Andrée Cazabon

Gemini nominee and inspirational speaker Andrée Cazabon, recently completed her fifth film, Third World Canada on the plight of children living on First Nations reserve.

Andrée's films have amassed over 1 million viewers on CBC- Newsworld, TVA, Canal D, Radio-Canada, and CBC Television. Her films have also prominently featured at several film festivals, including: The Vancouver Film Festival, the Sudbury film festival, the Toronto Blue Light film festival and the Yorkton Film Festival. In 2006, her documentary Wards of the crown received an award for 'Best social-political documentary' at the Golden Sheaf Awards.

Her work in her community as youth advocate has not gone unnoticed by the media either. Her work has been featured on Canada AM, the Vicky Gabreau show, and CTV. Andrée's activism also involves offering professional development through her films and speaking at a number of conferences across North America. Her professional memberships include the Documentary Organization of Canada DOC - (Ottawa- Gatineau chapter) and the Francophone FRIC - Front des réalisateurs indépents du Canada.

Andrée is also a passionate volunteer on youth-at-risk and youth in foster care projects. Championed by the Senators Foundation and the Max Keeping Foundation, She has helped raise over $360,000 for youth in care.