An expertise that makes all the difference

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  Jacques Bilodeau
  Founding President and Producer, Oasis Animation

  Jacques Bilodeau has been working in the television industry for more than 30 years. He founded PMT Vidéo, a special effects and 3D animation company before joining Groupe TVA as Vice-President of the Techner Group. He was also the Founding President of Toon Boom Technologies Inc., the world leader in animation software whose customers include Walt Disney Animation, Warner Bros, Dreamworks and Nelvana, to name just a few. In 2003, he founded Oasis Animation and to this date, acts as President and Producer for the company.

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  Judith Beauchemin
  Vice President Operations

  Judith Beauchemin is Vice President Operations at Oasis Animation since January 2021. In this role, her main responsibility is to oversee the general operations of the company in order to increase its efficiency. Result oriented, Judith is an invaluable addition to the organization both operationally and strategically.
  Over the past 20 years, Judith has held a number of key positions in major audiovisual production companies including as a producer over 500 hours of content for U.S. broadcasters such as the History Channel and Investigation Discovery, for which she produced 7 seasons of the Fatal Vows series.
  Judith Beauchemin holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from UQAM in Montreal.

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  Marianne Culbert
  Head of Production

  Marianne Culbert has extensive experience in the production sector, and a lengthy record of achievements. Over a career spanning more than thirty years, she has occupied various positions as producer and executive producer, leading large teams at several 2D animation studios across Canada, like Nelvana, Mercury Filmworks and Portfolio Entertainment, where she served as Vice President of Production. Over the course of her career, Marianne has produced and delivered on many series for prestigious clients including PBS, Disney, Netflix and Teletoon, just to name a few.

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  Natasha Melillo
  Vice-President, Finance and Administration

  GA dynamic and committed manager, Natasha Melillo has nearly ten years of experience in the television production industry. She started her career in audit at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, then she moved to La Presse Télé, which became LP8 Média, then Attraction Images. Following the company’s growth, she is entrusted with increasing responsibilities within the finance and accounting department, acting as Financial Director, Productions. Since February 2017, she serves as Vice-President, Finance and Administration for Oasis Animation. Recognized for her leadership, her thoroughness and as a key team player, she brings focus on strategic planning and performance management.
  Natasha Melillo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from HEC Montréal and is a member of the Ordre des Comptables Professionnels Agréés du Québec.

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  Isabelle Bilodeau
  Director of Business Development

  Isabelle Bilodeau, Director of Business Development at Oasis Animation, is responsible for developing and growing business opportunities for the 2D Animation studio. She is a graduate from McGill University in Finance. Previously, she worked as a corporate financial analyst at comedy house Just for Laughs (Juste pour rire) and was responsible for the development and analysis of new investment opportunities. She formerly was a producer of live entertainment shows at Juste pour rire and the Operation Manager at Just for Laughs Theatrical.

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  Shannan Thomson
  Producer

  Shannan Thomson graduated from Algonquin College’s Television Broadcasting Program and began her television production career in 2001 in live action on television series and documentaries. Upon a seamless transition into animation Shannan has captained the delivery of both prime time and pre-school animation as Head of Production and as a Series Producer for Big Jump Entertainment delivering to NETFLIX, CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, CBC and TVO.

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  Rosalie Bycenko
  Production Manager

  With a Bachelor's degree in Communication (Media-Television Creation), Rosalie joined the Oasis Animation team in 2018.
  Her hard work, professionalism and leadership have allowed her to evolve very quickly within the company to the roles of production assistant, production coordinator and production manager in just a few years.
  Rosalie has worked on the projects Arthur, Curious George and F is For Family.

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  Jodi Christie
  Production Manager

  Jodi is a graduate from the University of Toronto and began her career at YTV and Treehouse, working to implement digital content offerings. Jodi continued on to work for Teletoon as their Business Development Manager and, later, for Corus Entertainment, ensuring broad distribution across Canada for all of their major networks. Jodi later joined Nelvana as Production Coordinator and had the opportunity to work on a 2D series for Nickelodeon, as well as a 3D short film for Treehouse and Apple TV. Most recently, Jodi worked as Production Manager at 9Story/Brown Bag Films on a 2D series for PBS and TVO Kids. Jodi brings a sincere passion for storytelling and animation.

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