Mr Clément Calvet : Managing Director and Producer

Clément Calvet holds a postgraduate degree in Law and Administration (Audiovisual Communication) and a postgraduate qualification to practice as solicitor or barrister. He started his career in animation at France Animation in 1995 where he was responsible first for Legal Affairs and then for Business Affairs. While conducting a two years articling at the Fidufrance law firm, he joined Christian Davin to help him launch Alphanim. After several years as Deputy Managing Director and producer, he was appointed Managing Director in May 2009 when Christian Davin left the company.

Mr Jérémie Fajner : Deputy Managing Director, in charge of Production Financing and Business Development

After graduating from ESSEC MBA in 1997, Jérémie Fajner joined ARTE France Cinéma, the cinema co-production subsidiary of Franco-German TV channel ARTE as Assistant to the Finance and Administrative Director, and Fajner was later appointed Representative of the International Relations department of ARTE France and France 5 to the Managing Director. He joined Alphanim in 1999, first as Head of Business Affairs, then Head of coproductions, before being appointed Head of Business and Legal Affairs. He is now in charge of Production Financing and Business Development, also overseeing the International Sales activity.

Mr Patrice Jouannin : Deputy Managing Director, in charge of Finance

Patrice Jouannin has spent his entire career in the animation industry. His career started in 1984 at France Animation, where he first held the position of accountant before becoming the company’s Finance Director in 1987. He left France Animation in 1997 to assist Davin in the creation of Alphanim, as Chief Financial Officer before being appointed Deputy Managing Director in May 2009.

Mr Jean-Pierre Quenet : Deputy Managing Director, in charge of Productions and Administration

Jean-Pierre Quenet started his career in animation in London as assistant puppeteer on B.B.C.’s Special “The Nutckraker Suite” and then became film editor from 1980 to 1984 on commercials and special effects films. He then moved back to France as First Assistant Director to work on Gaumont’s first two animated theatrical features Astérix et la Surprise de César in 1985 and Astérix chez les Bretons in 1986 and on a number of animation series. In 1987, he joined forces with Paul and Gaetan Brizzi to run Brizzi Films, an animation production company acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 1989.

He then sucessively occcupied the position of Director of Operations and Managing Director at Walt Disney Animation France SA until 1999. During this period he also co produced for Disney’s TV Animation, the feature length films “Ducktales, The Treasure of the Lost Lamp” in 1990 and “The Goofy Movie” in 1994. 

He joined Alphanim in 2004 as Director of Operations to oversee and manage all aspect of productions. 

Appointed Deputy Managing Director in 2009, he is in charge of both the production and the administrative management of the company.

•  Mr Heath Kenny - Creative Producer

•  Mr Michael Manaud - Head of Legal Affairs

•  Mr Jean-Philippe Robin - Head of Literary Department

•  Ms Mariam Hachmi - Business Affairs Junior

•  Ms Céline Carenco - Director International Sales

•  Ms Adeline Tormo - Sales Manager - Eastern Europe & Latin America

•  Mr Cédric Petitpas - Director, International Sales - VP Marketing & Licensing

•  Ms Marie Delassus - Marketing Manager

•  Ms Laetitia Poirel - Traffic Manager

•  Mr Lucas Veil - Creative Marketing Manager

•  Mr Olivier Delière - Productions Administrator

•  Mr Jean François Lefebvre - Studio Manager