Tuesday, October 07 Tuesday October 07 7:30 p.m. ERNEST COLE, LOST AND FOUND by Raoul Peck | Maison de la culture Saint-Laurent (Montréal, Canada) Presented in collaboration with the Maison de la culture Saint-Laurent, this portrait of South African photographer Ernest Cole by Raoul Peck recounts his wanderings, his artistic torment, and his daily anger at the silence or complicity of the Western world in the face of the horrors of the apartheid regime. It also tells how, in 2017, 60,000 negatives of his work were discovered in a Swedish bank vault.
Tuesday, October 07 Tuesday October 07 7:30 p.m. R. ROUSSIL, LE CUL PAR TERRE by MAXIME-CLAUDE L’ÉCUYER | Paraloeil (Rimouski, Canada) [FREE ENTRY] Presented in collaboration with Paraloeil, this film paints a portrait of Robert Roussil, a major figure in Québec sculpture who left his mark on art history with his bold works and his commitment to freedom of expression. Yet since his death in 2013, his legacy seems to be fading into oblivion. Robert Roussil, le cul par terre seeks to rekindle the memory of this visionary artist by exploring his work and his philosophy. — With director Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer in attendance.
Thursday, October 09 Thursday October 09 8:00 p.m. Autochtonie des Amériques | The Canadian Cultural Centre (Paris, France) In collaboration with the Canadian Cultural Centre, FIFA presents Indigeneity of the Americas, a short film program showcasing the richness and diversity of cinematic creations from Indigenous communities across the Americas.
Sunday, October 12 Sunday October 12 2:00 p.m. CINÉ MUSÉE Partition pour voix de femmes by Sophie Bissonnette | Musée d’art de Joliette (Joliette, Canada) [FREE ENTRY] Presented in collaboration with the Musée d’art de Joliette, and shown on the occasion of the exhibition Dialogue, held at the Centre Alain-Larue in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies from September 18 to October 25, 2025.
Sunday, October 12 Sunday October 12 3:00 p.m. R. Roussil, Le cul par terre by MAXIME-CLAUDE L’ÉCUYER | La société d’arts et culture d’Oka (SACO) [FREE ENTRY] Presented in collaboration with La société d’arts et culture d’Oka, this documentary retraces the career of this essential artist. — In the presence of director Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer
Wednesday, October 15 Wednesday October 15 7:30 p.m. NIKI by Céline Sallette | Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Québec, Canada) NIKI is the third installment in the LES MERCREDIS NIKI series, which explores the fascinating world of Niki de Saint Phalle — a free, bold and visionary artist. Niki de Saint Phalle left her mark on the 20th century with vibrant, colorful and socially engaged work. Each film in the series delves into an aspect of her life, her creativity and her legacy, blending documentary, fiction and visual art.
Sunday, October 19 Sunday October 19 1:30 p.m. The Lady with the Arrows by Heidi Specogna | Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Québec City, Canada) Recently exhibited at the Fondation Cartier, Claudia Andujar is one of the world’s most renowned photographers. As a young woman, she discovered her passion for photography and worked for prestigious publications such as the American magazine Life. In Brazil, in the Amazonian forests, she developed close ties with the Yanomami Indigenous people.
Thursday, October 23 Thursday October 23 7:00 p.m. ARCHITECTON by Viktor Kossakovsky | Cinémathèque québécoise (Montréal, Canada) In collaboration with the Centre d’art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ), this film is an extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete, and its ancestor, stone. Filmmaker Viktor Kossakovsky raises a fundamental question: how can we inhabit the world of tomorrow?
Sunday, October 26 Sunday October 26 2:00 p.m. Cozic by Céline B. La Terreur and Etienne Desrosiers | Musée d’art de Joliette (Joliette, Canada) Presented in collaboration with the Musée d’art de Joliette, this screening will be a heartfelt tribute to the singular duo Cozic, formed by Monic Brassard and Yvon Cozic (1942 – 2025), where art, love and ecological awareness intertwine in a body of work reflecting its creators — joyfully unclassifiable.
Wednesday, October 29 Wednesday October 29 LE FIFA AU MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL HAMBURG In collaboration with the Music Film Festival Hamburg Unerhört, this cinematic program explores Indigenous and queer identities through music, ritual, and collaboration. Featuring Mobiliser, Ceremonials and Pidikwe by Caroline Monnet, Gulabrrr by Gabriel Dharmoo, and Ce qui nous lie by Benoit Fry – a portrait of Montreal’s string ensemble collectif9 in search of balance between personal expression and collective harmony. Together, these 2015 – 2024 works create a vibrant dialogue on identity, community, and the transformative power of artistic connection.
Saturday, November 01 Saturday November 01 1:30 p.m. R. Roussil, le cul par terre de Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer | Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Québec City, Canada) Presented in collaboration with the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, and on the occasion of Robert Roussil’s centenary, this documentary retraces the career of this essential artist. — In the presence of director Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer
Sunday, November 02 Sunday November 02 2:00 p.m. Lyne Lapointe. L’art et la matière by German Gutierrez | Musée d’art de Joliette (Joliette, Canada) [Free-Entry] Présenté en collaboration avec Le Musée d’art de Joliette, ce film touchant est une incursion dans l’univers de Lyne Lapointe, où l’art devient vecteur de réflexion sociale et politique.
Thursday, November 20 Thursday November 20 6:00 p.m. SO SURREAL : BEHIND THE MASKS by Neil Diamond and Joanne Robertson | Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac (Paris, France) SPECIAL MENTION FIFA 43 AWARD – Presented in collaboration with le Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac and the association De la Plume à l’Écran, this film tells the little-known story of the profound influence of Yup’ik (Alaska) and Kwakwakawakw (Northwest Coast) masks on some of the greatest artists of modern times: the surrealists.
