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FASS Forward 2023

INTERNATIONAL SHORT DANCE FILM FESTIVAL

The Art of making dance shine on camera

FASS Forward is a competitive digital event, created by the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur, to promote short films from around the world that showcase dance.

The short film Zielnik (Herbarium), by Polish director Iwona Pasińska, won the Grand Prize at the FASS Forward 2023 Dance Film Festival. The jury awarded an Honorable Mention to Réminiscences, directed by Quebec choreographer Virginie Brunelle.

Congratulations to all the finalists whose films from all over the world made the selection very difficult for the jury composed of Carole Laure, Guillaume Côté and Cathy Levy.

Here are the 10 official selections of FASS Forward 2023.

A BUTTERFLY IS KNOCKING ON THE WINDOW
Directed by Mohammad Hasani (Iran)

BODY AND LANDSCAPE
Directed by Raquel Medeiros (Portugal)

CREATURE   
Directed by Julian Nichols (United Kingdom)

GREYHOUND
Directed by Lauren Edson (United States)

HERBARIUM
Directed by Iwona Pasińska (Poland)

SHARED CANVAS
Directed by Aleksej Nutz (Germany)

SILO 
Directed by Jérémie Bouillon and Sarah Adjou (France)

SOI
Directed by Nicole von Arx (Switzerland)

Ecce - image tirée du film

ECCE   
Directed by Fu Le (France)

This film is no longer available to be viewed.

RÉMINISCENCES
Directed by Virginie Brunelle (Canada)

This film is no longer available to be viewed.

On the program

Big Top
BalletX

BalletX

Triple Bill
July 23, 2025
Big Top
Soirée des étoiles 2025

A Night with the Stars

Mixed Program
July 24 and 25, 2025
Big Top
Bulareyaung Dance Company, LUNA, photo Lafun Photography

Bulareyaung Dance Company

Luna
July 27, 2025
Big Top
Momix, Viva Momix

MOMIX

VIVA MOMIX
July 30 and 31, 2025
Big Top
Travis Knights, photo Dahlia Katz

Travis Knights

In concert
August 1, 2025
Big Top
Les jolies choses, Compagnie Cahterine Audet

Compagnie Catherine Gaudet

The pretty things
August 2, 2025
Big Top
BJM Joie de vivre

Ballets Jazz Montréal

Joie de vivre
August 3, 2025
Off FASS
Eva Kolarova, photo: KNUA

Dance trails in Sainte-Adèle

July 5, 2025
Free activity
Films 2025

Dance films under the stars

July 24 and 31, at dusk
Free activity
Dance trails in Saint-Sauveur

Dance trails in Saint-Sauveur

Path 1
July 25 and 26, 2025
Free activity
Elage Diouf, photo Vitor Munhoz

Musical Fridays!

Élage Diouf | StringKatz
July 25 and August 1, 2025
Free activity
Bons Débarras, photo Victor Munoz

Saint-Sauveur presents: Dancing Saturdays

Jig and tango workshops
July 26 and August 2, 2025
Free activity
Dance Battle, photo 2024, Etienne Robidoux

FASS Dance Battle

Competition with Bboyizm
July 27, 2025
Free activity
Sursaut, Chronique d'une plume

Youth Matinée

Tales of a feather - Sursaut
July 30, 2025
Off FASS
FASS Dance Battle

FASS Dance Battle

Demo
July 26, 2025
Free activity
Sentiers de la danse St Sauveur, NiNi HORSE, photo Chou Chia Hui

Dance trails in Saint-Sauveur

Path 2
August 1 and 2, 2025
Off FASS, Virtual FASS
FASS FORWARD 2025

FASS FORWARD 2025

INTERNATIONAL SHORT DANCE FILM FESTIVAL
May 28, 2025
Off FASS
Online Silent Auction

Online Silent Auction

July 23 to August 3
Off FASS
Mouvement de passage FASS

Mouvement de passage FASS

Cultural mediation project

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