
Former British Columbia Premier Ujjal Dosanjh (R) presents Haida Gwaii "Spirit of the Muse" award to Oscar-nominated Canadian film director Deepa Mehta (C) and producer David Hamilton before the screening of their feature movie "Midnight's Children" at the opening gala of the 31st Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) in Vancouver, Canada, on Sept. 27, 2012. VIFF will screen more than 375 films from about 75 countries and regions this year, many of them come from Asia. The festival runs from Sept. 27 to Oct. 12, 2012. (Xinhua/Sergei Bachlakov)