Canadian native, Christine has lived in Morrocco during her childhood, graduated from East Asian Studies and Cinema in Unversity of Montreal, then soon moved to Japan where she lived for 23 years and one year in South Korea. A natural leader and skilled manager, she quickly climbed the corporate ladder to become the youngest appointed Director of the Renault Group at age 29. Motivated by complex challenges to fulfill, she was given the responsibilty for organisational stucturation of many large scale projects, such as the development and steering of Communucation network including 13 countries Asia Pacific wide, the creation of the Communication Department of then newly acquired Renault Samsung Motors, the coordination of the 38 international events of the Month of Quebec in Japan, the crisis communication of a major Pharmaceutical company in Japan, the final image building of then nose-diving Takefuji, making her the first woman as well as first foreigner to be appointed as Communication Director in the very closed consumer credit industry.
She Created CLAGA Productions in 2007 and has worked as a bridge between Asia and Western cultures, helping businesses to better work together, and creating contents for numerous tv and film productions. In 2011, she founded NADIA, an NPO for the reconstruction of the area afffected by the Tsunami disaster.
Back in Canada since 2016, Christine has worked along Stage director Robert Lepage, Film Director Claude Gagnonn, and continues to to help Canadian and Asia companies to become partners.
Since 2023, Christine has taken the wheel of all Festivals under ASIASIE as Operations Director and is the Founder of the Salon du Japon.
Chrsitne is an active board member of the Japan Quebec Business Forum.
ARTISTIC PROFILE
Christine Lavoie-Gagnon
Height : 1m65
Eyes : brown
Hair : blond
Languages :
French / Japanese / English
(Basic German, Korean, Mandarin)
Skills : Ballet, Jazz dance
ACTING & APPEARANCES (MAIN)
2020 Confined / Short by self - as Joanne
2019 Les vieux chums / feature movie by Claude Gagnon- as Sylvie
2017 The Life-Sized City Tokyo episode / DbCOM - as the interpreter
2016 King Lionel Episode 9 / DbCOM - as the event manager
2014 Home-comi 2hr TV special / TBS - Main cast
2014 We went around the world 2hr TV special about Canada / TBS - Co-Host
2012 Waterfront cities Tokyo episode / DbCOM - Co-Host
2011 Infoman special on Tsunami recovery - Presenting me
2011 15 min News special / NHK World - Presenting me
2011 15 news report / Radio Canda - Presenting me
2011 Pachinko commercial
2011 Spice of life / TBS - Guest
2011 Magic Ball commercial
2011 2hr special program / BS Fuji - Special Guest
2011 Inner muscle exerciser infomercial / Dinos
2010 Sharp cell phone commercial
2009 Banterin minipad commercial - as the Umpire
2009 Peaceful juice / feature movie - as the spy
2009 Cool Girls / feature movie by Kei Tanaka - as Karina
2008 Opera SALOME / New National Theater Tokyo - as Greek woman
2008 Shanghai Typhoon last episode / NHK - as the buyer
2008 Understand? / Short by Horie - main cast
2008 Musique du Japon / Geneviève Tremblay - as the Interpreter
2007 SUICA / Short by Yoshiki Tai - as the mother (Grand Prix winner at Asia Marine Film Festival in Makuhari)
2007 Hinakko idol promotion DVD / Cosmic Publishing - as Teacher
PRODUCTION (MAIN)
2020 Confined / Short by self - Script, DP, Editing, sound mix
2018-2020 KODO drums show NOVA by Robert Lepage - Assistant Stage Director
2019 Les vieux chums / feature movie by Claude Gagnon - 1st Assistant Director
2018 Place des arts Taiko Video - Research and Contents Writer
2017 The Life Sized City Tokyo episode / DbCOM - Contents and shooting coordination
2017 King Lionel episodes 9 and 10 in Alita and Tokyo, Japan / DbCOM - Contents Creator and shooting coordination
2016 Les pouvoirs extraordinaires du corps humain Japan episode / France 5 - Contents and Shooting coordination
2015 Lisa Leblanc Music Video - Shooting coordination
2014 La vie rêvée de Gaspard / France 2 - Contents and shooting coordination
2014 La bibliothèque la nuit Japan buddhist library / ExMachina - shooting coordination
2014 Corps et Monde Japan Episode / Anemone Films - Contents and shooting coordination
2012 Occupation Double in Tokyo / Productions J - Contents Creator and shooting coordination
2014 Takedown, DNA of GSP UFC Champion DVD in Tokyo - Shooting coordination
2011 CBC News - Tsunami Coverage with Paul Hunter - Shooting Coordination
2011-2012 Radio-Canada News - Tsunami coverage with Catherine Mercier - contents and shooting coordination (Twice)
2010 Infoman 10th anniversary special / Radio Canada - Contents, co-host and shooting coordination
2009 Japon, les reines de la mer, Documentary on Ama-san / Carmen Butta - Contents and location scouting
2009 Les artisans du changement Tokyo episode / Groupe PVP - Interviews and shooting coordination
2009 Musique du Japon / Geneviève Tremblay - Interpreter and Shooting coordination
2008 Celine Dion World tour DVD / Productions J - shooting coordination
2008 Radio-Canada News special on Japan / Reports by Jean-François Bélanger - contents and shooting coordination
DIRECTING
2020 Confined - Short
2016-current Atelier Tomita - Tomita Method video series
2016 Feminist Golf in Morocco - report on feminism trends in Morocco Pro Golf organization
2015 Amagiryu Tojiho - Esthetic method DVD
2014 Société Générale Tokyo - Regional Cycling event Video
WRITING (MAIN)
2018 Place des Arts Articles on Japanese Taiko drums
2018 Sobeys internal magazine
2016 Japan in Depth - Golf in Morocco series
2011-2013 Japan Quality Review
VOICE
2010 Magic Ball commercial jingle (Japanese)
1997 Kids story books CDs (English)
2010 Mitsubishi Heavy car navigation prototype
TRAINING AND DIPLOMAS
2008 to 2012 Camera Acting lessons based on Hollywood Method Acting, with Daiki Chiba at Peanuts, Tokyo
1994 University degree in East Asian Studies and Cinema, Montreal University
TEACHING
2012 to 2016 Camera Acting Instructor
PREVIOUS CARREER
2006 - Communication Director at Takefuji, Japan (12 m dollar annual budget)
1999 to 2005 - Communication Director at Renault Asia Pacific (13 countries / 6 m EUR annual budget)
1998 to 1999 - Projects Coordinator at Dynaword, Japan
1994 to 1998 - Head Kids Instructor at English Plus, Japan
1992 to 1994 - Designated Editor at Montreal University Editing Room
OTHER
2011 Founder of NPO NADIA for the recovery of the Tohoku disaster
