At all of our screenings we have an open door policy, you're welcome to step out of the cinema before, during, and/or after films. To re-enter during the middle of screening we kindly ask that you wait till the end of a film and take a seat in the transition time between films. We encourage you to prioritize your comfort during your in-cinema viewing experiences. Some films screened during our festival feature topics that may be challenging to some viewers. If applicable, content warnings are listed under individual films and a 20-second content warning slide will notify audiences during the screening. Please take any necessary measures for your well-being.

Yes! Stim toys are available to borrow during events offering guests an additional way to feel comfortable and engaged throughout their experience. Stim toys — such as fidget items, textured objects, and sensory tools — can help support focus, manage sensory input, and provide calming sensory feedback for the body. We kindly ask that you return them after use so other attendees and future events can benefit from them as well.

Throughout the festival, wearing a mask is highly encouraged when possible as a practice of collective community care. With the festival taking place during the peak of flu season, we strive to be able to gather in groups while being mindful of our own and others’ health needs. We will have masks available on site throughout the festival. 

Please note we will not be providing masks for the following events:

• the village trilogy (1995) & Matryoshka Crush (2025)

• Laura Taler Masterclass

For events with smaller gathering spaces air purifiers will be on site to assist with providing clean air and circulation.

All of our venues are accessible for those who use a mobility device. To learn more about specific venues dimensions and layouts refer to our Venue Accessibility section below.

No, but the Digital Screening Pass is discounted (25% off) for Weekend Festival Pass holders.

Our Digital Screening Pass is the only way to access our festival online. It gives passholders access to the Digital Library. It costs $35 CAD or $26.25 CAD for people who have purchased a Weekend Festival Pass.

Films in the Digital Library will be available to view online starting on Monday November 9th until Sunday November 15th at 11:59PM PST.

Our Digital Library, accessible to Digital Screening Pass holders, includes 24 films featured in this year’s festival, grouped by screenings. 

Public Screens: Elongating Pace includes the films

• Where are you going?

• Between Grit & Joy: Celebrating Our Ways of Moving

• Pattern Recognition

• CURRENTS

• ʔa·kinq̓uku

• HOME-家

Public Screens: Unfolding Lineages includes the films

• No Less Asian

• HOME-家

• Vết Sẹo Lòng: Tiếng Ngân Nga Của Quê Nhà (Heart Scars, Where Homeland Hums)

From the Cypher to the Screen includes the films

• Where are you going?

• Until I Reached Me

• In An Adjoining Room

• ROTA [not everyday, but almost]

When We Perceive the Personal includes the films

• Fallen Day 受难日

• When the Chair Fell Into the Void

• Ko Wai Au

• Sheltering Gestures

• Amazina Mbuyaga

• tennis girl

• nocturna

• Once Upon a Time in Stockholm

Information Overload!!! featuring FORM Commissioned Artists’ World Premieres includes the films

• a moment of reverence

• Get Dressed!

• PARAMIN

• 0.3mL

• Estkesép: Moving Fast and Almost Out of Sight

All screenings will begin with a viewing of the laws of this land, Opening Film Commission by karmella benedito de barros.

By purchasing a Digital Screening Pass, this is the only way to access all the films online. Reach out to boxoffice@f-o-r-m.ca if cost is a financial barrier. Please also see our Financial Access dropdown.

No, there are no live online events in our festival this year.

Our films and events are shown on the platform Vimeo. No account is needed to be made in order to watch the films. Direct access to the films will be provided via our Digital Screening Pass.

Currently no events have confirmed ASL interpretation. As programming finalizes updates will be shared directly here for event details.

Yes! Please email danielle@f-o-r-m.ca with your request. We will do our best to provide this support for attending the festival.

All films, with the exception of RHINO: Diary of a Krumper, will be screened with open captioning in English. These captions are created by the filmmakers and can vary from film to film. Most will convey both dialogue and sound descriptions.

Open captions are captions that always appear within a film. They cannot be toggled on and off.

Available only on our digital library is an audio-described version of the film Between Grit & Joy: Celebrating Our Ways of Moving.  

Audio description is a spoken narrative track within a film that describes key visual elements taking place on screen to support the viewing experience of visually independent, non-visual, low vision and blind audiences.

Yes! We’re committed to reducing financial barriers for those who need it. Free tickets and passes are available—no questions asked. To access this option, please contact boxoffice@f-o-r-m.ca with the subject line: FORM Community Ticket/Pass Request “EVENT NAME(S)”.

Yes! Each year FORM offers a range of free programming.

Free events by Registration:

• FORMations: Movement, Music, and Filmmaking Jam

• Public Screens: A Body Uncontained Watch Party + Live Talkback

• Insight into the Artistic Process

• Closing Party

  **Register for these events HERE!

Free Installations:

• Collisions of Commissions

• Technology & Interaction Installation: Impetus

Additional Free Programming

• Public Screens: A Body Uncontained

• These hands are still at work

Sign up for the events you would like to attend through our Box Office HERE!

Walk ins are welcome if creating an account to access our Box Office through Eventive is a barrier. If you have any questions about how to create an account please email boxoffice@f-o-r-m.ca for support.

You can pay online through our Box Office offered via Eventive. This requires a credit card. In person during the festival we accept debit, and credit cards (no swipe option), as well as cash. We also accept Etransfer! To pay through this method please contact boxoffice@f-o-r-m.ca with the passes/tickets you would like to purchase and we can assist you further.

Yes! There are two price point options to purchase a Screening Pass. The Accessible Screening Pass costs $40 and is suggested for students, seniors, artists, and community members who need a lower-cost option. The Standard Screening Pass costs $50 and is suggested for community members who are able to pay regular admission and help sustain our programming.

2625 Kaslo St, Vancouver

Wheelchair/Walker Access

• A wheelchair ramp is located at the west side of the main entrance. The ramp has two runs: the first run is 20 feet long, and the second run is 26 feet. The ramp is 60 inches wide. The slope is 1:12. The ramp itself is concrete and has handrails on both sides.

• There is an outward swinging door (34 inch width) at the top of the ramp leading to a vestibule. A second outward swinging door (33 inch width) opens into the exhibition space. Buzzers and intercoms are located at both doors to notify staff during regular office hours or events to unlock the doors. Once unlocked, visitors can use automatic operators to open the doors.

Washroom

• There are two all-gender washrooms. One has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The other is a single room with a urinal and is wheelchair accessible: the door is 33 inches wide and inward swinging, without automation. The toilet has 11 inch clearance on the left side and a handrail.

149 W Hastings St, Vancouver

Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema: 3rd floor 

Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre: 2nd floor

Wheelchair Access

• Wheelchair accessible at street level on Hastings side or via ramp on Cordova Street Courtyard side, all venues within building accessible by elevator. Both the Hastings doors and the Cordova Courtyard doors can be operated by accessibility buttons located beside the doorways. The building is accessible at street level on the Hastings side or via a ramp on the Cordova Street Courtyard side. There are 2 ramp entry points:

• One is located against the building, near the entrance to the Woodward’s Westbank Atrium (which houses London Drugs and Nesters)

• Another is located against the building, beside the alley.

Washrooms

• There are accessible washrooms available on site.

Seat Dimensions

• All seats have armrests. The seats are 43 cm wide, armrest to armrest.

Intersection of Broadway & Kingsway, Vancouver

Screen on the side of the Independent Building (168 BC-1A, Vancouver)

Washroom

• There is no washroom on site.

7660 Minoru Gate, Richmond

The Richmond Cultural Centre Annex is an accessible community facility with free three-hour parking on site.

Washroom

• A universal washrooms and accessible gendered are located on the main level.

• The universal washroom has a 35-inch door operated by touchless wave sensors. The sink countertop height in the washroom facilities are 34.5 inches.
  

4211 No.3 Road, Richmond

Washroom

• Washrooms are available on site.

205 Richmond Street W, Toronto

The public screen is viewable outside on the corner of Richmond Street W and Duncan Street.

The research centre is located on the 4th floor, accessible by passenger elevator and staircase. There are gender neutral and accessible washrooms on the floor. If you have questions about accessibility, please contact aysia.tse@ocadu.ca