While John and Kurt are getting ready to delve into TIFF (check out the coverage in our TIFF area), I’m getting ready, with podcast co-host and Haiku Movie Review goddess Colleen, to immerse myself in VIFF.

The preview festival guide was released over the weekend and was relatively easy to find in comparison to last year. The guide has added a number of new titles to the list of previously announced films including a few which are generating a bit of buzz.

Passes and tickets will go on sale Saturday, September 6th and, I assume, all films will be listed at the VIFF website. For those who may want to wait, the shiny catalogue goes on sale September 13th which also marks the day that cash sales open.

A few notable additions:

Adoration (Atom Egoyan) - Not getting the best reviews but considering it comes from a Canadian master, it’s a must watch on my list.

Control Alt Delete (Cameron Labine) - Haven’t heard anything about this but with the tag line “When your computer’s already your best friend… why not go all the way?” it’s instantly caught my attention.

The Desert Within (Rodrigo Plá) - Another mysterious film. This one swept the Guadalajara Mexican Film Festival winning best director, film, screenplay and actor awards.

Heaven on Earth (Deepa Mehta) - Mehta is a personal favourite.

I’ve Loved You So Long (Philippe Claudel) - The film premiered at Berlin and nearly everything I’ve read praises Kristin Scott Thomas’ performance as brilliant.

JCVD (Mabrouk El Mechri) - Little to say other than YES!

Mothers & Daughters (Carl Bessai) - A Bessai comedy? Definitely a must see in my books.

Real Time (Randall Cole) - I recently posted the trailer for this Jay Baruchel vehicle and though it’s not on my must see list, it’s on my back-up list.

Religulous (Larry Charles) - Zero interest in this but others may find it worth a watch.

Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman) - One of the big buzz generators out of Cannes. Looks fantastic!