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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Studio 'Muggles' postpone new Harry Potter film until 2009
- 2008-08-14
LOS ANGELES AFP — Harry Potter fans clamoring for the next movie installment of the boy wizard's adventures will have to wait until 2009 after a decision to postpone release of the new film, officials said Thursday. A statement from Warner Bros. Pictures said the original November release date...
J.K. Rowling due to appear as witness in New York court
- 2008-03-24
NEW YORK AFP — British author J.K. Rowling is expected to appear as a witness at a New York trial next month, in a case called to settle an intellectual property dispute involving her Harry Potter books. Rowling and Warner Bros., the studio behind the movie versions of the...
Last Potter book to be made into two-part film: report
- 2008-03-13
LOS ANGELES AFP — Warner Brothers studio plans to make JK Rowling's last book in the Harry Potter series into a two-part film with the first chapter opening in 2010, Hollywood media reported on Thursday. Part one of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will hit the screen in...
Ledger death leaves studio with balancing act: analysts
- 2008-01-25
LOS ANGELES AFP — Heath Ledger's death leaves studio giants Warner Bros. facing a balancing act as they promote the actor's last film, the big-budget Batman sequel "The Dark Knight," industry analysts say. Even before Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment on Tuesday, buzz had been...
Lay-offs likely as writers strike continues: report
- 2008-01-09
LOS ANGELES AFP — The Hollywood writers' strike, now in its third month, appears likely to lead to the imminent lay-offs of hundreds of workers in the television and movie business, US media reported Wednesday. Industry journal Variety reported that Warner Brothers is planning on announcing lay-offs of an...
'Batman' technician killed on stunt test run
- 2007-09-25
LONDON AFP — A special effects technician working on the new Batman movie was killed when the truck he was in crashed into a tree in a test run for filming in Britain, Warner Bros Pictures said Tuesday. The accident happened Monday when the truck, which was carrying a...
Warner goes digital to bring new life to films
- 2007-06-26
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Hollywood's shift away from celluloid continued on Tuesday as Warner Brothers Entertainment revealed its film editing and archives have gone digital. Warner said it worked with US computer giant Hewlett-Packard to build a sophisticated digital editing "infrastructure" used to craft recently-released "Oceans 13" and rejuvenate...
'Thundercat' cartoon scratches its way to feature film
- 2007-06-07
LOS ANGELES AFP — The 1980s animated television show "Thundercats" will reportedly leap on to the big screen under the direction of Warner Bros. Real actors will star as the half-cat-half-human superheroes battling the evil Mumm-Ra mummie who lives in a sarcophagus, entertainment magazine Variety reported. The television series...
Harry Potter author gives blessing to US theme park
- 2007-05-31
LONDON AFP — Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has given her blessing to a US theme park based on the hugely popular schoolboy wizard, to be built in Florida, officials said Thursday. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is expected to open in Orlando in late 2009, as a...
Radcliffe signed for final 'Harry Potter' films: studio
- 2007-03-05
LOS ANGELES AFP — British actor Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to play Harry Potter in big-screen versions of the final two installments of J.K. Rowling's books about the boy wizard, studio Warner Bros said Monday. A spokeswoman for Warner Bros confirmed 17-year-old Radcliffe would reprise his role as...
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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