TEAM

MANAGEMENT

Maidy Teitelbaum

President and Founder

Maidy is the Founder and President of CINEMANIA. With determination and passion for the 7th Art, Maidy created the Festival in 1995 as a celebration of the best of francophone cinema. From the very beginning, her vision has always been to showcase quality films from new talent, as well as well-established directors. Thanks to her involvement as part of the programming committee, CINEMANIA is able to screen the best French-language films every year. Her work was recognized in 2006 when the French Minister of Culture named her Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2008, in Paris, the SACD (Société des artistes et compositeurs dramatiques of France) awarded Maidy the prestigious Médaille Beaumarchais for her impressive work. Her goal, above all, is making cinema accessible to everybody.

Natalie Bélanger

Managing Director

Evolving in the film business for the last 10 years, Natalie has worked for many distributors in Montreal. Prior to joining the Cinemania team, she was Director of programming at Seville Pictures. She has also been part of the TVA Films team as Distribution and marketing coordinator, preceded by a brief stint at Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm in the dubbing department. Prior to being employed at Seville, Natalie had the opportunity of working in the programming department at Cinéma Parallèle / Ex-Centris.

 

COORDINATION

Marie-Ève Albert

Production Coordinator

As a graduate of Université du Québec à Montréal in event planning and cultural pursuits, Marie-Ève has specialized in organizing events and public relations in a wide variety of sectors including such festivals as the Montreal Jazz Festival and Les Francofolies de Montréal.

Guilhem Caillard

Programming Coordinator

Guilhem holds diplomas in the History of Cinema as well as in Cultural Development. He participated in film programming at the Cinémathèque québécoise in 2009-2010 and lead that institution's study of their audience composition. Guilhem is extremely passionate about the movie business and the study of film genres such as western. He is also an active participant in Panorama-cinéma magazine in which his movie reviews and interviews are published. Guilhem was part of other cultural events in Europe, such as the Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film and the Avignon Festival.

Stephanie Nichols

Communications and Logistics Coordinator

A graduate from Université de Montréal, Stephanie has experience in event organisation, communications and marketing. The cultural milieu is not unknown to her, as she has worked at other festivals such as Just for Laughs and Montreal's International Fashion and Design festival.