Christian Langlois

Christian Langlois is a Canadian film and multimedia director and creative director - expert in entertainment, based in Montreal, Quebec. He has collaborated at several series, films, documentaries, varieties tv programs and cultural magazines, commercials films, music videos and immersive multimedia installations. He studied at Université du Québec à Montréal in communications programs: new media, digital cinema and video and advertising.

Career

After his graduate studies in new media and digital art, Christian began his career in electronic arts, video installations. His work was featured in several art institutions and foundations around the world. He was invited to the Danae Art Foundation in France and was a guest of the French Cultural Minister and the Mayor of Blois, Jack Lang, now President of the Arab World Institute in Paris.

Early in his career, he worked as a video director, and creative director, Christian co-found the creative lab at MusiquePlus, the Québecois MTV, dedicated to music videos, entertainment and pop culture programs. This innovative visual lab became a hub for digital experimentation and broadcast design, where he established his reputation as a trailblazer in tv branding and visual imaging. It received recognition from peers and the public, including awards such as the Prix Gémeaux and Promax.

With his impactful visuals and distinctive signature style, he move to a career in advertising as a film director and a creative contributor working for major brands in fashion, beauty, health, transportation, telecom,food,teen culture and extreme sports. Over the years, Christian has collaborated with leading creative agencies, completing more than 100 ad campaigns with various production companies globally, including Propaganda films (L.A.), Cinélande, Jet Films, Honey & Milk, (Prague) La Fabrique d'images, Radke, Partners, The Garden (Toronto), Satellite My Love (Paris), Les Enfants and Rodeo. He directed an interactive viral digital ad for OB, titled "A Personal Apology," which achieved significant social media success, garnering over 47 million views and winning 22 international awards.

His creative director, lead design and director work has taken him across the globe, as far afield as Mongolia, working on the brand image of a national TV channel, MongolTV He has created opening sequences for prestigious series such as Marie-Antoinette and Versailles for Canal+ and BBC, for series Acceptable Risk and Hidden Assetsfor Rte One, Sundance Channel, Primevideo, Britbox, Acorn. He contributed to the success of documentaries for the National Film Board of Canada on global issues, Middle Eastern politics, new journalism, and remote work: Working different, High wire, Freelancer on the front line.

Recently, Christian has been involved in the creation of immersive experiences and digital activation for airport terminals, museums, and cultural districts, collaborating with renowned institutions like Newark airport, National Geographic and the Smithsonian on XR experiences.

His work has earned him numerous prestigious awards, Cannes Lions, Clio, SXSW, Lia, The Bessies, Webby, Promax BDA, David Ogilvy and Applied Arts.

Filmography + Videography

• Base Camp, National Geographic - GSM Project - Dpt. / Immersive and interactive experiences - in production
• Working different ONF-NFB (French Studio - Vancouver - Toronto) / Documentary film
• Les Matérialistes - Dark Matter Labs - Architecture sans frontières / Short expectative documentary
• Marie Antoinette 1, 2 - Canal+, BBC2, PBS, Radio Canada Télé - Capa Drama / Series
• Hidden Assets 1, 2 - BBC UK - Rte One Irland / Series
• 25 years of design Latitude Nord / Branded content - 12 episodes
• L’Atelier Vrai - Vidéotron - FairPlay / Documentary series
• Digital journey of surprises NYC Port Authority - Newark Airport - Moment factory / Immersive installations and experiences
• Experiences: Sjaella Fürstenwalder Musikzyklus - Berlin / XR Immersive concert experiences, virtual recital,
• Signature Series - Yvon Jardel - Animation + vfx Obox - LaSalle College International / Master classes - 12 episodes
• Fiction to nonfiction RF architecture NYC / Art and architecture film - Documentary film
• Sur la Corde Raide, National Film Board of Canada, - Documentary film
• Voyce, Summer Lust - Music video
• Rosenfeld, On the Front Lines, National Film Board of Canada, - Documentary film
• OB - A Personal Apology - Viral and digital ad
• Michael Mooney, Open your eyes, - Interactive Music video
• La Voix, cet otage merveilleux - 25 shorts
• Jorane, Dit-elle - Music video
• Rudy Caya, Mourrir de rire - Music video
• Jean-Pierre Ferland, - Music video
• Virtuel - Video installation
• Le sale à manger - Video installation, 20 shorts
• La caverne d'Érika - Short
• Station - Documentary about contemporary art
• 14 Stations - Documentary about contemporary art
• Si tu es sage on ira voir la guerre - Short film

Television

• NBC - NFL Sunday Night Football, 2019 TV opening sequence, NBC Networks and NFL, Rodeo FX
• TVA 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 TV Launching promos, Group TVA, Quebecor Media
• Freelancer on the Front Lines 2016 documentary Opening sequence and Creative direction, NFB, National Film Board of Canada
• Acceptable Risk, TV series, RTI Ireland, Sundance Channel, Los Angeles (Opening and broadcast design)
• Versailles, TV series, Canal+. Capa Drama, Incendo, Paris, (Opening and broadcast design)
• Nouvelle Adresse, TV series, Ici Radio Canada télé, (Opening and broadcast design)
• TVA 2013, 2014 and 2015 TV Branding and visual identity, Idents and promo graphic kit, Group TVA, Quebecor Media
• MongolTV, TV Branding and visual identity, 20 idents, Group Gatsurt, Oulanbator, Mongolia
• Moi&Cie TV Branding and visual identity, 10 idents Group TVA, Quebecor Media
• Mlle, TV Branding and visual identity, 10 idents, Group TVA, Quebecor Media
• Mauvais Karma, TV series, Ici Radio Canada télé, (Opening and broadcast design)
• Yoopa, TVA group, Sid Lee, (Animation for TV Ids and broadcast design)
• Zed, Artv, CBC, Tokyo Disney, Cirque du Soleil, (Manga animation, opening and broadcast design)
• Sophie, ABC-CBC, (Opening and broadcast design)
• Rumeurs, SRC, (Opening and broadcast design)
• Tupperware, Bowl of success, CBC,(Opening and broadcast design)
• Les Francs Tireurs, Télé Quebec (Opening and broadcast design)
• Musicographie, TVA -Musimax (Opening and broadcast design)
• Buzzé, MusiquePlus (Opening and broadcast design)
• Mamuz, MusiquePlus (Opening and broadcast design)
• Electrochoc, MusiquePlus (Opening and broadcast design)
• Perfecto Mode, SRC (Opening and broadcast design)
• Mamuz, MusiquePlus (Opening and broadcast design)
• Chic Planète, Musimax (Opening and broadcast design)
• D., TV5 (Opening and broadcast design)
• Perfectly Fit with Claudia Schiffer, CBS (Opening and broadcast design)
• Dadabiz, MusiquePlus (Direction of 2 seasons x 52 episodes cultural TV show)
• Gala, MusiquePlus (Direction of Musical Video Award TV show)
• Perfecto, MusiquePlus (Opening and broadcast design)
• Fax, MusiquePlus (Opening and broadcast design)
• Top 500 -Profil de la décennie, MusiquePlus,(Direction of documentary program)
• BlackOut, (Opening and broadcast design, program structure)
• BuzzClip, (Opening and broadcast design, program structure)

Screening - Festivals - exhibitions

• Rendez vous Québec Cinéma, Montreal
• SXSW Films, Austin, USA
• RIDM, Montreal
• FNC, Montreal
• Festival du cinéma québécois de Blois, France
• Hots Doc, Toronto
• Festival des films sur l’art, Montreal
• Minutes Moments, Montreal
• Festival Carrousel, Quebec City
• Champ Libre, Montreal
• Les Cinémas du Québec et du Canada, Beaubourg, Paris, France
• Première manifestation internationale vidéo et art électronique, Montreal
• Tournée des centres culturels Mexicains, Mexico,
• Festival international du nouveau cinéma et de la vidéo de Montréal, Montreal
• Galerie La Centrale, Montreal
• Fondation Danaé, France
• Fantaisies vidéos indigènes, Montreal
• Palais Montcalm, Quebec City
• Images, Toronto
• 15 anniversaire du Vidéographe, Montreal
• Itérations,France
• Festival international de films et de vidéos de femmes, Montreal
• Festival vidéo de Liège, Belgium, Tournée de centres culturels Belges, Belgium
• Tournée des centres culturels Indiens, India
• Kaléidoscope - TV5 Monde, Francophonia, France,
• Les Rendez-vous de cinéma québécois, Montreal,
• Images, Toronto
• New Visions, Glasgow, Scotland
• Manifestation internationale de vidéo et de télévision de Montbéliard, France
• Festival internacional de video cidade de Vigo, Spain
• Galerie Obscure, Quebec
• Galerie Oboro, Montreal
• Galerie de Matane, Matane,Canada,
• Film & video festival of Barrie, Canada