Meet the talent: Johana Vala award-winning filmmaker and model

Johana Vala is a french award-winning filmmaker and model based in Boston Massachusetts.

As a director, her short film ‘Momentum’ won a 2020 Remi Award (Houston WorldFest) and was selected by a number of festivals including Montréal Independent Film Festival, Paris Lift-Off Film Festival, the Los Angeles Independent Short Film Festival (finalist) and IndieX Film Fest (semi-finalist).

As a model, Johana has walked and modelled for a number of brands and artists, and has been a finalist in a number of beauty pageants including Miss Canada Petite 2015, Miss Canada 2018 and Miss Canada Galaxy.

Johana’s creative career first began in 2014, when she began modelling for local brands and runway shows in the Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. During that time, she also began producing movies. Her sci-fi short ‘The Alpha Threat’ won an award from the General Council of Guadeloupe.

Follow Johana on insta @johana.model or visit her web page: johanavalamodel.com