Creative director, multimedia director and/or lead innovation (AR, Media lab, Nextasy) at CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (2018-19) and MOMENT FACTORY (2016-18). I oversaw the creative development and artistic quality of projects with high technological, interactive or participatory value.
Associated with Daniel Fortin and George Fok at ÉPOXY (1993 to 2005). I also founded the creative studios decod.ca (2005-15), yako.ca (2015-) and In Motion Veritas.
Productions and multimedia direction
I have developed projects for several creative or production companies produced webdocs, interactive, immersive, narrative and/or experiential websites and app, performances and installations.
After a training in directing and scriptwriting, my credits include the video ELEVEN SPOTS (2019) for Boston Dynamics, the app LOOV (2017), the interactive for touchscreen ÉROS (2016)
ÉMILIE (2013) received the Gémeaux award for Best Interactive Series, the Numix award for Original Interactive Fiction and the Reflet d’Or Transmédia award in Geneva.
THE PASSENGERS VR (2020) that I conceived and co-wrote is supported by the Canada Media Fund , the CNC, the Sundance New Frontier Story Labs, next Marché du film (Cannes), the Banff Center and the Association des auteurs Beaumarchais-SACD.
I should also mention my collaboration with Amnesty Intl for » the first online press conference » in Canada (1995), the Content and Application Lab at the Sony’s QG in Tokyo (2001).
Also my collaboration with Michael Snow for DIGITALSNOW (2002, flash 2010, html 2020), MONTRÉAL EN 12 LIEUX (2007), IN THE MOUTH (2012-14).
I get involved in l’ARRQ (Association des Réalisateurs-trices du Qc), ELEKTRA festival, FNC and FIFA as Innovation consultant.
12 Grafika, 11 Boomerang, 5 Gémeaux, 3 Numix, 4 FWA, Webby, SXSW, Reflet d’Or, Comm Art, Digi Award, TDC, ADC, etc.
My projects have appeared in a number of publications (Taschen, Future of Cinema, Le Devoir, Libération, ADC NY, ADC Tokyo, InfoPresse, Grafika…).