Vancouver International Film Festival to open with Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague,' feature Canadian premieres of Baumbach, Jarmusch films

Nicole Thompson

Richard Linklater's film-about-a-film "Nouvelle Vague" will open the Vancouver International Film Festival in October. Aubry Dullin, left, as Jean-paul Belmondo and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg are shown in the film, in this handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Netflix, Jean-Louis Fernandez (Mandatory Credit)

August 27, 2025 - 10:00 AM

Richard Linklater's film-about-a-film "Nouvelle Vague" will open the Vancouver International Film Festival in October.

The dramatization of the making of Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" is among the roughly 170 feature films VIFF announced would be part of its lineup on Wednesday.

The schedule also includes the Canadian premieres of NoahBaumbach's comedy-drama "Jay Kelly," which stars George Clooney and Adam Sandler, and "Father Mother Sister Brother" directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Cate Blanchett and Adam Driver.

The schedule also features a special spotlight on Korean films, including Park Joon-ho's portrait of South Korea's gay community "3670."

VIFF will close with a screening of the German film "Köln 75," which chronicles the true story of a teenage music promoter's efforts to organize a concert that went on to become the best-selling solo jazz recording of all time.

VIFF will run from Oct. 2 to 12.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 27, 2025.

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