April 9, 2019 - Montreal - National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
The NFB's French Program Documentary Studio, in collaboration with Quebec's Institut national de l'image et du son (INIS), Réalisatrices Équitables and Femmes du cinéma, de la télévision et des médias numériques (FCTMN), presents the fourth public conversation in Les femmes de métiers, a series that aims to inspire more women to pursue careers in the film industry by sharing the experiences of successful female artists. On Monday, April 15, the topic will be music composition, and the featured guests, Judith Gruber-Stitzer, Jenny Salgado and Claudie Bertounesque, are composers from different generations with rich and diverse careers. Audience members will have the chance to engage in lively discussions with our guests on the subject of getting into the field and getting established. The event will be moderated by Nathalie Cloutier, Executive Producer of the NFB French Program Documentary Studio. The previous three discussions, held in 2018 at INIS, addressed cinematography, film sound and editing. Les femmes de métiers is an NFB initiative aimed at promoting gender parity in key creative positions other than directing.
Les femmes de métiers: Music composition
Guests: Judith Gruber-Stitzer, Jenny Salgado and Claudie Bertounesque
Moderated by: Nathalie Cloutier (NFB)
Monday, April 15, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
INIS
Studio Séries+
Montreal
Free and open to all (the session will be in French).
Guests
Judith Gruber-Stitzer has composed the scores for some 80 film and television productions in Canada and abroad, including short and feature-length films (documentary, fiction and animation) and animated series. She has also composed for ads and dance and theatre productions.
Jenny Salgado is a Quebec author, composer and performer with Haitian roots. As North America's first female French-speaking rapper and beatmaker, she started out with pioneering Quebec rap group Muzion before going solo. Since 2010, she has composed the soundtracks for a number of fiction and documentary films.
Claudie Bertounesque's credits include the score for Jean Beaudry's documentary feature François Barbeau, créateur de costumes (2018), which she wrote with fellow composer Robert Marcel Lepage. She is currently pursuing graduate studies in composition and music for the image at Université de Sherbrooke.
Moderator
NFB Executive Producer Nathalie Cloutier has contributed to many nationally and internationally acclaimed titles, including The Amina Profile by Sophie Deraspe, Gulîstan, Land of Roses by Zaynê Akyol, Freelancer on the Front Lines by Santiago Bertolino, A Delicate Balance by Christine Chevarie-Lessard and Waseskun by Steve Patry.
About the NFB
The NFB is Canada's public producer of award-winning creative documentaries, auteur animation, interactive stories and participatory experiences. NFB producers are embedded in communities across the country, from St. John's to Vancouver, working with talented creators on innovative and socially relevant projects. The NFB is a leader in gender equity in film and digital media production, and is working to strengthen Indigenous-led production, guided by the recommendations of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. NFB productions have won over 7,000 awards, including 24 Canadian Screen Awards, 18 Webbys, 12 Oscars and more than 100 Genies. To access NFB works, visit NFB.ca or download its apps for mobile devices.
