The International Festival of Films on Art (Le FIFA) Welcomes a Program from the CENTRE POMPIDOU (Beaubourg)

Le FIFA is honored to welcome none other than the Centre Pompidou on March 15 and 16. As part of its 43^rd edition, the festival will showcase a selection of films from this internationally renowned cultural institution — also known as Beaubourg—a space where disciplines intersect, where artists and audiences engage in dialogue, right in the heart of the French capital.

This exclusive program has been curated by Jonathan Pouthier, Head of Programming for the Film Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Paris. Three thematic screenings will highlight a diverse range of films exploring how we represent ourselves, how we portray others and the world, and how we perceive time beyond the constraints of history.

From Sophie Calle​’s road trip to Joëlle de La Casinière​’s documentary essay, from the structural cinema of Djourah Abouda and Alain Bonnamy to Andrew Kötting​’s filmed performance, each work embraces a unique approach to cinematic creation, showcasing the richness and diversity of the field.

“At the invitation of Le FIFA, this carte blanche offers a glimpse into the work carried out in recent years by the teams of the Film Collection department at the National Museum of Modern Art. […] In the era of post-truth and post-history: How do we represent ourselves? Can we represent the other and the elsewhere? How can we experience time outside of history? […] These deliberately open-ended questions run as a common thread through the three screenings, primarily built around recent acquisitions. These works explore experimental cinematic creation while revealing the richness and diversity of these approaches. They also highlight the essential challenges a collection faces in the present moment.” — Jonathan Pouthier, Head of Programming for the Film Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Saturday march 15, 2025 | 3:00pm
CARTE BLANCHE AU CENTRE POMPIDOU — ELSEWHERE IS HERE
Concordia University — J.A. de Sève, LB-125, J. W. McConnell Hall
Billetterie

The First Part of King Henry IV by Double V Shakespeare : An Analogy byJoëlle De La Casinière
Colombia | 1972 | 36 min

To Miss Issoufou in Bilma by Caroline De Bendern
United-Kingdom | 1975 | 41 min

Algérie couleurs by Djouhra Abouda & Alain Bonnamy
France/​Algeria | 1972 | 15 min

Sunday march 16, 2025 | 3:00pm
CARTE BLANCHE AU CENTRE POMPIDOU — JOURNEY INTO ENTROPY
Concordia University — J.A. de Sève, LB-125, J. W. McConnell Hall
Billetterie

Tappeh haye Marlik [The Hills of Marlik] by Ebrahim Golestan
Iran | 1963 | 15 min

Les mains négatives by Marguerite Duras
France | 1979 | 13 min

The Footstones in Night Writing by Emilija Škarnulyte
Lituania | 2015 | 4 min

Rodakis by Olaf Nicolaï
Germany | 2008 | 11 min

The Everyday Ritual of Solitude Hatching Monkeys by Bassim Magdy
Egypt/​Suwitzerland | 2014 | 13 min

Tea Ceremony by Alexandre Ugay
Kazakhstan | 2001 | 2 min

Klipperty Kloop by Andrew Kötting
United-Kingdom | 1984 | 12 min

Sunday march 16, 2025 | 8:00pm
CARTE BLANCHE AU CENTRE POMPIDOU — 1 YEAR, 60 HOURS, 90 MINUTES
Cinéma du Musée — Maxwell-Cummings auditorium
Billetterie

No Sex Last Night de Sophie Calle
USA | 1996 | 76 min


The carte blanche of Centre Pompidou is organized in partnership with the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MAC) and with the support of the Consulat général de France à Québec.