Gaumont appoints new exec to drive global co-productions
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| 24 June 2019

Leading film and TV content provider Gaumont has appointed Christian Gabela as VP, international TV co-productions, to manage and expand the company’s TV distribution/co-production partnerships in key international territories.

Gabela joins Gaumont from Univision where he was vice president and general manager of the production division, Story House Entertainment. There, he oversaw the studio’s overarching strategy as well as the development, production, and distribution of its content, which includes the Netflix Originals El Chapo and Tijuana among others.

With an initial focus on Latin America, Gabela will report to Vanessa Shapiro, president, worldwide TV distribution and co-production, and will work closely with all of the creative executives at Gaumont in Los Angeles, Paris, London and Berlin. Gaumont’s first Latin American co-production, El Presidente for Amazon Prime, is currently in production.

“Christian’s knowledge of TV development and production will bolster our distribution/co-production efforts in the Latin America region where we have ten drama series in development, alongside our in-house Latin American shows,” commented Gaumont CEO Christophe Riandee. “His deep background and success with Spanish-language series will help our global team to develop new shows, relationships and partnerships.”