Philippe Sioui Durand
Kwe aweti' and welcome to my professional portfolio. I am pleased to present my twenty years of experience as a Wendat, holding various leadership positions, including senior advisor, executive producer, and entrepreneur in the audiovisual and media industry, innovation, and economic development to work for Indigenous communities — to share our stories and bring people together around them.Explore my background below divided into five sections as professional experience, creative work and more.
About
I currently serve as Senior Specialist, Operations and Strategic Planning at CBC/Radio-Canada's Indigenous office, where I lead, manage and operationalize bilingual projects to mobilize teams around the National Indigenous strategy.As a member of the Wendat Nation, I have dedicated myself for two decades to building strong connections between communities through the audiovisual and media industry — sharing our stories and realities, and bringing people together around our narratives. I also explore the synergies between creativity and technology through my work in production, innovation and economic development.I'm currently pursuing an Executive MBA at Université Laval, starting Fall 2026. I graduated from a B.Sc. from Université de Montréal, hold a professional certificate from McGill University, and a College diploma in media arts and technology from Cégep de Jonquière (DCS Diploma).
Photo : Jean-Christophe Blanchet
Professional experience
| Role | Company | Responsability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Specialist, operation and strategy | CBC / Radio-Canada | Leadership, management and operational role of Indigenous projects | 2024 |
| Policy and research Analyst | Institutional | Programs support | 2023 |
| Senior Innovation Advisor | Institutional | Indigenous entrepreneurship | 2022 |
| CEO & Executive producer | Yändata' | Executive direction, assets and production management | 2017 |
| Re-recorded sound mixer and editor | Freelance | Documentaries, French versioning and dubbing, foley | 2009 |
| Radio producer | Astral Média, Cogeco Média | Sound editing and recording | 2005 |
Competency
Leadership, management, facilitation, strategy, planning, and operationalization
Stakeholder management in Indigenous contexts
Writing, industry analysis and monitoring, communication
Supervision and executive production of audiovisual projects and their assets (clients, team, budget, contract, production, post-production)
Entrepreneurial and innovation/creativity consulting
Education
| Diplôma | Institution | Program | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive MBA (Master's in Business Administration for Executives) Student (EMBA) | Université Laval | Personal dev. and leadership, business strategy, responsible management, financial management and decision making | 2026 (in progress) |
| Baccalauréat ès Sciences (B.Sc) | Université de Montréal | Musique numérique, Gestion de l'innovation HEC Montréal, études des Premières Nations | 2019 |
| Professional Development Certificate | McGill University School of Continuing Studies | Executive production in Creative industries | 2021 |
| DEC en Art et technologies des médias (ATM) | Cégep de Jonquière | Radio production | 2005 |
Selected creative work as executive producer
As the CEO and executive producer at Yändata' thought many years we did several great projects. Here's a selection below. If you want to learn more about the firm follow this link.
Producer: Philippe Sioui Durand, Yändata'
Client: International First Peoples' Festival
Project: Tv advertising (including post-production work : motion design, re-recorded mixing, broadcast delivery) and outdoor projection for the festival downtown Montreal, Quartier des spectacles.
Format: HD
Broadcasters: APTN, TVA
Year: 2019
Producer: Philippe Sioui Durand, Yändata'
Client: FNQLHSSC
Project: Original animation created by motion design about the Jordan's principle for First Nations childs, (including post-production tasks : original drawings, sound and original music)
Format: HD
Languages: French & English
Year: 2021
Producer: Philippe Sioui Durand, Yändata'
Client: FNQLEDC
Project: Original motion design animation and post-production about bioeconomy forestry within the First Nations communities in Quebec province.
Format: HD
Languages: French & English
Year: 2021
Producer: Philippe Sioui Durand, Yändata'
Client: Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Project: Full original documentary production, post-production and project supervising.
Format: 4K and HD, 22 minutes, French and English subtitles
Broadcaster: Curio.ca (Société Radio-Canada)
Year: 2020
Producer: Philippe Sioui Durand, Yändata'
Client: Réseau des Universités du Québec, Université Laval
Project: Complete video production and post-production (including motion design and original music) of Indigenous students portraits for the "Reconciliation national forum 2021" event organized by Université Laval and the Réseau de l’Université du Québec.
Format: HD, french and english
Year: 2021
Producer: Philippe Sioui Durand, Yändata'
Client: Ville de Montréal
Project: Co-production, supervising post-production (including sound recordings, original music, re-recording mixing) of an interactive podcast pathways through Peel street in Montreal : « Tsi niion kwarihò:ten, Nos récits, notre voie : Parcours Peel ».
Format: Audio 12 episodes, Kanien'kéha, French and English
Accomplishment: NUMIX 2024's diversity and inclusion mention
Year: 2022
Producer: Philippe Sioui Durand, Yändata'
Client: Musée de la Civilisation
Projet: Sound design and re-recording mixing of audio elements for the permanent youth exhibition named "Ma Maison".
Format: Audio, french and english
Year: 2022
In the media
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