Dominique Farrugia to Lead EndemolShine Fiction

Banijay France has set Dominique Farrugia to lead EndemolShine Fiction as managing director, joining from STUDIOCANAL.

Stepping into the role on November 2, Farrugia will now oversee all of the business’s scripted operations and pipeline of premium content. Farrugia joins from STUDIOCANAL, where he was deputy managing director, having joined as deputy general manager of productions in 2017. He will maintain his first-look agreement with STUDIOCANAL on any film projects from his production company, One Again.

Farrugia will report to Banijay France’s CEO, François de Brugada.

De Bragada commented: “We are incredibly proud to welcome Dominique Farrugia as MD of EndemolShine Fiction. His experience as a writer, director and producer will be invaluable in building a healthy slate of high-quality, original and ambitious scripted programming. His arrival bolsters Banijay France’s fiction offering and solidifies our position as a go-to for all genres.”