Pascal Breton Explained

Pascal Breton
Occupation:TV & Film Producer, Writer,
Years Active:1981–present

Pascal Breton is a French Producer & CEO especially known for creating the French Soap Opera Sous le soleil (aka St Tropez) and the first French Netflix Original Marseille.[1] [2]

He is the former CEO & President of Marathon Media Group and the current CEO of Federation Entertainment.[3] [4]

Biography

In 1990, Pascal Breton started his own production company, Marathon, in association with Olivier Brémond. In addition to managing the company, he worked on Marathon’s hit productions, including Saint Tropez (480 × 52 minutes), Babar & Dolmen (6 × 90 minutes) among others.[5] [6]

At Zodiak, Pascal, acting as Senior Vice-President of Fiction, oversaw the distribution of Millennium as well as Versailles (Capa, Canal+).[7]

In 2013, Pascal Breton launched Federation Entertainment, a new production and distribution studio dedicated to premium French and international series.[8] There, he produced Netflix's first French series Marseille and co-produced the critically acclaimed French series The Bureau, an international success which was released on Amazon Prime UK & iTunes US, quickly reaching the Top 5 there.[9] [10] He is also co-producing upcoming series such as The Collection - Amazon's first European original about a fashion house in post-war Paris - and the Finnish noir series Bordertown, along with many other projects.[11]

Filmography

List of Producing & Writing Credits in Film and Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Babar (TV Series)Supervising ProducerGemini Awards for Best Animated Program or Series (1989, 1990, 1992)
1995The Mozart Band (TV Series)Associate Producer
Nancy Drew (1995 TV Series)Executive Producer
1996Berjac : Coup de maître (TV Movie)Producer
1996–2008Sous le soleil (TV Series)Creator
Delegate Producer (12 Episodes)
Producer (18 Episodes)
Rose d'Or for Best Soap & Best Best Performance - Soap - Female (2004)
1997Kassai and Leuk (TV Series)Executive Producer
The Secret World of Santa Claus (TV Series)Executive Producer
Series Concept
1998–2000Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend (TV Series)Executive Producer
2000Marsupilami (2000 TV Series)Executive Producer
2001Queenie in LoveExecutive Producer
2002Ken ParkExecutive Producer
2005Tokyo Dogs (TV Movie documentary)Producer
15/Love (TV Series)Producer
2007Secrets (TV Mini-Series, original title: Suspectes)Executive Producer
2008Pas de secrets entre nous (TV Series)Producer & Creator
L'aventure antibiotique: La revanche des microbesProducer
Sisterhood (TV Series - Original Title: Cinq Soeurs)Creator
2010Producer
2014Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez (Spinoff from Sous le soleil) Co-Producer
2015The BureauCo-ProducerSeries Mania International Press Award for Best Actor - Mathieu Kassovitz)
TV Series Audience Award and TV Series Jury Special Prize at the Colcoa Festival.[12]
Versailles (TV Series)Producer
2016Marseille (TV Series)Producer
The CollectionCo-Producer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TBI Interview: Pascal Breton, CEO, Federation Entertainment. TBI Vision. 2016-06-22.
  2. Web site: Netflix's 'Marseille' Producer Launches International Production Company. The Hollywood Reporter. 23 September 2014 . 2016-02-19.
  3. Web site: Pascal Breton. Variety. 2016-02-19. en-US.
  4. Web site: Pascal Breton. Les Echos. 18 March 2016 . 2016-06-22. fr-FR.
  5. Web site: Marathon rolls out 'Dolmen' sequel. Variety. 2016-02-19. en-US. Elsa. Keslassy. 27 July 2009 .
  6. Web site: 'Marseille's' Pascal Breton on 'Bordertown,' Nordic Noir, Big Euro Co-pros and Crucial Change in Intl. TV. Variety. 3 April 2016. en-US.
  7. Web site: CEO Pascal Breton leaves Marathon Images.
  8. Web site: Pascal Breton Unveils Ambitious Mini-Studio Federation Entertainment. variety. 23 September 2014 . 2014-09-23.
  9. Web site: Spy Thriller The Bureau Set for Season Three. Worldscreen. 10 June 2016 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Canal+ greenlights new season of The Bureau. Rapid TV News. en-US.
  11. Web site: 'Marseille's' Pascal Breton on 'Bordertown,' Nordic Noir, Big Euro Co-pros and Crucial Change in Intl. TV. Variety. 3 April 2016. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2016 Awards Winners . 2016-05-07 . https://archive.today/20160616160459/http://www.colcoa.org/awards/2016-awards-winners . 2016-06-16 . dead .