Banijay brought on Takis Candilis as a senior adviser.
Candilis will focus on identifying co-production ventures and high-end scripted projects in southern Europe. He returns to Banijay after having left back in 2018. He previously served as head of Scripted and was responsible for expanding the company’s international scripted activity. Before returning to Banijay, Candilis served as deputy managing director of Broadcast and Programming for France Télévisions.
Marco Bassetti, chief executive officer at Banijay, said, “While unscripted continues to be at the core of Banijay, we have undoubtedly amplified our scripted efforts through the latest acquisition. Teaming our increased ambition in the drama space with the ample opportunity in the market, we are sure, with Takis, we can further grow our international pipeline and strategically drive up southern European owned-IP for our catalogue.”
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