Evaluation Juries

Carla Beauvais is the Executive Director of the Fondation Dynastie, the organization behind the Gala Dynastie. Firm in her convictions, Carla is regularly invited to share her opinions on social issues and current events in the media. Her views and articles have been quoted and published in a number of publications including La Presse, Le Journal Métro (where she was a columnist from 2018 to 2020), Le Devoir, The Gazette and The Huffington Post. More recently, she was a guest contributor on RDI’s Zone Économie hosted by Gérald Filion. Her expertise and in-depth knowledge of diversity and inclusion issues have also led her to act as a consultant to companies and organizations seeking to implement cultural diversity management programs. In order to better equip her clients and enable them to deploy better inclusive practices, she completed a Diversity & Inclusion Certificate from the prestigious Cornell University in New York in 2020 and is in the process of obtaining her Leadership and Inclusion Certificate from Centennial College in Toronto. She is also a sponsor of Mouvement Ensemble Inc. and sits on the board of directors of Advance Québec. Recognized for her commitment to and involvement in Black History Month, Carla Beauvais was selected by the U.S. State Department to participate in the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in 2013. In 2015, she was named one of the top 100 personalities of the year by The Montreal Gazette. In 2021, she received the Community Leadership Award from Montreal Community Cares Foundation. Since 2020, she has been on the board of directors of the Véro & Louis Foundation, an organization that aims to provide services to adults living with autism spectrum disorder.

Feven Ghebremariam is an Eritrean-Canadian documentary filmmaker with a degree in communications studies and documentary film training at the L’institut national de l’image et du son. Over the years, she has made short films that highlight issues related to immigration, inclusion and linguistic decolonization. Concerned about the lack of diversity in film and television, Feven co-founded Black on Black Films, a non-profit organization whose mission is to represent and professionalize Black creators who aim to access the audiovisual industry in Quebec. Today, Feven is developing her first feature-length documentary and recently formed her production company, which focuses on developing impactful content that showcases the rich stories and unique voices of underrepresented communities.

Jaime Alberto Tobon has over 25 years of experience in film and television production. After working for numerous Quebec companies such as Sphère Média, Duo Productions, KOTV and Go Films, he is now an associate producer at Encore Télévision. He has worked on several high-profile series and films, such as Pour Sarah, King Dave, Plan B, Léo and La vie compliquée de Léa Olivier. Since October 2021, he has served on the board of directors of the AQPM.

Larissa Christoforo continues her academic career while still very active in the screen industry. She is completing her PhD in television and film at the Université de Montréal, where she was also a lecturer. Her research focuses on the production of knowledge specific to cultural artifacts when analyzed from the perspective of their cultural diversity and the social context of their production. She has also held various positions at the NFB and at Xn Quebec. In 2020, Larissa co-founded and became executive director of M.É.D.I.A. Coalition, an NPO with the mission of advancing better representation for those working in front of and behind the camera.