Pathé UK has appointed Emma Luffingham as Creative Director, TV, and Claudia Yusef as Creative Director, Film.
The double hire “cements Pathé’s ambitions in global film and television and is another step in a growth initiative for the French studio into English language production.” It follows the recent arrival of Ben Browning as Co-CEO of Pathé UK. Both Luffingham and Yusef will report into co-CEOs Ben Browning and Faith Penhale.
Emma Luffingham served as Head of Development at World Productions for six years, overseeing the company’s drama slate and most recently serving as Executive Producer on series including Malpractice (S2) and Karen Pirie (S2) for ITV, and Showtrial (S2) for the BBC. With a career spanning more than 15 years, Luffingham began in BBC Drama, script editing shows including BAFTA winning Three Girls before a stint at Tiger Aspect. In her new role at Pathé she will work closely with Penhale and will be responsible for expanding and shaping a growing slate of premium television projects.
Claudia Yusef was most recently a commissioning executive at BBC Film, where she Executive Produced a number of films including: In Camera, Naqqash Khalid’s debut feature; The End We Start From, Mahalia Belo’s debut feature, written by Alice Birch; The Outrun directed by Nora Fingscheidt, based on the best-selling memoir by Amy Liptrot; and Aneil Karia’s Hamlet, starring Riz Ahmed and Morfydd Clark.
Ben Browning & Faith Penhale said: “Emma and Claudia both have deep creative relationships and career track records which speak to their immense talent. Their hires signal the scale of our ambition in the UK and we can’t wait to see what’s to come as we write this next chapter of Pathé.”
Claudia Yusef said: “It’s an honour to join Ben and the rest of the team at Pathé, a company with such an illustrious history, and at such a pivotal and exciting time in its recommitment to international film.”
Emma Luffingham said: “After 6 brilliant years at World I am thrilled to be joining Pathé at such a defining moment in its iconic history. I have long admired the extraordinary body of work Faith has produced throughout her stellar career, and I cannot wait to roll my sleeves up and work alongside her to grow an ambitious TV slate and continue to champion the phenomenal creative talent we have in the UK.”
Jon Creamer
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