Miryam Charles

Filmmaker

A filmmaker of Haitian origin, living in Montreal. His films have been presented at various festivals in Quebec and internationally. His first feature film, This House, premiered at the Berlinale, then screened at the AFI Film Festival, and was also included in the TIFF Top 10 and among the best films of the year at Sight and Sound in 2022.

Pier-Philippe Chevigny

Filmmaker

In recent years, we have seen her play Geisha in Un été comme ça by Denis Côté, Virginie in the series Alertes, as well as the title role in Foyers, director Zachary Ayotte's first feature film. In 2024, she was a performer and dancer in the show Blue Light, a Trillium Theater production. She has also starred in several short films and music videos.

Aude Mathieu

Actor and filmmaker

A filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec. His fiction films combine unsettling mise-en-scène with contemporary social themes. His short films Tala, Vétérane, and Recrue have garnered international acclaim, earning selections at over 200 festivals. His first feature film, Richelieu, had its world premiere in the international competition at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

Sian Mac Goris

General Coordinator of the Quebec City Film Festival

Mylène Augustin

Producer at Inaru Films

Executive producer at the NFB's documentary and animation studios. She has collaborated on a dozen projects, ranging from short to feature-length documentaries, including animated shorts. She co-founded Inaru Films in 2020 with Marie Ka, with the aim of supporting underrepresented filmmakers from all backgrounds.

Aurélia Arandi-Longpré

Actor

A Quebec actress. She is best known for her role as Aliocha in Philippe Lesage's feature film Comme le feu (2024), which earned her an Iris Award nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 27th Gala Québec Cinéma in 2025.

Gabriel Savignac

Screenwriter, director, and producer

Co-founder of inséparables films, a fiction creation and production company, created with Jérémie Boucher in 2017.

Jeanne Leblanc

Filmmaker

A Quebecois director and screenwriter. She is best known for her first feature film, Isla Blanca.

April Lévesque

Creative producer and artist manager at Rosemarie Records

Passion Poire

Artist

Singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. They offer danceable pop. Their first single was released in September 2023.

Benjamin Nicolas

Director

An internationally renowned and award-winning film and commercial director, born in Paris and now based in Montreal, he trained as an actor before moving behind the camera. His work, both accessible and artistic, meticulously crafted and authentic, uses movement as its language and authenticity as its guide.