Jacqueline Dupuis

Jacqueline Dupuis is a Canadian who was Executive Director of the Calgary International Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF).[2][3]

Jacqueline Dupuis
Jacqueline Dupuis in Calgary (2007)
Born1973/1974 (age 45–46)[1]
Biggar, Saskatchewan
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan
Board member ofCIFF, VIFF

Early life

Dupuis grew up on a farm in Biggar, Saskatchewan.[1] She was a student of Economics at the University of Saskatchewan.[1] After graduation, she worked in the tech sector for Sun Microsystems (later acquired by Oracle)[1] and Xerox.[4]

Career

Dupuis was the Executive Director of the CIFF for six years.[5] According to Marsha Lederman of the Globe an Mail, she was responsible for "pulling the Calgary International Film Festival from the brink of insolvency."[1] Eric Volmers of the Calgary Herald said that she increased the cultural impact of the festival on the city during her time as Executive Director, despite cuts to government and corporate funding.[6]

Dupuis joined VIFF in 2012 as its first Executive Director.[1] During the eight years Dupuis was with the VIFF, which ended in 2019, the festival experienced a growth of 40%.[7] Dupuis expanded the programming of VIFF to include virtual reality and gaming.[7]

References
  1. Lederman, Marsha (September 26, 2019). "The woman who changed VIFF gets ready to 'rest'". The Globe and Mail. Toronton, Ontario. p. R4. Retrieved May 1, 2020. ProQuest 2382200306
  2. Wiseman, Andreas (July 8, 2019). "Vancouver Film Festival Executive Director Jacqueline Dupuis Steps Down After Eight Years". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. Cummins, Julianna (August 6, 2014). "Jacqueline Dupuis named new head of VIFF". Playback. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. Lewis, Nick (June 29, 2006). "New face of the film fest". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta: Postmedia. p. D1. ISSN 0828-1815. ProQuest 245403462
  5. Pinto, Jordan (July 8, 2019). "VIFF exec director Jacqueline Dupuis to step down". Playback. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. Volmers, Eric (October 19, 2011). "Dupuis steps down as director of CIFF". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Herald: Postmedia. p. D3. ISSN 0828-1815. ProQuest 900105371
  7. Vlessing, Etan (July 8, 2019). "Vancouver Film Festival Head to Step Down After This Year's Event". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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