Jean-Simon Chartier
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Jean-Simon Chartier began his career in advertising. After having traveled as a journalist through Latin America and Southeast Asia, he decided to pursue his love for documentary filmmaking, founding MC2 Communication Media. Over the past few years, Jean-Simon Chartier has produced documentaries (independent and series) in partnership with several broadcasters in Canada and abroad, as well as many wide-reaching collaborative web projects. Six award-winning documentaries produced by MC2 have been released in cinemas and featured in festivals such as IDFA, Hot Docs, DOK.fest, RIDM.
Jean-Simon has directed five documentaries in collaboration with several broadcasters, all of which were character-driven stories told in a broad social issue context (Body "À La Carte", Jouer Dur, Alleluia, Marchands de bonheur, Soeur Violaine, and Encounter with Burning Man).
Jean-Simon has directed five documentaries in collaboration with several broadcasters, all of which were character-driven stories told in a broad social issue context (Body "À La Carte", Jouer Dur, Alleluia, Marchands de bonheur, Soeur Violaine, and Encounter with Burning Man).