Producing in Martinique: how do we build tomorrow's projects? A round table at Cinemania

How do you put together a feature or a documentary in Martinique today? Who finances it, and who do you co-produce it with? This Wednesday, November 11, at Montréal’s Cinemania festival, where Martinique is in the spotlight this year, a round table starts from real-world experience to talk about tomorrow’s projects.

The event

• When: Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (Montréal time)
• Where: Cinémathèque québécoise, Salle Fernand-Séguin, 335 boulevard de Maisonneuve Est, Montréal
• Admission: free, registration required
• Presented by: Martinique Développement

Around the table

• Nicolas Lecx, producer and founder of LECX Films
• David Destin, director, producer and screenwriter at Karibimage International Studio
• Jacques Boulogne, writer, director and founder of NXT
• Gil Zobda, director, member of the Martinique film commission and of the film office (Bureau d’accueil des tournages) of the Collectivité territoriale de Martinique
• Jeff Maggi, producer, head of an equipment rental company

The discussion is moderated by Amélie Tintin, cultural strategy consultant.

What it is about

No grand speeches: the round table is built on two concrete projects, a fiction film and a documentary. Using these examples, the panelists will explain how each format is structured and financed, and which collaborations are possible with Martinique, especially through co-production.

The panel covers the whole chain: producing, writing and directing, the local authority’s film office, all the way to equipment. In other words, everything a producer from elsewhere needs to know before coming to shoot with us.

Why it matters to us

A project produced in Martinique means jobs in Martinique: technicians, actors, production management, rental companies. For a production from Montréal or elsewhere to hire locally, it has to be able to find easily who is available, and for which role.

That is exactly what CFCDb is for. Productions can search for talent in the directory and post their offers, from a single position to a full casting call. And if you are a technician or an actor, an up-to-date profile means being noticed when these projects come together.

Will you be there?

Are you in Montréal this Wednesday? Let us know on Discord: we would love to share your photos and what you take away from the discussion.

Read also: the round table on our shoots in Martinique, just before at 10:00 and Martinique in the spotlight at Cinemania.

Image: CINEMANIA Festival.