STUDIOCANAL Hires for International Production Team

PARIS: STUDIOCANAL has brought in Matthew Gledhill to serve as senior VP of international production.

Gledhill will serve as an executive producer on international feature films produced in-house by STUDIOCANAL. He will also oversee titles produced by nWave Pictures, a STUDIOCANAL subsidiary, and contribute transversely to STUDIOCANAL projects.

Ron Halpern retains his current role as executive VP of international production and acquisitions, overseeing STUDIOCANAL’s slate of international features. He also remains responsible for coordinating international acquisitions for all STUDIOCANAL territories, in addition to sourcing and developing new movie projects.

Danny Perkins takes on an expanded role as CEO of STUDIOCANAL UK to oversee all U.K. production, securing British talent and further developing this activity.

Didier Lupfer, chairman and CEO, commented: “We’re delighted to welcome Matthew, who has been producing films for 15 years and also has experience in directing movies. His arrival will strengthen an already robust team, which, under Ron’s leadership, has allowed STUDIOCANAL to become a global benchmark in the production of high-quality European films, capable of attracting some of the biggest talent our continent has to offer. With his expertise and experience, Matthew will bring STUDIOCANAL complementary skills that will help us build on this momentum and take the company a step further in its development.”