12th KFFC: K-Shorts: 5 Leading Voices

Discover a powerful lineup of short films by leading women directors in Korean cinema, presented in partnership with KAFA and KOFIC.

By Arts East-West

Date and time

Sat, May 24, 2025 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM GMT-4

Location

Cinéma Moderne

5150 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Montréal, QC H2T 1R8 Canada

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours

Welcome to the 12th KFFC: 5 Leading Voices - Women Directors event! Join us for an exciting in-person gathering at Cinéma Moderne. This event celebrates the incredible work of five talented women directors, showcasing their unique perspectives and storytelling. Get ready to be inspired and immersed in the world of cinema like never before. Don't miss this opportunity to support and learn from these trailblazing filmmakers. Grab your tickets now and be part of this unforgettable cinematic experience!

Our film lineup:

Hole (HWANG Hye-in, 2023, 24 min) – KAFA presents

During a home visit, Jeong-mi discovers a young boy and his little sister living in a house with a large manhole in it. The children ask Jeong-mi to go down the manhole.

The Jinju Hair Salon (Kangyu Garam, 2015, 6 min) – KOFIC presents

Young-mi is the owner of the old local hair salon "Jinju". Because of some visitors, Young-mi's heart becomes confused.

The Recorder Exam (KIM Bora, 2011, 29 min) – KOFIC presents

Nine-year-old Eunhee anxiously prepares for her recorder examination as she struggles with a difficult family.

Cartwheel (AHN Ju-young, 2014, 31 min) – KOFIC presents

A middle school student, Jung-eon, practices cartwheeling, but it does not go well. She tries even harder in order to impress a boy she has a crush on.

Suzi (KIM Sin-jeong, 2014, 7 min) – KAFA presents

Suzi is a high school student who has excellent martial arts skills. During a volunteering session, she runs into an unpredictable person.

Please note that donations are optional and do not replace the purchase of a ticket—entry will only be granted to attendees with a valid ticket.

Organized by

Arts East-West

Arts East-West is a Montréal-based, non-profit artist-driven organization specializing in thematic festivals since 1996, with no limitation on national boundaries in pan-Asia and the diaspora. Our initiatives include Korean Film Festival Canada (KFFC), the Asian Art Publication Lab (AAPLab), and Gallery East-West (GEW).

Arts East-West or Korean Film Festival (both names are registered to reflect on our organization’s multiple projects), is a non-profit media arts organization based in Montréal. We facilitate the works of Asian-identifying artists in Canada and abroad. Our long-standing motto since 1996, “Where East Meets West,” represents our commitment to bring together diverse communities to enrich both audiences and artists in Québec, Canada and beyond through Asian Canadian media arts.

KFFC and AAPLab of Arts East-West has a three-fold mission:

1) Exploring Korean and pan-Asian Canadian made digital media and visual arts in an attempt to understand its place within the diverse cultures and heritages of Canada, through both an intercultural and intergenerational lens.

2) Creating Asian Canadian media arts contents and art projects through various artist-driven, theme-based projects in order to discover and foster a notion of cultural diversity within Canada, exploring what it means to be Canadian and how Asian Canadian art reflects its own Canadian-ness.

3) Bridging the gap between Eastern and Western cultural identities through the showcasing of marginalized voices, supporting emerging artists, and embracing technology and the opportunities afforded for cultural and artistic discourse in the international online community, both as a citizen of Canada and the world.

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