Thursday, October 23 Thursday October 23 7:00 p.m. ARCHITECTON by Viktor Kossakovsky | Cinémathèque québécoise (Montréal, Canada) In collaboration with NEUF Architect(e)s and 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 at the UNERHÖRT! MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL HAMBURG (Hamburg, Germany) 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.
Wednesday, November 05 Wednesday November 05 7:00 p.m. [LES CINÉ-MERCREDIS NIKI] Viva Niki ! The Spirit of Niki de Saint-Phalle is the forth film in the LES CINÉ-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, November 09 Sunday November 09 3:00 p.m. MARÉE NOIR de Chantal Caron and À LA LUMIÈRE DU SOIR de Fernand Dansereau | La société d’arts et culture d’Oka (Oka, Canada) [FREE ENTRY] In collaboration with La société d’arts et culture d’Oka, this film by filmmaker Fernand Dansereau takes us, at 97 years old, into rich and heartfelt conversations — about the joy of creating, aging as an artist, advanced age, everyday wisdom, spirituality, and grief. It also touches on the future of the planet in dialogues with his grandchildren.
Thursday, November 13 Thursday November 13 6:30 p.m. [CINÉ-MUSÉE] So Surreal: Behind the Masks de Joanne Robertson et Neil Diamond | Musée d’art de Joliette (Joliette, Canada) (FREE ENTRY) In resonance with the exhibition The Most Beautiful Order in the World by Sameer Farooq — a poetic and critical exploration of the colonial history of museums through a multimedia installation — the film So Surreal: Behind the Masks invites reflection on identity, memory, and the issues surrounding cultural reclamation. The screening will be followed by a discussion with representatives from the Lanaudière Native Friendship Centre.
Sunday, November 16 Sunday November 16 1:30 p.m. PINA by Wim Wenders | Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Québec, Canada) Presented in collaboration with the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, PINA is a film for Pina Bausch by Wim Wenders. It is a danced film, carried by the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal and the unique art of its choreographer, who passed away in the summer of 2009.
Monday, November 17 Monday November 17 6:00 p.m. SO SURREAL: BEHIND THE MASKS by Neil Diamond et Joanne Robertson | Cinéma Public (Montréal, Canada) In collaboration with Goethe Institut and Nigra Iuventa, 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.
Tuesday, November 18 Tuesday November 18 7:00 p.m. COZIC BY Céline B. La Terreur and Etienne Desrosiers | Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul (Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada) [FREE ENTRY] Presented in collaboration with the Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 that reflects its creators: joyfully unclassifiable.
Wednesday, November 19 Wednesday November 19 7:00 p.m. The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft by Werner Herzog | Cinémathèque québécoise (Montréal, Canada) In collaboration with the Cinémathèque québécoise, Werner Herzog draws upon the captivating film archives of renowned volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft to celebrate, with both power and poetry, the life of this unique couple of researchers and image-makers, tragically cut short in 1991. This film breathes new life into their stunning footage and pays a heartfelt tribute to these legendary figures.
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.
Saturday, November 22 Saturday November 22 2:00 p.m. No More History Without Us by Priscilla Brasil | Cinéma Public (Montréal, Canada) In collaboration with Goethe Institut and Nigra Iuventa, this manifesto-film deconstructs the colonial narratives that have shaped the image of the Amazon as a land of abundance, shedding light on the violence and prejudices tied to its exploitation.
