Basic Facts
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Year of Foundation:
1969
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Year of Receiving CILECT Full Membership:
1994
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Year of Receiving Last State Accreditation:
1969
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Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:
Gouvernement du Québec - Ministère de l'Éducation
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Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):
Prof. Pierre Barrette
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Address:
C.P. 8888 Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8
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Country:
Canada
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Website:
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Points of Contact
CILECT Contact Person:Genevieve PerronTelephone:(514) 987-3000 #3557Email:perron.genevieve@uqam.caCILECT Contact Person:Margot RicardTelephone:(514) 987-3000 #2475Email:ricard.margot@uqam.caCILECT Contact Person:Denis ChouinardTelephone:(514) 987-3000 #1763Email:chouinard.denis@uqam.caCILECT Contact Person:Nicole RichardTelephone:(514) 987-3053Email:richard.nicole@uqam.ca
Mission & Strategy
Bringing together over 1600 students across six undergraduate programs, three master’s concentrations, and a specialized graduate diploma (DESS), the School of Media is a distinctive department characterized by its diversity. Here, seasoned theorists and cutting-edge practitioners are united, creating an environment of innovation at its forefront.
Degree Areas
Fine Arts
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Degree Awarded
Bachelor
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
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Non-Residents
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
300
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
33
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
33
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
1-2
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
26
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
Yes
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
No information
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Recognized Prior Expertise
Yes
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Talent Entrance Exams
No information
Language of Studies
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Language of Studies
French
Student Practical Work Obligations
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Fiction Short Films (under 5 min.)
2
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Fiction Short Films (5-15 min.)
2
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Documentary Films (under 30 min)
4
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Experimental Films
1
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Theoretical Research
1-2
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Critical Reviews
3-4
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
Yes
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Written Thesis
No information
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
24K in cash, 250K in human resources and equipment
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
Key Teaching Staff
Pierre Barrette
Sébastien Richard
Jean-Michel Berthiaume
Chloé Rochon
Daniel Courville
Matthieu Gagnon-Lamarre
Serge Gouin
Kenny Lefebvre
Françoise Laprise
Danielle Turgeon
Successful Graduates
Chadi Bennani
Chadi Bennani is a filmmaker of Moroccan and Québec origins who studied film at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He made his first short film, Nicole (2022), distributed by the Films du 3 Mars, while he was still a student. His passion for film led him to accept the role of director of photography on the feature-length documentary film Elle va crier, a more than year-long project he completed in parallel with his studies. In 2022, Bennani won a bursary for emerging filmmakers from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
Nicolas Krief
Born of a Tunisian Jewish father and a Saguenay mother, Nicolas Krief is the fruit of a surprising cultural and genetic mix. In 2012, he began his career by writing and directing the short documentary film Séfarade. In 2014, he won the SARTEC prize for the workshop Cours écrire ton court. In 2015, he co-wrote and co-directed the short film The Notion of Mistake, presented at several worldwide festivals.
Within a fruitful collaboration, Nicolas co-writes with director Patrice Laliberté his first feature films. In 2018, they wrote with Guillaume Laurin Very Nice Day, the first entirely filmed with a cell phone in Quebec.
This collaboration continues with The Decline, Netflix’s first Quebec film, for which he wrote the screenplay with Patrice Laliberté and Charles Dionne. Produced by Couronne Nord, the much-anticipated feature will be available in more than 40 countries in 2020.
This year will also signal the release of Les fleuristes, a web series written by the author, which will be broadcast onTV5 web platforms and Télé-Québec. This project allows him to address themes dear to him, such as cultural diversity and filiation. Themes are also addressed in Opération Carcajou, a short autobiographical film he will direct in the summer of 2020.
Nicolas is also working on several feature films, including a horror screenplay about a Quebec mystic from the early 20th century, produced by Stéphanie Morissette at La Maison de Prod, and Open Hours, a slasher about gentrification and real estate development produced by Caramel Films.
Alec Pronovost
Former employee of Club Piscine, Alec Pronovost decided to leave the aquatic world and now works as a director and screenwriter. His project “Le Killing” earned him two nominations for directing at the Gémeaux Awards, as well as a Numix award for the best comedic web series.
He is also “known” for his short films “Jeep Boys,” “Sainte Marie-Josée part en croisade,” “Tony Speed,” and for the series “Complètement Lycée.” With a keen sense of humor and a strong passion for comedy, he is slowly but surely making his mark as one of the most prominent comedic directors in the province.
He loves rock music, juices, and laughter.
He won the Grand Prize “Plein écran” for the comedy “Piscine Pro”.