MELANIE CHARBONNEAU

Born in the city and raised in the country, Melanie purchased her first video camera with money saved from picking strawberries and, at age 15, ventured into the world of movie making. In 2006, at the forefront of the first generation of Youtubers, Melanie was the first talent in Quebec to reach 1 000 000 hits online with a comedic short film entitled, “L’Anti Kamasutra.” It put her on the map and she was then recruited to be part of Jet Films roster. This marked the beginning of her career as a director in advertising. Very much like Peggy in Mad Men, she worked her way up by creating more than 30 national and international television commercials for name brands such as Pepsi, Danone, Qatar Airways, Nissan and Milk, to name a few.