Cyril Le Pesant

Cyril Le Pesant joined Gaumont in 2020 as the new Head of Animation & Family, Gaumont Animation, Paris. Le Pesant works together with the Animation and Family teams in the US and UK across the sourcing of IP, co-productions, development and production with a primary focus on running the Paris based studio which will report to him directly. Le Pesant most recently served as Co-founder and CEO of KNIGHTWORKS, a production, animation and creative studio based in Paris. Since KNIGHTWORKS debut in 2009, Le Pesant has partnered with a long list of high-profile clients and has produced over a dozen high-quality, award-winning animated and scripted series, films and documentaries.