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Maidy Teitelbaum

Maidy Teitelbaum is the president and founder of Cinemania Film Festival.

Philanthropy

Maidy Teitelbaum created the Cinemania Film Festival in 1995 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts with support from the private sector. This first edition enjoyed instant success. Over the years, as a result of growing attendance, the festival moved to the historic Imperial Cinema, a larger capacity theatre.

Cinemania Film Festival

For nearly 15 years, thanks to Maidy Teitelbaum's enthusiasm and determination, Cinemania offers its public premieres of each year's best French-language films, as well as the opportunity to meet legendary filmmakers and rising film stars. Over the years, Cinemania has become the leading French film festival in the Americas, and attracts a public beyond the borders of the Montreal region, and Quebec.

Chevalier of Order of Arts and Literature

In 2006, Maidy Teitelbaum was honoured with the prestigious distinction of Chevalier from the Order of Arts and Literature of France. This honour underlines the exceptional contribution to French culture by the President and Founder of the Cinemania Film Festival.

The Order of Arts and Letters is a French distinction awarded since 1957 by the Ministry of Culture and Communication of France.

Maidy Teitelbaum joined the ranks of Gilles Carle, Céline Dion, Phyllis Lambert, Robert Lepage, Denise Robert and Michel Tremblay, all honored by France for their extraordinary support of the arts and letters.

Medaille Beaumarchais

On June 16, 2008, Maidy Teitelbaum received the prestigious Medaille Beaumarchais awarded by the SACD of France (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques). This distinction is awarded each year to honour an important figure whose work supports artistic creation and copyright issues.

The great filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, during his visit to Cinemania in 2007, was so impressed by Maidy Teitelbaum's passion and constant efforts that he did not hesitate to share his enthusiasm with Jacques Fansten, President of the SACD who explained the committee's decision in these words: "thanks to Bertrand Tavernier, we know all about the remarquable work you have achieved through the creation of this festival (...). We also know that you have managed to touch a very wide audience and this is a beautiful gift to our films."

Many prominent artists surrounded Maidy Teitelbaum during the ceremony on June 16, 2008, all of which also saw their talent recognized by the SACD. Among them were: directors Patrice Chéreau and Volker Schlöndorff, the Secretary General of Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie Abdou Diouf, the Publication Director of "Le Nouvel Observateur" Denis Olivennes, as well as the actress and director Julie Delpy.