Superights, the distribution division of French prodco Superprod, has promoted sales manager Hugo Brochard (pictured left) to international sales manager and hired former Princess Sam Pictures coordinator Élodie Friess (pictured right) as a sales coordinator. 

Based in Paris, Brochard is now overseeing sales in Eastern Europe, Spain, Portugal, Africa, Latin America and the in-flight market, while Friess is responsible for sales administration. Superrights’ portfolio of animated kids shows includes Princess Sam Pictures’ Tara Duncan (52 x 13 minutes), Tencent Video’s Deep in the Bowl (52 x five minutes) and Superprod’s Anna and Friends (78 x seven minutes). Both execs will report to deputy managing director of sales and acquisitions Nathalie Pinguet.

Prior to joining Superights in 2021, Brochard was a production administrator at Paris-based Third Eye Productions. Friess previously worked at animation studio Princess Sam Pictures as a sales and marketing coordinator for two years. 

Superights is bulking up its sales team ahead of next week’s Rendez-Vous event in Biarritz, where French prodcos will pitch live-action and animated content to more than 200 international buyers from 48 countries. Other French kids studios attending the annual gathering include Cyber Group Studios, About Premium Content and Gaumont.