Jean-Christophe Yacono

Photograph and multimedia director @yako.ca

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Hi, they called me yako. Photographer and editor of still or animated images for linear or interactive works, my approach is based on movement and the blurs it produces, in images created during transports, performances and experiences. I work actively on multimedia projects and I carry out documentation mandates for artistic, cultural or festive events. A French-Canadian designer, multimedia producer and photographer, my work is mainly expressed and printed in Montreal (Quebec). I can take charge or intervene in a variety of innovative projects, from small to large scale, from their development to their delivery. My specialty is the creative exploration of technology with a particular focus on interactivity, multimedia and, more specifically, user experience, brand activation and all the new ways to engage and move the audience. Creative director, multimedia director and/or lead innovation (AR, Media lab, Nextasy) at 4U2C - Cirque du Soleil group (2018-19) and MOMENT FACTORY (2016-18), I oversaw the creative development and artistic quality of projects with high technological, interactive or participative value. I must also mention my collaboration with Amnesty Intl. for the first online press conference in Canada (1995), the Content and Application Lab at SONY HQ in Tokyo (C.A.L.- C.S.L, 2001), the collaboration with Michael Snow for the book-DVD ANARCHIVE2: DIGITALSNOW (2002, web version 2010), my participation in the website MONTREAL IN 12 PLACES (2007), in the series of events IN THE MOUTH (2012-14) and my involvement in the ARRQ (Association des Réalisateurs-trices du Qc), in the artistic committee of the ELEKTRA festival, in the FNC and FIFA as an Innovation Advisor. I have received numerous national and international awards (12 Grafika, 11 Boomerang, 5 Gémeaux, 3 Numix, 4 FWA, Webby, SXSW, Reflet d'Or, Comm Art, Digi Award, TDC, ADC, etc.) and my projects have appeared in several publications (Taschen, Future of Cinema, Le Devoir, Libération, ADC NY, ADC Tokyo, InfoPresse, Grafika...). co-editor of