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About Carol Bidault de l'Isle
Carol Bidault de l’Isle is an international motion picture and television
senior consultant, specialized in media asset acquisitions & management,
financing and distribution. She brings with her 30 years of industry
experience in the United States, Europe and Latin America.
Her recent clients and projects have included: Acquisition of films and
television programs for the Chinese market; Embassy of Mexico;
Washington, DC Independent Film Festival & Market, European Union's
MEDIA program, MEDIA Salles (Italy), Latin American Film Conference
(Organization of American States), World Bank, Cine Latino; the
Washington, DC Center of the Moving Image (DC Film Center); and is
currently the lead researcher on the Cultural Industries and an
Economic Impact Study of the Audiovisual Sector in Latin America.
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 to manage their companywide
media asset evaluation and distribution for 5 years. In 2000, she left
DCI and founded MediaFusion, which spawned such programs as:
Cultural Assets; Washington, DC Independent Film Festival;
Washington, DC Film Market; Cine Latino; Mid-Atlantic Regional
Showcase (MARS) and currently is presiding over the capital campaign
for the Washington, DC Center of the Moving Image (DC Film Center)..
She also produces seminars and conferences: Annual Roundtable on
International Film Distribution (Washington, DC); Washington, DC
Independent Film Festival Seminars; International, National and
Regional Advocacy Forums for industry professionals; and others.
Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Ms. Bidault grew up in Los Angeles,
graduating high school from Westlake School for Girls; earned her
Bachelor's degree from UCLA in Political Science, performed research for
her Master’s degree in Paris at l'Institut des Etudes Politiques and La
Sorbonne IV. She is fluent in four languages: English, French, Spanish
and Italian; and is a dual citizen of the United States and European Union.
Ms. Bidault is a co-founding member of Women in Film International, Co-
Founder of Women in Film (France), a member of Women in Film &
Video – Washington, DC, and a former board member of "Les Anciens de
Science Po" in Washington, DC.
Ms. Bidault is a recipient of the US Department of State/ Secretary's
Open Forum for Outstanding Contribution to international cultural
affairs and support to media arts (2002); Reatig Award/Rosebud Film
Festival for Outstanding Service & Contribution to the Washington, DC;
Maryland and Virginia film and video community, as well as other
awards and recognition in the area of film.
*****
About Claire C. Ambrosio: General Counsel
Claire C. Ambrosio is a transactional lawyer with emphasis is the area of
media and entertainment law. She acted as general counsel and director
of business and legal affairs for several independent production
companies. She handled all of the negotiations and drafting of the
entertainment and media agreements required per project. In addition
she prepared business plans, investments materials and prospectuses.
She assisted her clients in attaching talent, financing and distribution to
their various projects.
Ms. Ambrosio acted as general counsel and director of business and legal
affairs for Cecchi Gori Pictures, Inc. based in Los Angeles, California.
Cecchi Gori Pictures was a related entity to Cecchi Gori Fin.M.V., one the
largest independent production and distribution movie companies in
Europe. Ms. Ambrosio handled all negotiation and drafting of
entertainment agreements for production, distribution and acquisitions
to or from Fin M.V. tremendous library. Ms. Ambrosio also negotiated
and prepared co-financing documents using the European co-financing
programs. In addition Ms. Ambrosio dealt directly with all the guilds,
studios, banks and other media companies. She handled all facets human
resources including employment agreements and insurance.
Ms. Ambrosio has also acted as general counsel for her real estate clients
and has provided corporate maintenance and performed due diligence of
various projects and sites. She uses her vast network of contacts to
provide the best service for her clients. In addition Ms. Ambrosio has
had the rare opportunity to represent, as general counsel, public, private
and non-profit companies.
Ms. Ambrosio has almost twenty years experience in the legal field
working first as paralegal, law clerk and then as an attorney licensed in
the State of California. She has worked for some of the largest law firms
in the country.
In addition to Ms. Ambrosio’s professional experience, she has donated
much of her time and talents to non-profit organizations. She is past
president of the Italian America Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
County. Currently she acts as legal advisor to the San Gennaro
Foundation of Los Angeles County; as a special advisory board member
to the annual Quintus Montreal Italian Film Festival held in Montreal,
Canada and as an advisory board member to KlikVU, Inc a streaming
video company based in New York, New York.
Ms. Ambrosio is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association,
National Italian American Bar Association, National Italian American
Foundation and the Sons of Italy.
Ms. Ambrosio is a native of New York State and was raised on Long
Island. She attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
and received her law degree from Southwestern University School of
Law in Los Angeles, California.
Ms. Ambrosio in connection with her work as production counsel has
received associate producer credit on the following projects: “Unsung
Heroes” a documentary on child abuse in the United States, “The Golden
Frog” a spiritual lecture series, “Soccer Academy”, an international
children’s informational soccer program and “Spiritual Trekking”, a
travel program highlighting some of the world most interesting spiritual
sites. Ms. Ambrosio also earned an executive producer credit on “Mike
Marino – Live, New Jersey’s Bad Boy” a comedy DVD currently in
distribution.
*****
Carol Bidault de l’Isle is an international motion picture and television
senior consultant, specialized in media asset acquisitions & management,
financing and distribution. She brings with her 30 years of industry
experience in the United States, Europe and Latin America.
Her recent clients and projects have included: Acquisition of films and
television programs for the Chinese market; Embassy of Mexico;
Washington, DC Independent Film Festival & Market, European Union's
MEDIA program, MEDIA Salles (Italy), Latin American Film Conference
(Organization of American States), World Bank, Cine Latino; the
Washington, DC Center of the Moving Image (DC Film Center); and is
currently the lead researcher on the Cultural Industries and an
Economic Impact Study of the Audiovisual Sector in Latin America.
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 to manage their companywide
media asset evaluation and distribution for 5 years. In 2000, she left
DCI and founded MediaFusion, which spawned such programs as:
Cultural Assets; Washington, DC Independent Film Festival;
Washington, DC Film Market; Cine Latino; Mid-Atlantic Regional
Showcase (MARS) and currently is presiding over the capital campaign
for the Washington, DC Center of the Moving Image (DC Film Center)..
She also produces seminars and conferences: Annual Roundtable on
International Film Distribution (Washington, DC); Washington, DC
Independent Film Festival Seminars; International, National and
Regional Advocacy Forums for industry professionals; and others.
Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Ms. Bidault grew up in Los Angeles,
graduating high school from Westlake School for Girls; earned her
Bachelor's degree from UCLA in Political Science, performed research for
her Master’s degree in Paris at l'Institut des Etudes Politiques and La
Sorbonne IV. She is fluent in four languages: English, French, Spanish
and Italian; and is a dual citizen of the United States and European Union.
Ms. Bidault is a co-founding member of Women in Film International, Co-
Founder of Women in Film (France), a member of Women in Film &
Video – Washington, DC, and a former board member of "Les Anciens de
Science Po" in Washington, DC.
Ms. Bidault is a recipient of the US Department of State/ Secretary's
Open Forum for Outstanding Contribution to international cultural
affairs and support to media arts (2002); Reatig Award/Rosebud Film
Festival for Outstanding Service & Contribution to the Washington, DC;
Maryland and Virginia film and video community, as well as other
awards and recognition in the area of film.
*****
About Claire C. Ambrosio: General Counsel
Claire C. Ambrosio is a transactional lawyer with emphasis is the area of
media and entertainment law. She acted as general counsel and director
of business and legal affairs for several independent production
companies. She handled all of the negotiations and drafting of the
entertainment and media agreements required per project. In addition
she prepared business plans, investments materials and prospectuses.
She assisted her clients in attaching talent, financing and distribution to
their various projects.
Ms. Ambrosio acted as general counsel and director of business and legal
affairs for Cecchi Gori Pictures, Inc. based in Los Angeles, California.
Cecchi Gori Pictures was a related entity to Cecchi Gori Fin.M.V., one the
largest independent production and distribution movie companies in
Europe. Ms. Ambrosio handled all negotiation and drafting of
entertainment agreements for production, distribution and acquisitions
to or from Fin M.V. tremendous library. Ms. Ambrosio also negotiated
and prepared co-financing documents using the European co-financing
programs. In addition Ms. Ambrosio dealt directly with all the guilds,
studios, banks and other media companies. She handled all facets human
resources including employment agreements and insurance.
Ms. Ambrosio has also acted as general counsel for her real estate clients
and has provided corporate maintenance and performed due diligence of
various projects and sites. She uses her vast network of contacts to
provide the best service for her clients. In addition Ms. Ambrosio has
had the rare opportunity to represent, as general counsel, public, private
and non-profit companies.
Ms. Ambrosio has almost twenty years experience in the legal field
working first as paralegal, law clerk and then as an attorney licensed in
the State of California. She has worked for some of the largest law firms
in the country.
In addition to Ms. Ambrosio’s professional experience, she has donated
much of her time and talents to non-profit organizations. She is past
president of the Italian America Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
County. Currently she acts as legal advisor to the San Gennaro
Foundation of Los Angeles County; as a special advisory board member
to the annual Quintus Montreal Italian Film Festival held in Montreal,
Canada and as an advisory board member to KlikVU, Inc a streaming
video company based in New York, New York.
Ms. Ambrosio is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association,
National Italian American Bar Association, National Italian American
Foundation and the Sons of Italy.
Ms. Ambrosio is a native of New York State and was raised on Long
Island. She attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
and received her law degree from Southwestern University School of
Law in Los Angeles, California.
Ms. Ambrosio in connection with her work as production counsel has
received associate producer credit on the following projects: “Unsung
Heroes” a documentary on child abuse in the United States, “The Golden
Frog” a spiritual lecture series, “Soccer Academy”, an international
children’s informational soccer program and “Spiritual Trekking”, a
travel program highlighting some of the world most interesting spiritual
sites. Ms. Ambrosio also earned an executive producer credit on “Mike
Marino – Live, New Jersey’s Bad Boy” a comedy DVD currently in
distribution.
*****
 | Carol Bidault de l'Isle, President/ Producer | |
| Claire C. Ambrosio, General Counsel | |
Aided by its international network of relationships with distributors,
financiers, sales agents, banks, attorneys, government and
non-governmental agencies, exhibitors, publicists, journalists, film
festivals, and trade shows, MediaFusion is uniquely positioned to assist
its clients in maximizing their productions.
financiers, sales agents, banks, attorneys, government and
non-governmental agencies, exhibitors, publicists, journalists, film
festivals, and trade shows, MediaFusion is uniquely positioned to assist
its clients in maximizing their productions.
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