Sidonie Dumas

Sidonie Dumas (née Sidonie Rebecca Seydoux Fornier de Clausonne; is a French film and television producer. She has been the CEO of Gaumont since 2004 and its majority shareholder through the family holding company Ciné Par since 2017. A member of the Seydoux family, she is the daughter of Nicolas Seydoux, niece of Pathé chairman Jérôme Seydoux and cousin of actress Léa Seydoux.

In 2014, she was ranked first by Télérama on their list of the "Top 50" people in French cinema who "have the power and the talent to raise money, create films, make them popular". In 2024, she received the International Emmy Directorate Award.

Filmography

Film Year Title Credits Director Notes 1999 Mille bornes Alain Beigel 2000 Épouse-moi Associate producer Harriet Marin 2003 Father and Sons Michel Boujenah Qui perd gagne ! Laurent Bénégui 2005 Virgil Executive producer Mabrouk El Mechri 2008 JCVD Line producer Mabrouk El Mechri 2009 Splice Executive producer Vincenzo Natali The Last Flight Karim Dridi 2010 Twelve Joel Schumacher Last Night Massy Tadjedin 2012 The Chef Daniel Cohen 2013 Adore Executive producer Anne Fontaine Only God Forgives Nicolas Winding Refn Turning Tide Christophe Offenstein Love Is the Perfect Crime Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet Executive producer Jean-Pierre Jeunet 2014 Libre et assoupi Benjamin Guedj Mea culpa Fred Cavayé Gemma Bovery Anne Fontaine The Gate Régis Wargnier 2015 I Kissed a Girl Noémie Saglio and Maxime Govare Through the Air Fred Grivois The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts Éloïse Lang and Noémie Saglio On voulait tout casser Philippe Guillard Floride Co-producer Philippe Le Guay Courted Christian Vincent Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues Christian Duguay Vicky Denis Imbert 2016 The Visitors: Bastille Day Jean-Marie Poiré Up for Love Laurent Tirard The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn Hibou Ramzy Bedia Odd Job Pascal Chaumeil Heartstrings Michel Boujenah Ares Jean-Patrick Benes Patients Co-producer Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir 2017 Return to Montauk Volker Schlöndorff Le Manoir Tony Datis Demain et tous les autres jours Noémie Lvovsky Maryline Guillaume Gallienne Belle and Sebastien: Friends for Life Clovis Cornillac 2018 Rolling to You Franck Dubosc Monsieur je-sais-tout Stéphan Archinard and François Prévôt-Leygonie Raising Colors Hélène Fillières Edmond Co-producer Alexis Michalik 2019 Chamboultout Éric Lavaine School Life Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir Ibiza Executive producer Arnaud Lemort Point Blank Joe Lynch Trois Jours et une vie Nicolas Boukhrief #Iamhere Éric Lartigau 2020 Papi Sitter Philippe Guillard Tout simplement noir Jean-Pascal Zadi and John Wax Aline Valérie Lemercier Rogue City Olivier Marchal 2021 Le petit piaf Co-producer Gérard Jugnot Lost Illusions Xavier Giannoli Kung Fu Zohra Co-producer Mabrouk El Mechri Lords of Scam Line producer Guillaume Nicloux2022 Rumba la vie Franck Dubosc The Biggest Fan Philippe Guillard Neneh Superstar Ramzi Ben Sliman Menteur Olivier Baroux Belle et Sébastien : Nouvelle Génération Pierre Coré Couleurs de l'incendie Clovis Cornillac Overdose Olivier Marchal 2023 Un homme heureux Tristan Séguéla The Edge of the Blade Vincent Perez Yo Mama Leïla Sy and Amadou Mariko Out of Season Stéphane Brizé Noël joyeux Clément Michel Wingwomen Mélanie Laurent 2024 Black Tea Co-producer Abderrahmane Sissako Almost Legal Max Mauroux À toute allure Lucas Bernard Un ours dans le Jura Franck Dubosc C'est le monde à l'envers ! Nicolas Vanier 2025 Squad 36 Olivier Marchal Once Upon My Mother Ken Scott Moon le panda Executive producer Gilles de Maistre The Biggest Fan Maria Torres Le Grand Déplacement Jean-Pascal Zadi Les Orphelins Olivier Schneider The Wizard of the Kremlin Olivier Assayas L'Âme idéale Alice Vial 2026 Les Rayons et les Ombres Xavier Giannoli

Television Year Title Credit Notes 2013 Love Is Dead Executive producer Pilot 2013–2015 Hannibal 39 episodes 2013–2015 Hemlock Grove 33 episodes 2014 Resistance Delegate producer 6 episodes 2014–2015 Hôtel de la plage Producer 12 episodes 2014 Interventions Executive producer / delegate producer 4 episodes La trouvaille de Juliette Executive producer TV movie 2015 Narcos Producer 10 episodes 2015–2021 F Is for Family Executive producer 25 episodes 2017 The Frozen Dead 6 episodes 2017 Belle and Sebastian 2017–2025 L'Art du crime 24 episodes 2018–2021 Narcos: Mexico 21 episodes 2019 Les Ombres de Lisieux TV movie 2020–2022 El Presidente 16 episodes 2020–2022 Barbarians 2 episodes 2020–2021 Stillwater 11 episodes 2021–2023 Lupin Producer 8 episodes 2021 Plan B Executive producer 6 episodes Nona and Her Daughters Producer 9 episodes 2022 Do, Re & Mi 5 episodes Ce que Pauline ne vous dit pas Executive producer Miniseries; 4 episodes Hors Saison Miniseries; 6 episodes Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles 20 episodes 2023 The Interpreter of Silence Miniseries; 5 episodes 2023 Pamela Rose, la série Producer 2023 Pax Massilia Executive producer 2024 Pereviznytsya 5 episodes 2025 The Deal Producer 6 episodes 2026 Unfamiliar Executive producer 6 episodes The Hunt 6 episodes

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Film Result César Awards 2014 Best First Film (shared with Jean Cottin, Christophe Offenstein and Laurent Taïeb) Turning Tide 2016 Best First Film (shared with Kheiron and Simon Istolainen) All Three of Us 2021 Best First Film (shared with Jean-Pascal Zadi and John Wax) Tout simplement noir 2022 Best Film (shared with Alice Girard, Valérie Lemercier and Edouard Weil) Aline Best Film (shared with Olivier Delbosc and Xavier Giannoli) Lost Illusions

Honours 2013: Chevalier of the Legion of Honour 2021: Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 2023: Officer of the Legion of Honour 2024: International Emmy Directorate Award