Seven French Podcasters Selected for Sounds of New York
Villa Albertine today announced the seven selected podcasters for Sounds of New York, a program that aims to support the development of French podcasts with high international potential. The laureates will be able to immerse themselves at the heart of the American podcast factory, meeting with a vibrant community of media, studios and independent creators.
This first-of-its-kind program from Villa Albertine is supported by Spotify, Radio France, the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD), the Institut national de l’audiovisuel (INA), and Paradiso Media.
The program will take place in New York City from May 8 to 15, 2022. During this week, participants will attend a program of masterclasses, visits, and meetings with key players in the New York industry.
The seven participants in the inaugural season of Sounds of New York are:
Camille Juzeau, author and director of documentaries for radio and podcast. She has collaborated with France Inter, (La Tête au carré and Le temps d’un bivouac), France Culture (A voix nue, Toute une vie, Les pieds sur terre), Arte Radio and Paradiso, institutions such as the City of Paris. She is the creator of the successful podcast Les Baladeurs (The Others) and of a monthly documentary series L’Insomniaque on Arte Radio.
Claire Jéhanno, author, creator of PILE, a literary podcast of more than 60 episodes. She has developed a series of youth podcasts such as Les courriers de Mlle Ursule, and is working on an audio series for teenagers. With her podcast F, chronique d’un féminisme ordinaire, Claire Jéhanno was one of the six laureates of the INALAB 2019 call for projects.
Iris Ouedraogo, journalist and director of podcasts, including Travail de bleu, giving young people a voice on Spotify. She also created and produced the podcast for the CheckNews service at Libération, and collaborates on Brut. media’s podcast.
Axelle Jah Njiké, Afropean author, podcaster and feminist activist, she conceives and develops editorial content dedicated to the diversity of women’s voices in the urban public space. She is the creator and producer of the podcast Me my sexe and I, as well as the author of the audio series La fille sur le canapé.
Emmanuel Suarez, author and actor who devotes himself to radio fiction and podcast, notably with La Division, produced by France Culture in 2020, and L’Incroyable expédition de Corentin Tréguier au Congo, laureate of the Fonds Podcasts Originaux SACD / France Culture. He received the Prix SACD Radio 2021.
Thibaud Delavigne, author and founder of l’Officine, podcasts production studio. He produced, amongst others, Le rapport Brazza – Un secret de famille, un scandale d’Etat, a five episodes fiction-documentary co-produced by Spotify.
Aladine Zaiane, author and director of documentaries who describes himself as “a story hunter”, he joined the editorial team of the France Culture program Les Pieds sur Terre and collaborated on the podcast Défense de filmer by Brut, co-produced by Spotify.
The participants were selected by a jury of French podcasting professionals: Claire Hazan (Spotify), Erwan Gaucher (Radio France), Sophie Bocquillon (SACD), Antoine Bayet (INA) and Lorenzo Benedetti (Paradiso Media).