Christophe Riandee

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Christophe Riandee (born February 5, 1968) is a French film producer and entrepreneur, best known for the productions of crime drama series Narcos and Hannibal.

Riandee is the Vice CEO of French film company Gaumont. He lives in Paris and Los Angeles.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Christophe Riandee graduated from the business school ESCP Europe in Paris. His early career steps include service network Ernst & Young, TV production company France Animation, where he was CEO and France Telecom (Orange S.A.) where he developed the Wanadoo theme channels.[3][4]

In 2003 Riandee joined French film studio Gaumont where he was named Vice CEO in 2004. Under his leadership, Gaumont International Television was created in 2010 to produce mainly US series for international markets.[5] Subsequently the Los Angeles office was launched in 2011.[6] Gaumont successfully entered the US American Market with the "straight-to-series" producing model.[7] In 2016 Riandee received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Narcos as "Best Television Series — Drama".[8]

In 2019, he headed the jury of Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.[9]

Classical music[edit]

In 2002 Christophe Riandee founded the music school Jeune Choeur de Paris, a singing school for young singers.[10][11] He is president of the classical music ensemble Ensemble Matheus in Paris.[12]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Qui - Gaumont". www.gaumont.fr. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  2. ^ "Gaumont's Vice CEO on 'Hannibal's' New Friday Time Slot, Boosting Ratings and Skipping the Pilot Order (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  3. ^ "Christophe Riandee on linked in". Linked In. 2017-12-21.
  4. ^ Editorial, Reuters. "Stock Quotes & Company News | Reuters.com". U.S. Retrieved 2018-01-04. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "imdb - Christophe Riandee - Biography".
  6. ^ "Parisian TV Players Expand International Reach".
  7. ^ "Why French-Made Series Are Invading American TV".
  8. ^ "Narcos". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  9. ^ Prot, Bénédicte (2018-05-04). "The Séries Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions choose their winner". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  10. ^ "Une école unique pour jeunes chanteurs". leparisien.fr. 2003-05-10. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  11. ^ "A New School for Young Singers in Paris | IFCM". ifcm.net. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  12. ^ "CONTACT / CRÉDITS - Ensemble Matheus". www.ensemble-matheus.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-21.

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