Gaumont CEO Sidonie Dumas mit dem International Emmy Directorate Award 2024 ausgezeichnet
26. November 2024
Gaumont CEO Sidonie Dumas wurde gestern Abend bei den International Emmy Awards in New York mit dem DIRECTORATE AWARD 2024 ausgezeichnet. Wir sind sehr stolz und gratulieren von Herzen! ♥️
Nicolas Atlan (President Gaumont USA, Sidonie Dumas (CEO Gaumont) und Sabine de Mardt (President Gaumont Germany) bei den International Emmy Awards 2024 in New York.
Press Release of the INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS
GAUMONT CEO SIDONIE DUMAS TO RECEIVE 2024 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® DIRECTORATE AWARD
Head of Storied French Television & Film Studio Behind Global Hits Narcos and Lupin to be Honored at 52nd International Emmy® Awards Gala
New York, September 17, 2024 – Sidonie Dumas, CEO of Gaumont, the Paris based television & film production group behind global hits Narcos & Lupin and the world’s oldest continuously operating film studio, will receive the 2024 International Emmy® Directorate Award. Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced that the International Academy’s Special Emmy® will be presented to Dumas at the 52nd International Emmy® Awards Gala, on Monday, November 25, 2024, in New York City.
“Since taking the helm of this storied company in 2010, Sidonie Dumas has strategically and successfully pivoted Gaumont’s main business from theatrical to television with major international expansion and key deals from Europe and Latin America to Hollywood,” said Paisner. “We look forward to honoring her remarkable vision and career with our Directorate Award.”
Specializing in producing local stories with global appeal across generations, the studio’s current slate features talent-driven, diverse, and distinctive titles across multiple languages and genres for the world’s leading global streaming platforms, channels and theaters. Most recent and upcoming productions include Karl Lagerfeld biographic series Becoming Karl and German historical drama The Interpreter of Silence for Disney + as well as a recently announced series about the Gucci family saga.
“Receiving this International Emmy® Directorate Award, is a great honor – not only for me, but also for all the teams at Gaumont who assist me every day at our offices in Europe and the United States.” said Sidonie Dumas, “This prize is a tribute to our shared passion and exacting standards in telling the most wonderful stories in a variety of formats and genre. Collaborating with the greatest talents helps us find a way into the hearts of our audiences. This prize challenges us to push the limits of what we can accomplish together on a global scale.”
Gaumont is the world’s first film company, celebrating 130 years of history and innovation. With offices in Paris, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Cologne, and Rome, Gaumont continues to be an industry leader, producing and distributing high-quality TV programming and films. The company’s library encompasses over 1,500 iconic titles, including The Untouchable, Monsieur Gangster, Barbarians, The Fifth Element, Stillwater, Lost Illusions, 8½, and International Emmy® Nominees Narcos, El Presidente and Lupin. Lupin was watched by 70 million households in the first month of its release on Netflix, making it the most-watched non-English show on the streaming platform at the time.