Speaker Details

Full Name
Sébastien Beffa
Company
Playtime
Title
Partner - Acquisitions
Country (Address)
France
Biography
Sébastien Beffa (together with Nicolas Brigaud-Robert, François Yon, and Valery Guibal) is one of the four executive partners of PLAYTIME (formerly known as Films Distribution).
Among the PLAYTIME partners, Sébastien Beffa is especially focused on supervising the acquisitions for all companies within the group.He has a diversified experience in international and domestic acquisitions, coproductions and feature film financing. Graduated from EDHEC Business School in Lille and with a background in banking and finance, Sébastien Beffa moved into the film industry in 1991, later moving on to become in 1997 the CEO of the Sofica Gimages (tax-shelter funds dedicated to emerging directors and producers). Between 2003 and 2005, he served as Deputy Director of Acquisitions and Coproductions department for France and Europe at Studio Canal before his current role at PLAYTIME.
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
We are looking for different types of film projects, from bold genre propositions with a strong concept, to debut features by festival-recognized directors, and female directors projects with strong female characters (be it in comedies or social dramas).
Sébastien Beffa