Banijay’s Head Of Scripted EMEA Lars Blomgren Talks Diversity, Co-Production Challenges & Future Of Scripted Content
Here, in a wide-ranging interview withand in advance of his Banijay panel on scripted content Series Mania, the Swedish exec talks about the group’s successes from this year, the challenged co-production landscape and why Banijay’s push for diversity in front of and behind the camera continues to be a major driver for the company.: It’s been great.
It was shot in Brooklyn last winter and unfortunately for me [because of Covid] there was no way I could go on location. But it was a joy watching all the dailies from my office at home and Jessica Chastain and Oscar Issac are just amazing. It’s been a joy watching the show and I’m really, happy with the result.
We’re a French company, of course, and we want to be the best in France and we’re seeing some big movers there as well. A great thing about being a part of this group is seeing the different cultures. I’m Scandinavian and I have realized that we’re not the normal guys – we haven’t had a war for like 200 years – so it’s a slightly different culture. In that sense, it’s interesting to see how different territories approach different things.
What kind of impact did Covid have on things since you’ve started at Banijay? Has it impacted any of your editorial decisions?: As a big group we had a lot of learnings that could share. In the beginning of the pandemic, we had a lot of group calls, sharing experiences and finding ways forward. I’m really impressed by all the producers — they just keep working and keep finding new ways to work. When one door is closed, they find another.
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