Korean Film Festival Canada (KFFC)
Korean Film Festival Canada (KFFC) aims to support Asian Canadian media arts through creation by artist-driven, theme-based initiatives directed at fostering cultural diversity in Canada; to explore Korean Canadian and pan-Asian Canadian identity through the arts and media with both an intercultural and intergenerational lens; to support emerging Asian Canadian artists through showcasing marginalized voices, and to embrace technology and opportunities for cultural and artistic discourse, online and in person, both nationally and globally.

The 11th edition of KFFC 2024 starting from May 22nd to 31st is on the captivating new theme “Arts & Technologies: Sleep, Dream, Body” co-hosted with the Moving Image Research Lab’s Sociability of Sleep Project at McGill University.

“The Sociality of Sleep” project aims to bridge academic research on the social dimensions of sleep with art. It explores how personal experiences intersect with social issues such as productivity, racial and gender inequalities, and medicalization. We will further explore the intersection of creative works and technological advancements through Asian cinema and media art, encompassing both present and future visual cultures, alongside our audience.

KFFC highlights 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,” showing lived stories through the arts.

Our activities highlight film and media arts screenings, roundtable talks, workshops related to artist residency programs, networking events, a screen print handicraft workshop, and merchandise per Arts East-West’s tradition.

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 (CÉTASE: Asian studies center) of l’Université de Montréal, Ada X, Dazibao, Cinéma Moderne, and many of the Korean community groups in Montréal.