Our team
PRESIDENCY / MANAGEMENT

Eva Nguyen Binh
President

Hugues Ghenassia-de Ferran
Executive Vice-President

Karima Mostefaoui
Assistant

Amélie Essissima
Assistant

Agathe Basquin
Head of Advice and Strategy
SECRETARY GENERAL

Thomas Hannebique
Secretary General
COOPERATION, DIALOGUE AND SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT

Sophie Renaud
Director

Francky Blandeau
Deputy Director

Latifa Bnouzalim
Assistant
DEBATE AND CITIZENSHIP DIVISION

François-Ronan Dubois
Head of Division

Anne Brouard
Project Manager

Zara Fournier
Project Manager Social Issues

Baptiste Gaich
Project Manager Safir

Marion Picard
Project Manager

Vincent Raynaud
Project Manager Safir
EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION

Anaïs Fontanel
Head of Division

Maike Brakhan
Project Manager

Marie Lesage
Project Manager

Mélanie Rolland
Project Manager

Gabrielle Vignal
Project Manager
CULTURE AND SOLIDARITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION

François Tiger
Head of Division

Jimmy Berthé
Project Manager

Léa Ghamlouche
Project Manager Accès Culture

Pauline Rolland
Project Manager TANBOU

Mantchini Traoré
Project Manager

Maryline Virot
Project Manager
LOCAL AUTHORITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION

Claire Magnac
Head of Division

Anne-Kristell Diraison
Project Manager

Justine Marcienne
Project Manager

Anne-Laure Rouxel
Project Manager
ARTISTIC CREATION AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT

Chloé Samaniego
Director

Marie-Cécile Burnichon
Deputy Director

Veronica Fogliato
Assistant

Aissa Diaby
Project Manager FEF Création 2

Yovahn Guery
Project Manager
CINEMA AND SERIES DIVISION

Marion Thévenot
Head of Division

Aurore Auguste
Project Manager

Claude Brenez
Project Manager Distribution and audience renewal

Emmanuelle Deprats
Project Manager

Marine Gaillard
Project Manager Distribution Europe, America and Caribbean, Near and Middle East

Nicolas Rebeschini
Project Manager European film Festival

Yasmin Ribeiro Abib Porangaba
Project Manager
Cinémathèque Afrique

Véronique Joo-Aisenberg
Head of Cinémathèque Afrique

Cassiopée N'Sonde
Project Manager FEF Création 2
DIGITAL AND AUDIOVISUAL CREATION DIVISION

Olivier Delpoux
Head of Division

Hannah Bellicha
Project Manager

Nadia Bouissehak
Project Manager

Hannah Loué
Project Manager
BOOKS AND PUBLISHING DIVISION

Didier Dutour
Head of Division

Marie-Charlotte Baoudour
Project Manager

Anne du Parquet
Project Manager

Géraldine Prévot
Project Manager

Hanna Barral
Project Manager
VISUAL ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND FASHION DIVISION

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Head of Division

Adeline Blanchard
Head of Visual Arts

Laure Choquer
Project Manager Design and fashion

Monica Lebrao Sendra
Head of Architecture, Town planning and Landscape

Sophie Robnard
Head of Photography / Image
MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS DIVISION

Gaëlle Massicot Bitty
Head of Division

Mathilde Bezard
Project Manager Classical and Contemporary Music

Mamadou Diakité
Project Manager Music FEF création 2

Catherine Faudry
Project Manager Performing Arts / Dance

Oscar Finjean
Project Manager Music, Jazz

Léa Marot
Project Manager Performing Arts / Theater

Vanessa Silvy
Project Manager Performing Arts / Circus, Street Art, Puppetry
SUPPORT FOR THE FRENCH CULTURAL NETWORK WORLDWIDE DEPARTMENT

Stéphane Ré
Director

Frédéric Jagu
Deputy Director

Lise Delmestre Ahoyo
Assistant

Régine Dietrich
Project Manager FAEC
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATION DIVISION

Maud Grimaud
Head of Division

Paul Abela
Project Manager

Selma Kheder
Project Manager
TRAINING AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Thomas Simoes
Head of Division

Adèle Calzada
Project Manager

Elsa Chiche
Project Manager

Laurène Gibert
Project Manager

Paul Lalloz
Project Manager

Audrey Level
Project Manager
FRENCH LANGUAGE AND MULTILINGUALISM DIVISION

Aurore Jarlang
Head of Division

Founé Diawara
Project Manager

Julie Fournier
Project Manager Digital technologies

Martin Lafitte
Project Manager

Elsa Viton
Project Manager

Frédérique Willaume
Project Manager Educational cooperation
ONLINE PRESENCE AND DIGITAL EXPERTISE DIVISION

Candy Collardeau
Head of Division

Christine Amtmann
Project Manager

Marie Barbuscia
Project Manager

Margaux Bottier
Project Manager Culturethèque

Lika Chkartishvili
Project Manager
MOBILITIES AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS DEPARTMENT

Agnès Alfandari
Director

Anne-Sophie Braud
Deputy Director

Angèle Gaignard
Assistant
PROFESSIONAL MOBILITY DIVISION

Émilie Pianta-Essadi
Head of Division

Gabrielle Béroff-Gallard
Project Manager

Louis Chauvin
Project Manager

Victor Mallet
Project Manager

Mina Ramos
Project Manager FAEC

Ariane Salas
Project Manager
RESIDENCIES DIVISION

Chloé Fricout
Head of Division

Lucie Brechette
Project Manager

Julie Ferrif
Project Manager

Glenda Laporte
Project Manager

Alice Narcy
Project Manager
FRENCH PRESENCE IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS DIVISION

Alice Casado
Head of Division

Nathalie Streiff
Project Manager

Capucine Tauran
Project Manager

Lucille Vivier-Calicat
Production Manager
SEASONS AND HIGHLIGHTS DIVISION

Charlotte Billy
Head of Division

Valentine Bottaro
General Coordinator

Priyanshi Mehta
Project Manager

Natalia Rest
Project Manager
EVENT PRODUCTION

Flora Boillot
Project Manager Visual Arts

Amandine Canistro
Project Manager for Performing Arts

Sophie Leclerc
Events Project Manager

Charlotte Rivoirard
Project Manager for Economy, Innovation, Digital, Tourism, Gastronomy
FRANCE BRAZIL SEASON 2025

Anne Louyot
General Commissioner
MEDITERRANEAN SEASON

Julie Kretzschmar
General Commissioner
COMMUNICATION AND SPONSORSHIP DEPARTMENT

Jean-Philippe Rousse
Director

Nadia Aghaï
Assistant

Fleurance Layme
Project Manager FAEC

Camille Zmyslony
Chargée de projet plateforme numérique servicielle
COMMUNICATION

Toufik El Madiouni
Head of Division

Laura Bailly
Communication Officer

Maëlle Buhon
Communication Officer

Romain Chatillon
Editorial Project Manager

Margot Durand
Communication Officer

Maya Mattelart
Communication Officer

Néguine Mohsseni
Press Attaché

Jean-Christophe Olier
Editorial Project Manager

Marina Périllat
Communication Officer (Seasons)

Sarah Reglat
Social Media Manager
SPONSORSHIP

Paloma Garcia
Head of Division

Pia-Camila Testa
Head of Division
GENERAL SECRETARY
Thomas Hannebique
Secretary General
HUMAN RELATIONS AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT DEPARTMENT

Mathilde Remontet
Director
DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RELATIONS

Mélanie Laurent
Project Manager

Catherine Mabihan
Assistant

Hélène Maza
Project Manager

Batourou Soro
Payroll Project Manager

Cécile Vanechop
Payroll Supervisor
WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Frédéric Catusse
Chief Technical Assistant

Issam Mansouri
Receptionist

Laurent Petit
Technical Assistant
INTERNAL COMMUNICATION

Mathias JAMAIN HOUNGNIKPO
Internal Communications Manager
BUDGET DIVISION

Anne-Marie Perrineau
Head of Division

Elsa Abou Ghazalé
General Coordinator

Delali Amekporfor
Project Manager

Marie-Sygne Budan
Project Manager

Wajdi Dabbabi
Project Manager

Touty Diop-Buloba
Project Manager (Cinema)

Adama Fofana
Project Manager

Pascale Lallier
Project Manager (Performing Arts)

Caroline Lanneau
Project Manager (French Language / Books)

Philippe Lteif
Project Manager FEF création 2

Florence Miagoux
Project Manager

Fiona Nsiala Mandard
Project Manager

Béatrice Richard
Project Manager (Visual Arts, architecture / Communications / Regional authorities)

Ramy Thaminy
Project Manager
LEGAL DIVISION, AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS

Marc de Geyer
Head of Division

Marie Grundler
Project Manager

Cédric Kossi
Project Manager

Maria Quiniou
Project Manager

Khadijatou Tamba
Project Manager
IT

Marc Zoritch
Head of Division

Saidji Djillali
IT Technician

Michaël Guillet
Computer technician

Nicolas Peccoud
Project Manager
EVALUATION

Eddy Choubana
Head of Division

Valérie Thfoin
Project Manager
FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Martial Soucaze-Guillous
Accounting Officer

Anabela de Jesus
General Coordinator
GENERAL ACCOUNTING

Alain Maillot
Accountant
INVOICING

Guillaume Baral
Accountant

Manolita Rico
Accountant
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