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Exclusive: UK-based Carver PR is launching a culture division and has hired veteran publicist Jenna Knight to lead it. As Head of Culture, she will have a client list including Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place brand, comedian Michael Dapaah and entrepreneur Grace Beverley. Carver PR already has people, music, podcast, books, brands, events and sports divisions. Knight has worked in PR for 17 years, working with brands and talent in music, entertainment and wider culture, and has experience in full-service publicity and comms campaigns. “Jenna is a first-class publicist and comms strategist who is innately passionate about crafting purposeful, powerful and impactful moments within culture for clients, said Megan Carver, founder and MD of Carver PR. “More than that, she shares our values and passions.” Knight added she had “long admired Megan as a powerhouse figure — and leader — in the entertainment PR space, and her values, vision and approach to how...

Singer-songwriter and actress Nolwenn Leroy will lead Brocéliande, a thriller drama series for France’s TF1. Filming on a six-part series is underway in Brittany.

Leroy will play admired biologist Fanny Legoff, who returns to Brocéliande University from Paris after 15 years in Paris after leaving under suspicion she was involved in the disappearance of her friend Laura. She goes back after receiving a machete with dried blood in the post along with a letter accusing her of being responsible, and takes part in a seminar but a student soon disappears in a similar way to Laura as history repeats.

Banijay France label Shine Fiction is co-producing with Les Films du Printemps, with Banijay Rights taking international sales. Isabelle Polin, Thomas Boullé and Eric Delafosse are writing, with Bruno Garcia directing.

Dominique Farrugia, Managing Director and Producer at Shine Fiction called the series “an important milestone in solidifying Shine Fiction’s...