Sophie Bacry Picciotto
Screenwriter, director, playwright and actress

A screenwriter, director and playwright, Sophie Bacry Picciotto is also an actress. Acting sparked a desire to go beyond simply creating characters and plots, leading her to train in writing stories that convey meaning, albeit in a tone that is naturally more feel-good than dramatic.

After co-writing her first play, 22 V’LA LES FILLES, Sophie wrote TOUT LE MONDE PEUT SE TROMPER on her own, a comedy nominated for the 2014 Bajen Foundation Author’s Prize.

Whilst continuing her career as an actress and singer, Sophie has collaborated on various projects (feature films and series), and her writing is inspired by women in their 50s and their power of seduction. This led to the short film VIRTUAL ATTRACTION (Pixaway Production-2018), in which the director had the pleasure of directing Florence Pernel. The film, selected for various festivals, encouraged the writer-director to commit more fully to writing her own projects and championing themes close to her heart, both in life and on screen. She thus directed TOUS LES TROIS JOURS, a public service announcement against domestic violence, to raise awareness of the citizen-led movement Le Point Noir.

Sophie co-directed two films with Ophélie Koering, L’INTERDIT and DANS L’OMBRE, exploring the dangers of a world without culture, and has written on citizenship and the issue of the duty to assist.

Vincent Le Goff

Vincent LE GOFF, who has been Head of Broadcasting and Acquisitions at TF1 - Pôle Découvertes since October 2013, coordinates the broadcasting strategy and manages the programming for Ushuaia TV, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2025.
Previously, he was Deputy Director of Programming at Eurosport International.
Vincent holds a Master’s degree in Quantitative Marketing from the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires and has completed an advanced management programme at ESSEC.

MARIE DURAND

Marie Durand joined TV5MONDE’s programming department in 2022, where she is responsible for acquiring short programmes, documentaries and current affairs programmes. In particular, she supports projects that have a strong focus on environmental and ecological issues. A graduate with a Master’s degree in Documentary Film (University of Bordeaux III) and a Master’s degree in Law, Economics and Management of the Audiovisual Sector (Paris I), she has been working in the audiovisual sector for over fifteen years, in both public and private organisations.

Katia Maksym

Katia Maksym primarily initiates and produces impactful content. She produces documentaries, current affairs programmes and digital formats that shed light on and help viewers understand the real world. The programmes she develops and oversees explore human and societal themes. Through series such as ‘Dans les yeux d’Olivier’ and ‘Ils font bouger les lignes’, and standout one-off programmes such as ‘Homos en politique, le dire ou pas?’, ‘À la hauteur’ and ‘Chemsex, accros au sexe sous drogues’, she champions authentic, bold storytelling that stays close to the human experience.

Claire Simonot

Claire Simonot is a screenwriter, script doctor and researcher in the cultural and creative industries. At the intersection of writing, research and knowledge-sharing, she explores contemporary shifts in storytelling, creative models and forms of cultural production.

She moderates and leads masterclasses and panel discussions alongside professionals from Netflix, DreamWorks and Paris 8 University.

She has collaborated with MoPA as part of the M6 Espoirs de l’Animation programme, working on 3D animated film scripts for Gulli, TiJi and Canal J. Since 2018, she has taught at numerous higher education institutions in France, where she supports several hundred students each year in the fields of film, audiovisual media, 2D/3D animation, video games and communication (ECV, Ynov Campus, Cinécréatis, ESMA, Brassart, EFAP, MOPA, UCO Laval, etc.)

She is the founder of ICE Research Lab (Inclusion, Creation, Experience), an independent action research laboratory dedicated to human-AI co-creation, cognitive neurodiversity and the emergence of new narrative forms in the creative, cultural and industrial sectors. In this context, she has developed the 4D Certification, an assessment framework for creative skills that integrates technical, creative, reflective and inclusive dimensions, as well as the concept of creative cognitive prostheses, referring to co-creation tools capable of amplifying the design capabilities specific to cognitive singularities.

Her work focuses in particular on the conditions of creation in the age of artificial intelligence, on the recognition of cognitive diversity as a design resource, and on the challenges of European intellectual property sovereignty in the face of global standardisation dynamics. It also informs a project for therapeutic campuses dedicated to neurodivergent students in higher education within the CCI sector.

She is regularly invited as an expert, panellist and speaker on the transformation of screenwriting in the age of AI (SATIS) and trains students for pitch and public speaking competitions, notably as part of the national Ynov & EICAR competition, the final of which is held at TF1’s headquarters.

Fiona Bélier

Fiona Bélier is the Managing Director of The Media Faculty, where she supports audiovisual professionals in navigating the sector’s transformations. A specialist in new formats, artificial intelligence and sustainability issues, she has contributed to the development of groundbreaking initiatives such as La Fabrique des Formats and Rookie Stories.

Claire Simonot

Claire Simonot is a screenwriter, script doctor and researcher in the cultural and creative industries. At the intersection of writing, research and knowledge-sharing, she explores contemporary shifts in storytelling, creative models and forms of cultural production.

She moderates and leads masterclasses and panel discussions alongside professionals from Netflix, DreamWorks and Paris 8 University.

She has collaborated with MoPA as part of the M6 Espoirs de l’Animation programme, working on 3D animated film scripts for Gulli, TiJi and Canal J. Since 2018, she has taught at numerous higher education institutions in France, where she supports several hundred students each year in the fields of film, audiovisual media, 2D/3D animation, video games and communication (ECV, Ynov Campus, Cinécréatis, ESMA, Brassart, EFAP, MOPA, UCO Laval, etc.)

She is the founder of ICE Research Lab (Inclusion, Creation, Experience), an independent action research laboratory dedicated to human-AI co-creation, cognitive neurodiversity and the emergence of new narrative forms in the creative, cultural and industrial sectors. In this context, she has developed the 4D Certification, an assessment framework for creative skills that integrates technical, creative, reflective and inclusive dimensions, as well as the concept of creative cognitive prostheses, referring to co-creation tools capable of amplifying the design capabilities specific to cognitive singularities.

Her work focuses in particular on the conditions of creation in the age of artificial intelligence, on the recognition of cognitive diversity as a design resource, and on the challenges of European intellectual property sovereignty in the face of global standardisation dynamics. It also informs a project for therapeutic campuses dedicated to neurodivergent students in higher education within the CCI sector.

She is regularly invited as an expert, panellist and speaker on the transformation of screenwriting in the age of AI (SATIS) and trains students for pitch and public speaking competitions, notably as part of the national Ynov & EICAR competition, the final of which is held at TF1’s headquarters.

Eric Barbier

Three and a half years after the emergence in France of generative and extractive artificial intelligence, the threat has never been more acute for the information and creative industries, which are gradually being replaced by algorithmic agents that are supposedly faster, cheaper and more reliable. Confronted as early as November 2023, in his newspaper L’Est Républicain, with an experiment to introduce AI into the newsroom’s operations, Éric Barbier, together with his philosopher friend Éric Sadin, warns of the harmful consequences of this disruptive technology. The first destructive effects are already being felt and will only continue to grow without a collective awakening. We must raise awareness against these unlimited uses of AI, which are cutting off the heads of many employees and demobilising the faculties and knowledge that constitute and shape us. Through several factual examples, the journalist and member of the SNJ’s national executive will assess the extent to which AI has permeated our society. He will also reveal the dark side of this extractivist technology, which illicitly harvests monumental quantities of data protected by intellectual property rights to train its large language models.

Marie Azancot
Operations Manager at A Better Prod

Dr Julia Hammett-Jamart is Managing Director of CATALYST, one of the pioneering structures
of the French impact producing sector. Recent projects include award-winning documentaries ‘Zinder’ (2022) and ‘Inside Gaza’ (2025). Julia has a background in filmmaking and film policy. She has produced and directed documentaries (AFTRS, SBS, AFI) and authored numerous publications. She holds a PhD in Social Sciences, Media & Communications and leads impact training for key industry forums including Venice Biennale, New Images, Movies that Matter, EURODOC, Netherlands Film Academy and Katu residency for female filmmakers in Togo amongst others. In 2026 she inaugurated France’s first dedicated university course in impact producing at the Universite de la Sorbonne Nouvelle. Board appointments/memberships: New Images, Social Impact Media (SIMA) Awards preselection committee, Produire au Sud ‘Scholar in Residence’, IRCAV, Global Impact Producers Alliance.

Masterclass on impact production:

The transition to a sustainable world requires a holistic approach that integrates environmental, economic and social dimensions. Yet, in the pursuit of ‘sustainability’, societal issues are all too often sidelined. In this masterclass, impact producer Julia Hammett-Jamart reveals her method for developing and implementing social impact strategies in the film and audiovisual sectors. Through case studies, she invites participants to explore the potential of the link between stories brought to the screen and concrete actions in the real world.

Christelle Leroy

After serving as CSR Director for the TF1 Group, Christelle Leroy founded and now heads AWARSE, a consultancy and training firm specialising in corporate social responsibility, which supports organisations in their sustainable transformation through an approach based on raising awareness, collaborative development and dialogue with all stakeholders
Drawing on her 30 years’ experience leading business units in the audiovisual sector and in multicultural environments, notably at Eurosport International, she promotes team diversity and fosters values of inclusion within organisations, drawing in particular on the ‘Fresque de la diversité’ (Diversity Mural) and the lessons learned from her professional career.