Gilles Pélisson, the former boss of TF1, has been elected president of French film and TV promotion org Unifrance. He will succeed to Serge Toubiana and Hervé Michel. Other candidates to take the h…
Gilles Pélisson, the former boss of TF1, has been elected president of French film and TV promotion orgOther candidates to take the helm of Unifrance included Frédérique Bredin, the former boss of the National Film Board , Anne Durupty, former Arte France boss, and film producer Marie Masmonteil.
Pelisson was elected by a 60-member executive committee, which representatives of guilds and commissions. Pelisson is a veteran within France’s media industry landscape. He previously headed Bouygues Telecom and entered the Bouygues-owned commercial TV network TF1 in 2009 as administrator. He became president of TF1 in 2016 and recently stepped down from the network which is now headed by Rodolphe Belmer.
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