Frédérique Dumas (born 18 May 1963) is a French film producer and politician of the

Union of Democrats and Independents The Union of Democrats and Independents (french: Union des démocrates et indépendants, UDI) is a Centrism, centre to Centre-right politics, centre-right list of political parties in France, political party in France and former Electoral alliance ...

(UDI) who served as a

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of the

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from 2017 to 2022. She is the CEO of Studio 37, the film production subsidiary of

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Early life and education

Dumas studied at the Institut Libre for International Relations Studies ( Panthéon-Assas University), and holds a bachelor's degree in information/communication.

Film career

From 1989 to 1993, Dumas was a film consultant for the

French Ministry of Culture The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visual, ...

. At the same time, she was holding a director of development position at

Polygram PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a ...

. In 1996, Dumas created NoéProductions, and IngaFilms in 2004, two independent film production companies based in Paris, France. In parallel, she was President of the ''Bureau de Liaison des Industries Cinématographiques'', the office that syndicates most of the French film unions. In 2005, she was a member of the jury for the 20th movie festival in Paris. Today, she is the CEO of Studio 37, the film production subsidiary of Orange.

Political career

From 1989 to 1997, Dumas was the Cultural Affairs delegate to the mayor of Antony, France. From 2001 to 2005, Dumas was the media and culture spokesperson for the French political party, the UDF. Since April 2004, she was also the regional counselor of the Ile-de-France county. Since July 2009, Dumas is the National Secretary in charge of new media for the French political party, the

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. In 2017, Dumas was elected as a deputy to the

as a member of

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

, having left the

earlier in the year. In parliament, she serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In late 2018, she joined an informal group on

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. In 2020, Satoury joined Sylvie Guillaume,

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and

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in visiting several

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s in northern

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

that hold individuals displaced from the

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, including

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and Roj. She stood down at the

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* 1996: ''

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* 1998: ''

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'',

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* 2001: ''

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* 2001: ''Les portes de la gloire'', Christian Merret-Palmair * 2002: ''Inquiry into the invisible world'',

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Studio 37 coproductions

* 2008: ''

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'',

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* 2008: ''

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'',

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* 2008: ''

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'', Albert Pereira and Emmanuel Klotz * 2008: ''Le Coach'', Olivier Doran * 2008: ''Cyprien'', David Charhon * 2008: ''Thelma, Louise et Chantal'', * 2010: ''

Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) ''Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life'' (original title: ''Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)'') is a 2010 French drama film written and directed by Joann Sfar. It is a biopic of French singer Serge Gainsbourg. Plot The film follows notorious musician Serge Gai ...

'', Antoine Sfar * 2011: '' ...And If We All Lived Together'', Stéphane Robelin * 2014: ''

Les Gazelles ''Gazelles'' (french: Les gazelles) is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Mona Achache. Plot Marie and Eric, a couple in their thirties who have been together since college, buy their first apartment when Marie is suddenly overcome by doubt. ...

'',

Mona Achache Mona Achache (born 18 March 1981) is a French-Moroccan film director, actress and screenwriter. Career Following a literary and theatrical education Mona Achache becomes an assistant director followed by screenwriting for fictional and documen ...

Awards

* 1994: Golden lion Mostra de Venise, '' Before the rain'' * 2001: Oscar for best foreign film, ''No man's land'' * 2001: Best screenplay at the

Cannes film festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

, ''No man's land'' * 2002: César awarded, ''No man's land''

Sources

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumas, Frederique 1963 births Living people Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni French film producers Women members of the National Assembly (France) La République En Marche! politicians 21st-century French women politicians Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Union of Democrats and Independents politicians Members of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine

Early life and education

Film career

Political career

FilmographyFrédérique Dumas-Zajdela on IMDB/ref>

Studio 37 coproductions

Awards

Sources

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FilmographyFrédérique Dumas-Zajdela on IMDB
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