Émilie has directed and produced two seasons of the animated youth series called Les Métis: notre culture, nos histoires (19 x 13min, TFO); she created, wrote and directed a Gémeau nominated non-scripted tween cooking series called Petites bouchées du monde (33 x 13 min, TFO) and created, co-directed and co-wrote a fictional teen series about girls in a hockey league called Gang de hockey (8 x 13min, TFO). She also directed and produced a diverse portfolio of non-fiction series and independent films such as Alias Marie-Soleil (1 x 48 min, TFO & Radio-Canada), Au coeur du Yukon 2 (7 x 52 min, Unis TV) and 180 (14 x 22 min, TVA/TFO).
Her independent projects have received support from Hot Docs (2019), the Canadian Council for the Arts (2019, 2022) and the Ontario Council for the Arts (2020 and 2021).
She has received the 2018 Canadian Women Artists’ Award from the New York State Council on the Arts, and her latest documentary, Land of No Pain has earned 2024 production funding from Telefilm Canada.
Whether she’s working on a documentary or a fictional series, Émilie is driven by her passion for exploring innovative forms of visual storytelling. She thoroughly enjoys collaborating with a diverse range of artists and is dedicated to sharing narratives that shine a spotlight on women-centric stories, cultural diversity, and environmental themes.
Awards & Nominations
2022 Prix Gémeau nomination for Petites bouchées du monde
2022 Ontario Council for the Arts – Francophone artists
2020 & 2021 Canadian Council for the Arts -Explore and create
2019, 2022 City of Ottawa – Heritage Funding 2021 ACFO Ottawa – Bilingual Ottawa
2020 Hot Docs – Cross Currents Canada Doc Funds
2019 Youth Media Alliance – Thérèse-Pinho Scholarship
2019 New York Foundation for the Arts – Canadian Women Artists’ Award
2018 Banff Diversity of Voices