JOSEPH BELANGER
FREELANCE WRITING EXPERIENCE
BLACK SHEEP REVIEWS (online)
September 2005 to Present
Founder, web administrator and sole contributor for film blog.
THE TORONTO FILM SCENE (online)
February 2011 to Present
Reviewer and interviewer.
EXCLAIM! (print and online)
April 2008 to Present
Film and DVD reviewer.
HOUR COMMUNITY MONTREAL (print and online)
June 2008 to May 2012
Film reviewer and feature article writer.
OTTAWA XPRESS (print and online)
June 2008 to May 2012
Film reviewer and feature article writer.
THE MOVIE NETWORK (print and online)
January 2008 to January 2011
Film reviewer with monthly column.
Other notable publications include The National Post, CBC Arts Online and Ioncinema.com
OTHER FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
CJAD 800 MONTREAL
September 2011 to Present
Regular film critic guest on Montreal’s biggest English talk radio station.
BACKROW PRODUCTIONS
March 2005 to May 2007
Co-founder, video production company
(Productions include "Canoeing", official selection at Montreal Image+Nation Film Festival)
ONE FOOT PRODUCTIONS
September 2003 to August 2005
Theatrical producer, amateur musical theatre
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA (Montreal and Toronto)
March 2004 to Present
Financing Solutions Specialist
HMV MEGASTORE (Montreal)
March 1996 to January 2004
Department Supervisor
EDUCATION
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
(Montreal, 2002)
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE
(Montreal, 1997)
D.E.C., Creative Arts
English and French (written and spoken)
Comfortable in both Mac and PC environments
References available upon request.
