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Brigitte Monneau

Executive director

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Brigitte joined SYNTHÈSE as its executive director after over 20 years working as a manager in the media and entertainment industries (cinema, television and digital media) in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, at national and international levels.

Brigitte was previously holding the position of executive director at Femmes du Cinéma, de la télévision et des médias numériques (FCTMN), the Quebec division of Women in Film and Television International. She started her career as a legal counsellor within audiovisual production companies prior to joining Téléfilm Canada where she hold positions such as coproduction manager and director of international relations, while managing several teams in business operations and the management of Canada Media Fund programs.

She is particularly interested in career development, training programs, entrepreneurship and leadership as well as highlighting talents and contents at home and abroad.
Anne Le Bouyonnec

Project manager | Skills and careers

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Anne is a special-effects, video game, and digital art producer.

With SYNTHÈSE, she works as a skills and careers project manager. Her role is to contribute to know-how in the sector through consultation and in-depth surveys of professional practices in video games, visual effects, and immersive experiences. Anne has worked in the field of visual and digital art for over 25 years. Her understanding of digital production technology and the three professional sectors makes her an excellent leader of 2D and 3D artists and programming teams. She has experience in the field of visual effects, 3D technology, and video games, and she has worked on numerous films, video games, and digital exhibitions.

Anne has been a lecturer in digital production management at UQAC and Université Laval since 2012. She studied political science and journalism at Université de Montréal and 3D animation, film, and television at École NAD.
Albane Français

Liaison officer | Partnerships

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Albane serves as a liaison between the industry’s research needs and researchers in order to create synergies among the parties and develop applied R&D projects. Albane has worked in the digital creation field for 14 years.

She began with École NAD and then held various positions with the production studios URBANIA MEDIA and CREO. She also sits on the board of iScola, an organisation that promotes education in the digital age.

Her range of experiences has given her an excellent understanding of future issues and challenges facing the digital creation sector.
Isabelle Lefebvre

Research assistant | Skills and careers

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Isabelle is a research assistant in SYNTHÈSE’s skills and careers project. She ensures that all aspects of a survey run smoothly, from before the interviews through the analysis of the collected data.

In addition to her work at SYNTHÈSE, Isabelle is a doctoral candidate in film studies and a lecturer at Université de Montréal. Through her studies, she has worked on many university research projects on video games. She is currently writing her thesis on “modding” (gamers’ modification of pre-existing video games). Digital creativity issues have thus been among her chief interests for many years.
Alexia Boyer

Communications officer

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Alexia is a communications manager at SYNTHÈSE where she is in charge of promoting the organization among its different audiences.

Holding a Master's degree, Alexia started her career as a consultant within communications agencies before joining the nonprofit organization Les amis de la montagne in Montreal.