Former head of Us television Gene Stein exiting company.
Gaumont, whose recent productions include Narcos, El Presidente, and F Is For Family, is streamlining its operations in the Us and has named Nicolas Atlan president.
The former president of Gaumont animation and family adds oversight of the Us and Latin American drama divisions to his remit and reports to Gaumont vice CEO Christophe Riandee.
Atlan assumes operational control of all divisions within the organisation: creative, production, business affairs, finance, and marketing.
The former head of Us television Gene Stein is exiting the company to pursue other opportunities.
As part of the reorganisation,...
Gaumont, whose recent productions include Narcos, El Presidente, and F Is For Family, is streamlining its operations in the Us and has named Nicolas Atlan president.
The former president of Gaumont animation and family adds oversight of the Us and Latin American drama divisions to his remit and reports to Gaumont vice CEO Christophe Riandee.
Atlan assumes operational control of all divisions within the organisation: creative, production, business affairs, finance, and marketing.
The former head of Us television Gene Stein is exiting the company to pursue other opportunities.
As part of the reorganisation,...
- 7/7/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Narcos producer Gaumont has appointed Michelle Sullivan, a former Amazon Studios kids development executive, as its vice president of animation and family content.
Sullivan will join Gaumont’s Los Angeles office in August after leaving Amazon Studios in July last year. She has worked as an independent producer and digital consultant for the past year.
Sullivan will report to Terry Kalagian, senior vice president of creative development for animation and family content, and is tasked with sourcing projects to be developed into animated and live-action series.
She is no stranger to Gaumont having worked closely with the company at Amazon Studios to develop the forthcoming animated series Do, Re & Mi, starring The Good Place actress Kristen Bell.
Among Gaumont’s other animated projects is Sir Paul McCartney’s long-gestating film High In The Clouds, which was picked up by Netflix last December.
Commenting on Sullivan’s arrival, Kalagian...
Sullivan will join Gaumont’s Los Angeles office in August after leaving Amazon Studios in July last year. She has worked as an independent producer and digital consultant for the past year.
Sullivan will report to Terry Kalagian, senior vice president of creative development for animation and family content, and is tasked with sourcing projects to be developed into animated and live-action series.
She is no stranger to Gaumont having worked closely with the company at Amazon Studios to develop the forthcoming animated series Do, Re & Mi, starring The Good Place actress Kristen Bell.
Among Gaumont’s other animated projects is Sir Paul McCartney’s long-gestating film High In The Clouds, which was picked up by Netflix last December.
Commenting on Sullivan’s arrival, Kalagian...
- 7/2/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon Studios has greenlit Gaumont’t “Do, Re & Mi,” an animated lyrical series for preschoolers executive produced by Jackie Tohn, Michael Scharf, Ivan Askwith and Kristen Bell.
Created by Tohn (“American Idol”) and Scharf (“Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation”), “Do, Re & Mi” showcases original tracks performed by Bell (Princess Anna in Disney’s “Frozen”), Tohn and other guests. The series follows three birdie best friends named Do, Re & Mi who live in a world filled with rhythm, beats and melodies. Every episode of the series starts with an adventure and ends in a song.
“This series will be such a wonderful addition to our Amazon Kids preschool portfolio, and we couldn’t ask for better creative partners than Gaumont and the musical talents of this producing team,’ said Melissa Wolfe, head of kids’ programming at Amazon Studios.
“In addition to its beautiful storytelling and character design, the show...
Created by Tohn (“American Idol”) and Scharf (“Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation”), “Do, Re & Mi” showcases original tracks performed by Bell (Princess Anna in Disney’s “Frozen”), Tohn and other guests. The series follows three birdie best friends named Do, Re & Mi who live in a world filled with rhythm, beats and melodies. Every episode of the series starts with an adventure and ends in a song.
“This series will be such a wonderful addition to our Amazon Kids preschool portfolio, and we couldn’t ask for better creative partners than Gaumont and the musical talents of this producing team,’ said Melissa Wolfe, head of kids’ programming at Amazon Studios.
“In addition to its beautiful storytelling and character design, the show...
- 9/11/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Studios has greenlit production on Do, Re & Mi, an animated musical series for preschoolers, from Kristen Bell, Jackie Tohn, Michael Scharf (Moon and The Son: An Imagined Conversation), Ivan Askwith (Veronica Mars) and Gaumont. The 52-episode 11-minute series will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories.
Created by Tohn and Scharf, Do, Re & Mi is about three birdy best friends named Do, Re & Mi who live in a world filled with rhythm, beats and melodies. Along with their day-to-day adventures, the characters model ways for parents and young kids to talk about music and connect these ideas to their social-emotional development. Every episode ends in a song, featuring original tracks performed by Bell (Frozen), Tohn, and other surprise guests.
Bell, Tone, Scharf and Askwith executive produce. Emmy-nominated Corey Powell is serving as showrunner.
Created by Tohn and Scharf, Do, Re & Mi is about three birdy best friends named Do, Re & Mi who live in a world filled with rhythm, beats and melodies. Along with their day-to-day adventures, the characters model ways for parents and young kids to talk about music and connect these ideas to their social-emotional development. Every episode ends in a song, featuring original tracks performed by Bell (Frozen), Tohn, and other surprise guests.
Bell, Tone, Scharf and Askwith executive produce. Emmy-nominated Corey Powell is serving as showrunner.
- 9/11/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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