dates to choose from at this festival. Also some online options. https://rendez-vousvancouver.com/32e-rendez-vous-french-film-festival-2026/

**A friendly reminder this meetup group has member dues of $5 a yr to cover the subscription charged by meetup ($450-ish annually). If you enjoy receiving these film notices, here's how to pay your $5 dues for 2026: 1. Give your organizer $5 cash at your next meetup. They'll put a note in the meetup Comments re your payment OR 2. Etransfer me (Karen K) directly. Msg me for details.
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