12TH KFFC 2025
05.22 - 06.28

The 12th edition of Korean Film Festival Canada (KFFC) takes place from May 22nd to June 28th, 2025, and carries on the theme of the 11th KFFC 2024, Arts & Technologies: Sleep, Dream, Body.
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The 12th KFFC will present an innovative interdisciplinary program at the following venues across Montréal: Cinéma Moderne, Centre Création Danse Nyata Nyata, Cinéma du Musée, and Bassin Peel.

We are happy to celebrate once again the diverse stories through film and media arts—from Korean narratives to pan-Asian and Asian Canadian and Québécois perspectives, welcoming all creative expressions across cultures and art forms.

12th KFFC activities will highlight film and media arts screenings, roundtables, Art-Talks, networking, and special events including an intercultural celebration with Centre Création Danse Nyata Nyata and our new outdoor program KFFC Plein Air—a special one-day outdoor festivity at Bassin Peel, co-hosted with MKFCM’s La Semaine Coréenne-Édition Jeju and Cinéma sous les étoiles.
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PROGRAM GUIDELINECHECK ALL FILMSGET TICKETS

VENUES

Centre Création Danse Nyata Nyata
4231 St Laurent Blvd, Montréal, Quebec H2W 1Z4
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Goethe-Institut Montreal
1626 Boul. Saint-Laurent Bureau 100, Montréal, QC H2X 2T1
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Cinéma Moderne
5150 St Laurent Blvd, Montréal, Quebec H2T 1R8
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Cinéma du Musée
1379-A Sherbrooke St W, Montréal, Quebec H3G 1K3
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Bassin Peel
1067 De La Commune O Montréal, QC H3C

SCREENING SCHEDULE

MAY 22

OPENING NIGHT
@ CINÉMA DU MUSÉE
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OPENING RECEPTION
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Refreshments
Documentary Project Talk
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OPENING FILMS
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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INCOHERENCE (1994)
BONG JOON HO
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SEA, CARRY MY DREAM (2023)
MASOUD RAOUF
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SILVER APRICOT (2024)
JANG MAN-MIN

MAY 24

K-SHORTS: 5 LEADING VOICES - WOMEN DIRECTORS
@ CINÉMA MODERNE
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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HOLE (2023)
HWANG HYEIN
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THE JINJU HAIR SALON (2015)
KANGYU GARAM
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THE RECORDER EXAM (2011)
KIM BORA
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CARTWHEEL (2014)
AHN JU-YOUNG
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SUZI (2014)
KIM SIN-JEONG

MAY 31

EMW: ASIAN CANADIAN FICTION
@ CINÉMA MODERNE
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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I WORRY ABOUT MY TEETH (2024)
YOLANDA CHOW
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MONGRELS (2024)
JEROME YOO
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K-CINEMA
@ CINÉMA MODERNE
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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THE LAND OF MORNING CALM (2024)
PARK RI-WOONG

JUNE 6

INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTERS (IE)
@ CENTRE CRÉATION DANSE NYATA NYATA
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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BLUE (2001)
ALI IHTIYAR
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FADE-IN (2023)
SOHA ZANDI and SOMAYE FARHAN
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SEEN (2022)
ASHLEY MAE JOHNSTON
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MABOUNGOU: BEING IN THE WORLD (2023)
PHILIP SZPORER and MARLENE MILLAR
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*Intercultural Encounters is a free program that will combine screenings, performance and artist talks

JUNE 7

EMW & K-SHORTS
@ CINÉMA MODERNE
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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BLUE (2001)
ALI IHTIYAR

SEEN (2022)
ASHLEY MAE JOHNSTON
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FADE-IN (2023)
SOHA ZANDI and SOMAYE FARHAN
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YOU KNOW, THERE ARE GHOSTS UNDER THE TREE (2023)
LEE RURI
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I LEAVE MY LITTLE HEART IN MY MOTHER’S CHEST (2024)
SAWSAN ALSARAF
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MOVING WATER (2024)
KAIA SINGH
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HAIR UNIVERSE (2023)
CHOI JINUK
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STICKY CANDY (2024)
KIM EUI-JEONG
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VARIATION (2024)
PARK JIHOON
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CLOSING PROGRAM
@ CINÉMA MODERNE
7:00 PM - 9:10 PM
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PARIS TO PYONGYANG (2024)
HELEN LEE
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A TRAVELER’S NEEDS (2024)
HONG SANGSOO

JUNE 28

KFFC PLEIN AIR
@ BASSIN PEEL
EVENING
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KFFC partners with MKFCM to present a special screening at Bassin Peel during the Korean culture festival La Semaine de la Corée - Edition Jeju!
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OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION

MAY 22ND, 6 PM - 7 PM AT CINÉMA DU MUSÉE
Come to meet fellow cinema lovers while enjoying free refreshments before our opening screenings!
Seats are limited on a first come, first served basis.
RSVP required.
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TICKETS TO OPENING NIGHT

KOREAN CLASSIC ANIMATIONS

In partnership with Korean Film Archive (KOFA), the 12th KFFC 2025 offers a selection of outstanding animated films, shorts and features, made by Korean directors from 1980 to 2012. This selection is made with free accessible films on YouTube offered by KOFA. This curated selection invites you to experience how Korean animators uniquely explore themes of body and identity - blurring the lines between fantasy, dreams and reality in perfect alignment with this year's theme: Arts & Technologies: Sleep, Dream, Body.
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WATCH ONLINE FOR FREE

AEW MEDIA ARTS

Arts East-West (AEW) presents Gina Kim’s immersive XR and VR trilogy and Montreal artist Crystal Chan’s interactive audio odyssey, in which technology reshapes memory, trauma, and the diasporic body.
June 11
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
June 12
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
June 13
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
*Crystal Chan will be in attendance on June 13th for a 30 minute ART-Talk
June 14
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
May 22
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Cinéma du Musée 1379-A Rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montréal, QC H3G 1K3
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON IMMERSIVE VR: COMFORTLESSFOR MORE INFORMATION ON IMMERSIVE SOUND: EIGHTY THOUSAND STEPS

DIY DIRECTORS' FACTORY

The DIY First Time Filmmakers initiative supports emerging directors and artists creating their first independent works made by an individual or a collective, and curating collective showcases as part of our AEW Ecology. AEW Ecology’s mission is to develop the artistic growth of emerging and first time filmmakers and artists.
This program emphasizes networking while creators and participants have total freedom to independently curate, develop and present their works created entirely with their own resources in the spirit of "Do It Yourself."
FOR MORE INFORMATION

12th KFFC CURATORS
EMW*: Annabelle Kang, Mathilde Elie, Seokbin Alex Yoon
‍Korean Animation in partnership with KOFA: Mathilde Elie
‍Opening and Closing Films, Exhibitions, K-Cinema, K-Shorts: 5 Leading Voices - Women Directors: Mi-Jeong Lee
‍Assistant Curator for Exhibitions: Annabelle Kang
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*EMW: In 2025, AmérAsia joins KFFC under the “EMW/EastMeetsWest” category, highlighting Asian and diaspora films to amplify media arts voices locally and globally. The AmérAsia Film Festival was established in 1999 by Mi-Jeong Lee, media artist and founder of Arts East-West, and focused on Asian diaspora arts. This integration continues a 25-year tradition of celebrating cross-cultural narratives while expanding its reach through the KFFC platform.

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
Contact usLand acknowledgement