Catherine Drolet
President

Collaborative leader combining vision and execution with quality and results, Catherine Drolet brings 25 years of experience leading projects, programs, and strategic partnerships at the intersection of media, culture, education, innovation, and social impact.

She has produced award-winning documentaries and campaigns, designed and orchestrated innovative learning experiences, and led growth and transformation strategies. She has also built collaborative infrastructures, and developed long-term partnerships across cultural, technological, educational, institutional, and corporate sectors — in Canada and internationally.

Her career stands out for its integrated approach to leadership, strategy, production, business development, and immersive innovation, with a constant commitment to creativity, quality, sustainability, and human impact.

Trained at MIT in XR technologies, with a Master’s in Project Management (MPM) and a Bachelor’s in Education, specializing in counseling and school guidance (B.Ed.).

Awards and Nominations

Over the years, her productions have been acclaimed by critics and honored at numerous festivals and award ceremonies — including the Gémeaux Awards, Numix Awards, and major international festivals — recognizing the vision and leadership she brought to each project.

Ton Déclic │When It Clicks 

→ Numix Awards 2021’s Finalist : Short-form and Web Series : Documentary

→ Gemeaux Awards 2020’s Finalist : Best Original Program or Series Produced for Digital Media : Documentary

Cities Held Hostage │Main basse sur la ville

→ Gemeaux Awards 2019’s Winner : Best Documentary Screenplay – film

→ Gemeaux Awards 2019’s Finalist :

Best Documentary or Documentary Series : History and politics

Best Documentary Direction : Society, history and politics – film

Best Documentary Cinematography – film

Claude n’est pas mort │Claude – Still Alive

→ Gémeaux Awards 2018’s Winner: 

Best Documentary or Documentary Series : Biography or Portrait

Best Sound : Magazines, Public affairs, Documentary

→ Gemeaux Awards 2018’s Finalist :

Best Documentary Direction: Biography or Portray, Arts and Culture, Nature, Sciences and Environnement – Film

Best Original Music : Documentary

Un gars, c’est un gars! │A Guy’s a Guy!

→ Gemeaux Awards 2014’s Finalist: 

Best Documentary : Society (for two films out of the five nominees)

Best Research : Public affairs, Documentary all categories

No Land No Food No Life│Sans terre, c’est la faim

→ Gemeaux Awards 2014’s Finalist: 

Best documentary : Society (two films among the five nominees)

→ Grand Prize South Crossroads Images – Festival del Terre (Austria, 2014)

→ Special Jury Mention – Portneuf Environmental Film Festival (Québec, 2014)

→ IDFA Social Justice Oxfam Award’s Finalist – IDFA (Netherlands, 2013)

Hier encore, je t’espérais toujours │ Yesterday Still Hoping

→ Special Jury Mention – Paris International Human Rights Film Festival (France, 2009)

À contre-courant (2004-2008)

→ Télé-Québec Audience Award –  Québec Cinema Rendezvous (Québec, 2013)

Hiro (2007) 

→ Technical Award –  Ânûû-rû Âboro International Film Festival (New Caledonia, 2008)