Bénédicte Lesage

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    Bénédicte Lesage is a member of the college of the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication (Arcom). She joined Arcom in February 2023.

    Bénédicte Lesage, conseillère au sein de l'Arcom.

    A leading figure in independent production for over thirty years, Bénédicte Lesage notably created and ran the production company Mascaret Films (1999-2017) before heading Shine Films within EndemolShine France (2017-2019). She produced "La Journée de la Jupe" and the series Guyane, among others.

    Since 2020, she has headed Lb. Productions, dedicated to audiovisual creation. Bénédicte Lesage has taken part in a wide range of public-interest initiatives in the audiovisuel and film sectors, including chairing the Syndicat des Producteurs Indépendants (2012-2013) and co-chairing the editorial committee of the Série Series festival in France and Africa.

    Bénédicte Lesage joined Arcom in February 2023. She chairs the "Media literacy, ecological transition and public health" working group and vice-chairs the "Audiovisual, film and music creation and production" working group.

    Detailed biography

    • Creation of NOÉ Productions with POLYGRAM (1991-1993)
    • Director of drama M6 (1993-1999)
    • Director of Youth France 2 (1993-1999)
    • Creation and co-direction of Mascaret Films (1999-2017)
    • Director and producer of Label Shine Films (EndemolShine group) (2017-2019)
    • Creation and management of Lb. productions, a company dedicated to the audiovisual creation of drama serie (2020-2023)

    Participation in public-interest initiatives in the audiovisuel and film sectors

    • President of SPI (Syndicat des Producteurs Indépendants) (2012-2013)
    • President of ARECOA and President of the Selective Support Account Commission at the CNC (2009-2010)
    • Member of the CNC's Fonds d'aide à l'innovation Commission, Commission d'aide à la production en régions (Région Île de France, Languedoc Roussillon)
    • Expert for the Etats généraux d'Outre-France (2016-2017)
    • Co-president of the Editorial Committee of the European Festival Séries Series in France and Africa (2017-2023)
    • Elected in 2021 to the Unifrance Audiovisual Producers Commission and member of the Francophone Commission
    • Member of the executive team of the Association Séries Series (2022-2023)
    • Regular mediator with AMAPA (Association de Médiation et d'Arbitrage des Professionnels de l'Audiovisuel)

    Decorations

    • Prix PROCIREP for Drama Producer of the Year in 2010
    • Decorated with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011
    • Decorated with the Order of Merit in 2014

    Photos

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