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XINEMA [zin-em-a] is an artist-run experimental film series founded and based on on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and the Tsleil-Waututh Nations (Vancouver, BC). They began operation in VIFF Centre's 41 seat Studio Theatre, with a focus on BC-based and connected media artists, stringing emerging and established artists together into monthly thematic programs.

They now operate between spaces and regions, facilitating screenings, workshops and related events, with a focus on local wherever that may be.​ Their main priorities are to remain low-barrier, accepting free ongoing and unlimited submissions of any year or premiere status; prioritize underrepresented artists and media forms; and connect filmmakers and film-lovers of various backgrounds, disciplines and career levels.

How to Make a Film Quilt


Workshop / 2025
Sunday, August 17th from 2:00pm-5:00pm
XINEMA Fieldhouse

“film becomes a textile; a quilt composed of photographic material embedded with history” — Sabrina Gschwandtner


This workshop invites participants to create their own celluloid quilt by reusing found film — cutting, inking, dying, scratching, arranging and sewing it into a personal assemblage inspired by quilt or weave patterns. Drawn from the works of Richard Kerr, Sabrina Gschwandtner and Jennifer West, these techniques see film as material, encouraging playful reconstructions of size, color, and narrative. At the end, participants will go home with their very own film quilt to exhibit on a lightbox or a window.