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Friday, April 27, 2012

Fambul Tok takes top prize at NVIFF as 2012 festival gets underway

The Jury Grand Prize was awarded to Fambul Tok at the 2012 Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF), which got underway Thursday evening at the University of Waterloo’s School of Archite…

Monday, April 16, 2012

2012 Award Nominees

Organizers of the Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF) are thrilled to announce nominees for this year’s festival awards.
With 33 international films selected for the third se…

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Tickets now available

Tickets for the 2012 Non Violence International Film Festival are available online at www.nviff.com and will be sold at the door for the third annual event. With one…

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Cambridge Libraries and Galleries to host world premiere documentary on Kurt Vonnegut at NVIFF

The only existent documentary film on American author and grand master of literature Kurt Vonnegut will see its world premiere at the Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF), during a free …

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

UW School of Architecture partners with Non Violence International Film Festival to host spring event

The Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF) is thrilled to announce that this year’s event will be held at the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture, in downtown Galt (C…

Monday, March 12, 2012

NVIFF announces 33 international films as official selection for 2012 festival

The filmmakers have been notified and locations have been booked. This year’s Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF) will be screening 33 international films as part of the only film f…

Monday, September 15, 2008

Directors Engage Audience

The first weekend of the 2nd annual Non Violence International Film Festival has been a fantastic experience for those closest to it. There was a nice connection between volunteers, visiting film make…

Saturday, September 13, 2008

2008 Opening Ceremonies

The opening ceremonies to the second annual Non Violence International Film Festival was a great success.
Ken Kimmelman, director of the short, Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana, received the N…

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

NVIFF Announces 2008 Award Winning Films

The New Humanism Award For Excellence and Spirit of Non Violence
Silo: Sage of the Andes
The Gandhi Award For Excellence and Spirit of Non Violence
One Man, One Cow, One Planet…

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  • Fambul Tok takes …

    The Jury Grand Prize was awarded to Fambul Tok at the 2012 Non Violence Internat…

  • 2012 Award Nominees

    Organizers of the Non Violence International Film Festival (NVIFF) are thrille…

  • Tickets now available

    Tickets for the 2012 Non Violence International Film Festival are available onli…

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  • wsoa
  • qsl
  • China

    CABBY

    Student Films

    19 minutes

    A lonely cab driver tries to connect with people in the busy city of Beijing.

  • USA | Sierra Leone

    Fambul Tok

    Documentary Feature

    82 minutes

    Sierra Leoneans are building sustainable peace – succeeding where the international community's post-conflict efforts failed.

  • Netherlands

    Palace

    Live Action Short

    10 minutes

    The grown up world of discos is not as mysterious, romantic or exciting as Machteld expected it to be.

  • USA

    Aquatic Bloom

    Animated Short

    2 minutes

    "Aquatic Bloom" is a beautiful piece about a flower interacting with a fish, a hermit crab and some dragonflies.

  • Germany | South Africa

    Protect The Nation

    Live Action Short

    16 minutes

    When faced with the unexpected kindness of a stranger, a young boy begins to question himself. Does he have the courage to do what's right?

  • Hong Kong

    The Ascension

    Student Films

    6 minutes

    When a beggar comes upon a box, it isn’t long until others plot to obtain it, realizing it is more than what it seems.

  • Portugal

    Milk

    Live Action Short

    7 minutes

    Wonderful, simple and quiet, "Milk" is a short story directed by Goncalo Robalo.

  • Australia

    Ulas Path

    Student Films

    10 minutes

    One woman's path of powerful, peaceful protest and personal protection to safeguard ancient lush forested ecosystems from clear-cut logging.

  • USA

    Prayers for Peace

    Animated Short

    8 minutes

    Pastels on a slate chalkboard underscore life's impermanence as the filmmaker confronts the memory of his younger brother killed in Iraq.

  • World Premiere

    USA

    My Mind

    Animated Short

    4 minutes

    Combining traditional and digital methods, Jason Harrington’s "My Mind" celebrates the power of imagination and the mind.

  • USA

    Maddoggin'

    Live Action Short

    24 minutes

    Two teens in East L.A. are being pressured to join the local gang. The choices they make over a single day will alter their lives forever.

  • Australia

    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Documentary Feature

    52 minutes

    How impossible must life be before the open ocean is the only option for survival?

  • USA

    Wolf Call

    Live Action Short

    12 minutes

    "Wolf Call" transports us back to the historic tension of the 1950s that was pivotal in inspiring a generation to pursue social change.

  • USA

    I Fix Everything

    Live Action Short

    6 minutes

    A young man steps outside his circumstance, understanding the limits of what he can control - armed with faith in humanity.

  • Germany | USA

    Jillian Dillon

    Animated Short

    4 minutes

    Jillian Dillon is part Hippo and part Platypus. It's not always easy being different.

  • USA

    Bloom

    Student Films

    4 minutes

    Nadine has been living her life in the dark. A gift from a friendly neighbour gives Nadine something to live for and a chance to pay it forward.

  • Norway

    A Balloon for Allah

    Documentary Feature

    58 minutes

    Filmed in Egypt, Norway and Turkey, Nefise Özkal Lorentzen’s "A Balloon for Allah' is a story about a dream of gender equality and justice.

  • Canada

    Signage

    Student Films

    12 minutes

    "Signage" is clever and witty. How did two friends get into the middle of a political conflict, and what will they do to get out of it?

  • Canada

    Bread

    Student Films

    5 minutes

    "Bread" is visualizations of unity and conflict through the creation of two national breads with very similar ingredients.

  • Canada

    Grave Digging

    Student Films

    3 minutes

    "Grave Digging" is a reflection on the present circumstances surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  • Canada

    INsecurity

    Student Films

    4 minutes

    A film that reflects on human conditions and emotions, while questioning measures of security common to Palestinian/Israeli conflict.

  • Canada

    Spectrum

    Student Films

    4 minutes

    A newspaper delivery man discovers the significance of expanding one's perspective.

  • USA

    Into the Current: Burma's Political Prisoners

    Documentary Feature

    83 minutes

    This film tells the story of Burma's unsung heroes and the price they pay for speaking truth to power in a military dictatorship.

  • World Premiere

    USA

    Kikimasu (Listen)

    Student Films

    7 minutes

    The path to understanding rarely follows a straight line. Insight never arrives fully formed, until one day, real understanding emerges.

  • Australia

    The Telegram Man

    Live Action Short

    14 minutes

    Set in an Australian county town in 1942, this award-winning film shows how war spreads its tentacles well beyond the battlefield.

  • USA

    Kind, True and Necessary

    Documentary Feature

    54 minutes

    This film follows the lives of Mary-Lou and Ernie Goertzen, Quakers living deep in the Oregon woods.

  • Israel

    Testimony

    Documentary Feature

    80 minutes

    An extraordinary investigation of the collective memory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  • World Premiere

    Chile | USA

    A Man Without a Country

    Documentary Feature

    87 minutes

    Exploring the incredible story of Kurt Vonnegut, director J.J. Harting interviews Howard Zinn and others. With narration by Mark Vonnegut.

  • Canada

    Piece Coin

    Live Action Short

    15 minutes

    Customers in a coffee shop view live news footage the morning of 9/11 as a daughter searches for her father in the film "Piece Coin".

  • USA

    1700% Project: Mistaken for Muslim

    Live Action Short

    5 minutes

    A poet, dancer, angel, and prisoner converge with community to intervene against racial profiling and hate crimes after the events of 9/11.

  • Cambodia

    Why I Write

    Live Action Short

    5 minutes

    "Why I Write" is the first episode in a series of spoken word videos by Khmer American exile Khiev Kosal.

  • USA

    Who's Got Us?

    Live Action Short

    5 minutes

    Part anthem, part litany and part rhetorical. "Who’s Got Us?" makes clear that a woman’s survival is an act of resistance and resilience.

  • Australia | Kenya

    UMOJA: No Men Allowed

    Documentary Short

    32 minutes

    The women of Umoja have rewritten traditional tribal laws. This documentary tells the life-changing story of a group of women in Northern Kenya.

      • 7:00 PM
        • Who's Got Us?
        • UMOJA: No Men Allowed
        • Palace
        • My Mind
        • A Balloon for Allah
        • Jillian Dillon
      • 6:30 PM
        • The Telegram Man
        • Piece Coin
        • I Fix Everything
        • Milk
        • Jillian Dillon
        • Kind, True and Necessary
      • 9:00 PM
        • 1700% Project: Mistaken for Muslim
        • Prayers for Peace
        • Why I Write
        • Maddoggin'
        • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
      • 1:00 PM
        • Aquatic Bloom
        • Kikimasu (Listen)
        • Ulas Path
        • Bloom
        • The Ascension
        • Signage
        • Bread
        • Grave Digging
        • INsecurity
        • Spectrum
        • CABBY
      • 3:30 PM
        • Into the Current: Burma's Political Prisoners
      • 6:00 PM
        • Wolf Call
        • Protect The Nation
        • Testimony
      • 9:00 PM
        • 1700% Project: Mistaken for Muslim
        • Why I Write
        • Protect The Nation
        • Fambul Tok
      • 3:00 PM
        • A Man Without a Country
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