Maxime Rémillard is a Canadian businessman born on January 17, 1975, in

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. He is the president of both

Remcorp Remcorp is a Canadian private investment firm founded by businessman Maxime Rémillard. Its head offices are located in Montreal, Quebec. History The company was founded in 1997. At first involved in the entertainment industry, Remcorp now ma ...

, a leading Canadian private investment firm and Remstar Media, an entertainment and content delivery company.

Biography

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from the

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottawa ...

and studying production at the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

, Rémillard founded

Remstar Remcorp is a Canadian private investment firm founded by businessman Maxime Rémillard. Its head offices are located in Montreal, Quebec. History The company was founded in 1997. At first involved in the entertainment industry, Remcorp now ma ...

in 1997, a film production and distribution company. Under the label, he produced

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’s film '' Polytechnique'', which won the

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

for Best Canadian Film in 2010, '' Head in the Clouds'' starring

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and '' Mesrine: Killer Instinct'' starring

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. As a distributor, he acquired the rights for ''

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'' by

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and Barry Jenkin’s ''

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'', which won the Oscar for Best Film in 2017.

Remcorp

Over the years, he put his influence and ideas at the service of diversification by founding the investment company Remcorp. His company, whose team has cumulatively completed more than $3B in transactions in recent years, is increasing investments with well-established companies in a wide range of sectors including technology, transportation services, real estate and agro-technology. Remcorp also works in the media industry with its company Remstar Media, owner of the specialty channels MAX and ELLE Fictions.

Philanthropy

Rémillard serves on the board of directors of the Fondation du Musée Pointe-à-Callière. For four years, he has partnered with the Mira Foundation. His family helped create the Yosh Taguchi Chair for Urological Cancer Research at

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

. The Rémillard family also supports and sponsors

Centraide United Way Centraide Canada (french: Centraide United Way Canada) is the national organization for the 71 autonomous, volunteer-based United Ways and Centraides across Canada. The United Way Movement in Canada is a federated network of local Unite ...

, the Jewish General Hospital Foundation and La Maison des Petits Tournesols.

Personal life

Rémillard was in a relationship with actress

Karine Vanasse Karine Vanasse (born 24 November 1983) is a French-Canadian actress, who had roles in the films '' Polytechnique'', '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'', ''Switch'' and '' Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)''. International ...

from 2006 to 2014.

External links

Remcorp

Remstar Media

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Remillard, Maxime Canadian film producers Living people People from Longueuil University of Ottawa alumni 1975 births Canadian chief executives