FIFA Connexions

International Symposium of Art Films

> Closed-door meeting
> Location : Goethe-Institut Montreal

For its 43^rd edition, FIFA is organizing an International Symposium of Films on Art, bringing together members of the Films On Art Network. Festival and platform directors will share their experiences, challenges and perspectives. The aim of this activity is to strengthen collaboration between them and to promote cinematographies on the international scene. This morning is a unique opportunity to strengthen the international art film community.

The Grand Meeting: Connecting with Decision-Makers

> By invitation only
> Appointments made at the initiative of Decision-Makers
> Location : National Film Board of Canada — Espace ONF 

This year FIFA Connexions is organizing a time dedicated to making appointments! During this morning event, platforms, producers, artists, curators and broadcasters have the opportunity to meet and forge new relationships. This event provides a framework for exchanges and the creation of collaborations between Quebec and international industry professionals.

Midi Connexions: Will AI save cinema?

> This activity will be held in French
However, an interpretation system (Wordly, an AI platform) will also provide oral and written translations in English, French and several other languages, accessible via mobile devices. We therefore recommend bringing your headphone
> Location : National Film Board of Canada — Espace ONF
> Free Tickets

Many things in the realm of cinema are flammable: the film reels used in the silent era, the works of Pasolini or Buñuel, and certain existential questions that permeate it. FIFA has taken an interest in one particularly thorny question: ​“Will AI save cinema?” To explore this topic and understand how technology can help preserve cinema’s memory, researcher and co-founder of the Open Memory Box project Laurence McFalls, co-director of the Unarchive Found Footage Fest Marco Bertozzi, and researcher at Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute Gauthier Gidel will take part in a discussion today.

This event is sponsored by the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies, University of Montreal.

The Power of Programming: Fueling Emergence!

> This activity will be held in English and In French
However, an interpretation system (Wordly, an AI platform) will also provide oral and written translations in English, French and several other languages, accessible via mobile devices. We therefore recommend bringing your headphone
> Location : National Film Board of Canada — Salle Alanis-Obomsawin
> Free Tickets

This afternoon, FIFA Connexions invites you to listen to directors and programmers from various institutions discuss their commitment to fostering emergence: How can we provide support for new voices? How can we reach and develop new audiences? Organized as a series of short back-to-back talks, this event offers a rare opportunity to discover concrete initiatives and inspiring strategies!

On the program :
- Florian Cauderlier I ARTE France I Conquering Emerging Audiences
- Philippe U. del Drago I Festival International du Film sur l’Art (Le FIFA) I Cultivating the Future
- Zoé Protat I Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) I Nurturing, supporting, and celebrating all new cinemas
- Anne Georget I FIPADOC I Developing New Audiences, Retaining Loyal Ones
- Gavin Humphries I NOWNESS I A global niche is a big niche
- Fany Fulchiron I Paris Opera Play (POP) — Opéra de Paris I Streaming platforms: a new experience of live performance

Workshops: Changing Perspectives to Act on World for Tomorrow

> Location : National Film Board of Canada ‑ Espace ONF
> This activity will facilitated in French, however, an interpretation system (Wordly, an AI platform) will also provide oral and written translations in English, French and several other languages, accessible via mobile devices. We therefore recommend bringing your headphones
> Activity intended for people who identify as women or non-binary
> By registration only, places are limited

FIFA Connexions is organizing a day dedicated to women’s leadership and entrepreneurship in the arts and culture. The goal? To shift perspectives and take action for the future! This event aims to empower every participant to feel confident and fully engaged in shaping the cultural sector and the world of tomorrow. Through workshops, discussions, and networking opportunities, participants will be encouraged to envision the future, understand key challenges facing the cultural sector, find inspiration, and explore diverse perspectives. This will help them both imagine the future and determine how they want to make their voices heard in the face of these challenges. A unique opportunity for women working in cultural and creative industries — whether established entrepreneurs, leaders, professionals, or aspiring talents — to share experiences, exchange ideas, and collectively shape our future. Together, let’s foster collaboration so that women can fully claim their place and express their talents!

Participants are invited to join us for lunch.
Sandwiches will be available for purchase.

Women’s Voices: Let’s Get Inspired!

> Activity open to everyone
> This activity will facilitated in French, however, an interpretation system (Wordly, an AI platform) will also provide oral and written translations in English, French and several other languages, accessible via mobile devices. We therefore recommend bringing your headphones
> Location : National Film Board of Canada — Salle Alanis-Obomsawin
> Free Tickets

The afternoon will be devoted to a meeting with inspiring, committed and daring women, those who dare to defy established norms and take paths that are still too little explored. Women who, through their voices and their actions, shake up received ideas, transform narratives and open the way to new perspectives. Whether they are activists, artists, entrepreneurs, thinkers or leading figures in their respective fields, they all share one thing in common: they have dared to speak out, to assert themselves and to embody change.

What obstacles did they have to overcome to make themselves heard and legitimize their place in the public arena? How have they succeeded in freeing their own voice and, in so doing, inspiring other women to do the same? What drives them on?

This panel will be a moment of exchange and inspiration, an invitation to reflect together on how to move our society.

Join us for this essential and vibrant conversation, where women’s voices will resonate as a call to action and transformation.

In the presence of:
- Amandine Gauthier, Strategic Advisor for Positive Impact Organizations
- Carla Beauvais, Social entrepreneur and Executive Director of the Dynasty Foundation
- Elizabeth Markevitch, Founder & CEO of Ikono TV
- Suzanne Laure Doucet, Co-founder of Pivot: architectural cooperative

With warm thanks to the members of the Inspiring Women committee: Marie-Josée Lacroix, Isabelle Huiban, Elodie Marteau, Nadia K. Luong, Dominique Sirois-Rouleau, Jacinthe Brisebois et Marie Martinez.