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Caroline Kusser appointed EVP International Co-Production at MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios and World Sales at LEONINE Studios​

Caroline Kusser appointed Executive Vice President International Co-Production at MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios and World Sales at LEONINE Studios

Munich/Paris/Los Angeles, January 20, 2022 - Caroline Kusser has joined MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios as Executive Vice President International Co-Production on January 1, 2022. She is also appointed EVP World Sales at LEONINE Studios.

Kusser is one of the most high-profile figures in the international TV co-production and licensing business and was until recently Executive Vice President Co-Production & Distribution at Fremantle Media International. In her new roles, she is responsible for all TV co-production activities on an international and European level within MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios and will manage and coordinate fiction co-productions across the more than 60 production companies belonging to MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios. She is also instrumental in driving the development of LEONINE Studios’ global distribution. Kusser will be based in the newly opened US-office in Los Angeles.

Eden Rock Media’s Thomas Augsberger who has been LEONINE Studios’ overall US consultant will continue to advise LEONINE Studios in the international feature film business.

The Co-CEOs of MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios, Pierre-Antoine Capton and Fred Kogel, comment the new addition: "We are very pleased that Caroline has joined our team. She is an expert with an excellent network and the ideal person for our planned internationalization and growth strategy in the TV co-production segment.”

LEONINE Studios’ CEO Fred Kogel adds: “Together with her, we will continue to develop our LEONINE Studios brand into a synonym for premium content in international distribution. Our high-end fiction productions for TV are in the very best hands with her.”

Caroline Kusser says: "I’m excited to join the content powerhouse that is MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios, created by two of the leading European media companies and I’m looking forward to working in collaboration with the European teams to ensure we fully maximize the potential of content, alongside expanding the activity and presence of the company as a whole across this diverse and vibrant market. At the same time, I am really excited to expand LEONINE Studios premium brand into the world sales business."

Before joining Fremantle Media International, where she was involved in closing co-production deals with Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, Starz and NatGeo, among others, Caroline Kusser worked for more than ten years at Red Arrow International in the US, most recently as Senior Vice President. Prior to that, she established her own distribution business under the label Carokusser, serving a number of high-profile clients, including ZDF Enterprises. Her previous positions include Bavaria Media Television and Beta Film in Germany.

About MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios

MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios is a European studio nurturing international talents and creating innovative premium IPs for a global marketplace. The studio unites the creative power of 61 production companies creating all genres and formats scripted and unscripted in France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain and the United Kingdom, covering the top European content markets. It combines the industry expertise in production, distribution and licensing of MEDIAWAN and LEONINE Studios, two of the most attractive and fastest-growing media companies in Europe. The studio relies on long-standing partnerships with talents and all market players in their respective countries. MEDIAWAN & LEONINE Studios is headed by MEDIAWAN CEO Pierre-Antoine Capton and LEONINE Studios’ CEO Fred Kogel.

Press contacts:

Henriette Gutmann

Head of Corporate Communication & Sales Marketing, LEONINE Studios

Tel. +49 (0)89 999 513 - 0

Email: communication@leoninestudios.com

Virginie Lafleur

Head of Corporate Communication, Mediawan

Tel. +33 786 10 67 79

Email: v.lafleur@mediawan.eu

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