Kunsang Kyirong is a Canadian filmmaker and animator. Her work draws upon the experience of immigration. Through a hybrid method that integrates documentary elements within fictionalized narratives, she investigates personal relationships within the Tibetan diaspora. Her films use an observational style centered in community members’ natural environments. Her work has screened at festivals such as Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Vancouver International Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, and Dharamshala International Film Festival.
Films
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2022 Dhulpa (18 min)
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2021 Resettlement Drawings (2 min)
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2020 Yarlung (5 min)
2021 Resettlement Drawings (2 min)
Education
2021 MFA Candidate, Film Production, York University, Toronto
2020 BFA, 2D+Experimental Animation, Emily Carr University of Art+Design, Vancouver
Grants and Awards
2022 Telefilm Talent to Watch Program
2022 Grand Prix Special Mention, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
2022 Concept to Realization Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 York Graduate Scholarship
2021 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 Filmmaker Assistance Program Grant, National Film Board
2021 Best International Animated Short, Golden Ger International Film Festival
2021 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 Best Animation, Vancouver Short Film Festival (Canada)
2020 President's Media Award for Excellence, Best in 2D or Experimental Animation, Emily Carr University of Art+Design
2020 Prize Winner, Ottawa International Animation Festival
2020 Professional Development Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
Exhibitions/Screenings
2022 Dharamshala International Film Festival (India)
2022 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Canada)
2022 Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada)
2022 Tricycle Magazine
2021 Golden Ger International Film Festival (Mongolia)
2021 Montreal Independent Film Festival (Canada)
2021 Vancouver Short Film Festival (Canada)
2020 Rear View Window Cinema with VIVO (Canada)
2020 Tricky Eyes at VIVO (Canada)
2020 Animation Feedback Film Festival (Canada)
2020 Animation Feedback Film Festival (US)
2020 Dharamshala International Film Festival (India)
2020 Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada)
2018 Tibetan International Film Festival (India and Switzerland)
2015 The Dragon Academy
Distribution and Collections
2020 VIVO Media Arts Centre. Vancouver, Canada
Press
2020 ‘Each time you tell the same story, it evolves’ Columbia Climate School
2020 Yarlung Emily Carr University of Art+Design
Contact me: kckyirong@gmail.com
2021 MFA Candidate, Film Production, York University, Toronto
2020 BFA, 2D+Experimental Animation, Emily Carr University of Art+Design, Vancouver
Grants and Awards
2022 Telefilm Talent to Watch Program
2022 Grand Prix Special Mention, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
2022 Concept to Realization Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 York Graduate Scholarship
2021 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 Filmmaker Assistance Program Grant, National Film Board
2021 Best International Animated Short, Golden Ger International Film Festival
2021 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 Best Animation, Vancouver Short Film Festival (Canada)
2020 President's Media Award for Excellence, Best in 2D or Experimental Animation, Emily Carr University of Art+Design
2020 Prize Winner, Ottawa International Animation Festival
2020 Professional Development Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
Exhibitions/Screenings
2022 Dharamshala International Film Festival (India)
2022 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Canada)
2022 Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada)
2022 Tricycle Magazine
2021 Golden Ger International Film Festival (Mongolia)
2021 Montreal Independent Film Festival (Canada)
2021 Vancouver Short Film Festival (Canada)
2020 Rear View Window Cinema with VIVO (Canada)
2020 Tricky Eyes at VIVO (Canada)
2020 Animation Feedback Film Festival (Canada)
2020 Animation Feedback Film Festival (US)
2020 Dharamshala International Film Festival (India)
2020 Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada)
2018 Tibetan International Film Festival (India and Switzerland)
2015 The Dragon Academy
Distribution and Collections
2020 VIVO Media Arts Centre. Vancouver, Canada
Press
2020 ‘Each time you tell the same story, it evolves’ Columbia Climate School
2020 Yarlung Emily Carr University of Art+Design
Contact me: kckyirong@gmail.com