EVENT — LA ROCHELLE TV DRAMA FESTIVAL 2026

Francophone Perspectives with TV5Monde • Moderated by Nathalie Lesage

Across three key sessions, the La Rochelle TV Drama Festival spotlights Francophone creators and series to drive international co-productions.

"A major case study will focus on the series La Voix de la Baie, produced by Habebo Studios with TV5Monde and selected for the RCF 2025."

This 28th edition stands out as the key event for international French-language audiovisual creation. Producers, broadcasters, and investors gather at CGR Le Dragon to outline their editorial strategies, explore new cross-border co-production models, and discover concrete case studies of tomorrow's hits.

 

 

Africa / France Co-production Focus: Ivory Coast & Gabon

Friday, September 18 • 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM | CGR Le Dragon — Cinema 4

Representatives from RTI (Ivorian National Radio and Television), IGIS (National Institute of Image and Sound, Gabon), and TV5Monde will detail their editorial line-ups and investment policies. The panel will feature an exclusive case study on the series La Voix de la Baie, produced by Habebo Studios.

Speakers:

  • Lassina Bamba — Head of Production and Fiction Department, RTI (Ivory Coast)
  • Samson Elibigui — General Director, IGIS (Gabon)
  • Sandra Basset — Head of African Series Programming, Acquisition and Co-production, TV5Monde
  • Betty Sulty-Johnson — Producer, Habebo Studios (France)

 

Tripartite Co-production: Canada (Quebec), Switzerland & France

Thursday, September 17 • 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM | CGR Le Dragon — Cinema 4

Drawing from the specific case of the new series L'Autre fille, co-produced by Switzerland, Canada, and France, representatives from Radio Canada, RTS, and France Télévisions will explain what brought them together, how each developed the co-production, and the challenges encountered and overcome.

Speakers:

  • André Béraud — Senior Director of Drama, Radio Canada (Canada)
  • Patrick Suhner — Editorial Producer, RTS (Switzerland)
  • Izabela Rieben — Editorial Producer, RTS (Switzerland)
  • Morad Koufane — Head of International Drama, France Télévisions (France)

 

Transatlantic Synergies: Canada (Quebec) & Belgium

Wednesday, September 16 • 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM | CGR Le Dragon — Cinema 4

Representatives from Belgium's two major audiovisual networks (RTBF and RTL) alongside Quebec private media group Bell Media will outline their editorial line-ups, acquisition policies, and the types of projects that bring these key markets together.

Speakers:

  • Sophie Parizeau — General Manager of Drama, Bell Media (Canada)
  • Georges Huercano — Head of Development and Co-productions, RTL (Belgium)
  • Tanguy Dekeyser — Head of Film and Series Co-productions, RTBF (Belgium)