France Televisions’ Manuel Alduy Unveils Pubcaster’s Prestige International Shows, Greater Gender Parity (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLess than two years after joining France Televisions, former Canal Plus executive Manuel Alduy has contributed to bolstering the French public broadcaster’s roster of international series with shows such as “Bardot,” a mini-series biopic of Brigitte Bardot, and “L’Insoumise” about Alice Guy, the first female filmmaker ever.
Ahead of France Televisions’ press conference at Series Mania, Alduy said the broadcaster’s first-look initiative with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has yielded several prestige projects, including “Bardot.” The EBU represents 113 organizations across the 56 countries, including the BBC in the U.K., ARD in Germany, DR in Denmark, SVT in Sweden, Rai in Italy and the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. “Bardot” charts the life of the French actor and model from 1949, when she first appeared on the cover of a magazine, to the birth of her son in 1960.
It’s being produced by Federation Entertainment with France Televisions in France, and has been boarded by Mediaset in Italy, SVT in Sweden, YLE in Finland, DR in Denmark and NRK in Norway, among others.
Netflix has second window rights in some territories. The stars-packed series was penned by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Danièle Thompson (“La Reine Margot”) and is being directed by Christopher Thompson (“Tendre et saignant”).
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