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Vancouver Film Festival Announces Audience Award Winners
Peter Farrelly’s biographical drama “I Play Rocky” has won the Audience Award in the Galas & Special Presentations category at the 2026 Vancouver International Film Festival. The film chronicles Sylvester Stallone's remarkable underdog journey to make and star in the iconic 1976 boxing movie. Alongside Farrelly's feature, several other acclaimed titles secured audience honors across various festival sections. Banchi Hanuse’s documentary “Ceremony” triumphed in the Showcase category, highlighting the Nuxalk Nation's fight to protect culturally significant fish populations.