2026 MAiFF
Workshops & Discussions

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MAiFF x HTMlles: Writing Workshop with Jinwoo Park & Veena GokhaleMAiFF x IMAA x GIV: Media Arts Fee Schedule WorkshopPanel Discussion: Interconnecting Dialogues: Navigating Montreal's Cross-Cultural Landscape

Interconnecting Dialogues: Navigating Montreal's Cross-Cultural Landscape

Panel Discussion: Series II
Time: Saturday, June 13| 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Venue: Goethe-Institut Montreal
Ticket: Pay-What-You-Can with RSVP

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"Interconnecting Dialogues" is a continuation of Arts East-West's Panel Discussion series, moderated by Guy Rodgers. This panel will discuss pathways for bridging the gaps between generations and sectors in the arts, and building new bridges between cultural communities.
The first session of this panel brought together Cheryl Sim, Abdul-Wahab Kayyali, Janet Lumb, Kakim Goh, and Jinwoo Park to discuss personal narratives of navigating the arts as an Asian artist. This second session will expand on an inter-generational and cross-cultural lens by including younger artists and non-Asians in the arts sector, to better discuss how to support each other.
The key themes discussed in the panel will include:
- Building sustainable bridges between Asian-Canadian, anglophone, francophone, and other cultural communities
- The role of intersectionality in shaping artistic identity and practice
- Pathways for continuing and deepening intercultural dialogue
The panelists include:
- Guy Rex Rodgers (Panel Moderator)
- Tyra Maria Trono (Artist, cultural worker, and curator)
- Nick Maturo (Director of Programming at ELAN)
- Mona Maarabani (Producer, director, and programmer)
- Madeleine Le (Student, emerging cultural worker)

Intercultural Flavours: Writing Workshop with Jinwoo Park and Veena Gokhale

13th MAIFF & HTMlles
Time: Friday, May 15 | 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Venue: Ada X (4001 Rue Berri, #201, Montréal, QC)
Ticket: Free with suggested donation

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The 13th Montreal Asian International Film Festival, in collaboration with HTMlles, presents “Intercultural Flavours: Writing Workshop with Jinwoo Park and Veena Gokhale.” This engaging, interactive workshop will feature food writing exercises that draw on the senses, in line with the theme Tangibility for MAIFF 2026. We invite all aspiring writers, artists, and food enthusiasts to attend on May 15 from 2:00 - 5:00PM at Ada X.
“Intercultural Flavours” celebrates the beauty of multiculturalism and cross-cultural exchange through something that is familiar to all of us: food. Workshop highlights include:
- Readings and presentations from Jinwoo Park (Oxford Soju Club) and Veena Gokhale (Annapurna’s Bounty)
- Group discussions that encourage participants to reflect on personal experiences
- Food writing exercises that spark creativity and incite the senses
Refreshments including snacks and drinks from India and South Korea!

Media Arts Fee Schedule Workshop

13th MAiFF x IMAA x GIV
Time: Tuesday, May 19 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Venue: GIV (4001 Rue Berri #405, Montreal, QC)
Ticket: Free with RSVP

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In person at Groupe Intervention Video (GIV), Montreal
Co-presented by MAIFF, IMAA, & Groupe Intervention Video (GIV)

Join the Independent Media Arts Alliance team May 19, 2026 from 4:00PM - 5:00PM (ET) for an info session on the 2026 media arts fee schedule! The workshop will provide a space for discussion and learning about the IMAA fee schedules, working conditions, and fair remuneration in the media arts sector. This workshop is open to all artists and members of organizations who wish to familiarize themselves with the fee schedule and the increases for 2026!