Dates: Sept. 27 to Oct. 12

Size: 300 films from more than 50 countries

Trade Forum venue: Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre. Trade Forum Pass price is $235 until Sept. 14 and $275 after Sept. 15.

Screening venues: The Ridge, Tinseltown #9, The Pacific Cinemateque, the Vancouver Centre Cinemas I & II, The Hollywood, The Blinding Light, the VISA Screening Room @ The Vogue Theatre.

VISA ticket line: 604-685-8297

Major awards: National Film Board award for best documentary, Rogers Video Western Canada screenwriter’s award, Telefilm award for best emerging Western director, Federal Express award for most popular Canadian film, Air Canada Award for most popular film,

Website: www.viff.org

Number of Canadian films: 96 (36 features, 60 shorts)

Number of B.C. films: 37

Number of Ontario and Quebec films: 24 each

Number of Manitoba films: 5

Number of Nova Scotia films: 2

Other: One film each from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Nunavut, New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

Debut features: 15