DOMINIQUE FARRUGIA TO LEAD ENDEMOLSHINE FICTION

Banijay France announces Dominique Farrugia is set to lead EndemolShine Fiction as Managing Director. Taking up the post on 2 November 2020, he will now oversee all of the business’ scripted operations and pipeline of premium content.

Farrugia joins Banijay France’s production label from Studiocanal, where he was Deputy Managing Director, having joined as Deputy General Manager of Productions in 2017.

At EndemolShine Fiction, Farrugia will report to Banijay France’s Chief Executive Officer, François de Brugada.“We are incredibly proud to welcome Dominique Farrugia as MD of EndemolShine Fiction. His experience as a writer, director, and producer will be invaluable in building a healthy slate of high-quality, original, and ambitious scripted programming. His arrival bolsters Banijay France’s fiction offering and solidifies our position as a go-to for all genres”, said Brugada. 

 To date, EndemolShine Fiction has been recognised for its involvement in "Papa ou Maman" for M6; "Mention Particulière" for TF1; "Guyane" for Canal+; "Quadras" for M6; "Mental" for France.TV Slash; "Le Pont du Diable" for France 3 and "Faux Semblants" for France 2.