New training course on EXPERTS: explore the essential aspects of the producer's profession with André Lauzon

Moment Factory, Electronic Arts Mobile, Zone 3…: the exciting and multifaceted career of our expert André Lauzon

For over 25 years, André Lauzon has thrived on exploring uncharted territory. His adventure began in 2000 at Zone 3, where he produced over 500 half-hour episodes of children's television. His passion quickly led him to success, earning him two Gémeaux Awards for best series.

In 2008, André ventured into another universe: video games at Electronic Arts Mobile. As executive producer of EA's largest mobile game studio, this enthusiast developed the first iPhone games for global brands such as Scrabble, Fight Night, and SimCity. He also took on the role of global leader of the Tetris business unit, propelling the title to the top of the App Store's Top Paid chart in 62 countries.

After more than four years at EA, André Lauzon continued his adventure and left the video game industry to explore new territory: the virtual reality industry. In 2014, he joined Cirque du Soleil Media as Director of the Digital Studio, where he won a Daytime Emmy Award for the work “Dans la Boîte de Kurios.”

Always in search of innovation, André decided in 2017 to take on new challenges and embarked on large-scale immersive experiences by becoming a producer and unit manager at Moment Factory. Among his flagship projects are the video mapping shows created at Harry Potter's Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studios (Hollywood, Orlando, and Osaka).

“I was transported to the bottom of the cellar and then to the top of the mountain,” (Free translation) explains André Lauzon, summarizing his career by emphasizing the notion of perseverance and, above all, his insatiable thirst for solving puzzles, both big and small.

Everything you need to know about the role of producer: “A fascinating, demanding, and highly rewarding profession”

Through these four hours of online classes, take advantage of André Lauzon's solid expertise to explore the essential aspects of the ever-evolving profession of producer. You will benefit from concrete information, various anecdotes drawn from André Lauzon's personal experience, and his unique perspective on this profession, which he describes as “fascinating, demanding, and very rewarding.” (Free translation)

Required skills, responsibilities, specific tasks... André Lauzon shares his knowledge to shed light on the often misunderstood and multifaceted role of a producer, with its sometimes flexible tasks.

At the end of these 13 inspiring capsules, you will understand, among other things, the importance of the values that guide the professional actions of a producer, team management, risk and budget assessment, but also how to avoid project failure and guarantee its success.

Want to learn more about this profession at the heart of the immersive industries? Register on the EXPERTS platform to participate in this course. Registration is free and reserved exclusively for employees of studios that are members of: QFTC, La Guilde du jeu vidéo du Québec, Alliance Québec Animation (AQA), and Xn Québec. New: the platform is also accessible for one year to students who have graduated from a digital creation training program at a public higher education institution.