Xilam Animation Appoints Caterina Gonnelli as EVP, Content
08 Janeiro 2020 - 4:52AM
Business Wire
Former-Disney exec joining on 13 January to
work across company’s growing slate
Regulatory News:
Award-winning French animation studio Xilam Animation
(Paris:XIL) has appointed Caterina Gonnelli, Disney’s former
Director of Acquisitions and Co-Productions for the Disney Channels
EMEA, as EVP, Content for the company’s rapidly growing slate of
projects. Joining the company on Monday 13 January, Gonnelli will
work alongside Xilam’s EVP, Content Jean Brune to oversee all
editorial aspects of Xilam’s content and will be responsible for
increasing the company’s slate, as well as conducting development
to address the market needs. Caterina’s expertise of the
fast-changing worldwide market of kids’ content will help Xilam
strengthen its reach across all distribution channels and platforms
in the five continents. Gonnelli will be based in Xilam’s head
office in Paris and will report to CEO Marc du Pontavice.
Prior to Xilam, Caterina Gonnelli joined The Walt Disney Company
in 2012 with an initial remit focused on local acquisitions and
productions for the French market, which expanded over the years to
include multi-territory pre-buys and co-productions across the EMEA
region for Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior from the
identification of new third-party content to negotiation. Gonnelli
previously held positions including Development Executive and
Creative Producer at independent French production companies.
Marc du Pontavice, CEO at Xilam Animation said: “We are thrilled
to add such a remarkable talent to Xilam’s top executives. Caterina
has built a very strong profile over the years from development to
production, from acquisition to programming, at one of the world’s
most prominent kids’ studios. Such invaluable expertise will boost
Xilam’s response to a very fast-growing market towards premium
kids’ content.”
Caterina Gonnelli added: “Xilam Animation has established an
impressive, diverse and engaging slate of projects for kids and
their families. I’m thrilled to be joining Marc and the team at
this exciting time of growth as the company gears up for major new
series launches, including Oggy Oggy for Netflix, and to continue
shaping the company’s vision and content offering.”
ENDS
For further press information, please contact Charlotte Newcombe
at DDA Blueprint: +44 7726 901129 or xilam@ddapr.com
About Xilam
Xilam is one of Europe’s leading animation companies, creating,
producing and distributing original children’s and family
entertainment content across TV, film and digital media
platforms.
Founded in 1999 by Marc du Pontavice, Xilam owns a catalogue of
more than 2,000 animated episodes and four feature films. The
company’s portfolio includes the multi award-winning animated
feature I Lost my Body which won the Nespresso Grand Prize at the
Semaine de la Critique in Cannes Film Festival 2019 in addition to
the Cristal for a Feature Film and Audience Award at Annecy
International Animated Film Festival 2019, alongside
internationally successful brands such as Oggy & the
Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko, The Daltons and its first pre-school
series, Paprika.
Broadcast in over 190 countries on all the major TV networks and
digital platforms, including YouTube with over 600 million video
views monthly, Xilam’s programme catalogue makes the company one of
the top global content providers in animation.
Xilam employs more than 400 people, including 300 artists, who
are based across its four studios located in Paris, Lyon, Angoulême
and Ho-Chi-Minh City in Vietnam.
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