A wake-up time? The real truth?... 7:45 a.m.
To discover
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The pitch of your position?
In France, lead Mediawan's film activities; and abroad, coordinate a network of thirty international subsidiaries.
Figures to give here and now?
An annual production of fifteen to twenty films, one hundred and fifty episodes of series and animation, one thousand eight hundred hours of flow. A presence in eleven countries through seventy labels, half of which in France. And two thousand five hundred creative talents (literary directors, authors, directors, actors, screenwriters...) Recently, we have produced Les Trois Mousquetaires, Bac Nord, La Vie devant soi, and also the series Dix pour cent or HPI, among others.
If we go back to the origin?
In Paris, with a father who was the commercial director of a haute couture house, a mother who taught French for undocumented women, a brother and a sister. Siblings mattered.
Is there always a mentor in a career?
Elisabeth of Arvieu
A figure who started it all?
My mother, passionate about cinema. Since I was 12 years old, I have spent my life in dark rooms. She took me to those in the Latin Quarter. I saw with her the films of Howard Hawks, John Huston, Billy Wilder, all the American cinema of those years.
A mentor?
Not really. Beautiful encounters, yes. Is there always a mentor in a career?
Your journey accelerators?
In 2004, I had the opportunity to be CFO of Angel Productions, which produced Nous ne sommes pas des anges, a daily Canal+ show. To occupy this position in a small structure is to be a Swiss army knife: you learn everything.
Who trusted you?
Pierre-Antoine Capton, president of Mediawan, who contacted me five years ago. I could not reach him for personal reasons. It could have been a missed appointment, but when I called him back a few months later, he was there.
Obstacles on the road?
A moment of slowdown. I had two children back-to-back, at 30, an age when you want to accelerate. We had to have the patience to wait. That didn't stop me from re-accelerating afterwards.
Opportunities always present themselves
Elisabeth of Arvieu
What is left for you to learn?
I regret speaking only English. This summer I am starting to learn Italian or Spanish.
What would you like to convey?
That opportunities always present themselves: as a teenager, I dreamed of cinema. After the baccalaureate, not having enough confidence in myself, I went to maths, where I was strong, and finance studies. Then I got there.
A digital addiction?
My job is screens. I watch a lot of movies, ours, other people's. So yes, I spend time there, but not on TikTok!
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When do you switch to offline mode?
When everyone can be, in August and at Christmas. You can't disappear when you manage teams that aren't off at the same time as you.
Your definition of influence?
When people buy into your speech. For that, you have to be well prepared.
What gets you back in shape?
The race blows off steam. At my level of responsibility, I need airlocks, healthier fatigue.
A weekend escape?
LeCap-Ferret. I arrive, I walk in the pine forest, I feel better. My children too: they learned to walk on oyster shells in the basin.