Emilie Blézat joined Studiocanal Group in September 2014 to set up and manage their Chinese company: Studiocanal China. She heads all activities of the group in China including production, sales, distribution, business development and lobbying. Emilie sets up and manages all partnerships with key companies. Prior to joining Studiocanal, Emilie produced European films for more than twelve years based in Paris. She moved to Beijing in 2012 at the request of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to develop the relationship between France and China for the film, TV, new media and music industries, both on a business and government level. Emilie is a graduate of ESCP (High Business School of Paris) and holds an MBA from Boston Olin Graduate School of Business in Entrepreneurship and Innovative Projects Development. She started her career as a strategy consultant and entrepreneurship adviser at Rolland Berger Consulting and Beyond Consulting Group (created by the Accenture founder in Europe).