KGC films

KGC films is a production company created by filmmaker Karina Garcia Casanova. Based in Montréal, KGC films produces documentaries, music videos and cross-platform projects in association with TV5, OBORO, CBC, Radio-Canada International, and FatCat Records.

CBC Artspots. 2006-2009. Beta SX. 12 x 4 min. and 32 x 30 sec.
Production of short documentaries and spots on Québec artists for the cross-platform visual arts show broadcast on CBC (Michel de Broin, Massimo Guerrera, Manon de Pauw, Diane Landry, BGL, etc.). Watch

La dictée (The Dictation) 2008. HDV. 10 min. Documentary. Produced by Radio-Canada International in association with the Ministries of Education and Immigration and directed by students at Centre Gédéon Ouimet with Karina Garcia Casanova as mentor. Watch

Disown, Delete. 2006. 6 min.
Production and direction of the music video "Disown, Delete" by Ensemble (with Cat Power) for FatCat Records (UK).

Official selection: Edinburgh International Film Festival, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Specialten (UK), Winnipeg Film Festival, etc. Watch

Oboro.tv. 2007-2009. DV. 12 x 4 min.
Production of short documentaries about the artists exhibited at OBORO gallery (Cynthia Girard, Peter Flemming, Pascal Dufaux, Robin Dupuis, Stéphane Gilot, etc.). Watch

How to Get a 10ft Virgin through an 8ft Gate. 2005.
A short documentary of biblical proportions set on the day of the Virgen del Carmen in a remote village in the Peruvian Andes. Of interest to rich men worried about entering the kingdom of heaven.

Official Selection: Edinburgh International Film Festival, Sapporo Short Film Fest, Montreal World Film Festival. Broadcast on CBC Television’s ZED. Watch

Une bonne élève (A Good Student). 2009. DV. 8 min. Documentary
Vicky, a Mexican immigrant, is a student in Michel's French immersion class. She has lived in Montreal for over 25 years and it is the fourth time she takes the class. Will she succeed this time? Directed and produced by Karina Garcia Casanova with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Grand Jury prize for best documentary in Radio-Canada International's "Métissé Serré" contest. Watch

Les grands penseurs (The Great Thinkers). 2009. HD. 5 x 2 min or 1 x 8 min. Animated documentary. Five children ponder creation, God, death, and the meaning of life. Their surprising answers are interpreted by hand drawn animations by James Braithwaite (I Met the Walrus). The series was directed and co-produced by Karina Garcia Casanova in collaboration with Prospector Films and with the support of the Fonds TV5 and the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec.
Screening at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (ECOLE Programme) and Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Watch

19/05/2010. Les grands penseurs is nominated for the Golden Sheaf Award at the Yorkton Film Festival.

12/01/2010. Happy new year to all! KGC films will be at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival from January 30-februrary 5th, 2010 presenting Les grands penseurs. Public screenings: Jan 30, 2pm (Comédia); Feb. 2, 6pm (Comedia); Feb 5, 6pm (Comedia); Feb 6, 4pm (Ambiances)

11/01/2010. Les grands penseurs will be screening at the Big Sky Documentary Festival in Missoula, Montana on Februrary 16th, 2010 at 4pm in the Wilma theater.