2025 FUNDRAISING GALA
Join us for an unforgettable evening of inspiration & artistic exploration at the 13th annual edition of the ACFF, taking place on October 27, 2025 at the Hilton Garden Inn Midtown.
GALA INFO
- Date : October 27, 2024
- Enjoy : Buffet dinatoire with wine
- Venue : Hilton Garden Inn Midtown
- Address : 6939 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, Quebec, H3W 3E4
- Dress Code: Relaxed Chic
- Getting there: Complementary Parking & Namur Metro
18:00
Doors Open
18:15
Dinatoire
19:15
Film Program
EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
The Au Contraire Film Festival on mental health raises funds to support UP House and to destigmatise long term mental health conditions. This year's theme is #EverythingInBetween, a raw and generous look at the ways we cope, adapt, and carry on. Through them, we glimpse the chaos and beauty of being human – imperfect, but not alone.
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP
The Au Contraire Film Festival on mental health raises funds to support UP House and to destigmatise long term mental health conditions. This year's theme is #EverythingInBetween, a raw and generous look at the ways we cope, adapt, and carry on. Through them, we glimpse the chaos and beauty of being human – imperfect, but not alone.
Paradis Urbain is the founding organisation of UP House, a community and organization in Montreal that aims to eliminate social isolation and rebuild the confidence, purpose, and community of adults living with mental health challenges.
We are 900 members strong, and yearly we have over 250 active members! UP House is part of an international network of over 350 Clubhouses in 32 countries that are based on a successful evidence-based model of psychosocial rehabilitation.
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A NOTE FROM
CYBIL GERACIMO
ACFF CURATOR & PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
This year’s Au Contraire Film Festival highlights our struggle for grace, meaning, and beauty in the constant ebb and flow of suffering: the dance of existence. Life can overwhelm, causing deep distress, maladaptive coping mechanisms, and illness. Its traumas can pass intergenerationally like a quiet scream that insidiously colours our notions of self, identity, and culture.
Our mettle is tested through the fire, leading to gems of creative expression and resilience.
FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 1-31, 2025
EMPOWERING MINDS, INSPIRING CHANGE.
Join ACFF in our mission to promote mental health awareness. Our digital festival engages audiences in Montreal, Quebec, and Canada, providing unparalleled perspectives on mental health issues. Partner with us as we go beyond a one-time event. Together, we collaborate with corporations and community organizations, leveraging our film library to enhance their goals and offer on-line and in-person programs.
LA COUPE
Mental Health Champions
La Coupe Lumière, made of lacquered film strips and crafted by internationally known Quebecker Colin Schleeh, is an annual award of appreciation from the hundreds of organizations within the Montreal mental health continuum.
It recognizes the valuable contribution made by an individual to ultimately alleviate the suffering of those that live with mental illness, through programs, policies, facilities and innovation.
La Coupe Lumière Recipient
This year, we are delighted to announce that the recipient of the esteemed Coupe Lumière award is the RACOR, Réseau Alternatif et Communautaire des Organismes en santé mentale.
Founded in 1985, RACOR is being recognized for its longstanding leadership, advocacy, and visionary contributions to person-centred care.
The ACFF is a philanthropic film festival.
We need your support to make a difference!
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