Studiocanal’s Anna Marsh on Developing a ‘Paddington’ Animated Feature, Expanding Theatrical Distribution, Diving into Exhibition and Growing African Content (EXCLUSIVE)

George Jiglea

Anna Marsh, the New Zealand-born chief of Studiocanal, hasn’t had much time to rest on her laurels since putting on an extra hat as chief content officer for Canal+ Group in March. It’s been an action-packed year for the Paris-headquartered company which was listed at the London Stock Exchange last December and has recently completed a $2 billion takeover of South African pay TV company Multichoice, as well as the acquisition of a 34-percent stake in UGC, the Paris-headquartered film studio