BIOGRAPHIES Paul
Chartier's personal website: François Morin's personal website: |
PAUL CHARTIER Creative entrepreneur for over 30 years, Mr. Chartier has founded and led a number of companies in the fields of entertainment and leisure, from Clowns La Bebelle, Nouveaux Jeux et Rituels and Voyages Folie Douce to SOS Labyrinthe, Fun Key Studios and now FELIX MUNDI. His wide experience ranges from theatre and circus to play facilitation and tourist services as well as from the creation of great adventure games and megamazes to the production of interactive shows, attractions and television series. Author of Jouer Pour Rire and the Book of the Games of the World, creator, play facilitator, organizer, trainer, scriptwriter, speaker and master of play, Mr. Chartier is a true “engineer of experiences”. Born of a Mexican mother and a French-Canadian father and raised as an infant in the United States, Paul has always considered North America as his playground and base of operations. Starting out as the proto-typical class-clown, Paul pressed-on to become a stage and street clown. His natural inclination to play with his audience gradually led him to his life calling as play facilitator. He then quit the stage to focus on sharing the very powers of play that fuels him. Over thirty years committed to empowering people with the gift of play now make Paul an internationally-recognized master of play as well as a top-notch consultant on creativity for organizations such as Cirque du Soleil and Intrawest. Paul Chartier’s personal website: www.paulfrommontreal.com |
LINE GINGRAS As a kid, Line Gingras was the one organizing the games and the other kids as well as providing activities for families and friends and making sure that everybody had a good time. So it came as no surprise when she chose to devote her career to the entertainment business. She is now an experienced tourist-leisure industry manager with remarkable organizational and logistical expertise. Her entrepreneurship style is based on goal reaching and focuses on fast and, most importantly, permanent problem resolution. Teamwork and employee recognition/ empowerment are also part of her sound management-style. Years of experience in guest services and marketing have led her to develop a sixth sense that always puts her in the client’s shoes. Her partnership with Paul Chartier started in 1993 when she became an organizing consultant for SOS Labyrinthe. Her analytical mind and no-nonsense attitude quickly made her indispensable to the organization: she became General Manager a year later. Since then,
she has worked with Paul on a number of projects, developing
along the way a winning combination of creativity and practicality. |
FRANÇOIS MORIN 20 years experience in the fields of visual creation, communication, interactive animation, internet and Familiar with all aspects of communication: communication strategy, publishing, visual identity, advertising, web site creation, multimedia, illustration and events. His partnership with Paul Chartier started in 1992 when he joined the animation crew of SOS Labyrinthe. In 1993 he became the attraction's artistic director and has, since then, remained Paul's creative accomplice. François Morin's personal website : |