This master class will give a better understanding of the only native European platform and useful tools for international co-productions. It will be presented by ARTE’s executive attending Docudays UA in Kyiv and moderated by producer Natalia Libet.
At the master class, the speakers will discuss the following topics in detail:
ARTE: a European platform: distribution strategies, missions and global editorial guidelines. Arte's 3 Institutions (Arte France/ Arte GEIE / Arte Deutschland).
The editorial organisation of ARTE France. Responsibilities and expertise. The importance of “ratings” and surveys. ARTE France's international co-production policies. Editorial guidelines & international copros. Short case studies from the Society & Culture Dpt.
ARTE France and the European eco-system of festivals and markets.
Speakers: Fabrice Puchault, Boris Razon, Clement Touron
Moderator: Natalia Libet (producer, 2braveproductions)
Fabrice Puchault is a graduate from the French National Film School (FEMIS). Independent producer from 1992 to 2003. He joined France Télévisions where he had different positions, head of international copros for France 3, Secretary General of France 2, and head of documentaries for France 2. Since 2016 in ARTE France, he is now head of commissioning for documentaries and magazines, dealing with Current Affairs, Geopolitical issues, History, Social issues and Creative Docs.
Boris Razon is an Editorial Director of ARTE France since September 2020. Writer and journalist, he has been editor-in-chief at Le Monde.fr, director of new storytelling at France Télévisions, editorial director of France 4, then editorial head of Slate.fr. He has written two novels, Palladium (2013) and Écoute (2018), freely adapted for the cinema by Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), as well as an investigative one with Étienne Huver: New Wars, Tracking Russian Hackers (2019).
Clement Touron is passionate about documentary creation, and always wanted to work for documentaries TV channels. After graduating with a Master's degree in communication, marketing and media management, he worked as assistant program acquisitions and content programming in charge for various French TV channels specializing in documentaries, including Ushuaia TV and Histoire TV (TF1 Group), National Geographic Channel (Disney Group), Toute l'histoire, Science et Vie and Explore (Mediawan Group). In 2023, Clement Touron joined ARTE France as a data analyst, where he developed a better understanding of audiences' media consumption.
