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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Christian groups slam new Kidman children's movie
- 2007-12-03
LOS ANGELES AFP — Christian groups are up in arms here over a new children's film starring Nicole Kidman and based on an award-winning novel by British author Philip Pullman, accusing it of being anti-religious. "The Golden Compass" which opens here Friday is the film version of "The Northern...
US Catholic bishops launch website against 'Da Vinci Code' movie
- 2006-03-09
LOS ANGELES AFP — US Catholic bishops launched a stinging Internet counter-attack on the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code," ahead of the release of Ron Howard's film version in May. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops launched a new website refuting key claims made in Dan Brown's...
Australia's Peter Weir to direct Johnny Depp in 'Shantaram'
- 2005-12-01
LOS ANGELES AFP — "The Year of Living Dangerously" filmmaker Peter Weir will reportedly direct the movie version of Gregory David Roberts' novel "Shantaram" that will star movie heartthrob Johnny Depp. Australian Weir, 61, director of such films as war drama "Gallipoli" (1981), "The Truman Show" (1998) and "Dead...
"Memoirs of a Geisha" premieres in Japan amid controversy
- 2005-11-29
TOKYO AFP — Some of Asia's top film talent turned out for the eagerly awaited world premiere of the Hollywood movie based on US best-seller "Memoirs of a Geisha" at a Tokyo sumo stadium. The movie, which is being released in Japan as "Sayuri", has been years in the...
Rubber hits the road as Coppola plans movie of Kerouac's 'On the Road'
- 2005-08-05
LOS ANGELES AFP — Hollywood filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola is poised to make a movie version of Jack Kerouac's classic novel "On the Road," 26 years after he acquired the film rights, producers said. The "Apocalypse Now" creator has assigned Brazilian Walter Salles, who made last year's Oscar-nominated "Motorcycle...
"Amelie" star and director get gritty for new French blockbuster
- 2004-10-27
PARIS AFP — Three-and-a-half years after their box-office triumph of "Amelie", French actress Audrey Tautou and director Jean-Pierre Jeunet have again teamed up for a new film -- this time though it's about war not whimsy. "A Very Long Engagement" opened across France Wednesday to massive media coverage, and...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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