Montreal, September 1st, 2005

Bruno Despas Appointed Vice-President of Laboratory Services at Global Vision / CitéLab

Mathieu Lefebvre, President of Global Vision/CitéLab, was pleased to announce the appointment of Bruno Despas to the position of Vice-President of Laboratory Services.

The Global Vision/CitéLab film laboratory required someone with world-class expertise, now that it is offering clients film-finishing services and 35mm release printing in addition to negative development and 2K/4K finishing (ARRI SCAN, ARRI LASER and big-screen color correction). Originally trained as a chemical engineer, Bruno Despas began his career at the prestigious and world-renowned Laboratoire Éclair in Paris, where, over a 12-year period, he occupied the position of Technical Director followed by Operations Manager. He most recently held the position of General Director at Centrimage in Paris, where in addition to managing operations in the traditional laboratory, he developed a research-and-development unit for digital-restoration and audiovisual-archive tools. During his time at Centrimage, he supervised the restoration of classic films, including Fritz Lang's masterpiece Metropolis, a project carried out in partnership with Germany. He also oversaw the creation of the first Parisian telefilm postproduction unit to use non-linear editing.

Bruno accepted the invitation to join the management team at Global Vision/CitéLab as a result of the many unique challenges associated with the range of services offered at the laboratory. His responsibilities will include managing and developing the integrated 2K/4K and traditional film postproduction chain, 35mm release printing and chemical restoration.

In addition to developing a world-renowned reputation, Bruno fulfilled his duties as President of the Technical Committee of the Fédération des industries techniques du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel de France. He has also been a member of the Society of Motion Picture and TV Engineers, the International Federation of Film Archives, the Groupe Européen Archives / Laboratoire (GAMMA) and the Federation of Cinema, Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries.

Mr. Paul Gagnon, who is already well known in our industry, will now be able to fully dedicate himself to managing client services at the laboratory.

Contact:
Paul Bellerose
514.879.0020