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December 4 2024
News
🎧🎵🎶 DJing Workshops with DJ Fly Lady Di 🎧🎵🎶

January 25, 2025: 2 to 4 p.m. (Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges)February 1, 2025: 2 to 4 p.m. (Maison […]

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November 29 2024
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❤️ Mardi Je Donne ❤️

Support the festival, every donation counts! Dear friends of Festival Accès Asie, On December 3rd, we will celebrate Mardi Je […]

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November 18 2024
News
📢 CALL ALL FOR SHORT FILMS 📢

ASIATE EN COURT, 2nd edition Deadline: March 7, 2025 at 11:59pm 𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧 (2nd Edition) is 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 […]

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October 25 2024
Press release
The festival is seeking two temporary contract positions!

Festival Accès Asie is seeking two motivated and dynamic individuals for the positions of Communications Assistant and Executive Assistant. These […]

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October 1 2024
News
📅 CALL FOR ARTIST SUBMISSIONS : Interval

OBORO x Festival Accès Asie Deadline: 1 November 2024 at 23:59 Short-Term Production and Presentation Stay: Interval Interval is a […]

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September 27 2024
Press release
We are seeking to hire a new Artistic Director!

Reporting to the board of directors, and in collaboration with the Festival’s Managing Director, the Artistic Director will be responsible […]

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September 25 2024
News
Festival Accès Asie announces the departure of its Artistic Director, Nayla Naoufal.

Nayla Naoufal at festival Fleur de lys, Fleur de thé 2024 in Chicoutimi (© Mariane L. St-Gelais/Le Quotidien) During her mandate, […]

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September 6 2024
News
A message from Nayla Naoufal for Fleur de Lys, Fleur de thé!

Fleur de lys, Fleur de thé is a meeting point for discovery and exchange around the practices, imaginations, and stories […]

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June 11 2024
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Feedback on Festival Accès Asie’s 29th edition

Thank you for participating in the festival during the months of may and june 2024! To celebrate the end of […]

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April 16 2024
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Call for volunteers

For this 29th edition, we need motivated volunteers to help us with the opening cocktail on Thursday May 2, 2024, from 3 to 9 pm!

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April 4 2024
News
For this 29th edition : a message from Artistic Director, Nayla Naoufal

Alors que la 28ème programmation du Festival Accès Asie éclate au grand jour, j’en profite pour rendre hommage à mon prédécesseur Khosro Berahmandi

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February 15 2024
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La grande mascarade · Festival Accès Asie x  La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines

From March 20 to 23, 2024, Festival Accès Asie and La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines co-present La Grande Mascarade by Étienne […]

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November 8 2023
News
Call for graphic designer

Who will be our next graphic designer? We are looking for a permanent freelancer to: Poster (web/printed) and web versions […]

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October 26 2023
News
Interval – Short-Term Residency for artists

Interval is a short-term artist residency program in digital media set up by Festival Accès Asie and OBORO, creative partners […]

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August 31 2023
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📢 Project Call · OBORO x Festival Accès Asie

Festival Accès Asie and OBORO are expanding their longstanding collaboration and will present a joint exhibition in May 2025. 🤝 […]

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🤝 Partnership · Festival Accès Asie x  Danse Cité 💃

We are pleased to introduce our new partner : Danse-Cité 👏 Within its 2023-2024 season, Danse-Cité will present with Festival […]

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July 14 2023
Event
Fleur de Lys, Fleur de thé is back!

The regional component of the Festival Accès Asie, Fleur de lys, fleur de thé, is back in Gaspesia! We look […]

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June 19 2023
News
More than 7000 spectators this year!

Our 28th edition of Festival Accès Asie has come to an end! In total, over 7,000 of you attended this […]

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June 8 2023
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Nayla Naoufal takes part of a cultural citizenship discussion!

On June 12, our Artistic Director Nayla Naoufal will be taking part in an international symposium about cultural citizenship. She […]

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May 17 2023
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We talk about us in the Press

We talk about us! We are glad to share with you all the articles and interviews about this 28th edition […]

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April 5 2023
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Read our Artistic Director, Nayla Naoufal’s message!

As the 28th program of the Festival Accès Asie (FAA) is unveiled, I pay tribute to my predecessor Khosro Berahmandi

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March 3 2023
Event
March 20 to 25 – Let’s Confront Racism Together!

We are therefore developing our anti-racist component through the arts in March 2023, on the occasion of the International Day […]

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January 23 2023
News
Call for directors

Curated by director Laurence Ly, the Festival is launching its first short film competition! For its first competition of Asiate […]

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January 20 2023
Event
Cinema – Big Fight in Little Chinatown

In the early 20th century, Chinatowns began to appear in North American cities. Often bordered by affluent neighbourhoods, they are […]

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January 19 2023
News
Nayla Naoufal, new Artistic Director

We are therefore very happy to introduce you to Nayla Naoufal, who will have the heavy task of succeeding Khosro […]

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November 9 2022
News
Call for choreographers for a Cambodian residency

Festival Accès Asie is developing a new partnership with the Neang Kong Kental (NKK) Dance Center in Cambodia, which will […]

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November 8 2022
News
Khosro winner of the Charles Biddle Prize!

It is with great emotion and pride that we announce that Khosro won the Charles Biddle prize in the regional […]

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November 3 2022
News
Charles Biddle Prize: Khosro Berahmandi is finalist!

For 13 years, the Charles Biddle Prize has highlighted the exceptional contribution of individuals who have immigrated to Quebec and […]

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November 1 2022
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Public Survey – We need you!

We are looking for spectators willing to participate in a study about their experience at one or several editions of […]

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September 21 2022
News
We are going to Japan!

As part of our collaboration with the Image Forum Festival in Tokyo, we present during their 36th edition From Montreal […]

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July 26 2022
News
Fleur de lys, fleur de thé is coming to Saguenay!

Fleur de lys, fleur de thé is back! This year, we bring the regional component of Festival Accès Asie to Saguenay to present seven activities and shows for the whole family!

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June 30 2022
News
Khosro Berahmandi is retiring as Artistic Director

After more than 25 years of service, our beloved artistic director Khosro Berahmandi is leaving us to enjoy some well-deserved rest! Which is why we are currently looking for someone dynamic to fill his role.

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June 20 2022
News
Thank you for more than 4,000 spectators!

Another edition of Festival Accès Asie has come to an end! In total, 4097 of you attended this year’s events!

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April 4 2022
News
Launching of our 2022 program!

You’ve all been waiting for it: our 2022 program has finally been revealed! Discover the 19 events that will make up our 27th edition.

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March 2 2022
News
Let’s confront racism together!

Les 21 et 22 mars prochains au Montréal, arts interculturels, le Festival Accès Asie vous convie à deux jours d’activités axées sur la lutte contre le racisme et le partage des histoires et expériences individuelles de personnes racisées.

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February 28 2022
News
Finalist of the CAM Grand Prix! 🎉

We are super-excited to announce that the Festival has been selected by the Conseil des arts de Montréal as a […]

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February 10 2022
News
FESTIVAL ACCÈS ASIE – 27th Edition
May 5 to May 29 2022, in Montreal

From May 5 to May 29 2022, the 27th edition of Festival Accès Asie will celebrate a new year of Asian arts and cultures in Montreal, showcasing a festive programme during Canada’s Asian Heritage Month.

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November 24 2021
News
Fundraising for the 27th edition

The holidays are coming and we are all looking for the perfect gift for our loved ones … 💝 We, […]

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October 13 2021
News
Interval – Production and Presentation Short-term Residency

CALL FOR ARTIST SUBMISSIONSProduction and Presentation Short-Term Residency – IntervalDeadline: November 29th, 2021 at 11:59 pm Interval is a short-term artist residency program […]

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August 12 2021
News
Fleur de lys, fleur de thé is back in Gaspésie!

The Festival team will be back in Gaspésie, thanks to La Vieille Usine, our loyal partner for the organization of […]

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June 3 2021
News
You were 4,500 spectators this year!

Your loyalty and support of Asian arts are proof that Festival Acces Asie and our dedication to diversity in arts ​ have a bright […]

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March 16 2021
News
Read Khosro Berahmandi’s message for this 26th edition!

As the tradition wants, you can read below the message from the artistic direction to announce the Festival Accès Asie […]

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March 15 2021
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Symposium video recordings

Presentations from the 2nd National Asian Heritage Month Symposium are available! To respond to the challenges related to the development […]

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March 13 2021
News
Watch the video tribute to the 25 years of the Festival

In May 2020, Festival Accès Asie celebrated its 25th birthday. As part of these celebrations, we contacted 25 people to […]

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