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^Photo credit: Festival des Arts de la Ruelle (FAR)

 

LIANA PARÉ
VIDEOGRAPHER + PHOTOGRAPHER
Email : lianatheghost@gmail.com
English | French | Spanish

EDUCATION

2018-2019: Entrepreneurship Diploma
École des Entrepreneurs de Montréal

2013 - 2015 : Studies in Visual Arts
Concordia University

2012 : École des Beaux-arts de Montréal EBAMA
Private studies. Painting with Nikolai Kupriakov

2012 : Carter Thor Studios East
Acting for Television, Stage and Film
With Jock Macdonald et Isabel Farias

2011 : ASM School of Performance Arts
Studies in Theatre Performance

2008-09 : John Abbott College
Studies in Creative Arts and Darkroom Photography

 

 

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE

2016-Present: Freelance Videographer, Director, and Photographer for a variety of clients, including :

  Adobe Canada                                               Festival des Arts de la Ruelle «FAR»  

  AYA Casting                                                  FIFEQ- Festival des Films Ethnographiques du Québec                           

 BABEL Magazine (Amsterdam)                       Festival Les Escales Improbables de Montréal                                  

 Big Band Intersection                                      Festival M Pour Montréal      

 Centre PHI                                                      Groupe Réalisation Ciné TV    

 Coco Films Studio                                            Hôpital Général Juif de Montréal

 Corporation du patrimoine de Berthierville        Printemps Numérique  

 Disques Juliette                                                Productions Kalabanté

 DJI Drones                                                      Sofar Sounds Montréal  

 Encore Télévision                                              Steven Myrthil Beauty

 Ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal      The Vocalist Magazine 


MAIN SKILLS:
Videography (Camera operating for: Documentary, Fiction, Event, Lifestyle, Corporate, Wedding, etc.)
Photography (Portrait, Event, Food, Lifestyle, etc.)
Directing (Documentary, music video)
Lighting (Classic 3-point lighting setup, creative/experimental lighting, dynamic use of natural light)
Audio (Audio recording for solo or group interviews)
Photoshop (Advanced skills)
DaVinci Resolve (Advanced skills)


EXHIBITIONS            

2021: Portraits Montréalais - Solo Photo Exhibition: Featured Visual Artist for the Festival du Film Québécois de Biscarrosse (France)
2020 : Portraits of Montréal -
Solo Photo Exhibition: at Szerpentin-Szalon in Budapest (Hungary)   
2018 : L’Expression du Goût -
Group Exhibition: Photographs of local producers exposed at Musée des Beaux Arts du Québec (Canada)
2017 : Floating Photographs - Solo Exhibition: Exposed at Concordia University and Television CUTV Montreal (Canada) 
2016 : 9 Painted Portraits - Solo Exhibition:  Exposed in Art Studio “Urban Crafter” in Melbourne (Australia)
2015 : I Don’t Drink Milk I’m a Cyborg - Solo Exhibition: One Night Pop-Up Exhibition at Village le Pied du Courant in Montreal (Canada) 2015 : L’Apocalypse d’Hochelaga - Solo Exhibition: Art Collective “Le Réacteur” in Montreal (Canada) 
2013 : Framed Illustrations - Group Exhibition: Exposed in Store “Goo Goo Goggles” in Victoria (Canada)


SCREENINGS
TERRA BESTIA : Original Short film                          DÉCLIN DES ANIMAUX: Documentary Short  
Director, Cinematographer, Editor                           Director, Cinematographer, Editor
8th Music Film Festival                                             https://www.lafabriqueculturelle.tv/
Buenos Aires Argentina, 2022                                  Longueuil, Qc, 2023

À BAS L’IMAGINAIRE : Original Short film               THE JABERWOKKY : Stop Motion Animation film
Selected for “Vues, Brièvement, à Montréal”           Co-created with Artist Coltrane McDowell Short
Film Projection Night at La Flèche Rouge                 Official Selection for “Puppets on Film’’ Festival.
Montréal, Canada, 2017                                         Vancouver, Canada, 2017

À BAS L’IMAGINAIRE : Original Short film               CIRQUE KALABANTÉ EN GUINÉE :  Promotional Documentary Teaser
Selected for “Festival Equinox’’                                 Co-created with Artistic Director Yamoussa Bangoura
Film Projection Night at Quai des Brumes               Film Projection + Informative Session at Studio Kalabanté
Montréal, Canada 2019                                           Montréal, Canada, 2019

À BAS L’IMAGINAIRE : Original Short film               CARNAVAL EN CIRQUE: Documentary Film
Featured Visual Artist                                               Film Projection and Conference for graduate students
Film Projection Week at Café ORR                            National Circus School
Montréal, Canada, 2019                                         Montréal, Canada, 2020


AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

2024: SHORT FILM “RED” (Cinematographer)

  • Official Selection in Film Festival New York Film and Cinematography Awards 2024

  • Official Selection in Film Festival New York Film and Actress Awards 2024   

2022-2023: SHORT FILM “TERRA BESTIA” (Cinematographer)

       - Official Selection, FilmFest by Rogue Dancer, Raleigh USA 2023
      - Winner Best Dance Musical Video Parai International Musical Awards 2022
      - Semi-Finalist, Near Nazareth International Film Festival 2022
      - Official Selection, 8th Music Film Festival, Buenos Aires 2022

2019: Funded by LOJIQ to fly to Guinea, West Africa, and film Conakry’s 12-day-long International Circus Festival

2018: Finalist in Photography Contest presented by Québec Exquis ''L'Expression du Goût''                                                                    

2017: Winner of 1st Place Filmmaker Award at Little Angels Charity “Canadian Artist of the Year Bi-Annual Honors Ceremony”

2016: Granted by Concordia University Fine Arts Students Alliance to publish a Photography Book entitled “SAINTS”.

2014-15 : Head Organizer of KINO Filmmaking Competitions at Le Réacteur Nucléaire

2015 : Facilities Coordinator at ''Le Trou Noir'' Photography Cooperative

 

Liana Paré

I review every email individually. Weither you are contacting me for a Music Video, a Headshot, a Wedding or a Family Portrait, I like to know as much as I can about what you envision so as to provide a visual product that surpasses your expectations.