The origin of Oscar

Four students, one project, one conviction.

Hey Oscar was born at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), in the ESG UQAM entrepreneurship program. We saw a real problem: people spend a lot of time trying to figure out what to watch. With our shared passion for cinema, we jumped at the chance to build the solution.

UQAM · ESG Jury's Choice Award People's Choice Award

We're four students who studied entrepreneurship together at ESG UQAM. Hey Oscar was born in our program's capstone course — the final project meant to put everything we'd learned to the test.

In front of a jury, in a "shark tank"-style pitch simulation, we presented Oscar for the first time. We won the Jury's Choice Award, then the People's Choice Award for the most realistic and best-prepared project in our cohort.

What started as a school assignment became a real app, used today by movie lovers looking for an answer to the question we all ask ourselves: "Tonight, what are we watching?"

Proudly built in Québec, by students from here — and designed to be useful to everyone, wherever they are.

The team

Philippe Bourdua

Philippe Bourdua

Architect & developer

Samuel Beaudoin

Samuel Beaudoin

Social media & community

Julianne Cartier

Julianne Cartier

Analyst & communications

James Horth

James Horth

Marketing & visual production