Pernel Media Taps Factual Producer Fabrice Frank as EP

French TV production company Pernel Media has brought in Fabrice Frank, who joins from Elephant, as executive producer.

At Elephant, Frank has been documentary exec producer for the company’s factual division for over a decade. While there, he produced a range of high-quality prime-time factual programs, including So Be Macron and The Curse of the Vologne for France 3, Funding the French Resistance for France 2 and The Eloquence of a Deaf Lawyer for ARTE.

At Pernel, Frank is tasked with growing the company’s prime-time factual output in the domestic and international marketplace. Based in Paris, he will report directly to Pernel Media President Samuel Kissous.

Frank commented: “I’m thrilled to be joining Pernel Media at such an exciting time for the company. It is a fantastic opportunity to use my background in the current affairs, culture and history genres to develop ambitious documentaries with a broad appeal for the international market.”