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8 KEDGE graduates recognised in the arts and culture sector!
Director, actor, producer, and even an e-marketing project manager. Discover the profiles of these 8 KEDGE graduates who work in the field of arts and culture.
Have you always been interested in the arts and culture industry and want to know where the opportunities and leads are?
To help answer this question, KEDGE Alumni has compiled a non-exhaustive list of Kedgers from various backgrounds who have succeeded in making their mark in the arts and culture industry, a sector that is constantly.
With more than 1,200 museums, 2,000 art galleries, nearly 6,000 cinemas, and innumerable monuments and cultural sites, France is one of the richest countries in terms of culture and heritage. To ensure the smooth running of the activities of these institutions and other cultural entities, the professions in the arts and culture sector are increasingly varied. This diversity has been further stimulated by the digital revolution, which is also impacting the cultural field.
This rapidly expanding sector is defined by a new aesthetic, entrepreneurial, and cosmopolitan capitalism. Since 2004, thanks to the expertise of its Creative Industries and Culture Research Center, KEDGE has made it possible for its students to specialise in the management of the arts, culture, and creative industries - first through a specialised course as part of the Grande Ecole Programme curriculum, and now through the Arts & Creative Industries Management MSc programme.
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#1 MARINE BARNÉRIAS - AUTHOR OF THE BOOK SEPER HERO, TV PRESENTER AT FRANCE TELEVISIONS, AND PRODUCER OF THE FILM "ROSY”
Marine Barnérias graduated from KEDGE Marseille in 2015. Her master degree gave her the specialisation in the management of innovation in services, crisis management, and marketing in addition to managing people and teams.
At the age of 21, her life was turned upside down when doctors diagnosed her with multiple sclerosis (MS). This autoimmune disease affects the central nervous system and causes lesions that lead to motor, sensory, and cognitive impairments. In the more or less long term, these problems can progress to an irreversible disability. A fighter and energetic, Marine would not let herself be defeated. She decided to give up everything to undertake an exceptional journey she called "Seper Hero".
Upon her return, she started writing an autobiography and in June 2018, she became a host on France Télévisions' Magazine Littoral. In 2020, while working on several other projects, Marine created Bota.tv - an innovative model for conferences that focuses exclusively on the experience and dialogue between participants.
And her crown achievement released in early 2022? After a successful book on the subject, Marine Barnérias has just released a film chronicling her history with multiple sclerosis, a disease she calls "Rosy" and for which the documentary was named. The film was released on the 5th of January. You can watch the trailer here.
#2 THOMAS PAQUEREAU – INTERNATIONAL SALES MANAGER - PATHÉ FILMS
Thomas Paquereau completed the Creative Industries Programme at KEDGE and was intent on gaining corporate experience in the cultural sector.
When he started his end of studies internship at Pathé, he was quickly hired as an International Sales Manager. His job is to sell the international rights to films produced by Pathé in several countries. This activity includes participating in "film markets" where buyers and sellers from around the world meet, often in parallel with well-known festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, etc.). The company’s strategy is built around these events. Each new film can be sold at different stages of its production (filming, marketing, or upon completion), to be distributed through different types of media (cinema, television, video-on-demand, etc.).
"Each film is a prototype evolving in an industry of enthusiasts. This leads to stimulating discussions, which is the real beauty of my job", said Thomas.
Pathé is one of Europe's leading producers and distributors of motion pictures. The group has cinemas in France as well as in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, and Tunisia. The company was created in the early days of film and celebrated its 125th-anniversary last year. Building on its rich history, Pathé markets an extensive film catalogue with some dozen new productions added each year. In addition to releasing new Pathé productions, the Pathé teams have carried out extensive preservation and restoration work on certain works since 2012, thus giving the public the opportunity to discover, or rediscover, the great classics of French and international cinema.
#3 PIERRE X. GARNIER - PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR OF "TERENCE LEWIS, INDIAN MAN", A SHORT "MUMBAI" FILM AND CEO OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF YOUNG FILMMAKERS
Pierre X. Garnier started at KEDGE after finishing two years of preparatory classes in Rennes. "After my third year, I completed my two-year Master's degree in a work-study programme in Paris at a consulting firm called Ayming. I was in charge of B2B marketing projects there." Passionate about cinema, he created and co-founded in parallel to his studies 7th Moon, International Festival of Young Filmmakers which was held in Paris. He finally completed his degree in July 2018 in Salamanca, Spain as an Erasmus student. He describes his last semester that he describes as "fabulous".
"The courses I took at KEDGE gave me a perfect understanding of what I wanted to do with my life which was to become a film producer. Furthermore, the entrepreneurial courses helped me acquire a discipline in project management that I didn't have, as did my two years of work-study in Paris. Apart from the courses, I made a lot of friends with whom I am still in contact today.”
Now aged 26, Pierre directed a full-length documentary in India in 2020 about Bollywood superstar dancer Terence Lewis as well as the short film Mumbai which can be watched here. As a young actor, he appeared in his first feature film in 2021, Les Fantasmes by the Foenkinos brothers.
#4 PAMÉLA KOMAR - E-MARKETING PROJECT MANAGER - MUSÉE DU LOUVRE
After completing two years of preparatory classes, Paméla Komar began studying at KEDGE in Bordeaux with the strong desire to work in the cultural sector. Extremely attracted by the world of art and culture, she got involved in the Art Culture and Management Chair from her first year at the school. She was very interested in completing her studies through an apprenticeship and was given the immense opportunity to work for the Louvre museum.
For two years, Pamela was in charge of increasing public loyalty (young people, professionals, and families, particularly through the promotion of membership schemes). She was then recruited as a marketing manager to develop the target audience for the museum's offerings (temporary exhibitions, tours and activities, concerts, films, lectures, as well as shows in the auditorium, the multidisciplinary room under the Louvre pyramid, etc.).
After gaining years of experience and a comprehensive vision of the museum, Pamela is now an e-marketing project manager, still serving the public and their experience before, during, and after their visit. The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world with some 35,000 works of art on display in over 73,000 m2 of exhibition space - the equivalent of 10 football stadiums! This space is made up of 14.5 km of corridors, 403 rooms, 10,000 stairs, 73 elevators, and 2,000 doors.
Project in collaboration with the artist JR on the
30th anniversary of the Pyramid of the Louvre ©Nanta Ranarison
#5 XAVIER LEMAÎTRE - FRENCH FILM AND STAGE ACTOR
A 1989 graduate from KEDGE's Grande Ecole Programme, Xavier Lemaîtrebegan his career in the luxury jewellery sector as a Director for the Cartier company. Encouraged by Jean-Claude Brialy, he started taking drama classes in 2005 at the Ateliers du Sudden, with teachers such as Anne Bourgeois, Didier Long, and Vincent Jouan. He had his first stage appearance in 2006 in the play Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.
In 2008, Xavier made his debut in front of the camera in M6's daily soap opera "Pas de secrets entre nous" (“No Secrets Between Us”) and in "Section de Recherches" ("Investigation Unit”) on TF1. Fluent in French, English, and Spanish, he also appeared in British productions such as Mr Selfridge and Riviera.
In February 2018, his performance in “Un Adultère”, by Philippe Harel, (“An Adulturer”) earned him the Best Male Performance Award at the Luchon International Film Festival. More recently, he starred in the successful Netflix series "Lupin".
#6 THOMAS DESAGE - VICE-PRESIDENT WORLDWIDE MARKETING - WARNER BROS
A film enthusiast, Thomas Desage went to the United States for his last semester at KEDGE to do an exchange program at Babson College in Boston.
This former member of the Extérieur Nuit Association then did his third-year internship at Warner Bros in Paris. It is also where he began his career, most notably working on the launch of DVD format. Afterwards, Thomas became responsible for the release of movies, then TV series on video, during which he worked on blockbusters such as the Matrix trilogy and Ocean's 11, as well as cult series such as Friends and Six Feet Under.
In 2005, he moved to London, still working for Warner Bros, for a position in the European department. He again worked in the marketing of both films and TV series in the English and European markets. In 2009, Thomas returned to the US, in Los Angeles, joining the international team as Marketing Director for High Definition format films. In 2014, he became responsible for digital and Blu-ray / 4K film launches for the US and global markets, focussing on the digital release of the DC Comics Franchise films (Wonder Woman, Joker, etc.) in order to maximize the revenue generated by the retail sale of those films, as well as on Warner Media's SVOD platform, HBO Max.
#7 RICHARD CAILLAT - PRODUCER, ASSOCIATE CHAIRMAN OF THE THÉÂTRE DE PARIS AND THE THÉÂTRE DE LA MICHODIÈRE, CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF THE HIGHCO GROUP
Richard Caillat is an expert in the field of large-scale distribution and currently is the theatre producer at both the Théâtre de Paris and the Théâtre de la Michodière.
He graduated from KEDGE in Marseille, and then earned a post-graduate degree in Public Relations. In 1988, he began his career with the French TV channel Cinq, and then went on to work for the HighCo Group in 1991. There he rose through the ranks of the company to eventually become President of the Supervisory Board in 2013.
At the same time, Richard, who is passionate about theatre, produced his first play, “La mère”, (“The Mother”) in 2010. He also founded Arts Live Entertainment, a company that specialised in live performances. In the years that followed, he and his partners went on to buy the Théâtre de Paris and then acquired the Théâtre de la Michodière. He has also authored several publications, including “Marketing et interactivité” (“Marketing and Interactivity”), and,in collaboration with Alix Brijatoff, Be Blue Cat: être singulier (ou ne pas être) (“Be Blue Cat: Be unique (or don’t be)”) published by JML, and Passionnément Singulier (“Uniquely Passionate”), published by Denoël. His latest book "Mais qui a tué le pouvoir d'achat? ("Who Killed the Purchasing Power")
Deeply committed to his Marseilles roots, Richard now holds various responsibilities in the city of Marseilles. In particular, he has chaired the Euromed Management (now KEDGE) Alumni Association and has participated in the school's influence through numerous actions and as a member of the board of directors. Finally, since the end of 2017 , Richard Caillat also sits on the Board of Directors of the Olympique de Marseille.
#8 LAURE GODINI - PRESS OFFICER AT THE REUNION DES MUSÉES NATIONAUX - GRAND PALAIS
After spending two years in preparatory classes in Lyon, Laure Godini entered KEDGE on its Bordeaux campus. She then got involved in the Extérieur Nuit Association, which organises the annual Bordeaux European Short Film Festival, one of the biggest student festivals of its kind. She was event manager during her second year.
Laure did her first internship at the Cité du Design de Saint-Etienne. After that finished, she enrolled KEDGE’s Arts & Creative Industries Management MSc programme. During her gap year, she worked for six months in the public relations department of the Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais (REUNION NATIONAL MUSEUMS - GRAND PALAIS), then moved to London to direct a documentary on the digital strategies of Anglo-Saxon museums.
After she got her degree, she returned to the public relations department of the Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais in 2019. She is in charge of the opening of exhibitions such as Greco, Toulouse-Lautrec, Pompeii. She is also in charge of events such as FIAC, Paris Photo, La Biennale des Antiquaires; as well as visits for officials, VIPs, and personalities.
Laure has been its Press Officer since 2020, in charge of the media coverage of the institution's activities, the organization of press openings, particularly press concerning the restoration works of the Grand Palais and the Grand Palais Éphémère, a building completed in May 2021 which will offer a wide range of events, as well as events related to the 2024 Olympic Games.
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