About

mingotwo is a PR and communications office based in Montreal

Services


Communications mingotwo accompanies and promotes projects in various stages of development. Working chiefly in the film and cultural sectors, Communications mingotwo also puts its expertise to good use with clients in the TV, digital and new media industries.

Media relations

  • Interview booking
  • One-off media relations and annual representation
  • Writing (press releases, press kits)
  • Targeted send-out of press releases
  • Media solicitation and follow-ups
  • Organization of interview days, press conferences and red carpets
  • Monitoring of media coverage and press report

Consulting and public relations

  • Development of integrated communication plans
  • Brand analysis and management
  • Strategic positioning
  • Work schedule and media action plan
  • Creation of personalized communication tools
  • Interview coaching and preparation

Social media and digital communications

  • Strategic monitoring
  • Development of tailor-made strategies
  • Content creation
  • Content partnerships with web influencers
  • Community management services

Promotion

  • Design and implementation of promotional strategies
  • Search for suitable partners
  • Management of promotional operations with media and/or corporate partners
  • Organization of contests and special event screenings
  • Implementation and follow-up regarding on-the-ground promotional initiatives

Clients

Métropole Films, Quebec subsidiary of Mongrel Media, is the exclusive distributor of Sony Pictures Classics titles in Quebec as well as an independent distributor of international auteur films for the Quebec market.

Media relations, social media strategy
  • Fabuleux (2014)Simon Duch
  • Dheepan (2015)Jacques Audiard

Entract Films, a division of Remstar Corporation, is a Canadian distributor specialized in the acquisition and nationwide distribution of films across all platforms.

Media relations

Communications Mingotwo represents Entract’s entire catalogue of releases

Founded by Armand Lafond, Axia Films is a distribution company specialized in European and Quebec auteur cinema. It covers the Quebec and Canadian markets.

Media relations

Communications Mingotwo represents Axia’s entire catalogue of releases

An occasional collaborator, Les Films du 3 mars is a distribution centre whose main mandate is to promote independent and art house cinema, primarily documentary and chiefly Québécois, but also Canadian and international, for the Quebec market.

Media relations, social media strategy
  • De prisons en prisons (2015)Steve Patry
  • Pinocchio (2015)André-Line Beauparlant
  • Montréal New Wave (2011)Erik Cimon

An occasional collaborator, K-Films Amérique is an independent distributor of Quebec and international auteur films, based in Montreal.

Media relations
  • Boris Without Béatrice (2016)Denis Côté

An occasional collaborator, Funfilm Distribution is a Quebec company whose mandate is to distribute Quebec and international auteur films for the Quebec and Canadian markets.

Media relations, social media strategy, promotion, consulting services
  • The Empire of Scents ()Kim Nguyen
  • Le Rang du Lion ()Stéphan Beaudoin
  • Prank ()Vincent Biron
  • Maudite Poutine ()Karl Lemieux

An occasional collaborator, the Coop Vidéo is a production and distribution centre for auteur works of all formats and genres, based in Montreal.

Media relations, consulting services
  • Un paradis pour tous (2016)Robert Morin

A Time Warner subsidiary, Warner Bros. Canada is a film and television distribution company.

Managing promotional operations, organizing contests and special event screenings, implementing and following-up with on-the-ground promotional initiatives
  • Inherent Vice (2014)Paul Thomas Anderson
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)Guy Ritchie
Planète+

Planète+ is a TV channel part of THEMA, a Canal+ Group Company banner. Established in Canada since 2002, Planète+ offers a unique, rich and diverse line-up that makes it one of the most appreciated documentary channels in Quebec.

Media relations, consulting services, social media strategy

Metafilms is an independent Montreal production company specialized in auteur cinema of all stripes – shorts, medium-length films and features, both documentary and fiction.

Media relations
  • Les Êtres chers ()Anne Émond
  • Boris Without Béatrice ()Denis Côté

Montreal-based production company for films and digital projects.

Consulting services, media relations
  • Les Affamés (2017)Robin Aubert

Independent production company founded by Serge Noël and based in Montreal.

Consulting services, media relations, social media strategy, creation of communication tools
  • Fatima ()Philippe Faucon
  • Early Winter ()Michael Rowe
ReFrame

Montreal-based production company founded by Garry Beitel and Barry Lazar. Specialized in documentary.

Consulting services, media relations, social media strategy, creation of communication tools
  • In Pursuit of Peace ()Garry Beitel

Film production company based in Montreal and founded by Richard Lalonde.

Media relations
  • The Heart Dies Last ()Alexis Durand-Brault
EyeSteelFilm

EyeSteelFilm is a Montreal-based production company specialized in documentary films and interactive works.

Consulting services, media relations, social media strategy
  • Anote’s Ark ()Matthieu Rytz

Independent film production company founded by Yanick Letourneau and based in Montreal.

Media relations, social media strategy
  • Deejays ()Alexandre Frénois
  • Montreal New Wave ()Érik Cimon
Lowik Media

Independent production company founded by Lucie Tremblay and based in Montreal, specialized in the development of documentary projects.

Media relations
  • The Empire of Scents ()Kim Nguyen

Independent production company based in Montreal.

Media relations
  • Louise en hiver ()Jean-François Laguionie
Productions les années lumières

Independent production company based in Quebec.

Media relations
  • Desperado ()Richard Angers

New media studio specialized in scenic design and creative video content, based in Montreal.

Brand analysis and management, strategic positioning, social media strategy, media relations

Les productions l’Art Sali

Independent production company based in Montreal.

Media relations, social media strategy, promotion, consulting services
  • Le Rang du Lion ()Le Rang du Lion

The biggest genre film festival in North America

Media relations, public relations

International festival of cinema and interactive works. Longest running international film festival in Canada

Media relations

Montreal edition of the international exhibition World Press Photo, a foundation committed to developing and expanding the field of photojournalism around the world.

Media relations, social media strategy

The Cinémathèque québécoise’s mission is to acquire, document and preserve Quebec’s audiovisual heritage as well as to collect international animation and significant works of Canadian and international cinema, to ensure they are made available for cultural and educational purposes. As a screening venue, the Cinémathèque québécoise also hosts a number of Montreal festivals and offers countless screenings throughout the year.

Media relations

The Sommets du cinéma d’animation de Montréal, various events and one-off screenings

Cultural institution dedicated to the promotion of the German language and culture.

Media relations, public relations

Film festival dedicated to works that have been newly digitized and restaured for the big screen

Media relations

Longue vue sur le court

International festival of short films that takes place in Montreal’s Southwest borough.

Media relations, social media strategy

PoutineFest / Ribfest

Culinary festivals in the heart of Old Montreal

Media relations, social media strategy

Marc-André Grondin

Actor

Brand, media relations

César Award for Most Promising Actor (2009), Jutra Award for Best Actor (2005)

Evelyne Brochu

Actress

Brand, media relations

Gemini Award, Best Actress, (2012)

Red Bull Music Academy

The Red Bull Music Academy is a world-traveling series of music workshops and festivals: a platform for those who make a difference in today’s musical landscape.

Media relations

Art & Essai

Founded in Montreal in 2012, Art & Essai is meant to be a film production company and a creative laboratory. We strive to develop eclectic and unconventional films that will still be relevant many years from now.

MEDIA RELATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY
  • PRANK (2016)Vincent Biron
  • Those Who Make Halfway Revolution Only Dig Their Own Graves (2016)Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie

The Sommets du cinéma d’animation is an international festival dedicated to animation in all its forms, from heritage films to new media by way of current production. Over five days, Montreal moves to the rhythms of animation! A unique event in Quebec, the festival celebrates an art form that has long brought international recognition to Quebec and to Canada. The next Sommets du cinéma d’animation will be held from 23rd to 27th of November, 2016.

Media relations

MK2 | MILE END core business is distribution, with activities in production, theatrical programming, virtual reality and cinema-based event development to follow in the short to medium term. MK2 l MILE END is the exclusive distributor of MK2’s catalogue in Quebec.

Media relations, social media strategy

Communications Mingotwo represents MK2 Mile-End's entire catalogue of releases.

SEASONS is a French-language discovery channel from THEMA, a Canal+ Group Company, dedicated to hunting, fishing and nature across the world.

Media relations, consulting services

Each winter, Igloofest brings together thousands of electronic music lovers to dance under the open sky in Montréal's Old Port. For the 375th Hivernales celebrations, Igloofest adds some special free winter activities as well as two extra weekends of wild, woolly competition and Off-Igloofest nights.

Media Relations

375th Montreal's birthday special edition

Prends ça court!

Prends ça court! is not only a key player in the dissemination and promotion of short films, but is also a reference throughout the world for his involvement with young talents. For 17 years, it has established itself as the organization that awards the most important prizes in the field of short films. Every year, Prends ça court! contributes to the presentation of short films at numerous festivals in Canada and in more than 60 countries around the world.

Media relations

La Pastèque

La Pastèque is a Quebec publishing house founded in 1998 by Frédéric Gauthier and Martin Brault and aims to offer a support of expression to Quebec illustrators and screenwriters who wish to launch their comic strips, to gather the works of authors from different countries and from different horizons, and to promote Quebec comics. In 2016, La Pastèque launched the interactive and participatory project Tout garni.

Media relations
  • Tout garni (2016)Pascal Girard, Rémy Simard, Geneviève Godbout, Isabelle Arsenault, Cathon, Pascal Blanchet, Patrick Doyon, Jacques Goldstyn, Stéphane Poirier, Julie Rocheleau, Guillaume Perreault et Cyril Doisneau.

Bravo Charlie is a company dedicated to the production of short and feature length fiction or documentary films founded by Etienne Hansez and Raphaëlle Bilodeau.

Media relations
  • Chien de garde (2017)Sophie Dupuis
L’atelier Pierre Thibault

Building is one of the most important actions that a society can take because it marks a definitive footprint on the territory, changing the relationship we have with it, how we perceive it, apprehend it, live it. At every stage of its projects, L'Atelier Pierre Thibault stands out because of its proximity to its customers, its concern for the environment, its unique vision of the territory and its concern to create a space adapted to the needs of those who will evolve in it. During the fourteen episodes of L'Atelier Pierre Thibault web serie, the observer will be behind the scenes of the creative process.

Media Relations

Since 1998 and for eight consecutive days, the Outaouais Film Festival offers more than a hundred projections of feature-length, short fiction and animation films and documentaries from some twenty countries, and a prominent place for national and international auteur cinema, particularly productions of Québec and Outaouais.

Media relations

AZ Films

A company that both produces and distributes feature-length motion pictures, A-Z Films also distributes DVD’s and broadcasts its features on Canadian television. A-Z Films purchases the rights to distribute Quebec, Canadian, and foreign films from countries such as France, the United Kingdom, India, Italy, Lebanon, Egypt, Denmark, and the USA. A-Z Films is Outsider Pictures catalogue distributor for Quebec.

Promotion, Grassroots marketing

TVA Films is a Canadian film and television distribution company established in 2002 by Groupe TVA, a division of Québecor Media.

Media relations

Chromatic

Founded in 2009 by MASSIVart, Chromatic is first and foremost a creator of cultural experiences. Whether visual, sound-based or digital, the organization celebrates art in its multiple forms by letting users interpret them according to their own sensitivities. All year, the team deploys a series of events that feature local and international talents in order to let the public discover or re-discover new artistic practices. Each spring, the excitement culminates into a multidisciplinary festival where over fifty artists and creators exhibit their work to the public.

Media relations

Quartier des spectacles

With a history stretching back more than 100 years, the Quartier des spectacles neighbourhood has always been a popular cultural and entertainment destination in Montreal. In 2003, the Quartier’s purpose was officially defined with the creation of the Quartier des spectacles Partnership. The Quartier acquired its own visual identity and a shared vision: Live, Learn, Create and Entertain Downtown. In the autumn 2017, The Quartier des Spectacles presents a new experience highlighting the new forms of temporary public art and permanent art work of the Quartier. The event features more than 20 original pieces and permanent art work, in the visual arts, digital arts, design and architecture, to be displayed outdoors on building walls, in public squares and at several unconventional sites within the Quartier des Spectacles.

Media Relations
  • KM3 (2017)Around 30 Quebec artists will present a piece during KM3.
CinéVue

CinéVue is an event aimed at linking the cinema and the many attractions of the memphremagog region and its spaces. It aims to be a unifying time metting where films are presented and commented by the directors and actors who come to interact with the public. The programming is divided into 2 parts: one part of the programming is dedicated to Quebec cinema while the other focuses on a foreign cinematography.

Media relations

CINEMANIA

CINEMANIA is a French-language film festival that takes place in Montreal.

Media relations

CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL

Canal+ International consists of a selection of the best programmes produced by the CANAL+ Group, structured around the big themes of entertainment, film and sport. It addresses both French households and families living in Quebec and Quebec natives, who will now be able to discover the original content that has contributed so much to the Group's renown.

Media relations

LA MAISON THÉÂTRE

Venue hosting independent theatre groups with innovative performances geared toward children.

Media relations


Contacts

1908, rue Panet suite 403A
Montréal, H2L 3A2

1+(514) 582-5272

Mélanie Mingotaud

Melanie@mingo2.ca

Dominic-François Senecal

Dominic@mingo2.ca

Lorenzo Feldhandler

Lorenzo@mingo2.ca

Zoé Verdier

Zoe@mingo2.ca