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

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(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 Orange.

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

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. At the same time, she was holding a director of development position at Polygram. 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 Nouveau Centre. In 2017, Dumas was elected as a deputy to the

as a member of

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, 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, Mounir Satouri and

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in visiting several

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s in northern

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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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Filmography

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* 1998: '' Train de vie'', Radu Mihăileanu * 2001: '' No man's land'', Danis Tanović * 2001: ''Les portes de la gloire'', Christian Merret-Palmair * 2002: ''Inquiry into the invisible world'', Jean-Michel Roux

Studio 37 coproductions

* 2008: '' My Own Love Song'', Olivier Dahan * 2008: '' The French Kissers'', Riad Sattouf * 2008: '' Lascars'', Albert Pereira and Emmanuel Klotz * 2008: ''Le Coach'', Olivier Doran * 2008: ''Cyprien'', David Charhon * 2008: ''Thelma, Louise et Chantal'', * 2010: '' Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)'', Antoine Sfar * 2011: '' ...And If We All Lived Together'', Stéphane Robelin * 2014: '' Les Gazelles'', Mona Achache

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

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, ''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) Renaissance (French political party) 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