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SUMMARY:Short Circuit Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Short Circuit Tour is approaching our final stop after traveling to Courtenay\, Tofino\, and Nanaimo for screenings earlier this month. Now to wrap up the tour in Victoria with two full nights of local short films at The Vic Theatre on May 1st and 2nd. Plus\, get your tickets for our INDIE+INDUSTRY day at Chateau Victoria before it fills up. \nVICTORIA – NIGHT ONE\nFriday May 1\, 2026\n5:00pm – 10:00pm\nThe Vic Theatre • 808 Douglas St • Victoria BC\nOpening party + 11 short films! \nINDIE+INDUSTRY\nSaturday May 2\, 2026\n11:00am – 6:00pm\nChateau Victoria • 740 Burdett Ave • Victoria BC\nProfessional development day for filmmakers including brunch\, panels\, and networking! \nVICTORIA – NIGHT TWO\nSaturday May 2\, 2026\n6:30pm – 11:00pm\nThe Vic Theatre • 808 Douglas St • Victoria BC\n11 more short films + closing party! \nMore info & tickets at www.shortcircuitfilmfestival.com
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/short-circuit-film-festival/
LOCATION:The Vic Theatre\, 808 Douglas Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2B6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:INDIE+INDUSTRY
DESCRIPTION:INDIE+INDUSTRY is back! Don’t miss this full day of professional development for filmmakers including brunch\, panels\, and networking at Chateau Victoria. Ticket includes plenty of inspiration\, collaboration\, food\, refreshments\, and breaks throughout the day. Presented by CineVic as part of the 14th annual Short Circuit Film Festival. \nINDIE+INDUSTRY\nSaturday May 2\, 2026\n11:00am – 6:00pm\nChateau Victoria\n740 Burdett Ave • Victoria BC\n$60 \n11:00am – FIRST\, WE BRUNCH:\nTara-Lee Novak – VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH FILM & MEDIA COMMISSION \n1:00pm – THE FUNDERS PANEL:\nErin Shaw – TELUS STORYHIVE\nMathew Parry – CREATIVE BC\nPaneet Singh – BC ARTS COUNCIL\nMegan Leduc – CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS \n2:30pm – THE FUNDAMENTALS PANEL:\nTamara Tulloch – ACTSAFE SAFETY ASSOCIATION \n4:00pm – THE FESTIVALS PANEL:\nMark Hoyne – VICTORIA FILM FESTIVAL\nStephanie Rossel – COMOX VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL\nJohnny Blakeborough – VANCOUVER ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL\nDavid Geiss – SHORT CIRCUIT FILM FESTIVAL \n5:00pm – THE DEBRIEF:\nNetworking reception with more food and drink to cap off the day\, before heading over to The Vic Theatre for our final night of Short Circuit Film Festival! \nSupported by Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia / Sponsored by IATSE 891 \nTickets and info at https://cinevic.ca/short-circuit-film-festival-2026/
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/indieindustry/
LOCATION:Chateau Victoria Hotel\, 740 Burdett Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1B2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Educational,Festivals,Film,Lecture & Storytelling,Networking,Panel Discussion,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Thinking Garden Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:A short film and conversation about a South African women’s cooperative farm that sows the seeds of change. \n\n\n\n\nLimited seating available\, please reserve your spot with a free ticket. \nA feature of the Gage Gallery charity arts exhibition “Wild Art for the Big of Heart”\, this film screening is a conversation on positive community change and a spotlight on the charities Thinking Garden (international) and Cool Aid Kitchen’s (locally).
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/thinking-garden-film-screening/
LOCATION:Gage Gallery\, 19 Bastion Square\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W1J1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Ocean Week Orca Film & Talk
DESCRIPTION:Shared Waters\, Shared Crisis: film\, art\, and stories from the Salish Sea \n\n\n\n\nLimited seating available\, please reserve your spot with a free ticket.\n \nA feature of the Gage Gallery charity arts exhibition “Wild Art for the Big of Heart”\, get inspired for Ocean Week with an evening of storytelling\, film\, and community connection inspired by the waters we share. Experience a live reading from Tanya Bub’s book on orcas\, surrounded by Tanya’s ocean-inspired art\, then stay for a screening of the short documentary film Shared Waters\, Shared Crisis. \nThis free event welcomes all—come learn\, reflect\, and be part of the conversation around protecting the Salish Sea.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/ocean-week-orca-film-talk/
LOCATION:Gage Gallery\, 19 Bastion Square\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W1J1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Lucid with Q & A
DESCRIPTION:Lucid with Q&A  \nSaturday\, May 30 at 7:30 PM  \nLucid | Horror | 114 minutes  \nA 1990s art student uses a lucid-dreaming elixir to break through her creative blocks and finds herself trapped in a surreal dreamscape where her inner demons become real-life monsters. Special Q&A with the Directors\, Ramsey Fendall and Deanna Milligan\, on Saturday May 30th\, after the screening. 
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/lucid-with-q-a/
LOCATION:The Vic Theatre\, 808 Douglas Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2B6\, Canada
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