“At Esquilo Medias, my mission is to empower creatives with greater autonomy and strong leadership. I partner with them to facilitate, finance, manage, and deliver exceptional content that shapes the Canadian landscape, celebrates diversity, and connects communities through the captivating power of documentaries and television series.”

With a career spanning nearly 20 years in the film industry, Alexandrine Torres de Figueiredo has made a significant impact by collaborating on numerous award-winning documentary, television, and interactive projects that have left a lasting impression. Since moving to Canada, she has been a passionate advocate for the francophone community and actively promotes diversity and inclusion.

Throughout her career, she has demonstrated her passion and expertise in production management and business affairs as a studio administrator and Line producer. Among her notable achievements is her work on the documentary “Sur la corde raide/High Wire,” which won the award for Best Documentary Program or Series: Political History at the Gémeaux in 2020. Other highlights include “Sans maman/Unmothered,” which received the Vague Award for Best Documentary at FICFA 2018, and the interactive project “Merci de jouer/Thank You for Playing,” which was nominated for Numix and Gémeaux awards in 2018. The recent nomination of the interactive project “Vimy Mémorial Vivant / Vimy Living Memorial” for the 2023 Numix award showcases her continued dedication to delivering exceptional content. She is also the executive producer of “1001 Couronnes sur ma tête,” a Koromousso Media production set to air on TFO in the spring of 2025.

Through her company, Esquilo Medias, Alexandrine offers her expertise as a business affairs consultant to independent producers in both French and English. She has also recently expanded her activities into production, maintaining a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.