Film Festivals - Contra Zoom Pod

201: 2022 Toronto Japanese Film Festival

July 21, 2022

We return with coverage of this year’s Toronto Japanese Film Festival which showcases the finest Japanese films that are often getting either Canadian or…

193: Hot Docs 2022

May 17, 2022

For the third year in a row, we cover the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which celebrates the best documentaries in the world….

170: VIFF 2021 Wrap Up

October 22, 2021

On this episode we wrap up the 2021 edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival. Joining the show to talk about movies watched is…

168: Cinefest Sudbury 2021 Wrap Up

October 5, 2021

After having such a great time covering last year’s Cinefest Sudbury, it was a must to return to this Norther Ontario film festival. Last…

167: Vancouver International Film Festival Preview 2021

September 28, 2021

On this show we are previewing the 40th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival. It is the largest film festival in Western Canada…

166: TIFF 2021 Wrap Up

September 21, 2021

The Toronto International Film Festival just concluded, this year the fest did a hybrid model offering both in person and digital screenings. We talk…

164: TIFF 2021 Preview

September 7, 2021

With this year’s Toronto International Film Festival just around the corner, we are here to share our most anticipated films that are playing during…

163: Fantasia Festival 2021

August 31, 2021

We review the films that we watched during the 2021 edition of Fantasia, the yearly Montreal film festival that specializes in genre movies (horror,…

162: Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2021

August 24, 2021

Vancouver’s second largest film festival and the largest queer arts festival in Western Canada had their 33rd annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival, celebrating the…

155: Toronto Japanese Film Festival

June 29, 2021

On this episode, Dakota and Rachel review the films they saw during the 10th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Joining them is Naomi Wada…