After directing commercials and documentaries shot around the globe, Yanie returned to her first love: fiction. She teaches actor direction at Montreal’s Film&Sound Institute and runs cinema workshops for children worldwide. She is one of 8 women in Canada selected for the prestigious Canadian Academy Directors Program for Women, in association with TIFF. Her films blend drama, comedy, poetry, and magic realism, offering a unique way of seeing the world. Her short film INDIAN SUMMER won Best Screenplay and Best Director in Malaga, having already been shortlisted for Canada Iris Prize Best Short. Her film essay MY LIFE'S LITTLE THINGS was shown in cinemas and art galleries, and short film series YANIE IN PARIS was broadcast on France's Canal Plus. Her screenplay LOLA&I was selected by the Cannes Film Festival Screenwriters Pavilion and SMILETV, a non-verbal comedy series that she directed and co-wrote, is now shown on in-flight entertainment systems worldwide. Her latest work: dramedy 1+1+1, LIFE, LOVE, CHAOS, was released in theatres in April 2025, screened at the Berlinale Film Market, Cinequest, amongst many other festivals in Canada, the US, Argentina, and Chile. It received the “Best Narrative Feature” award at Cinema on the Bayou and Best Lead award at Hollywood Park Film Fest. She is currently preparing her next film, poetic dramedy LOLA&I, co-produced with France. Born in Montreal, Yanie is a dual citizen of Canada and France, and speaks English, French and Spanish