Lean Business Analyst @ From September 2015 to Present (4 months) Management Trainee @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) NorwayBusiness Development 2nd Screen Products @ Conceptualisation of Canal OTT new mobile products
Launch products S1 2015 From November 2014 to May 2015 (7 months) Trainee @ 1. Financial Consulting to Production Companies, Studios and Film Industry Investors
AEI acts as an advisor on all aspects of finance, distribution, strategic planning and acquisitions.
Clients include: Goldman Sachs; The Weinstein Company (Inglorious Basterds and other Tarantino movies, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, etc.); Alcon Entertainment (The Blind Side, The Book of Eli, Dude Where’s my Car, PS I Love You); River Road (Brokeback Mountain, Into the Wild, Fair Game, most Sean Penn films).
2. Film Financing & Packaging of Entertainment Projects
AEI is mandated by producers to find financing (equity investors, foreign presales, tax subsidies, etc) and attach talent (directors, writers, creative producers).
Current projects are confidential, but past projects have most notably included The Hurt Locker (2010 Academy Award Winner, Best Picture).
AEI also hunts and options its own entertainment projects. Projects are then developed and packaged within the company. Ongoing film projects include Camus’ L’étranger and other confidential literary adaptations.
3. New Media Venture Capital
AEI advises potential investors on a number of exciting start-up ventures within the realm of entertainment and new media/technology From March 2012 to August 2012 (6 months) International Promotions Intern @ Assisting managers of the International Promotions team in their work.
Projects most notably include Kung Fu Panda 2 & Tranformers 3 From February 2011 to May 2011 (4 months) International Media Direction Intern @ Monitoring Media investments for Danone Worldwide and aligning them to the group's strategy. From July 2010 to December 2010 (6 months)
MSc Management - Programme Grande Ecole, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management @ ESSEC Business School From 2012 to 2014 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), War Studies @ King's College London From 2007 to 2010 Summer School, International Journalism @ The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)IPESUP Paris From 2006 to 2007 Bac ES, Economics and Social Sciences @ Lycée Janson de Sailly From 1999 to 2006 Diane Mergui is skilled in: Google Adwords, Google Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Access, Film Finance, International Relations, Political Philosophy, Digital Media, E-business, Marketing Strategy, Marketing digital, Anglais, Stratégie marketing, Divertissement, Média numérique, Nouveaux médias