Pascal Breton
Pascal Breton | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | TV & Film Producer, Writer, |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Pascal Bretonis a French Producer & CEO especially known for creating the French Soap OperaSous le soleil(akaSt Tropez) and the first French Netflix OriginalMarseille.[1][2]
He is the former CEO & President ofMarathon Media Groupand the current CEO of Federation Entertainment.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]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, includingSaint 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 ofMillenniumas well asVersailles(Capa,Canal+).[7]
In 2013, Pascal Breton launchedFederation Entertainment,a new production and distribution studio dedicated to premium French and international series.[8]There, he produced Netflix's first French seriesMarseilleand co-produced the critically acclaimed French seriesThe 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 asThe Collection- Amazon's first European original about a fashion house in post-war Paris - and the Finnish noir seriesBordertown,along with many other projects.[11]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Babar (TV Series) | Supervising Producer | Gemini Awardsfor Best Animated Program or Series (1989, 1990, 1992) |
| 1995 | The Mozart Band (TV Series) | Associate Producer | |
| Nancy Drew (1995 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) |
Rose d'Orfor Best Soap & Best Best Performance - Soap - Female (2004) |
| 1997 | Kassai and Leuk (TV Series) | Executive Producer | |
| The Secret World of Santa Claus (TV Series) | Executive Producer Series Concept |
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| 1998–2000 | Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend (TV Series) | Executive Producer | |
| 2000 | Marsupilami (2000 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 fromSous le soleil) | Co-Producer | |
| 2015 | The Bureau | Co-Producer | Series Mania International Press Award for Best Actor - Mathieu Kassovitz) TV Series Audience Award and TV Series Jury Special Prize at theColcoa Festival.[12] |
| Versailles (TV Series) | Producer | ||
| 2016 | Marseille (TV Series) | Producer | |
| The Collection | Co-Producer |
References
[edit]- ^"TBI Interview: Pascal Breton, CEO, Federation Entertainment".TBI Vision.Retrieved2016-06-22.
- ^"Netflix's 'Marseille' Producer Launches International Production Company".The Hollywood Reporter.23 September 2014.Retrieved2016-02-19.
- ^"Pascal Breton".Variety.Retrieved2016-02-19.
- ^"Pascal Breton".Les Echos(in French). 18 March 2016.Retrieved2016-06-22.
- ^Keslassy, Elsa (27 July 2009)."Marathon rolls out 'Dolmen' sequel".Variety.Retrieved2016-02-19.
- ^"'Marseille's' Pascal Breton on 'Bordertown,' Nordic Noir, Big Euro Co-pros and Crucial Change in Intl. TV ".Variety.3 April 2016.
- ^"CEO Pascal Breton leaves Marathon Images".
- ^"Pascal Breton Unveils Ambitious Mini-Studio Federation Entertainment".variety.23 September 2014.Retrieved2014-09-23.
- ^"Spy Thriller The Bureau Set for Season Three".Worldscreen.10 June 2016.
- ^"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.3 April 2016.
- ^"2016 Awards Winners".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-06-16.Retrieved2016-05-07.
