Moment Factory
Moment Factory is a multimedia entertainment studio specializing in the design and production of immersive environments, combining video, lighting, architecture, sound, and special effects. Headquartered in Montreal, the studio also has offices in Paris, Tokyo, New York and Singapore. Since its inception in 2001, Moment Factory has created 525 shows worldwide,[1][2] including the Lumina Night Walks. Productions span the globe and include such clients as Disney,[3] Universal Studios,[4] Changi Airport,[5] Los Angeles International Airport (LAX),[6][7] Microsoft,[8] NFL,[9] Sony,[10] Toyota, the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona,[11][12] and Royal Caribbean International. They have also worked with musical artists like Madonna,[13] Nine Inch Nails, Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Bon Jovi, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, and Namie Amuro.
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| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | New media & entertainment |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Dominic Audet Sakchin Bessette Jason Rodi |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dominic Audet, Cofounder and Chief of Innovation
Sakchin Bessette, Cofounder and Creative and Executive Director Éric Fournier, Partner and Executive Producer |
Number of employees | 400 |
Projection mapping created by Moment Factory at the facade of the Sagrada Família in 2012.
Team
Moment Factory's team consists of graphic and motion designers, multimedia directors, illustrators, architects, lighting designers, musicians, environment designers, producers, programmers, engineers, technicians and developers.[1] Key people are Dominic Audet,[14] Cofounder and Chief of Innovation, Sakchin Bessette,[15] Cofounder and Creative and Executive Director and Éric Fournier,[16] Partner and Executive Producer.[2]
Awards & Distinctions
| Year | Institution | Prize | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | GRAFIKA Awards | Event Design | Infopresse 20th Anniversary |
| 2009 | Creative Review | Best in Book | Nine Inch Nails - Lights in the Sky Tour |
| 2010 | FERDIE Interior Awards | Ronald-Tremblay Lighting Award | NUVU Restaurant |
| 2010 | CRÉA Awards | Interactive Media | La Vitrine Culturelle - Interactive Media Façade |
| 2010 | Canadian e-Tourism Awards | Best Innovative Use of Technology / Media | Mosaika |
| 2010 | Boomerang Awards | Best Interactive Technology | Mosaika |
| 2011 | GRAFIKA Awards | Event Design | Elixir |
| 2011 | FCCQ Mercuriades | Market Development (SME) | Moment Factory |
| 2011 | FCCQ Mercuriades | Business of the Year (SME) | Moment Factory |
| 2011 | Illuminating Engineering Society | Lumiere Award Montreal - Interior Lighting | NUVU Restaurant - Multimedia Installation |
| 2011 | Illuminating Engineering Society | Lumiere Award Montreal - Architectural Lighting | Metropolis Marquee |
| 2011 | Quebec Federation of History | Léonidas-Bélanger Award | Yours Truly, Montreal - Pointe-à-Callière Museum |
| 2011 | Telefilm Canada | Canada Media Fund | X-Agora |
| 2011 | La Presse/Radio-Canada | Personnalité de la Semaine | Moment Factory |
| 2011 | Deloitte | Fast 50 & Fast 500 North America | Moment Factory |
| 2011 | Ontario Tourism Awards | Tourism Innovator of the Year | Mosaika |
| 2011 | Ottawa Tourism Awards | Innovation of the Yea | Mosaika |
| 2011 | Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) Awards | Best Promotional Campaign | Mosaika |
| 2011 | Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) Awards | Best Poster | Mosaika |
| 2011 | IFEA / Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards | Gold Award for Best Promotional Poster | Mosaika |
| 2011 | IFEA / Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards | Silver Award for Best Event Photograph | Mosaika |
| 2011 | IFEA / Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards | Bronze Awards for Best Event Video | Mosaika |
| 2011 | IFEA / Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards | Bronze Award for Best Event Website | Mosaika |
| 2011 | National Association for Interpretation Media Awards | 1st Place Media Award: Long Video | Mosaika |
| 2012 | IFEA / Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards | Bronze Award for Best Promotional Brochure | Mosaika |
| 2012 | La Presse | Top 25 Personalities of the Year | Moment Factory |
| 2012 | Live Design Excellence Awards | Concerts | Arcade Fire - Summer Into Dust Installation |
| 2012 | Numix Awards | Art and Culture Production | La Vitrine Culturelle |
| 2012 | D&AD Professional Awards | Spacial Design / Installations | Arcade Fire - Summer Into Dust Installation |
| 2012 | Boomerang Awards | Interactive Design | La Vitrine Culturelle |
| 2012 | Grand Prix du tourisme québécois | Touristic Services | La Vitrine Culturelle |
| 2012 | New York Times | Best Concert of the Year according to Jon Caramanica | Jay-Z at Carnegie Hall |
| 2013 | Applied Arts Interactive Awards | Gaming | Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 - Battle For Beauty |
| 2013 | Applied Arts Design Awards | Digital | Montréal signe Ode à la vie |
| 2013 | Illuminating Engineering Society | Lumiere Awards Montreal - Interior Architectural Lighting | La Vitrine Culturelle |
| 2013 | Numix Awards - Cultural Production | Experiential Production | Montréal signe Ode à la vie |
| 2013 | Fast Company | World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Music | Moment Factory |
| 2013 | C2-MTL / Fast Company's "Creative Answers to commercial questions" | Multimedia | Montréal signe Ode à la vie |
| 2013 | GRAFIKA Award | Grand Prize for Interactive Installation | Montréal signe Ode à la vie |
| 2013 | BizBash | Top 50 Innovative Event Pros | Moment Factory - Sakchin Bessette |
| 2013 | Communication Arts Design Annuals | Motion Design Category | Duality - Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall |
| 2013 | ADRIQ Honorable Mention | Symbol of excellence in creativity and innovation contributing to the brilliance of Quebec at the international | Moment Factory |
| 2013 | Boomerang Awards | Interactive Environment | Mégaphone |
| 2013 | Icon Awards | Interior of The Year Shortlist | LAX Architectural Multimedia |
| 2013 | Illuminating Engineering Society | Lumiere Awards Montreal - Interior Architectural Lighting | La Vitrine Culturelle |
| 2013 | Elektro Magazine | Best Night Club | LIGHT Nightclub |
| 2014 | Apple Mac 30th Anniversary | Pioneer and Innovative Personalities | Moment Factory |
| 2014 | Interaction Awards | Engaging | Mégaphone |
| 2014 | D&AD Awards | In Book Slice for Permanent Installation | LAX Architectural Multimedia |
| 2014 | FITC Awards | Generative | LAX Architectural Multimedia - Data Cloud |
| 2014 | One Show Awards | Silver Pencil for Space Design | LAX Architectural Multimedia |
| 2014 | SEGD Global Design Awards | Honor | LAX Architectural Multimedia - Data Cloud |
| 2014 | SEGD Global Design Awards | Best of Show | LAX Architectural Multimedia - Data Cloud |
| 2014 | Applied Arts Interactive Awards | Offline Digital | LAX Architectural Multimedia - Data Cloud |
| 2014 | Université de Sherbrooke Honorary Degree | Honorary Diploma of the Faculty of Engineering | Moment Factory |
| 2014 | Boomerang Awards | Interactive Interface (not web) | OAKLEY - Disruptive By Design Event |
| 2014 | Boomerang Awards | Technologic Creativity | Qualcomm Uplinq Opening |
| 2015 | Numix Awards - Cultural Production | Innovation Grand Prize | Foresta Lumina |
| 2015 | Numix Awards - Cultural Production | Immersive Projection | Foresta Lumina |
| 2015 | SEGD Global Design Awards | Placemaking and Identity Merit Award | Foresta Lumina |
| 2015 | One Show Awards | Merit Award for Experiences And Outdoor Spaces | Foresta Lumina |
| 2015 | DARC Awards | Second Place for Best Light Art Installation | Foresta Lumina |
| 2015 | Prix Société des musées du Québec | Audio-visual and multimedia award Télé-Québec 2015 | Corps rebelles - Musée de la Civilisation |
| 2015 | CODAvideo Awards | Collaboration | Foresta Lumina |
| 2015 | International Audiovisual Festival on Museums and Heritage (FIAMP) 2015/ AVICOM | Gold: Innovative Multimedia Art | Corps rebelles - Musée de la Civilisation |
| 2015 | Boomerang Awards | Technologic Creativity | C2-MTL Conference intro for EMC |
| 2016 | TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) - THEA Awards | Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement (AOA) | LAX |
| 2016 | TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) - THEA Awards | Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement (AOA) | Foresta Lumina |
| 2016 | Boomerang Awards | Site or Application, Business to business category | Moment Factory's website |
| 2017 | SXSWPanelPicker Competition | SXSW Interactive | Augmented Reality |
| 2017 | Numix Awards - Cultural Production | Immersive | Nova Lumina |
| 2017 | DARC Awards | Best Landscape Lighting Scheme | Nova Lumina |
| 2017 | GRAFIKA Award | Logotype - visual identity | Lumina Night Walks |
| 2017 | Communication Arts Interactive Competition | Award of Excellence | Kontinuum |
| 2017 | The Governor General of Canada | Meritorious Service Cross | Moment Factory |
| 2017 | IES lluminating Engineering Society (Montreal) | Prix Lumière - Outdoor Lighting | Jacques-Cartier Bridge Illumination |
| 2018 | FRAME Awards | Best use of digital technology | Tabegami Sama |
| 2018 | FRAME Awards - public choice | Best use of digital technology | Tabegami Sama |
| 2018 | FRAME Awards - public choice | Set design of the year | Infinite Content Tour : Arcade Fire |
| 2018 | SXSW Interactive Innovations Awards | Smart Cities | Jacques-Cartier Bridge Illumination |
| 2018 | TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) - THEA Awards | Outstanding achievement | AURA |
| 2018 | ADC Awards | Merit Award for Experiential Design | Kontinuum |
| 2018 | Applied Arts Design Awards | Entertainment, Arts & Tourism | AURA |
| 2018 | Japan Media Arts Festival Competition | Excellence Award - entertainment Division | Foresta Lumina |
| 2018 | IES Illumination Awards | Excellence Award | Jacques-Cartier Bridge Illumination |
| 2018 | Numix Awards | Mapping vidéo | AURA |
| 2018 | AZ Awards | Lighting installation | Jacques-Cartier Bridge Illumination |
| 2018 | Prix Société des musées québécois | Excellence award | Pointe-à-Callière |
| 2019 | TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) - THEA Awards | Connected experience (limited budget) | Illuminations : human/nature |
| 2019 | Communication Arts Interactive Competition | Environmental | Vallea Lumina |
| 2019 | Communication Arts Interactive Competition | Environmental | Illuminations : human/nature |
| 2019 | Digital Signage Awards | Grand Prize | Changi terminal 4 – Changi Airport |
| 2019 | Digital Signage Awards | Public space - transport | Changi terminal 4 – Changi Airport |
| 2019 | Digital Signage Awards | High Commendation - large retailer | Colors of Bangkok |
| 2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction | Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen |
| 2019 | DARC Awards | High ART (longlisted - not won yet) | Regalia – Cathédrale de Reims |
| 2020 | Communication Arts Interactive Competition | Environmental | Pandora Garden |
| 2020 | Communication Arts Interactive Competition | Environmental | Sakuya Lumina |
| 2020 | Communication Arts Interactive Competition | Environmental | SuperReal |
| 2020 | TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) - THEA Awards | Family Entertainment Center | Wonderbox – Paradise City Korea |
| 2020 | SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards | Visual Media Experience - Finaliste | SuperReal |
| 2020 | Projection Mapping Award Lille | NA | Regalia – Cathédrale de Reims |
| 2020 | Mondo*Dr awards - The Americas | Parks & Attractions | North Forest Lights |
| 2020 | CODA Awards | Public choice - Lithurgical | Regalia – Cathédrale de Reims |
| 2020 | Tourism Industry Association of Ontario | Event Of The Year | Terra Lumina |
| 2020 | Communication Arts Interactive Competition | Environmental | North Forest Lights |
| 2021 | SEGD Awards | Interactive Experience Honor Award 2021[17] | Arctic Adventure – Museum of Science, Boston |
| 2021 | IES illumination award | Award of Distinction - Indoor[18] | Arctic Adventure – Museum of Science, Boston |
| 2021 | Concours Idéa | Argent - Produits et expériences numériques[19] | Arctic Adventure – Museum of Science, Boston |
| 2021 | 2021 Blooloop 50 Theme Park Influencer List | 50 Theme Park Influencer List[20] | Moment Factory – Dominic Audet |
| 2021 | Blooloop Innovation Awards | Interactive[21] | Arctic Adventure – Museum of Science, Boston |
| 2021 | Communication Arts Interactive Competition | Environmental[22] | Perplexiplex – Meow Wolf |
| 2021 | Good Design Award | Environmental[23] | Moynihan Train Hall |
| 2021 | Digital Signage Consortium | Grand Prix - Digital Signage Award Japan | Shinjuku Station |
| 2022 | Fast Company | Most Innovative Companies - Live Events[24] | Moment Factory |
| 2022 | DARC Awards | Art - High Budget[25] | Light Cycles – Illuminate Adelaide |
| 2022 | Muse Creative Awards | Experiential & Immersive[26] | Into the Northern Lights – Destination Canada |
| 2022 | Muse Design Awards | Interior Design[27] | Arctic Adventure – Museum of Science, Boston |
| 2022 | TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) - THEA Awards | Outstanding Achievement Award[28] | Super Nintendo World – Universal Studios Japan |
| 2022 | TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) - THEA Awards | Outstanding Achievement Award[28] | The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash – Universal Studios Hollywood |
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