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Elyzabeth Walling
Elyzabeth Walling is the founder of Walling Communications and director of Les Correspondances d’Eastman, one of Quebec’s leading literary festivals.
Elyzabeth Walling is the founder of Walling Communications and director of Les Correspondances d’Eastman, one of Quebec’s leading literary festivals. For over twenty years, she has worked to promote the arts and culture as a producer, communications strategist, and programming consultant. As a cultural columnist for Radio-Canada Toronto and founding editor of the Éléphant: mémoire du cinéma québécois newsletter, she has helped bring numerous films to a wider audience. As an actress, she has shared the screen with renowned artists, including Gene Hackman, William Hurt, and Lynn Redgrave—artists she deeply admired. Convinced that stories, whether brought to life in a book or on screen, have the power to bring people together, she approaches works with a sensitive, rigorous, and deeply human perspective.