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“LET’S TALK ABOUT TOMORROW – Act, connect and celebrate with the living world“
This series of monthly meetings is part of Event 25 – Living trails. The aim of these meetings is to bring together professionals and members of the public involved in the M28 approach and to share ideas on M28 themes.
One Monday a month, two guest speakers – artists, researchers or project leaders – are invited to discuss thematic issues at the Hôtel d’Aurès in Montpellier, the beating heart of M28.
On the path to sobriety #4
Monday 10 March 2025, at 6pm at the Hôtel d’Aurès in Montpellier, on the subject of “On the path to sobriety”, with Jean-Paul Deniaud and Virginie Guilminot.
Free admission, subject to availability
Jean-Paul Deniaud
A former editor-in-chief of Trax, Jean-Paul Deniaud co-founded and now runs Pioche!, an online media and newsletter dedicated to the ecological transition in culture and the cultural expressions of ecology (artworks, artists, events, etc.). In Montpellier, he co-founded and now presides the 2030 Festival, a cooperative, festive and committed event aiming to put culture at the service of ecology and commitment, through citizen eco-workshops and a week of collective celebration – from 1 to 7 December 2025 – throughout the city.
Virginie Guilminot
Virginie Guilminot, PhD in Image Arts and Technologies, Paris 8, has been working in the field of 3D animation for over 30 years. She defends ethical animated cinema by creating responsible eco-animations, from production to distribution, in line with the challenges of ecological transition. Assistant director on Kaena, Europe’s 1st 3D feature (1998-2003), she becomes production manager in 2004 on the Mac Guff studio’s 1st 3D feature, Azur & Asmar by Michel Ocelot. In 2013, Virginie organises the Blender Colo, to test the stability of this free software. In 2014, she is behind the creation of the SCOP Les Fées Spéciales, Un Pluriel bien singulier. More recently, she has been production manager on Julie Gavras’ animated series Cherchez la Femme ! for ARTE and “orchestra conductor” for Sacrebleu, of the 3D Blender animation of FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis – Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival, 4 Prizes at the Annecy Film Festival, Annie Awards, Golden Globes, César and Oscar.