Comité

Meet the members of the COMPOSITE selection committee!

Our committee is composed of a wide range of stakeholders·s from Montreal's digital art and innovation sector. Click on their photo to discover their bio and be redirected to their organization's website.

Fascinated by the phenomenon of encounters, Ariane has been working on the creation of cultural projects, shows and memorable experiences for over 10 years. As a project manager, she oversees the deployment of innovative and structuring initiatives for Quebec's cultural milieu, for example, with the National Circus School, La Piscine and Culture pour tous. As an author, her play Sous l'eau douce was performed at Théâtre du Bic in 2020. An advocate of culture with social impact, she also sits on Culture Montréal's Permanent Commission on Cultural Citizenship, as well as on the Board of Directors of the Fondation de bibliothèques publiques de Montréal.

Ariane Bourget

Co-directrice du Collectivlab

Born and raised in Mexico City, Isabella moved to Montreal, Canada in 2001 to pursue her major in Film Production at Concordia University. She specialized in the ways of seeing and experimental filmmaking at EICTV in Cuba.
Her interdisciplinary works use artificial intelligence, video, synthesized sound, video projection and installation as a medium to create multi-sensory digital experiences based on neuroesthetic design. Recently nominated for the first CIFO-Ars Electronica award, cycle 2022, and honored to join the selection committee of Composite MTL.

Isabella Salas

Artist

Tamar Tembeck is an art historian, curator and author. She is currently the artistic director of the artist-run center OBORO in Montreal.

Tamar Tembeck

Artistic Director - OBORO

Kevin is an interdisciplinary art director who approaches each project with the goal of telling the most impactful story by taking context of viewer, place, and material. Kevin's technical knowledge and creative skills in digital arts, illustration, graphic design and animation contribute to his passion for immersive art. Kevin applies his professional experience in animation and design to help drive visual and conceptual approaches to interactive projects as Art Director at TAIT Montreal.

Kevin Schmit

Directeur artistique interactif - TAIT Montreal

Manuelle Freire is a professor and researcher in arts, design, and digital cultures in the Department of Art Education at Concordia University. Her research focuses on the co-creation between arts, sciences, and industries, as well as on strategies for promoting and developing new audiences for Quebec's digital creation. She has held various roles as a researcher, manager, and director, notably within the Abundant Intelligences: Indigenous Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence program (Concordia University), the Hexagram Network (UQAM and Concordia University), the Arts and Sciences Chair at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, École Polytechnique in Paris, and ELEKTRA Montréal.

Manuelle Freire

Professor and Researcher, Concordia University.

Coming from the beautiful city of Quebec, it is very quickly that the desire to see the country is felt. Numerous trips and international experiences led her to pursue a B.A.C. in Business Management, Hotel and Tourism Management. An experience at the Festival du film sur l'art (FIFA) seduced her. The world of events will be his playground for the future. Whether with XN Quebec, the City of Montreal, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie or the Ministry of Culture of Mexico (SECTUR), it is nearly two decades in event management, a range of projects as varied as small and large, indoor and outdoor, charitable and corporate.

Geneviève Roy

Producer

With a lifelong passion for art and technology, Lise is active in the digital cultural milieu. Artist, designer and producer, she stands out in the digital art sector. Lise has exhibited with various digital installation collectives between Quebec and France, and also has a practice in digital performance. The artist's works offer a personal and technological intimacy to the public: by exposing her process and tools, she offers a space for reflection and interaction to those who wish to accompany her. With a master's degree in digital creation, she has the technical and theoretical skills to tackle digital issues.

Lise Deville

Caserne Consultant

Camille Bertin has been working for nearly 10 years supporting the development of start-ups in various industries. With a degree in innovative project management and intellectual property, she first spent several years in an incubator in Bordeaux (France) before moving to Quebec in 2019. Now Program Director at La Piscine, Bertin is mainly responsible for the design and smooth running of the gas pedal's support programs.

Camille Bertin

Program Director - La Piscine MTL

Alfonso likes to combine his technical skills, creativity and business acumen, to put himself at the service of the human experience. His heterogeneous profile enables him to create magic, narratives and rich human experiences, using surprising and atypical technologies and approaches. Her innovative spirit enables her to imagine - and quickly put into action - refreshingly original concepts that would not otherwise be accessible. At Atypic Labs - he designs interactive installations and experiential pathways for fields as varied as events, museums and augmented public spaces.

Alfonso Hernandez

Alfonso Hernandez - President and Founder, Atypic labs

Cindy Andrey

Programmer - MURAL / Lndmrk

With a background in engineering, art philosophy and musical composition, she has been conducting artistic and technological research for over twenty years, at the crossroads of interactive design and artistic production. Her work particularly explores the creative possibilities of sensory interaction (vision, hearing, touch) and the integration of body and gesture in creation. As director of arts-science development at SAT, she develops innovative partnerships with local and international artistic and academic communities, while fostering synergy between SAT's research and creative centers.

Pía Baltazar

Intermedia composer, indisciplinary researcher and director of arts-science development at the Society for Arts and Technology [SAT].

His role is to develop and maintain strong relationships between the Center and local, national, and international AI ecosystems. Prior to joining GPAI, he was Director of Community Relations at Element AI where he developed the local impact strategy for the startup. He was also actively involved in issues related to the ethical and inclusive development of AI and managed AI for Good projects related to the art and creative sector. Mathieu studied law and holds a Juris Doctor in transnational law. He has practiced indigenous, environmental, and constitutional law and spent ten years as a political organizer and advisor on issues related to culture, education, environment, and democratic institutions.

Mathieu Marcotte

Director - AI Ecosystem Mobilization and Special Projects CEIMIA/GPAI

Frédérique Hébert-Soucy

Manager, Partnerships and Communications - Zú

Trained in graphic design and visual arts, Simon worked for several years as a graphic designer and art director for various events and magazines, including Dress to Kill and Urbania, before making the leap to Moment Factory in 2012, where he now manages the production and art direction team. Passionate about art, design and music, he also works with Moment Factory Music on the majority of concerts and performances by the artists with whom the team collaborates.

Simon Léveillé

Director of production and art direction - Moment Factory

Marie-Ève Babineau

Executive Producer, National Film Board of Canada - NFB

In the shadow of events and the internet, Gregh Chevron shapes a discreet yet strategic vision of digital cultures. Behind the scenes of your favourite festival (MUTEK), he has been working since 2022 as Digital Content and Marketing Manager.

Gregh Chevron

Digital Content and Marketing Manager

Albane Français is Director of Communications and Partnerships at SYNTHÈSE, where she works to raise the profile of Quebec's digital creation ecosystem and position SYNTHÈSE's expertise in the field of training-job matching. With over 15 years' experience in the industry, she has held key positions at École NAD-UQAC, URBANIA MEDIA and CREO. Committed to the development of digital skills, she chairs iScola, contributes to the Table de concertation en littératie numérique jeunesse du Québec and is an Academos mentor.

Albane Français

Director of Communications and Partnerships - SYNTHESIS

Marie Anne Bérard (elle) est une compositrice et claviériste basée à Montréal. Sa pratique se concentre sur la performance électroacoustique, l'installation et l'utilisation du journal sonore comme méthode compositionnelle. Elle complète présentement une maîtrise en compostion et création sonore à l'Université de Montréal et elle est coordonnatrice de la médiation et du développement de public chez Akousma.

Marie Anne Bérard

Coordonnatrice de la médiation et du développement de public - Akousma

Carolina Iregui est chargée de projet et réalisatrice multimédia. Diplômée en Design (Université York, Toronto) et titulaire d’une maîtrise en Direction Artistique pour le Cinéma (Barcelone, 2011), elle évolue depuis plus de dix ans dans les secteurs culturel et artistique. Son expertise en technologies et médias numériques, combinée à une forte capacité à mobiliser des équipes, lui permet de mener à bien des projets d’envergure.
Chez Cadabra/XYZ Technologies, elle a dirigé de nombreux projets pour des musées et organismes publics. En 2024, elle rejoint Gentilhomme, où elle met à profit sa vision créative et son expérience en gestion pour contribuer aux projets innovants du studio.

Carolina Iregui

Chargée de projets et réalisatrice multimédia - Gentilhomme Studio

Formé à la recherche à l’Université de Montréal, Hugo Jacquet est l’auteur d’un mémoire sur « la beauté du geste » dans le jeu vidéo. Féru de conférences en tous genres sur le design interactif et les nouvelles expériences numériques, il s’intéresse particulièrement au potentiel thérapeutique des arts interactifs, au transfert de connaissance par le numérique, à la médiation auprès des jeunes publics ainsi qu’aux transformations technologiques des expositions muséales. Il œuvre désormais comme chargé de projets pour des festivals et universités.