Connexion Films International Names New President

MONTREAL: Attraction Media has named Daniel Vermette as president of its new company Connexion Films International.

As president, Vermette will be responsible for establishing and developing international co-production partnerships. Prior to this, he was the VP of Canada at Technicolor Creative Services.

“With the recent changes in content production, Attraction decided to innovate by launching a company whose mission is to provide quality production services and establish solid business relationships based on trust and integrity,” said Mario Clément, the executive VP of Attraction Media. “Mr. Vermette’s excellent reputation and broad knowledge of international co-productions will diversify and enrich the expertise of the Attraction team. It is in this optic that we welcome him in the group.”

Richard Speer, the president of Attraction Media, added: “Attraction Media is determined to strengthen its position in the content creation process, in the full range of production expertise as well as in the exploitation of media content here and abroad. We will spare no effort to attract talent to our group, create an optimal working environment that will stimulate ingenuity, and lead to the creation of original content that fulfills the demands of the national and international markets. The challenge of the next decade will be to adapt to all structural changes triggered by the rise of new platforms. This will undoubtedly lead us to a more diversified and creative approach. The arrival of Daniel Vermette in our ranks is another step taken in that direction.”

Connexion Films joins Attraction Media, alongside Jet Films; La Cavalerie; Bubbles Television; Cirrus Communications; La Boîte de Prod; CitéAmérique and Delphis Films.