Carol Bidault De l'Isle
President & Lead ProducerMediaFusion Entertainment
Carol Bidault de l_x0019_Isle is an award winning producer, specialized in international media financing, accounting, media asset acquisitions & management. She has over 30 years of industry experience in the USA, Europe & Latin Americam & fluent in English, French, Spanish & Italian.
Full Bio
Carol Bidault de l_x0019_Isle is an award winning producer, specialized in international motion picture/television financing, distribution, media asset acquisitions and management. She brings with her over 30 years of industry experience in the United States, Europe and Latin America. In 2010, Ms. Bidault moved to New Orleans,Louisiana to open the new headquarters of MediaFusion Entertainment, LLC. She recently produced Cut Off (Brad Dourif, William Baldwin, Jean-Marc Barr). in pre-production & development features on three continents (US, Europe and Middle East). She is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Italian.
Ms. Bidault began her career in script development working for the major film studios - Columbia, MGM and Paramount in Los Angeles. She then worked with renowned independent producers and filmmakers, such as Dino de Laurentiis, Federico Fellini and Sergio Leone. and then branched into distribution and international sales for Vestron, New World and Lorimar Studios. In 1988, she moved to Paris
Ms. Bidault began her career in script development working for the major film studios - Columbia, MGM and Paramount in Los Angeles. She then worked with renowned independent producers and filmmakers, such as Dino de Laurentiis, Federico Fellini and Sergio Leone. and then branched into distribution and international sales for Vestron, New World and Lorimar Studios. In 1988, she moved to Paris
- Professional Credits
- Ms. Bidault began her career in script development working for the major film studios - Columbia, MGM and Paramount in Los Angeles. She then worked with renowned independent producers and filmmakers, such as Dino de Laurentiis, Federico Fellini and Sergio Leone. and then branched into distribution and international sales for Vestron, New World and Lorimar Studios. In 1988, she moved to Paris, France where she worked as a finance and distribution consultant for the European Union/France MEDIA Program for 7 years, responsible for over the gap financing of over 100 productions in Europe. In early 1995, she was hired as an Acquisition consultant by France Telecom in New York to work on a $1Billion merger. In September of that year, she moved to Washington, DC where she was hired as a Media Asset Management consultant by Discovery Communications (DCI) to manage their companywide media asset evaluation and distribution for 5 years. In 2000, she was hired to launch MediaFusion Entertainment, which spawned such progr
- Industry Awards
- Honors & Awards
Honor - Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival - Advisor / Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival Jan 2015 Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival - Advisor
Honors - Film Advisor
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Warner Theatre Jan 2010
- Named a film advisor to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Warner Theatre in Washington, DC
Reatig Award/Rosebud Film Festival / Rosebud Film Festival / May 2002
A recipient of the Reatig Award/Rosebud Film Festival for Outstanding Service & Contribution to the Washington, DC. Maryland and Virginia film and video community (https://www.facebook.com/rosebudfilmfestival).
US Department of State/ Secretary's Open Forum Award / US Department of State/ Secretary's Open Forum / Jan 2002
A recipient of the US Department of State/ Secretary's Open Forum Award for Outstanding Contribution to international cultural affairs and support to media arts (2002) (http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/) (This is the second highest award given
