Studiocanal Taps Isabelle Pain For Global Acquisitions & Analytics Job

Studiocanal has appointed former Netflix France exec Isabelle Pain as Head of Global Acquisitions & Analytics in a new position created in response to the company’s international expansion.

Pain will be responsible for the company’s overall film acquisition strategy, overseeing multi-regional acquisitions and ensuring pan-regional acquisitions are aligned.

Based in Paris, Pain will report to Ron Halpern, EVP Global Production & Talent Management.

Studiocanal said Pain would work with all its subsidiaries, as well as with all Canal+ Group’s entities, its myCANAL platform and its channels in France and abroad.

Recent high-profile acquisitions by Studiocanal have included Past Lives (for Germany, UK, Australia, New Zealand), Wrath of Man (Australia, Germany), Saw X (Australia, New Zealand, Germany), Orphan: First Kill (Australia, New Zealand, Germany), John Wick (Australia, New Zealand), Parallel Mothers, Pain and Glory (Germany), and Miraculous Ladybug (Poland, Germany).

Studiocanal said the creation of the Global Acquisitions & Analytics role was in response to its international expansion as well as that of the wider Canal+ Group.

“We are delighted to have Isabelle Pain as Head of Global Acquisitions & Analytics for Studiocanal’s films,” said Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh.

“The international expansion of Studiocanal, which is already a leader in Europe, plus the growth of our cinema releases across an increasing number of countries, means we need to further strengthen our strategy around film acquisitions. In light of this, Isabelle’s expertise will prove essential, helping to strengthen the distribution of our content across all our regions and beyond.”

Pain arrives from Netflix France where she was Content and Strategy lead from 2021. As part of her role, she managed Netflix’s strategy and investment in local content, both films and series, for France.

She previously worked for Amazon Prime Video in Los Angeles, from 2015 to 2021, in different roles in the global acquisitions department.

Pain began her career with Gameloft in Paris before relocating the United States in 2010. She worked for five years in the Tech Industry in San Francisco, before relocating to L.A. to attend UCLA Anderson, where she graduated in 2016 with an MBA with a focus in entertainment and media.