2024 Staff Members

Annabelle Kang
Assistant Director

‍Hello, I’m Annabelle Kang and I’m excited to join Arts East-West as an assistant director! Born and raised in Toronto, I came to Montreal for my undergraduate and postgraduate studies, where I am currently pursuing my research interests in North-South Korea relations, film and cultural studies at McGill University's English Literature MA program. I believe that organizations like Arts East-West are important to bridge the worlds of academics, cultural workers, artists, activists, and community organizers to unleash our individual and collective possibilities as Asian and pan-Asian Canadians. Une humanité, une lutte!

Heejung Yang
Korean Content Manager

‍Hello! I am Heejung Yang. I’m a native Korean with experience in content production and distribution in the Korean media industry. I came to Montreal to apply my experiences and have new challenges in the sector of media outside of Korea. As a fan of Korean films and media, I am very excited to join the Arts East West team for the 11th KFFC as a Korean content manager. With the team, I want to successfully showcase many Korean films at the 11th KFFC to diverse communities in Montreal!

Yoon Ha Cho
Administrative Assistant

Hello, I'm Yoon Ha Cho and I am happy to join Arts East-West as an administrative assistant! Originally from Korea, I've spent half of my life immersed in the culture of France. Now, I'm thrilled to kick off a new adventure in Montreal with the Korean Film Festival Canada. With a background steeped in cultural exploration and a penchant for the arts, I'm excited to be part of the festival's team and contribute my experiences to its community.

John Nong
‍Sponsorship and Social Media Intern
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‍Greetings from the Arts East-West team! I am a recent Film Studies graduate from Concordia University.
I traveled halfway around the world to study, which led me to fall in love with the city of festivals and arts.
My interests in the diasporic experience of pan-Asian immigrants’ portrayals in media perfectly aligns with Arts East-West’s mission, ultimately drawing me to the organization and now contributing as the marketing intern at AEW.

Lehna Dahdouh
Social Media and Hospitality Intern

Hi! My name is Lehna Dahdouh and I'm happy to be joining Arts East-West as a communications and social media intern for the 11th KFFC. Originally from France, I came to Montreal for my undergraduate studies, where I'm currently studying International Studies at the University of Montreal. I first became interested in Korean and Asian culture, and media content in high school. As my interest has grown, I'm thrilled to be learning more about these cultures as part of the Arts East West team and gaining experience in communications, a field I particularly enjoy. Overall, I'm very enthusiastic about contributing to this project and its success.

AnnaClare Sung
Media Relations and Communications Intern

Hi, I’m AnnaClare Sung and I am delighted to join the Arts-East West team this summer as a media relations and communications intern. Right now, I’m concluding my third year at McGill University, where I am working towards a degree in Cultural Studies, English Literature, and Communications Studies. As someone from an interracial family, I’ve always found the fostering of cross-cultural relationships incredibly important. Doing so using art, namely film, as common ground excites me immensely; I am so honoured to join Arts-East West in their mission to bring East Asian film and culture to the Montreal community.

Ugyong Choi
Consultant for Korean Content
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Hello, my name is Ugyong Choi but my team calls me June. I have been with the Korean Film Festival Canada from the 7th to the 11th this year. I've been in charge of Korean content. I was able to learn many things by joining the festival team, and I was happy to be with them. I look forward to an even better festival next year.

Mi-Jeong Lee, Artistic Director and Executive Director, Founder of Arts East-West  

2024 Volunteers

Himanshu Rana, Valentina Carrillo, Maylis Vandame, Gwenaël Duflo, Karthikeyan Umesh, Cleo Doherty,
Julia Belmore, Moksh Sood

Partnering Web Company‍

Sophia Ye
Levra Labs CTO
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Steffen Cornwell
Levra Labs CFO

Accounting and Administration‍

Anuj Khosla Consultant Quebec, Canada

Board of Directors‍

Marie Boti Film director / Co-Founder of Multi-Monde Productions / Vice-chairperson of International Women’s Alliance (IWA)
kimura byol lemoine Independent Artist, Curator
Vincent Toi Technology and Website Development, Film Director / Production Studio and Corporate Brand Management at CBC Radio-Canada
Jacques Desbiens Artist and Art Historian
Rha Yoon Vice President of World OKTA Montreal
Livia Monnet Consultant, Tenured professor in the Department of World Literature and Languages at the University of Montreal, Canada
Mi-Jeong Lee Independent Artist, Lecturer in Korean visual media arts, Founder and Artistic Director of KFFC, Arts East-West, AAPLab 

Executive Committee (2023-2026)‍

Kichae Chung Director of Development of Korean Community
Gabriel-Remy Hendrick Researcher on Asian Arts
Mi-Jeong Lee (Consult note above)

Advisory Board Commitee (2023-2026)‍

Janet Lumb Independent Artist, Music Performer and former Co-founder and Artistic Director of Festival Accès Asie, Canada
Nam Soo Kwon Author and Lecturer of Korean Language at Université de Montréal, Canada
Hong Jeong Hyun Senior Lecturer of Korean Language, Cétase at Université de Montréal, Canada
Seung Yeon Hamm Market Development Consultant and Studious of Air Canada, Canada (a former volunteer of Arts East-West)
Shin Dong Kim Professor of the Media School & Director of Institute for Convergence Culture, Hallym University, Director of the Knowledge Coop for Good Governance, Seoul, Korea
Soyoung Kim Filmmaker/Artist, Professor of Media Artist and Professor of Cinema Studies at the Korea National University of Arts, Director of the Trans-Asia Screen Culture Institute, Korea
Jiyoung Lee Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Philosophy and Film Studies
Chi-Yun Shin Author and Principal Lecturer in Film Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Youngsup Chung Honorary Professor of at Université de Montréal, Canada, Faculty of Arts and Science, Principal of The Korean Language School of Greater Montréal

CURATORS FOR THE 11TH KFFC

Alanna Thain
Benjamin Pelletier
kimura byol lemoine
Mi-Jeong Lee

WORKSHOP ARTISTS

Iris Sautier
Jenny Lin
Ahreum Lee

THANKS TO

Soobin Amber Shin, France Choinière, Gabriel Fauvaud, Yutong Lin, Iris Sautier, Jenny Lin, Audrey Jiang, Ahreum Lee, Eli Jean Tahchi, George Fok, Kě, Xiaodan He, Fanny Lord-Bourcier and Elmira Laki, Daphné Le Sergent, KIM In Tae, Niceaunties, Razan AlSalah, Chun Hua Catherine Dong, Yoriko Mizushiri, Maïté Minh Tâm Maeum Jeannolin, Yen-Chao Lin, Jin Kaisen, Anthony Shim, SEOL Suan, HONG Sangsoo, HOU Hsiao-hsien, JEONG Jae-eun, KIM Dongryung, and PARK Kyoungtae, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Hee Jung Yang, Yoon Ha Cho, Annabelle Kang, John Nong, Lehna Dahdouh, AnnaClare Sung, Sang Sook Choi, Ugyong Choi, Moksh Sood, Himanshu Rana, Valentina Carrillo, Karthikeyan Umesh, Gwen Duflo, Maylis Vandame, Julia Belmore, and Cleo Doherty, Mi-Jeong Lee, Janet Lumb
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Dazibao, Cinéma Moderne, and Ada X, the Moving Image Research Lab’s Sociability of Sleep Project (SoS) at McGill University, HTMlles Festival, Korean Film Archive (KOFA), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Le Centre d'études asiatiques (CÉTASE) at Université de Montréal, Reel Asian International Film Festival, The Main, Kmtl Event, Le LIEN Multimédia, LePolémique, Liminul, Séquences: la revue de cinéma, Hanca Times and many more!

ALUMNI

Zoe Sarkar, Yerin Lee, Mathilde Elie, Gayeon Song, Ana Lucia Londono Flores, Fanny Lord-Bourcier, Seongwoo Jang, Joon-Sun Lim, Sangmin Lee, John Kim, Charlotte Dion-Dufourd, Christina Lee, Carolyne Van Der Meer, Lucia Londono Flores, Mi-Jeong Lee, Jacques Desbiens, Elyeser R., Beatrice Shilton, Harmonie Macintyre, Peng Ling, Jin Taek Shim, Terry Chiu, Emmanuel Moonchil Park, Jason, Karman, Miya Turnbull, Sebastien Simon, Yiou Wang, Dede Chen, Sojung Bahang, Nikhil Rath, Sang Kwan Heo, Alice Ming Wai Jim, NOH Kwang-woo, KIM Nemo, JEONG Minah, Gabriel Fauveaud, Bina Lee, Jongho Kyun, El, Emily Warwick, Maia Mendilaharzu, Julien Pouliot, Vincent Labrecque, Kim Trudel, Pierre-Luc Thivierge, Nicolas Bélisle, Pascale Coulette, Jung A Kim, Gerliee McBride, Raymond Champagne, Kim Young, Suwon Shin, KIM Hong Joon Kim, KIM Bonyoung, SHIN Jae young, Jiyoung Lee, LEE Joon Dong, Juyoung Kim, Amanda Gavidia, Eojin Park, Amy Dang, Domnique Caouette, Emma-Kate Guimond, Hong Kal, Minsook Lee, JD Kim, Hyunwoong Oh, Minsik Kim, Youngdae Shin

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