Ex-Caribara Montreal, Gaumont exec Guillaume Dubois joins Mercury Filmworks

Ottawa-based animation studio Mercury Filmworks has appointed former Caribara Montreal and Gaumont executive Guillaume Dubois as VP of production.

Guillaume Dubois

Reporting to founder and CEO Clint Eland, Dubois will be responsible for managing current and future productions in the studio’s pipeline, both for service production and original IP projects.

Dubois, who has more than 16 years of experience in animation and children’s TV, will work alongside chief creative officer Heath Kenny and VP of original series and coproductions Chantal Ling.

Before joining Mercury Filmworks, Dubois was co-founder and CEO of Caribara Montreal, where he oversaw operations and business affairs for the Canadian arm of Paris-based animation firm Caribara.

Before that he was head of production and line producer at TouTenKartoon, working on projects including Glitch Techs (Nickelodeon, Netflix), 3D animated theatrical feature Sgt Stubby: An American Hero (Fun Academy Studios), season three of Wakfu (Ankama, Netflix) and season one of Ollie & Moon (Cottonwood Media, Netflix, Sprout, France Televisions).

Prior to that he was development head of production at Gaumont, overseeing animated TV series, feature films and transmedia web projects for kids and adults.

“Guillaume brings a broad sweep of studio experience and valuable operational expertise,” said Eland. “Our alignment on a talent-forward approach further strengthens Mercury’s ability to deliver powerful performances and stories to and for our partners.”