Ian Gailer
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Ian H. Gailer[1] is a festival and organization manager from Quebec. He was the general director and artistic director of Regard – Saguenay International Short Film Festival from 2007 to 2015 and the Quebec City Film Festival from 2015 to 2020.[2] He is the owner and principal consultant of Gailer & Co., a strategic support firm[3] for small and medium enterprises, associations and non-profit organizations in the artistic and cultural fields,[4] founded by Gailer according to the principles of growth hacking.[5]
Originally from Montreal,[6] Ian Gailer trained in radio and television at the Cégep de Jonquière and then graduated in 2007 with honors from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi with a bachelor's degree in administration.[3] During his tenure at the Regard Festival, he introduced French subtitling for all films thanks to the services of students from Université Laval, and did the same while directing the Quebec City Film Festival.[7]
He replaced co-founder Marie-Christine Laflamme at the helm of the Quebec City Film Festival. He changed the artistic direction of the event to include older films, American independent films and more mainstream films.[8] During his leadership, the festival programed a feature film from Quebec as the opening film for each edition of the event[6] and added a screening room: to the Palais Montcalm, the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Québec and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec was added the brand new Le Diamant screening room,[9] the distributor and creation venue for Robert Lepage's Ex Machina theater and multidisciplinary company, located at the entrance of Old Quebec. By the time he left in 2020, Gailer had helped nearly triple the festival's attendance and increase its revenue by nearly 20%. He also implemented a "professional" component to the organization (scholarships, training workshops for emerging artists, etc.).[6]
In 2015, Gailer was a member of the jury for the 30th edition of the International Francophone Film Festival in Namur, Belgium, after having been a member of other jurys in Switzerland, Moncton and the United Kingdom.[10] From 2016 to 2017, within a seven member advisory committee, he was a special advisor to the Minister of Culture and Communications of Quebec Hélène David to advise her in her efforts to renew Quebec's governmental cultural policy. The previous government policy dated back to 1992.[11] In 2021, he was appointed director on the board of directors of TV5 Québec Canada by Nathalie Roy, Quebec's Minister of Culture and Communications at the time.[5]
In March 2026, following discussions with the Quebec City artistic duo Cooke-Sasseville, he made a public statement in support of adding public art to Quebec City's network of long staircases connecting the Lower Town and the Upper Town. His "Projet: Escaliers" seeks to highlight this urban furniture by transforming it into a "living, constantly evolving vertical museum where local public art engages in dialogue with creators from around the world".[12] According to Le Journal de Québec, the project was presented to several stakeholders in the Quebec City region, including city councillors from Quebec City, who reportedly expressed interest.[12],[13] Quebec City Mayor Bruno Marchand said on this subject that "making [the stairs] a visual signature, I like the idea".[14]
References
- ↑ Gailer & Co. "Ian H. Gailer". Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ Secrétariat aux emplois supérieurs (29 November 2023). "Nomination de Ian Gailer – Note biographique" (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- 1 2 Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. "Ambassadeurs 2021-2022 - Ian Gailer" (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ Gailer & Co. "Gailer & Co" (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- 1 2 TV5 Québec Canada. "TV5 Québec Canada accueille Ian Gailer au sein de son conseil d'administration" (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 Moreault, Éric (October 7, 2020). "Ian Gailer quitte le FCVQ". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ Perron, Éric (Summer 2019). "Ian Gailer, directeur général et artistique du Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec". Ciné-Bulles (in French). 37 (3): 38. eISSN 1923-3221. ISSN 0820-8921. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ Perron, Éric (Summer 2019). "Ian Gailer, directeur général et artistique du Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec". Ciné-Bulles (in French). 37 (3): 35–36. eISSN 1923-3221. ISSN 0820-8921. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ Perron, Éric (Summer 2019). "Ian Gailer, directeur général et artistique du Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec". Ciné-Bulles (in French). 37 (3): 7. eISSN 1923-3221. ISSN 0820-8921. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ Duchesne, André (October 8, 2015). "Ian Gailer: petit retour vers les courts". La Presse (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ Picard, Guillaume (February 15, 2016). "La politique culturelle du Québec sera mise à jour". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- 1 2 Karine Gagnon (3 March 2026). "Ian Gailer voit grand pour les escaliers de Québec". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ Sébastien Tanguay (20 March 2026). "L'idée de rendre ses escaliers urbains plus «instagrammables» emballe la Ville de Québec". Le Devoir. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Taïeb Moalla (4 March 2026). "Mise en valeur des escaliers de Québec: Bruno Marchand salue l'initiative". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 6 April 2026.