CVAG FILM SERIES – WINTER 2026
Films screen at 5:00pm on Wednesdays at Landmark Cinemas (2655 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay). Doors open at 4:30pm.
The CVAG Film Series features a selection of films from the Toronto International Film Festival Circuit. CVAG staff and volunteers organize the film series, and proceeds go towards our artistic programming.
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.
Screening: 5:00pm on Wednesday, February 18
Director: Jafar Panahi
Starring: Vahid Mobasseri, Ebrahim Azizi, Madjid Panahi
Language: Persian
Length: 105 mins
Country: Iran, France, Luxembourg
Year: 2025
Content Advisory: violence, mature themes
TICKETS + SEASON PASSES
Tickets are available for purchase online at cvag.tickit.ca. Service fees are added.
Tickets are $18 for CVAG Members, $19 for Non-Members.
Season passes for all 8 films are $126 for CVAG Members, $133 for Non-Members.
If you wish to purchase a membership, this can be done online or at the Comox Valley Art Gallery at the shop desk. If you have any questions regarding tickets, please email film@comoxvalleyartgallery.com.
NOTES: If you don’t have an advance ticket, it may be possible to purchase a ticket (cash only, $19) on-site at the theatre, but only if there are still seats available. Cash ticket sales are only available 30 minutes before the film starts. Cash tickets will be sold on a first come – first served basis. Most of our films sell out; to avoid disappointment, we strongly recommend purchasing tickets in advance.
Seating at Landmark Cinemas is first come – first served. Please do not save seats for multiple people. There is no seating after 5:00pm.
NO REFUNDS. You may provide your ticket to a friend if you are unable to attend.
View the full schedule of screenings for the CVAG Film Series – Winter 2026.