MK2 | Mile End has promoted Ariane Giroux-Dallaire to vice president.

Giroux-Dallaire has been with the Montreal-based distribution company since its inception in January 2017 and was previously promoted to managing director and head of distribution in 2019.

She has played a role in all aspects of the company’s business and development and has worked with MK2 | Mile End president and founder Charles Tremblay for close to 15 years, beginning with her work at Métropole Films Distribution as director of distribution. The veteran distribution exec will take an expanded role as the company looks to double down on its French-language strategy and expand its slate of English and foreign-language releases.

The promotion was announced yesterday (Dec. 2), the same day Giroux-Dallaire was honoured at the FCTMN (Femmes du cinéma, de la télévision et des médias numériques) Benefit Gala.

Recent releases from MK2 | Mile End include Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar winner Parasite, Louise Archambault’s And the Birds Rained Down and Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire.