Denis Doré is the co-founder of Squeeze Studio Animation, a new and unique 3D animation studio located in beautiful Québec city.

Prior to working on building Squeeze Studio, Denis has been part of  the Video Game Industry as a Producer at Ubisoft Québec. Between  2005 and 2011, he managed teams of 50 to 100 talented designers,  programmers and artists, creating innovative video games sold all  around the world (e.g. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas - PSP).

His last  two years as a Senior Producer brought him to work on a new IP,  called Combat of Giants, entirely created and developed by his Ubisoft  Quebec development team. The IP sold millions of video games and figurines worldwide.

Denis holds a PhD in Regional Development from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (2005). His specialization in sustainable development applied to public services and businesses lead him to develop innovative tools to help organizations increase their overal  performances following sustainable development principles and  indicators.

Denis is also an enthusiast photographer and a travel lover.

Email: denisdore@squeezestudio.com

Patrick Beaulieu is the co-founder of Squeeze Studio Animation

Patrick has been part of the animation industry for almost 12 years. From 2000 to 2003, he started his career as a 3D animator working in Quebec City for video games companies and producers of television series. In 2004, Patrick moved to Montreal to join the movie industry. During this period, he worked on several Blockbusters such as Sin city, Racing Stripes, Snakes on the Plane, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. After 3 years, he returned to Quebec City getting back to the video game industry working for Ubisoft and Activision as Lead Animator and Animation Director (Assasins Creed, Prince of Persia, Monster vs Aliens and Bee Movie).

In addition to his work as an animator, Patrick is the publisher of Animation Insiders, a book dedicated to animation. More about Animation Insiders here.

Patrick is also a character designer who's creations were published across the globe in more than 60 different 3D magazines. He's been invited to speak in many animation conferences (Singapore in 2007 and 2009 for the CG overdrive - Guadalajara, Mexico University in 2006)

Patrick is a pasionnate artist who loves art and play guitar. He his the lucky father of four little girls who give him motivation to enjoy life at it's fullest!

Email: pbeaulieu@squeezestudio.com