World Screen Video Interview: France 2’s Clémence Coppey

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Clémence Coppey, the commissioning editor for history at France 2, talks about her approach to commissioning and the importance of finding projects that will speak to audiences of all ages. 

Documentaries play a key role for France Télévisions’ general-entertainment channel France 2. As commissioning editor for history at the outlet, Coppey is in charge of filling a prime-time, big-event slot several times a year, as well as a weekly 11 p.m. space on the grid. Co-productions have been key for the channel in maintaining its ambitious documentary output, and Coppey cites successes such as the partnership with the BBC and Darlow Smithson Productions on The Diary of Anne Frank.