With more than 20 years’ experience in the audiovisual field and especially in the distribution of cultural and entertainment contents, Raphaelle Mathieu has been involved in the creation of television and feature animation production companies, such as “Daydream Production” and “Timing”.

Formerly “Head of Acquisitions and Sales” at Zylo, a French TV & Digital distribution company, Raphaëlle then spent 6 years as “SVP of Sales, Acquisitions and New Media” at Cyber Group Studios, a leading animation company based in France, USA, UK, Italy and Singapore.

Promoted to the newly created position of “Executive Vice President”, Mathieu who is already a member of the management board, is overseeing all commercial activities of the company worldwide and work with Chairman and CEO Pierre Sissmann and COO Dominique Bourse on defining the overall strategic areas of growth for Cyber Group Studios activities, including but not only sales, digital, and licensing.

Since 2017, Raphaelle has also been named “Vice-President” of the SEDPA, the professional union of French audiovisual distributors for all genres. In her capacity, she negotiates agreements with the French government and market players. Raphaelle has also co-founded several associations that gather and help audiovisual professionals to connect and find funds for their projects, such as the MediaClub, where she acts today as  “General Secretary”. Mathieu is also proud to act as President for the Daniel Sabatier Award that supports the development of original and innovative audiovisual content projects.

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