Ciné-Asie Projects
Founded in 1996 as a registered company, Ciné-Asie started its activities in 1997 with the “Three Korean Master Filmmakers” event in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver in collaboration with cinémathèques in Canada and the New York Cultural Center. Between 1998 and 2000 Ciné-Asie hosted monthly Asian and Asian-American film screenings and seminars in partnership with the Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montréal. During this time Ciné-Asie also organized Asian film events at the Asia Pacific Foundation and published the bilingual monthly local film newsletter “QuiFaitQuoi” on Asian film and filmmakers from Canada and abroad.
In 1999, Ciné-Asie was incorporated and co-organized “Chinese Cinema, 1933-49” together with Concordia University as part of the Film Society of Lincoln. That same year Ciné Asie organized the “Amérasia International Film and Video Festival” in Montréal and started to host monthly social events for the Asian Film and Video Art Society, a support group of Asian-Canadian artists.
After a six year break Ciné-Asie resumed its work by programming and coordinating Asian-Canadian film screenings at the Asian Heritage Festival for Acces-Asie, a non-profit organization in Montréal. In addition, Ciné-Asie intensified its collaboration with the Cinémathèque Quebecoise in Montréal by organizing a retrospective of Korean Films in 2006 and of director Hong Sang-Soo’s films in 2007. In 2008 Ciné-Asie also resumed its monthly Asian-Canadian film screenings presented at the Cinémathèque Québécoise.
Recent Activities
2009
November to April 2010: Presented the North American Retrospective Tour of Jeon Soo-il
October: Released Korean blockbuster “Haeundae” in Canadian Theatres (Cine-Asie Creatives)
June/ July: Acquired the Canadian distribution rights for “My Dear Enemy” and “Breathless” (Cine-Asie Creatives)
May: Organized Ciné-Asie’s second National Portrait Contest at the Cinémathèque Québécoise (gallery/video)
2008
May: Organized Ciné-Asie’s first National Portrait Contest, an annual contest for short films, at the Cinémathèque Québécoise
Feburary: Launched a film production company in association with Ciné-Asie, Ciné-Asie Creatives, which is focused on Co-Production and Distribution
January: Ciné-Asie returns to relish the vitality of Monthly Asian Canadian and Asian Film Screenings presented at the Cinémathèque Québécoise
09/2007
Organized the Retrospective of director Hong Sang-Soo in collaboration with the Cinémathèque Québécoise
03/2006
Organized the Retrospective of Current Korean Films in collaboration with the Cinémathèque Québécoise
03/2004 & 2006
Programmed and coordinated an Asian-Canadian film screening at Asian Heritage Festival for Acces-Asie, a non-profit in Montreal
1999-2000
Founded and organized monthly social events for Asian Film & Video Art Society, a support group of Asian-Canadian artists
1999
Incorporated
Co-organized “Chinese Cinema, 1933-49″ with Concordia University as a part of the Film Society of Lincoln
Center Touring Program, at Cinema de Séve, Montreal 1999 Organized “Amérasia International Film and Video Festival” in Montreal
Awarded funding from Canada Councils for Arts
1998 – 1999
Published bilingual monthly local film newsletter (QuiFaitQuoi) on Asian film and filmmakers from Canada and abroad
1998 – 2000
Monthly Asian and Asian-American film screenings and seminars in collaboration with the Cinémathèque Québécoise, Montreal
Organized Asian film event at Asia Pacific Foundation
1997
Organized “Three Korean Master Filmmakers” in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver in collaboration with Cinematheques in Canada and New York Cultural Center
Awarded funding from “Team Canada” by former PM Jean Chrétien
Spring 1996
Founded as a registered company
