11TH KFFC 2024
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The 11th edition of KFFC 2024 starting from May 22nd to 31st is on the captivating new theme “Arts & Technologies: Sleep, Dream, Body." KFFC will highlight films and media artworks delving into Korean, pan-Asian, and Asian-Canadian perspectives, without limitations on nations or art disciplines. For the past four years, KFFC has focused on themes like “Women’s Perspectives” and “Environments of Sustainability and Resilience” to showcase lived stories through the arts.Our activities highlight film and media arts screenings, roundtables, workshops related to residency programs, networking events, a screen print handicraft workshop, handmade posters, and merchandise per Arts East-West’s tradition.

In addition, Arts East-West is actively fostering the leadership of KFFC’s second-generation team members: Annabelle Kang (Project Manager), John Nông (Marketing and Sponsorship), along with our interns.

The 11th KFFC is supported by Social Science and Humanity Research Councils in partnership with the Sociability of Sleep Project of the Moving Image Research Lab (MIRL) at McGill University, Centre d’études asiatiques (Université de Montréal), Ada X, Dazibao, Cinéma Moderne, and many of the Korean community groups in Montréal.

‍11th KFFC PROGRAMMERS
‍Asian and Asian Canadian Short Films and Media Arts: kimura byol lemoine
Asian Feature Films: Alanna Thain, Benjamin Pelletier, Mi-Jeong Lee
Korean Classic Animations and Films, Asian Canadian Features: Mi-Jeong Lee

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Why 'Arts & Technologies: Sleep, Dream, Body?'

The 11th edition of KFFC 2024 starting from May 22nd to 31st is on the captivating new theme “Arts & Technologies: Sleep, Dream, Body.” KFFC is known for focusing on a theme for 2 consecutive years. Our new theme evokes the flexible boundaries between waking life and fantasy, technological advancements and collective forms of sociality represented on film, and the transformation of personal narrative into media arts and cultural works. The rapid transformation in technology and global networks of connectivity calls for a reencounter with the perceived limitations on what makes up the body, the arts, and its attendant practices. For the years 2024-2025, KFFC will explore with our public the numerous possible narratives mirroring the intersection of arts and technologies through film and media arts to reshape our understanding of the body, new perspectives, and knowledge expanded from revisiting space, time, and alternative worlds. The 11th edition of KFFC is co-hosted with the Moving Image Research Lab’s Sociability of Sleep Project at McGill University.
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Venues

• Dazibao: 5455 avenue de Gaspé espace 109, Montréal, QC H2T 3B3
• Ada X: 4001 Rue Berri #201, Montréal, QC H2L 4H2
• Cinéma Moderne: 5150 St Laurent Blvd, Montréal, Quebec H2T 1R8

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Programming Schedule

WORKSHOPS

SCREENINGS

Wednesday, May 1st

Yutong Lin's Group Showing and Artist Residency
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
@ Ada X 

Tuesday, May 15th

Screen Printing Art Workshop

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

by Iris Sautier x KFFC

Wednesday, May 22nd

Opening Cocktail

6:00 PM - 7:20 PM

@ Dazibao

Asian Shorts Program #1, ART-Talks

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

@ Dazibao

Thursday, May 23rd

My Father's Journey (2020)

by Xiaodan He

6:00 PM - 7:20 PM

@ Dazibao

Asian Shorts Program #2, ART-Talks

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

@ Dazibao

Friday, May 24th

Riceboy Sleeps (2022)

by Anthony Shim

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
@ Dazibao

Time of Seeds (2022)

by SEOL Suan

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

@ Dazibao

Saturday, May 25th

Opening Reception
with Welcoming Words

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
@ Cinéma Moderne

in water (2023)

by HONG Sangsoo

6:30 PM - 7:40 PM
@ Cinéma Moderne

A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985)

by HOU Hsiao-hsien

8:00 PM - 10:40 PM

@ Cinéma Moderne

Tuesday, May 28th

Dreamzine Workshop

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

by Jenny Lin x Sociability of Sleep x KFFC
@Ada X

Wednesday, May 29th

Asian Diaspora Book Collective's Networking Event

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

by Annabelle Kang

Workshop and ART-Talks

6:40 PM - 8:00 PM

by Ahreum Lee
@ Ada X

Thursday, May 30th

Take Care of My Cat (2001)

by JEONG Jae Eun

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

@ Cinéma Moderne

Friday, May 31st

The Pregnant Tree and the Goblin (2019)

by KIM Dongryung and PARK Kyoungtae

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
@ Cinéma Moderne

Cemetery of Splendour (2015)

by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

8:50 PM - 10:55 PM

@ Cinéma Moderne

Online Film Screening

Korean Film Animation

by JEONG Jae Eun

in partnership with Korean Film Archive (KOFA)

May 22nd to May 31st, 2024
Online Screening

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Opening Cocktail Night

• May 22nd from 6:00 PM to 7:20 PM  at Dazibao: Spotlight on Asian Québécois and Asian Shorts Program 1
• May 25th from 5:30 PM  to 6:30 PM  at Cinéma Moderne to celebrate the 11th KFFC’s “East Meets West” and “Side by Side” films

Refreshments will be served. Seats are limited on a first come, first served basis. RSVP required.
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Film Category

East Meets West
Represents cultural bridges without borders made by remarkable feature films.
Side by Side
Invites films in the scope of Asian and Asian diasporic works in parallel with cultural diversities and similarities, as well as supporting our local artists.
Spotlight
Asian Québécois Film and Media Arts, highlighting Asian Québécois artists and their communities across Canada and the diaspora.
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The 11th KFFC Trailer

Edited by John Nong

Korean Classic Animations

In partnership with Korean Film Archive (KOFA), the 11th KFFC 2024 offers a selection of outstanding animated films, shorts and features, made by Korean directors from 1967 to 2012. This selection is made with free accessible films on YouTube offered by KOFA. Korean animations, including webtoons and the gaming industry, are widely recognized around the world with its techniques and narratives. The public can rediscover the Korean film industry’s uniqueness through these selected animations that explore and question themes related to the body and identity. Navigating between fantasy, dream and reality, these animated films fully embrace this year’s theme of “Arts & Technologies: Sleep, Dream, Body.” Make sure you check out these works that showcase the creativity of Korean film animators. 
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Workshops

Sponsors and Partners

Arts East-West is a Montréal-based, non-profit artist-driven organization specializing in thematic festivals since 1995, with no limitation on national boundaries in pan-Asia and the diaspora. Our core initiatives include Korean Film Festival Canada (KFFC) and the Asian Art Publication Lab (AAPLab)
Montreal, Quebec,
H2T 2W4, Canada
kffcaes.coordination@gmail.com
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