Pascal Breton
| Pascal Breton | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | TV & Film Producer, Writer, |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Pascal Breton is a French Producer & CEO especially known for creating the French Soap Opera Sous le soleil (aka St Tropez) and the first French Netflix Original Marseille.[1][2]
He is the former CEO & President of Marathon Media Group and the current CEO of Federation Entertainment.[3][4]
Biography
In 1990, Pascal Breton started his own production company, Marathon, in association with Olivier Brémond. In addition to managing the company, he worked on Marathon’s hit productions, including Saint Tropez (480 × 52 minutes), Babar & Dolmen (6 × 90 minutes) among others.[5][6]
At Zodiak, Pascal, acting as Senior Vice-President of Fiction, oversaw the distribution of Millennium as well as Versailles (Capa, Canal+).[7]
In 2013, Pascal Breton launched Federation Entertainment, a new production and distribution studio dedicated to premium French and international series.[8] There, he produced Netflix's first French series Marseille and co-produced the critically acclaimed French series The Bureau, an international success which was released on Amazon Prime UK & iTunes US, quickly reaching the Top 5 there.[9][10] He is also co-producing upcoming series such as The Collection - Amazon's first European original about a fashion house in post-war Paris - and the Finnish noir series Bordertown, along with many other projects.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Babar (TV Series) | Supervising Producer | Gemini Awards for Best Animated Program or Series (1989, 1990, 1992) |
| 1995 | The Mozart Band (TV Series) | Associate Producer | |
| Nancy Drew (TV Series) | Executive Producer | ||
| 1996 | Berjac : Coup de maître (TV Movie) | Producer | |
| 1996-2008 | Sous le soleil (TV Series) | Creator
Delegate Producer (12 Episodes) Producer (18 Episodes) |
Broadcast in 130 countries
Rose d'Or for Best Soap & Best Best Performance - Soap - Female (2004) |
| 1997 | Kassai and Leuk (TV Series) | Executive Producer) | |
| 2001 | Queenie in Love | Executive Producer | |
| 2002 | Ken Park | Executive Producer | |
| 2005 | Tokyo Dogs (TV Movie documentary) | Producer | |
| 15/Love (TV Series) | Producer | ||
| 2007 | Secrets (TV Mini-Series, original title: Suspectes) | Executive Producer | |
| 2008 | Pas de secrets entre nous (TV Series) | Producer & Creator | |
| L'aventure antibiotique: La revanche des microbes | Producer | ||
| Sisterhood (TV Series - Original Title: Cinq Soeurs) | Creator | ||
| 2010 | Millennium (Miniseries) | Producer | |
| 2014 | Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez (Spinoff from Sous le soleil) | Co-Producer | |
| 2015 | The Bureau | Co-Producer | Series Mania International Press Award for Best Actor - Matthieu Kassovitz)
TV Series Audience Award and TV Series Jury Special Prize at the Colcoa Festival.[12] |
| Versailles (TV Series) | Producer | ||
| 2016 | Marseille | Producer | |
| The Collection | Co-Producer |
References
- ↑ "TBI Interview: Pascal Breton, CEO, Federation Entertainment". TBI Vision. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ↑ "Netflix's 'Marseille' Producer Launches International Production Company". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ↑ "Pascal Breton". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ↑ "Pascal Breton". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa. "Marathon rolls out 'Dolmen' sequel". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ↑ "'Marseille's' Pascal Breton on 'Bordertown,' Nordic Noir, Big Euro Co-pros and Crucial Change in Intl. TV". Variety.
- ↑ "CEO Pascal Breton leaves Marathon Images".
- ↑ "Pascal Breton Unveils Ambitious Mini-Studio Federation Entertainment". variety. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ↑ "Spy Thriller The Bureau Set for Season Three". Worldscreen.
- ↑ "Canal+ greenlights new season of The Bureau". Rapid TV News.
- ↑ "'Marseille's' Pascal Breton on 'Bordertown,' Nordic Noir, Big Euro Co-pros and Crucial Change in Intl. TV". Variety.
- ↑ http://www.colcoa.org/awards/2016-awards-winners
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