Ann Julienne

Ann Julienne entered the television industry in 1985 when she joined French indie producer/distributor Télé Images. At Télé Images, in addition to programme acquisitions, she developed a number of international co-productions.

In 1994, Ann was recruited as a member of the start up team at La Cinquième, France's first public educational and knowledge channel. Now known as France 5, it is one of the five channels of the Groupe France Télévisions which comprises also France 2 and France 3. At France 5 (which is the premier broadcaster of documentaries in the public television arena in France), Ann Julienne was long Head of Acquisitions and Head of International co-productions. In this role, in addition to the numerous co-productions she commissioned, Ann Julienne initiated a number of co-production development agreements with major broadcasters around the world.

In June 2009, Ann Julienne was named Head of International development at France Télévisions.

Widely travelled since the age of five, Ann has lived in six different countries and is a dual national of France and the US.