Federation Studios announces the creation of Federation MEAC

Federation Studios and Empreinte Digitale announced the creation of Federation MEAC, a production subsidiary devoted to the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean, which the company described as “highly creative and dynamic territories.”  Federation MEAC’s purpose is to work with and connect talents from these parts of the world, both locally and internationally, via productions and co-productions that will help put their creativity on the global map.

This subsidiary has been created by co-founding Chairman Joachim Landau, who up until now has been a producer of documentaries, unscripted programs and series with Empreinte Digitale, another member of the Federation Studios group, known for its shows “Infiniti” (Canal+), “Parallels” (Disney+), and “The 7 Lives of Lea” (Netflix), among others.

Lionel Uzan, Managing Director of Federation Studios, and Raphaël Rocher, Managing Director of Empreinte Digitale, will be on the board alongside Joachim Landau. According to the company, their combined experience and the excellent reputation of the Federation group only boost Federation MEAC’s development.

“The audiovisual market in the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean is expanding fast, with a plethora of excellent writers, directors, actors, and producers. Their inventiveness and energy reflect those of Federation so much so that we just had to be present in these markets. We aim to help them grow internationally and to create synergies with our group, by sharing its formats, for example,”  Joachim Landau said.

Having acquired expertise in the areas of cinema, TV and Africa, Joachim Landau began his career in the Contents Division at Orange before joining Empreinte Digitale in 2014. Landau co-created and is producing a South African series for Empreinte Digitale that is a co-production with Natives at Large. Joachim Landau will be assisted by Manuela Cassuto, Head of Development in charge of sourcing projects and taking them all the way to production.