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Axel Foy

Project Director Event / PR / VIP

€550/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: A few days

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About Axel

Project Manager expert in Public Relations, Press Relations, organization of international media events, specialist in the management of world-renowned personalities:
Prime Video Amazon France / Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024 / International Committee of the Red Cross / Meta / Universal Pictures
Apple TV+
Netflix
Warner Bros. Discovery
Sony Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Disney
Cannes Film Festival
Valenciennes 2nd Film Festival
Luxembourg Film Festival
SeriesMania Lille Festival
Nordic Visions Festival
Marrakech du Rire Festival
...

Nearly 20 years of experience in a dynamic international environment and with major companies and organizations
Public Relations - Press Relations - PR - Publicity - Event Management - Event Coordination - Event Manager - Communications Manager - Event Project Manager - Media Operations Management
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Italian

    Basic

  • German

    Basic

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 15km)

Experience

  • AF Consulting
    Senior Public Relations & Event Manager
    FILM AND AV
    March 2016 - Today (10 years and 3 months)
    Paris, France
    Senior Event & PR Manager / Unit Publicist / VIP Manager

    PUBLIC RELATIONS & PRESS RELATIONS(PR & PUBLICITY) for film releases, festivals, events, shows, theme parks:
    • Universal Pictures France
    • Prime Video senior PR consultant
    • Meta official partnership - Cannes Film Festival 2026
    • Le Rocher Portail - The Sorcerer's Castle (theme park - March 2025)
    • Paramount Pictures France
    • Luxembourg Film Festival
    • Valenciennes 2nd Film Festival
    • Ollie the show at the Théâtre du Chatelet (April 2025)
    • Warner Bros. Discovery
    • Netflix
    • Nordic Visions Festival Paris - 1st edition (March 2025)
    • "Chartres, a Thousand Years of Brilliance" sound & light show (April-May 2025)
    • Cannes Film Festival (2024-2025) - BtoB Communications
    • Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival
    • "Cinema & Psychology" Festival Paris (March 2025)
    • Marrakech Du Rire Festival...

    EVENT MANAGER:
    • EPiC Special Screening, Grand Rex Paris, presented by Anna Wintour & Baz Luhrmann (March 2026)
    • General Manager for Salle Debussy at the Cannes International Film Festival (2020-2023)
    • UEFA Euro 2016 (Support Venue Media Operations Coordinator)
    • Captain & Coordinator Photocall - Paramount Pictures France

    VIP MANAGER / TALENT HANDLER:
    • Manager for the Un Certain Regard Jury (2017-2020) at the Cannes International Film Festival
    • Manager for international guests and VIPs at the Series Mania Lille International Festival (2018 - 2022) - Jury Manager (2021)
    • Talent Handler for international talents and personalities from Sony Pictures Entertainment France, Warner Bros. Discovery, Universal Pictures, The Walt Disney Company France, Paramount Pictures France, Luxembourg City Film Festival...

    UNIT PUBLICIST:
    • Peacock (Universal)
    • Apple TV+
    Event Management Project Management Press Relations International Coordination VIP Management
  • Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024
    Sr Coordinator Ceremonies
    SPORTS
    June 2024 - October 2024 (5 months)
    Paris, France
    **Senior Ceremonies Coordinator - Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee

    Sr Coordinator Opening & Closing Ceremonies Paris 2024 Olympic Games & Paris 2024 Paralympic Games**

    Handover Paris 2024 - LA28 (Olympic & Paralympic Games):**Project Manager and Coordinator for the Handovers with Los Angeles 2028** (LA28), including live performances by Tom Cruise, H.E.R., and Ali Stroker. Management of logistics, general coordination of French and American productions for these 2 exceptional handover shows between Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028.

    Coordination of the prologue for the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony (Olympic Cauldron at the Louvre):Coordination of the prologue sequence for the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony, held at the Tuileries, at the foot of the iconic Olympic cauldron, including rehearsals, relations with authorities, supervision of all production and execution aspects to ensure a memorable sequence.

    Coordination of the Olympic Torch Relay:Coordination of the Olympic Flame's return from the Louvre to the Stade de France by Léon Marchand, ensuring safety, efficiency, and operational excellence — the Flame and our star athlete Léon Marchand had to return to the stadium in time for the final live broadcast sequence of extinguishing the flame!

    **Workforce team management for the Paris 2024 Ceremony team**, called in as reinforcement for the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony: needs assessment, reinforcements, and organization of positions and assignments, organization of a management team and reference for each.


    Coordination of cleaning and waste management operationsas well asmedical operationsfor the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony.
    Team Management VIP Management Olympic Games Event Project Manager Event Management
  • Netflix
    PR Manager Series
    FILM AND AV
    September 2022 - May 2023 (8 months)
    Paris, France
    PR Manager Series(Fixed-term contract - 9 months maternity leave replacement)

    PR Manager for numerous Netflix series, including the huge French success "JUSQU'ICI TOUT VA BIEN" written and directed by Nawell Madani, ranked as the 2nd biggest French hit worldwide for the platform in September 2023, behind LUPIN.
    Communication and Public Relations Strategy - Talent Management - Crisis Communication - Corporate Communication

    Other titles worked on:
    YOU season 4
    1899
    The Witcher
    The Witcher Blood Origins
    Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
    Pax Massilia season 1
    The 3 Body Problem...
    Public Relations and Influence Communication Strategy Crisis Communication VIP Management PR Manager

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Education

  • Master's in Corporate Communication
    EFAP - School of New Communication Professions
    2006
    Master en Communication des Entreprises - Formation en communication et marketing, relations publiques, communication événementielle
  • Bachelor's Degree in Modern Literature
    University of Cergy-Pontoise
    2002
    Licence des Lettres Modernes

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