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Together for art and culture: Concordia partners with the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA)
Montréal, February 24, 2011 – For the second year in a row, Concordia University is a partner in the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA). The 29th edition will take place March 17 through 27.
This collaboration between Concordia University and FIFA reflects a common desire to open doors to the world. Some twenty of the nearly 230 films on the FIFA program will be screened at Concordia’s J.A. De Sève Cinema (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd.West). The intention is to appeal to Montreal’s various cultural communities and engage the interest and enthusiasm of the university community in works featuring art and artists from Montreal and elsewhere.
A careful selection of films from the rich and varied programming will be shown at Concordia. These include the Festival’s Closing Film, Matthew Springford’s The Year of Anish Kapoor, about the famous sculptor and architectural artist, whose work appears on the official poster for FIFA 29, and Hollywood Chinese, a film by Arthur Dong, which takes a look at the depiction of Chinese people and the role of Chinese filmmakers in American feature film production.
Not to be missed are Martin Scorsese’s touching tribute to the famous and controversial director Elia Kazan, in the film A Letter to Elia, Mark Daniels’ Comic Books go to War, and Joann Sfar by Mathieu Amalric. Other films screening at Concordia will be Oliviero Toscani – The Rage of Images a documentary on the photographer known for his Benetton campaign from directors Peter Scharf and Katja Duregger, as well as The Picture of the Napalm Girl by Marc Wiese.
Also included in the program are films about Chinese painter Lu Xiaodong; multidisciplinary artist William Kentridge; writer and editor Diana Athill; Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist; director Milos Forman; sculptor Izumi Masatoshi; contemporary Chinese painter Zhang Xiaogang; painter Emily Carr; choreographer and dancer Jeff Hall; Dutch painter Ger Lataster and his wife, illustrator and photographer Hermine van Hall; poet T. S. Eliot, and writer and poet Patrick Pearse, to name only a few.
About Concordia University
Concordia University is the preferred choice for students who are facing the challenges of globalization and wish to obtain a first-rate education. Its reputation as one of Canada's most dynamic and innovative universities has deep roots and attracts students and professors open to the world and interested in working in a stimulating environment.
Concordia’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema has a long-standing reputation internationally for the excellence of its teaching but also the award-winning productions of its graduates who continue to have an impact on the world of film.
The University organizes an impressive variety of cultural, sports and community events. Its art galleries and concert halls, films and conferences are an integral part of Montreal’s cultural life.
About FIFA
The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) is a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting and presenting the world’s best films on art and media arts. Lasting some 10 days, FIFA is the world’s most important annual event in this field. It is where artists and creators from the art and film worlds gather in the company of lovers of art and film.
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