Sarah Reese

SVP Literary adaptions and TV series development, Studio Canal

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Born and bred in New Zealand, Sarah Reese Geffroy has been based in the STUDIOCANAL Paris headquarters for the past ten years. She oversees the TV series development team as well STUDIOCANAL STORIES, a new unique label dedicated to literary adaptations. It harnesses key relationships within the global literary industry to identify and support bold, engaging, diverse stories and franchises with potential to be adapted for the mainstream Film and TV slates of STUDIOCANAL’s inhouse production entities.

Before starting at STUDIOCANAL, Sarah was Festival Director of the celebrated French Film Festival in New Zealand.

Responsibilities and shows I oversee

Management of Paris-based TV series development and literary adaptations teams. Talent management. Detailed creative analysis and feedback to writers/producers.

MIFFY currently in production for Canal+ and SKY. Other projects in development.

Would like to meet

Always looking to meet people with exciting new ideas and IP, for TV or film. After STUDIOCANAL STORIES was launched last year, Sarah is especially looking projects based on books and interesting IP to develop