New Cinema Festival 2026. Under the sign of nostalgia and [Re]discovery

Like any cinematographic event, the Festival du nouveau cinéma is above all a unifying event around the 7th art.

This year again, feature-length and short films from around the world are presented at the Cinémathèque québécoise, the Cinéma du Musée, Concordia University and the Cineplex Quartier Latin.

Young wolves and Asian animation

Young audiences are not left out during this FNC thanks to the P’tit loup section. Families and animation fans have the chance to discover the Asian animated film “A Mighty Adventure”, which is directed by Hong Kong director Toe Yuen. Screened on October 12 and 17 at the Cineplex Quartier Latin, this thrilling adventure follows the adventures of small insects lost in the great city of humans.

Make way for “Cult Films”

The 55th edition gives pride of place to nostalgia by resurrecting masterpieces that have marked the history of popular cinema

Special “Matrix” evening: The FNC organized a special “Matrix” evening on October 10 during which all parts of the franchise were screened. Even if we have a preference for the first film in the saga, we will not fail to highlight the acting of Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne who played the roles of Neo and Morpheus respectively.

Tribute to John Carpenter: A special mention goes to the October 16 screening of “Escape from New York” (New York 1997) at the Cinémathèque québécoise. Directed in 1981 by John Carpenter, this absolute science fiction masterpiece brought together a legendary cast including Kurt Russell (in the iconic role of Snake Plissken), Lee Van Cleef and Ernest Borgnine. For the record, fifteen years later (in 1996), Carpenter and Kurt Russell teamed up again to follow up his adventures with “Escape from L.A” (Los Angeles 2013).

The special presentation of the film “The Fog” by John Carpenter is also screened on October 14 at the Cinémathèque Québécoise. Released in 1980, this horror film brought together Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh and Adrienne Barbeau on screen.

Japanese cinema: The History(s) of cinema section finally offers a review of films that have marked the history of cinema with three works by Japanese director Nagisa Ōshima: “In the Realm of the Senses” (L’empire des sens) 1976, “Furyo” (Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) 1983 and “Max mon amour” 1986.

The festival continues until October 18.

Reda Benkoula

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