
{"id":11977,"date":"2018-09-06T02:38:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T02:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montrealblackfilm.mysites.io\/?page_id=11977"},"modified":"2018-09-06T02:40:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T02:40:48","slug":"2018-the-jury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/2018-the-jury\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 THE JURY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.72&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.72&#8243; title=&#8221;Narrative feature films&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>ROSEY UGO EDEH <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12036\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Rosey-Ugo-Edeh-_Presidente-resize-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"252\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Pr\u00e9sidente du Jury<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rosey Ugo Edeh, a true renaissance woman. Rosey is a three time Olympian and the Canadian record holder in the 400m hurdles. As the intrepid journey woman that she is, Rosey took advantage of an opportunity to apply her athletic focus to a new career in broadcast journalism. As a journalist Rosey has interviewed thousands of fascinating folks such as; Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Drake and Spike Lee, to name a few. Rosey is also a filmmaker and multimedia content creator. As founder of Micha Muse Media, Rosey directed and produced the heartwarming documentary, Oliver Jones: Mind Hands Heart, which had its world premiere at the 2017 Montreal International Black Film Festival. What&#8217;s next for the curious artist\/journalist? Look out for Rosey&#8217;s upcoming project which dives into the world of women and sport. Rosey is proud to preside over the 2018 MIBFF Narrative Features selection committee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>RICHARD BURNETT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12065\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/RICHARD-BURNETT-resize-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dubbed \u201cMr. Montreal\u201d by CBC Arts, born-and-bred Montrealer Richard \u201cBugs\u201dBurnett is an arts and culture journalist and columnist for various media, including the daily Montreal Gazette, Fugues magazine and Tourisme Montr\u00e9al. His groundbreaking column Three Dollar Bill was the first and only syndicated LGBTQ column in Canadian publishing history. \u00a0Bugs has interviewed everybody from Cher to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau \u2013 and knows Montreal like a drag queen knows a cosmetics counter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>NATALIE MCNEIL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12063\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NATALIE-MCNEIL-1-resize-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Natalie McNeil is a manager with over 20 years of experience in education, the arts, culture, and cultural and creative industries. She founded her company in 2014 and meets the needs of a diverse client base including the International Festival of Films on Art and the Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada (APFC). She has taught in various American universities in Paris and has been an instructor at INIS since 2011. She holds a Master of Cultural Project Management and Master of Film and Audiovisual Studies from the Sorbonne Nouvelle University \u2013 Paris III, and a Bachelor\u2019s in Film Studies from Concordia University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.72&#8243; title=&#8221;Documentary feature films&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>BRIAN BRONFMAN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12042\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BRIAN-BRONFMAN_Pr\u00e9sident-resize-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"251\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Pr\u00e9sident du Jury<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBrian Bronfman holds degrees in Philosophy (B.A., McGill), Law (LL.B. &amp;<br \/>\nB.C.L., McGill), Natural Resource Planning (M.S., UVM), and Mediation<br \/>\n(Cert. Med., Woodbury). In 2006, he established the Brian Bronfman Family<br \/>\nFoundation, whose main focus is \u201cpeace in action.\u201d Subsequently, he created the Peace Network for Social Harmony (with members from the worlds of business and philanthropy) and the Tools of Peace initiative<br \/>\n(for NGOs), using collaboration to build strength around positive, practical peace work, all in an effort to foster greater social harmony. Brian has served on numerous boards and committees. The list presently includes: the YMCA Peace Medals (co-President), the International Community Action Network (Advisory Board), the McGill School of Religious Studies (Advisory Board), and the Centre de services de justice r\u00e9paratrice (Ambassador group). In 2009, he coordinated the Dalai Lama\u2019s visit to Montreal. Professionally, he has taught conflict resolution, worked as a mediator, and founded the Social Mediation Division of Institut Pacifique. He now devotes 100% of his time to philanthropic endeavors. In 2010, he received the Canadian Institute for Conflict\u00a0Resolution\u2019s Award of Merit, and in 2012 he received the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work in philanthropy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>ELY BONDER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12059\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ELY-BONDER-resize-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"253\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A well-known Montreal community folk music animateur and social entrepreneur, Ely has for years sought to bring cultures together and make the world a better place. In the last few years, since his retirement from CTV MONTREAL, he has organized musical tributes for The Declaration of Human Rights by the World\u2019s Religions and the Syrian Refugee Sponsorship at Dorshei Emet, and launched two TV series on MAtv (Vid\u00e9otron). Most recently, he performed in and was musical director of Once There Was Melody at the Segal Centre. Ely is president of Canada Charity Partners (Partenaires Philanthropiques du Canada), which collaborates with Canadian and Israeli nonprofits to alleviate poverty and enhance community health. He believes high schoolers should engage with seniors by telling elders\u2019 stories through digital media to relieve social isolation and encourage mentorship. This intercultural and intergenerational initiative is to be the first step toward creating a mentored and collaborative virtual TV studio for youth and community: Ely\u2019s project to bring\u00a0 broadcasters and the educational sector together for mutual benefit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>BALARAMA HOLNESS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12040\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BALARAMA-HOLNESS-resize-Copie-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"253\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Balarama Holness is a 2010 Grey Cup Champion with the Montreal Alouettes, a teacher with a Master of Education, and currently a law student at the University of McGill. Balarama\u2019s passion and commitment to improving his community motivated him to start Sports and Studies in Action, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to youth education, health and<br \/>\ncareer development. In 2017 he ran for mayor of Montr\u00e9al-Nord, bringing<br \/>\nissues related to representation, economic empowerment, education, and<br \/>\nhealth to the forefront of public discourse. In 2018 he initiated a petition to force the City of Montreal to hold a public consultation on racism and systemic discrimination<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.72&#8243; title=&#8221;Short and Mid-Length Narrative\/Documentary\/Animated Films&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>KIM DOMINIQUE- FERGUSON<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12061\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Kym-Dominique-Ferguson_-Pr\u00e9sident-du-jury-resize-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"252\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Pr\u00e9sident du Jury<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kym Dominique-Ferguson is a poet by birth, a theatre performer and filmmaker by training, and a producer by nurture. For over a decade he has serenaded Montreal and international audiences with \u00a0his blending of spoken word poetry and theatre. He successfully produced and performed his first one man show to a sold-out audience back in August of 2015: The Born Jamhaitianadian. Ferguson is also a radio show host on Soul Perspectives for the past 6 years which talks about the issues affecting the Black community here in Montreal, across Canada and internationally. He is currently in the development phase of his first theatre play: The #DearBlackMan Project, officially commissioned by Black Theatre Workshop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>CATHERINE BEAUCHAMPS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12057\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/CATHERINE-BEAUCHAMPS-resize-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est en 2008 que Catherine Beauchamp cr\u00e9e le Tapis Rose de Catherine. Un webmagazine qui pose un regard sur le travail des actrices, des acteurs et des artisans qui fa\u00e7onnent le cin\u00e9ma au Qu\u00e9bec, en France et \u00e0 l\u2019international. En 2009, Catherine gagne un premier prix G\u00e9meaux pour ses r\u00e9alisations, puis l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie lui en d\u00e9cerne un deuxi\u00e8me en 2015. Chaque entrevue de Catherine est originale tout en portant sa signature<br \/>\nunique et son seau de f\u00e9minit\u00e9 qui est la base m\u00eame de son concept. Arm\u00e9e de son micro rose, sa marque de commerce, elle sillonne la ville afin d\u2019\u00eatre pr\u00e9sente sur les diff\u00e9rents tapis rouges, sur les plateaux de tournage ou encore pendant les \u00e9v\u00e8nements culturels et artistiques de l\u2019heure. Depuis maintenant dix ans, le Tapis rose a eu rendez-vous avec 600\u00a0artistes et a produit plus de 650 reportages. Ce qui repr\u00e9sente plus de 4 200 000 vues sur YouTube. Beaucoup d\u2019autres activit\u00e9s animent cette insatiable de culture. D\u2019ailleurs, son mandat de chroniqueuse culturelle au 98,5 FM est manifestement li\u00e9 \u00e0 son talent \u00e0 d\u00e9busquer la nouvelle et \u00e0 la communiquer. Depuis maintenant 6 ans, Catherine cr\u00e9e et r\u00e9alise du contenu num\u00e9rique en vid\u00e9o l\u00e9g\u00e8re pour diff\u00e9rentes \u00e9missions de t\u00e9l\u00e9vision, comme Un air de famille et Ruptures, diffus\u00e9es \u00e0 ICI Radio-Canada T\u00e9l\u00e9, Trait d\u2019humour \u00e0 Unis TV ainsi que Blue Moon \u00e0 TVA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>THIERRY LINDOR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12067\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/THIERRY-LINDOR-resize-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thierry Lindor is the president and founder of REMAX Griffintown, which has set itself apart through its energy, dynamism, and digital approach right from year one, during which, under his leadership, the real estate agency grew from 3 to 24 brokers. He also founded the very first Canadian TED Talk format with his business conference company Influence ORBIS. Influence positions itself as an entrepreneurial movement that brings together distinguished speakers, initially in different cities across Canada and eventually on an international scale. Influence Montreal 2017 was the first conference organized by the group and featured various presenters such as Gary Vaynerchuk, Dani\u00e8le Henkel, Nicolas Duvernois, Kim Rusk, \u00c9tienne Boulay, and many others. The company\u2019s vision is to export and promote entrepreneurial experience from Quebec and Canada in the same way that a Quebec visionary was able to export his native art and culture while redefining the circus experience on the international scene. As if that wasn\u2019t enough, he founded the Prosperity Acquisition Fund with the goal of fighting gentrification in racialized neighbourhoods. The fund assists its members with down payments, enabling them to purchase residential and commercial property in neighbourhoods undergoing gentrification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> ROSEY UGO EDEH Pr\u00e9sidente du Jury Rosey Ugo Edeh, a true renaissance woman. Rosey is a three time Olympian and the Canadian record holder in the 400m hurdles. As the intrepid journey woman that she is, Rosey took advantage of an opportunity to apply her athletic focus to a new career in broadcast journalism. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">[box] Longs-m\u00e9trages fictions[\/box]<\/h4>[caption id=\"attachment_11964\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11964 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Rosey-Ugo-Edeh-_Presidente-resize.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> ROSEY UGO EDEH Pr\u00e9sidente du Jury[\/caption]<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6>\u00a0<\/h6>[caption id=\"attachment_11962\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/RICHARD-BURNETT-resize.png\" alt=\"NATALIE MCNEIL Natalie McNeil est une gestionnaire cumulant plus de 20 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience dans le milieu de l\u2019\u00e9ducation, des arts, de la culture et des industries culturelles et cr\u00e9atives. En 2014, elle fonde sa compagnie et r\u00e9pond \u00e0 divers mandats pour une client\u00e8le vari\u00e9e dont le Festival international du film sur l\u2019art et l\u2019Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada. Elle a enseign\u00e9 dans diverses universit\u00e9s am\u00e9ricaines bas\u00e9es \u00e0 Paris et elle est formatrice \u00e0 L\u2019Inis depuis 2011. Elle est titulaire d\u2019un Master II en gestion de projets culturels et d\u2019une Ma\u00eetrise en cin\u00e9ma et audiovisuel de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de la Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III et d\u2019un baccalaur\u00e9at en Film Studies de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Concordia.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> RICHARD BURNETT[\/caption]<h6>\u00a0<\/h6><h6 class=\"mceTemp\">Baptis\u00e9 \u00ab M.\u00a0Montreal \u00bb par CBC Arts, Richard \u00ab Bugs \u00bb est n\u00e9 et a grandi \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. Journaliste des arts et de la culture, il est \u00e9galement chroniqueur pour divers m\u00e9dias, dont le quotidien Montreal Gazette, le magazine Fugues et Tourisme Montr\u00e9al. Three Dollar Bill, au contenu novateur, est la seule et unique chronique LGBTQ \u00e0 \u00eatre publi\u00e9e dans toute l\u2019histoire de l\u2019\u00e9dition au Canada. Richard Bugs a interview\u00e9 aussi bien Cher que le Premier ministre Justin Trudeau, et conna\u00eet Montr\u00e9al comme une drag queen, ses cosm\u00e9tiques.<\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_11960\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NATALIE-MCNEIL-1-resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> NATALIE MCNEIL[\/caption]<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Natalie McNeil est une gestionnaire cumulant plus de 20 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience dans le milieu de l\u2019\u00e9ducation, des arts, de la culture et des industries culturelles et cr\u00e9atives. En 2014, elle fonde sa compagnie et r\u00e9pond \u00e0 divers mandats pour une client\u00e8le vari\u00e9e dont le Festival international du film sur l\u2019art et l\u2019Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada. Elle a enseign\u00e9 dans diverses universit\u00e9s am\u00e9ricaines bas\u00e9es \u00e0 Paris et elle est formatrice \u00e0 L\u2019Inis depuis 2011. Elle est titulaire d\u2019un Master II en gestion de projets culturels et d\u2019une Ma\u00eetrise en cin\u00e9ma et audiovisuel de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de la Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III et d\u2019un baccalaur\u00e9at en Film Studies de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Concordia.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">[box] Longs-m\u00e9trages documentaires[\/box]<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_11952\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11952 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BRIAN-BRONFMAN_Pr\u00e9sident-resize.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> BRIAN BRONFMAN Pr\u00e9sident du Jury[\/caption]<p>Brian Bronfman est dipl\u00f4m\u00e9 en philosophie (B.A., McGill), en droit (LL.B.<br \/> & B.C.L., McGill), en planification des Ressources naturelles (M.S., UVM)<br \/> et en m\u00e9diation (Cert. Med., Woodbury). Il a cr\u00e9\u00e9 en 2006 la Fondation de<br \/> la Famille Brian Bronfman qui se d\u00e9die \u00e0 \u00ab la paix en action \u00bb. Il est \u00e0<br \/> l\u2019origine du R\u00e9seau pour la paix et l\u2019harmonie sociale et de l\u2019initiative<br \/> Outils de paix. Ces deux initiatives utilisent la collaboration afin de<br \/> renforcer les efforts de paix positifs et pratiques, le tout pour<br \/> favoriser l\u2019harmonie sociale. Brian est copr\u00e9sident de M\u00e9dailles de la<br \/> Paix des YMCA du Qu\u00e9bec, membre des comit\u00e9s consultatifs du International Community Action Network (ICAN) et de l\u2019\u00c9cole d\u2019\u00e9tude religieuse de McGill, et ambassadeur du Centre de services de justice r\u00e9paratrice (CSJR). En 2009, il a coordonn\u00e9 la visite du Dala\u00ef-Lama \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. Il a enseign\u00e9 la r\u00e9solution de conflits, travaill\u00e9 comme m\u00e9diateur et fond\u00e9 la division M\u00e9diation sociale au sein de l\u2019Institut Pacifique. Pr\u00e9sentement, il donne son temps entier \u00e0 la philanthropie. En 2010, le Prix<br \/> d'excellence de l\u2019Institut canadien pour la r\u00e9solution des conflits lui a \u00e9t\u00e9 attribu\u00e9, et en 2012, il a re\u00e7u la M\u00e9daille du jubil\u00e9 de diamant de lareine Elizabeth II pour son engagement philanthropique.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_11956\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11956 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ELY-BONDER-resize.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> ELY BONDER[\/caption]<p>Animateur de musique folk bien connu des Montr\u00e9alais, Ely Bonder est \u00e9galement entrepreneur social. Il s\u2019efforce depuis des ann\u00e9es \u00e0 rapprocher les cultures pour faire de ce monde un monde meilleur. Apr\u00e8s son d\u00e9part de CTV Montr\u00e9al, il a depuis rendu hommage par la musique \u00e0 la D\u00e9claration universelle des droits de la personne par les religions du monde, ainsi qu\u2019au programme de parrainage de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s syriens de Dorshei Emet. Il a \u00e9galement lanc\u00e9 deux s\u00e9ries t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9es sur MAtv (Vid\u00e9otron). Plus r\u00e9cemment, au Centre Segal, il s\u2019est produit dans Once There Was Melody, tout en assurant la direction musicale. Ely est pr\u00e9sident de Partenaires philanthropiques du Canada qui met en place une collaboration entre des organismes sans but lucratif canadiens et isra\u00e9liens, afin de lutter contre la pauvret\u00e9 et de promouvoir la sant\u00e9 au sein de la population. Il est convaincu que les \u00e9l\u00e8ves de secondaire devraient \u00e9tablir des liens avec les a\u00een\u00e9s, qui leur raconteraient leur histoire \u00e0 travers des supports num\u00e9riques. Ce projet permet ainsi de rompre l\u2019isolement social, tout en tissant des liens d\u2019entraide. Cette initiative interculturelle et interg\u00e9n\u00e9rationnelle reste la premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape pour cr\u00e9er un studio de t\u00e9l\u00e9vision virtuel, un espace dans lequel la jeunesse et la population locale pourrait se rencontrer et s\u2019enrichir mutuellement. Le projet d'Ely consiste \u00e0 rapprocher, au b\u00e9n\u00e9fice de tous, les radiodiffuseurs et le secteur de l'\u00e9ducation.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_11968\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BALARAMA-HOLNESS-resize-Copie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> BALARAMA HOLNESS[\/caption]<p>Champion de la Coupe Grey avec les Alouettes de Montr\u00e9al en 2010, Balarama Holness est aujourd\u2019hui enseignant. Titulaire d\u2019une maitrise en sciences de l\u2019\u00e9ducation, il \u00e9tudie actuellement le droit \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 McGill. Son attachement \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer les conditions de vie de ses concitoyens l\u2019a incit\u00e9 \u00e0 lancer Sports and Studies in Action, un organisme sans but lucratif charg\u00e9 de promouvoir la sant\u00e9 et la formation de la jeunesse, et de d\u00e9velopper des perspectives de carri\u00e8re. En 2017, il devient candidat \u00e0 la mairie de Montr\u00e9al-Nord, portant ainsi des probl\u00e8mes de fond tels que la repr\u00e9sentativit\u00e9, l\u2019\u00e9mancipation \u00e9conomique, l\u2019\u00e9ducation et la sant\u00e9 au premier plan du d\u00e9bat public. En 2018, il lance une p\u00e9tition pour obliger la ville de Montr\u00e9al \u00e0 organiser une consultation publique sur le racisme et la discrimination syst\u00e9mique.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">[box] Courts et moyens-m\u00e9trages fictions\/documentaires\/animations[\/box]<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_11958\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Kym-Dominique-Ferguson_-Pr\u00e9sident-du-jury-resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> KIM DOMINIQUE- FERGUSON Pr\u00e9sident du Jury[\/caption]<p>Com\u00e9dien, cin\u00e9aste, et producteur de formation, Kym Dominique-Ferguson est avant tout un po\u00e8te n\u00e9. Son m\u00e9lange de po\u00e9sie parl\u00e9e et de th\u00e9\u00e2tre berce, depuis plus de dix ans, le public \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al et \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger. En ao\u00fbt 2015, il produit et pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 guichet ferm\u00e9 son premier one-man-show : The Born Jamhaitianadien. \u00c9galement animateur d\u2019une \u00e9mission de radio \u00e0 Soul Perspectives depuis six ans, Kym Dominique-Ferguson aborde les questions touchant la communaut\u00e9 noire \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al, au Canada et \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger. Il travaille actuellement sur sa premi\u00e8re pi\u00e8ce de th\u00e9\u00e2tre, The #DearBlackMan project, une pi\u00e8ce command\u00e9e officiellement par Black Theatre Workshop.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_11954\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11954 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/CATHERINE-BEAUCHAMPS-resize.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> CATHERINE BEAUCHAMPS[\/caption]<p>C\u2019est en 2008 que Catherine Beauchamp cr\u00e9e le Tapis Rose de Catherine. Un webmagazine qui pose un regard sur le travail des actrices, des acteurs et des artisans qui fa\u00e7onnent le cin\u00e9ma au Qu\u00e9bec, en France et \u00e0 l\u2019international. En 2009, Catherine gagne un premier prix G\u00e9meaux pour ses r\u00e9alisations, puis l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie lui en d\u00e9cerne un deuxi\u00e8me en 2015. Chaque entrevue de Catherine est originale tout en portant sa signature<br \/> unique et son seau de f\u00e9minit\u00e9 qui est la base m\u00eame de son concept. Arm\u00e9e de son micro rose, sa marque de commerce, elle sillonne la ville afin d\u2019\u00eatre pr\u00e9sente sur les diff\u00e9rents tapis rouges, sur les plateaux de tournage ou encore pendant les \u00e9v\u00e8nements culturels et artistiques de l\u2019heure. Depuis maintenant dix ans, le Tapis rose a eu rendez-vous avec 600<br \/> artistes et a produit plus de 650 reportages. Ce qui repr\u00e9sente plus de 4 200 000 vues sur YouTube. Beaucoup d\u2019autres activit\u00e9s animent cette insatiable de culture. D\u2019ailleurs, son mandat de chroniqueuse culturelle au 98,5 FM est manifestement li\u00e9 \u00e0 son talent \u00e0 d\u00e9busquer la nouvelle et \u00e0 la communiquer. Depuis maintenant 6 ans, Catherine cr\u00e9e et r\u00e9alise du contenu num\u00e9rique en vid\u00e9o l\u00e9g\u00e8re pour diff\u00e9rentes \u00e9missions de t\u00e9l\u00e9vision, comme Un air de famille et Ruptures, diffus\u00e9es \u00e0 ICI Radio-Canada T\u00e9l\u00e9, Trait d\u2019humour \u00e0 Unis TV ainsi que Blue Moon \u00e0 TVA.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_11966\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-11966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/THIERRY-LINDOR-resize.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> THIERRY LINDOR[\/caption]<p>Thierry Lindor est pr\u00e9sident\/fondateur de REMAX Griffintown, qui se d\u00e9marque d\u00e8s sa premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e par son \u00e9nergie, son dynamisme et son approche num\u00e9rique. Apr\u00e8s seulement une ann\u00e9e, il fait cro\u00eetre la firme de 3 \u00e0 24 courtiers immobiliers. De plus, il fonde le tout premier format \"TED Talk\" canadien avec sa firme de conf\u00e9rence d'affaires, soit Influence ORBIS. Influence se veut un mouvement entrepreneurial qui r\u00e9unit des conf\u00e9renciers de renom dans diff\u00e9rentes m\u00e9tropoles \u00e0 travers le Canada et finalement l\u2019international. Influence Montr\u00e9al 2017 a \u00e9t\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re conf\u00e9rence organis\u00e9e par le groupe et a r\u00e9uni diff\u00e9rents conf\u00e9renciers tels que Gary Vaynerchuk, Dani\u00e8le Henkel, Nicolas Duvernois, Kim Rusk, \u00c9tienne Boulay et plusieurs autres. La vision de la compagnie est d'exporter et de promouvoir l'exp\u00e9rience entrepreneuriale qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise\/canadienne au m\u00eame titre qu'un visionnaire qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois a su exporter, il y a 30 ans, l'art et la culture qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise tout en red\u00e9finissant l'exp\u00e9rience du cirque sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale. Comme si ce n\u2019\u00e9tait pas assez, il fonde le Fonds d\u2019acquisition et de prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 dans le but de combattre la gentrification dans des quartiers racis\u00e9s. Le fond assiste ses membres avec leurs mises de fonds dans le but que ses derniers acqui\u00e8rent des immeubles r\u00e9sidentiels et commerciaux dans des quartiers en voie de gentrification.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11977","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}