Last days to apply for C2 Montréal 2025!

C2 Montréal is a non-profit organization that aims to create exchanges between professionals in the Cultural and Creative Industries through a hybrid event, combining conference, festival and art exhibition, and attracting over 5,000 participants each year.

The 2025 edition will take place in Montreal from May 20 to 22. To mark the occasion, theOffice franco-québécois pour la jeunesse and C2 Montréal are inviting five young French entrepreneurs and professionals in the fields of culture and digital creativity to take part in the 14th edition, on the theme of "On the move: the art of taking action".

The program for this 2025 edition revolves around three themed days: immersive universes, sustainability and AI.

This year's guests :

• Emilie Baltz - Experiential artist and creative director Gensler
• Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël - Founders of Felix & Paul Studios ;
• Fabien Marsaud, aka Grand Corps Malade;
• Kim Adams - Senior Director of Pokemon GO Game Development at Niantic ;
• Matt Klein - Cultural theorist and writer, ZINE ;
• Sarah DiLeo - Studio Manager, N. Y. for Omnicom Production;
• Thierry Reboul - Executive Director of Ceremonies for the Paris Olympic Games;
• Thomas Jolly - Artistic Director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games
• Willonius "King Willonius" Hatcher - Artist, AI Architect, Humorist.

Applications are open to young entrepreneurs or professionals in the field of culture and digital creativity: ICCs, artists, researchers, etc., aged between 18 and 35, French or living in France for more than 1 year.

The 5 selected profiles will benefit from financial support of €500 from OFQJ, as well as advantages on their plane tickets and free accreditation forthe event (worth $1995).

Young professionals from the following regions are eligible for additional support under a partnership agreement with OFQJ: Guadeloupe, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France and Ile-de-France.