Special: Noe Debre issued a cri-de-coueur for public broadcasting as he accepted Deadline’s inaugural French TV Disruptor Award Unifrance Rendez-vous Occurrence in Normandy, France.
Debre is one of France’s most exciting writers and directors and has worked on projects for pay TV services and has a new show for Max, but is best known for the breakout comedy series. Parliament And currently enjoying the pre-launch buzz ZoroBoth of which are locally owned by PubCaster France Television.
Speaking when he accepted the award, which recognizes an industry figure with a singular voice and outstanding work, he said: “When I was told about the award, I was very happy and also saw what ‘disruption’ really means. is It’s been popularized by tech companies and tech culture, because, as you know, tech companies are huge in our field now. But it turns out that I, with this prize-buying series, Parliament And ZoroFirst on board was always public TV. It made me think, if you want more [positive] Disruption, you need more public TV.”
Debre was speaking to an audience of industry professionals around the historic Les Franciscans Deauville Centre, a museum and venue for concerts and cultural events in Normandy, France. The region rolled out the red carpet with local Michelin-starred chefs creating artisanal menus serving regional dishes and drinks from nearby vineyards. Before the glitzy bash, Debre sat down with Deadline to talk about her work.
He talks about writing for the iconic French actor Jean Dujardin, who will wear the mask ZoroWhich Paramount+ has for several international territories, explains why the comedy was a hit Parliament The end had to come, and it had to be entered into Living with our dead (‘Living With Our Dead’), his new series for Max, about a young female rabbi and inspired by the Delphine Horwiller book of the same name.
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