We are offering an activity aimed at promoting the new generation of filmmakers and documentary producers, including both racialized individuals and visible minorities, as well as those who do not belong to these minorities. The idea is to create a debate to discuss the most important issues concerning emerging talents in Greater Montreal, followed by a networking session in a festive atmosphere.

Discussion topic

Documentary Cinema and Social Change :

Examining the role of documentary cinema as a tool for social change and activism, and how emerging filmmakers can use their films to advocate for important causes. While the main theme focuses on social change through documentary film, the discussion can also be directed to address other relevant issues such as the voice of youth exploring how emerging filmmakers can capture the unique perspectives and concerns of young people in their documentaries, and how these stories can resonate with wider audiences.

After the debate, we will organize a networking session where participants can exchange and share ideas with their peers and industry experts.

OUR GUESTS

Josiane Blanc

Josiane is a passionate director, screenwriter, and producer who firmly believes in using media as a vehicle for change. Josiane's versatility has allowed her to take on a wide range of roles in Canada, Europe, South America, and Africa. Her youth series, Ainsi va Manu, has been the most notable project in recent years, winning 15 awards at international festivals. The series was also nominated for the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence and for four Gémeaux Awards. In 2022, Josiane won the Best Directing Award at the WIFT Showcase and was named one of Playback magazine's "10 to Watch" in 2022. Among Josiane's upcoming projects are her feature documentary Words Left Unspoken, the second season of Ainsi va Manu, and Hôtel Beyrouth, a new family series co-created with Ania Jamila.

Dominique Dussault

Dominique has been producing for a decade within her company, Nemesis Films. She won the 2022 Vincent-Gabriele Award for Emerging Talent, presented by the Quebec Media Production Association (AQPM), the 2020 Kevin-Tierney Emerging Producer Award, presented by the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), and the 2019 Emerging Producer Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival. Her second feature film, Nadia, Butterfly, directed by Pascal Plante, was part of the official selection at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. She also produced L’île de Sukwan, which was presented at the RIDM in 2022 in the New Visions competition, and Ma cité évincée, which won the first Jean-Marc-Vallée Award at the Quebec City Film Festival.

Amy Miller

Amy Miller is an award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter based in Montreal. Her feature films include The Carbon Rush, Tomorrow's Power, No Land No Food No Life, The Carbon Rush, and The War on Truth: Canada’s Peacekeeping Lies. Her documentaries have been screened at various festivals and broadcast in over twenty countries. They have also been added to hundreds of university and college libraries worldwide.