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]
Pascal Breton | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | TV & Film Producer, Writer, |
| Years active | 1981–present |
He is the former CEO & President of Marathon Media Group and the current CEO of Federation Entertainment.[3][4]
Biography
editIn 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
edit| 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 (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'Or for 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 from Sous 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 the Colcoa 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. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Netflix's 'Marseille' Producer Launches International Production Company". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ "Pascal Breton". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ "Pascal Breton". Les Echos (in French). 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (27 July 2009). "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. 3 April 2016.
- ^ "CEO Pascal Breton leaves Marathon Images".
- ^ "Pascal Breton Unveils Ambitious Mini-Studio Federation Entertainment". variety. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ "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 from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-05-07.