{"id":12436,"date":"2023-05-10T09:06:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T13:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/new-managing-director-banijay-studios-france\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T11:52:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T15:52:06","slug":"new-managing-director-for-banijay-studios-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2023\/05\/10\/new-managing-director-for-banijay-studios-france\/","title":{"rendered":"New Managing Director for Banijay Studios France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guillaume Thouret has been appointed as managing director for Banijay Studios France, joining from Newen Group.<\/p>\n<p>Thouret will set Banijay Studios France\u2019s strategy for the local and international market, managing the portfolio of projects in development, building co-production opportunities and continuing to grow the talent base.\u00a0He will work in close partnership with the existing team of producers, who are behind hits such as\u00a0<em>Marie Antoinette<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Les disparus de la For\u00eat Noire <\/em>and\u00a0<i><span lang=\"FR\">Versailles<\/span><\/i><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thouret joins Banijay France\u2019s production label from Newen Group, where he was deputy managing director, having joined as managing director of CAPA in 2015. Thouret began his career in the industry at RTL Group in 1997 and went on to join TF1 Group two years later, holding various roles before becoming general secretary of TF1 Production in 2003. After five years, he stepped up to deputy managing director before taking on the helm as managing director of TF6 and S\u00e9rie Club in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Fran\u00e7ois de Brugada, CEO of Banijay France, said: \u201cGuillaume brings a wealth of experience to Banijay Studios France, and his industry knowledge will be invaluable in bolstering the growth of high-quality and ambitious scripted programming. 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