Studio TF1 CEO Pierre Branco Talks Cinema Push; Hire Of Ex-Sky Original Film Director & Appointment Of French Distribution Head

Studio TF1 CEO Pierre Branco Talks Cinema Push; Hire Of Ex-Sky Original Film Director & Appointment Of French Distribution Head

EXCLUSIVE: France’s Studio TF1 has hired Julia Stuart, the former director of original Film at Sky, on a consultancy basis, and appointed Warner Bros. France exec Cristina Batlle as the head of its budding theatrical distribution operation. The hires follow the rebranding in January of Newen Studios to Studio TF1, followed by an internal restructuring […]

The subsidiary of the TFI group, which now includes its production and distribution activities, has been headed since 2024 by Pierre Branco, the former director of Warner Bros Discovery. And it is Cristina Batlle, who also comes from Warner, who will join him on the distribution side. She will work under the responsibility of Nathalie Toulza-Madar, executive director of French cinema at Studio TF1. As a reminder, Cristina Batlle is the sales man…

Studio TF1 CEO Pierre Branco Talks Cinema Push; Sky Hire

EXCLUSIVE: France’s Studio TF1 has hired Julia Stuart, the former director of original Film at Sky, on a consultancy basis, and appointed Warner Bros. France exec Cristina Batlle as the head of its budding theatrical distribution operation. The hires follow the rebranding in January of Newen Studios to Studio TF1, followed by an internal restructuring in March, and an announcement that the Paris-based pan-European production and distribution g…