Ilene Chaiken (above), Writer, Showrunner and Producer (USA), is one of the four international executives to be honored with MIPTV’s 2019 Médailles d’Honneur. Chaiken is internationally known for creating the Showtime series The L Word, and has received an Emmy, among many other awards, for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. The showrunner for the first four seasons of the Fox series Empire, she serves as Executive Producer of The L Word reboot, which was recently picked up by Showtime. Ilene Chaiken recently renewed her multi-year producing deal with 20th Century Fox Television, where she is developing several new projects for broadcast, cable and television streaming services.
The Real L Word, and The Real L Word Mississippi which she produced for Showtime, won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. She has also executive-produced pilots for Jerry Bruckheimer, and Joel Silver, and served as showrunner of the ABC drama series Black Box.
The MIPTV Médailles d’Honneur is awarded to senior executives who have, through their talent, leadership and passion, made a significant contribution to the development of television viewing on an international scale. Laurine Garaude, Director, TV Division, Reed MIDEM, which organises MIPTV comments: “It is a great honour to recognise these four exceptional industry figures, who have each, in their own way, made and continue to make major contributions to the international entertainment content sector, and whose vision and leadership set the standards in their respective fields.” 
L-R (top) Mo Abudu and Ilene Chaiken; (bottom) Stéphane Courbit and Jane Millichip
The four will receive their MIPTV Médailles d’Honneur at a cocktail and awards ceremony taking place tomorrow (Monday 8 April) at InterContinental Carlton Hotel on the Croisette.
Médailles d’Honneur Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Media, and described by Forbes as Africa’s Most Successful Woman, is a prolific producer in Africa. Abudu launched Nigerian broadcaster and producer EbonyLife TV in 2013, producing over 1,000 hours of original programming each year. Abudu segued into filmmaking, with the creation of EbonyLife Films. She is the Executive Producer of Fifty, the no. 1 Nigerian film in 2015; The Wedding Party (2016), a Nollywood success at the Nigerian box office; The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai (2017), the highest grossing Nollywood film of all time; and Chief Daddy (2018), the third-highest grossing Nigerian film. In March 2018, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced a three project deal with EbonyLifeTV, the first between SPT and a Nigerian television company.
Médailles d’Honneur Stéphane Courbit is a French entrepreneur and Chairman of Banijay Group. He started his career as a producer for Coyote, and in 1994 he formed a partnership with TV producer and host Arthur to create Case Productions, later named ASP Productions. In 1998, Endemol merged with ASP Productions to form Endemol France and Courbit was appointed CEO. In 2006, he sold his shares before leaving the group in 2007 to create LOV Group, which would concentrate investment in growing markets such as audiovisual production, luxury hotels, the Internet and energy sectors. In January 2008, Courbit created Banijay Group, and in 2016, he triggered the merger between Banijay Group and Zodiak Media, creating one of the world’s largest independent production and distribution companies, responsible for global brands including Temptation Island, Survivor, Wife Swap and Versailles.
Médailles d’Honneur Jane Millichip is the Managing Director of Sky Vision. Since 2013 she has spearheaded Sky’s investment in nine UK and US production companies; and expanded the distribution business into high-end dramas and primetime factual, delivering 2000% growth, through development, deficit-funding and co-production. Previously, Jane was MD of Zodiak Rights, COO of RDF Rights, Senior Commissioning Editor at Living TV; and MD of South Pacific Pictures in New Zealand, where she was also Executive Producer for entertainment and factual.
About MIPTV
MIPTV (8-11 April 2019, Cannes) is the leading international market for content development and distribution. Each April, 10,000 professionals from across the international TV and digital entertainment ecosystem connect to launch and discover new content, forge partnerships, negotiate financing and distribution agreements, find co-production opportunities and explore the latest trends. MIPTV is preceded by the biggest weekend in unscripted content (6-7 April 2019), comprising MIPDoc, the world’s largest screenings library, conference and co-production marketplace for the factual community, and MIPFormats, the discovery showcase for the global formats community.
About Reed Midem
Founded in 1963, Reed MIDEM is an organiser of professional, international markets that are essential business platforms for key players in the sectors concerned. These sectors are MIPTV, MIPDOC, MIPCOM, MIPJUNIOR in Cannes, MIP China in Hangzhou and MIP Cancun in Mexico for the television and digital content industries; MIDEM in Cannes for music professionals; Esports BAR in Cannes and in Miami for the esports business; MIPIM in Cannes, MIPIM UK in London, MIPIM Asia Summit in Hong Kong, MIPIM PropTech Summit in New York, MIPIM PropTech Europe in Paris for the tech and real estate industry; MAPIC in Cannes, MAPIC Russia in Moscow, MAPIC Italy and MAPIC Food & Beverage in Milan, and MAPIC India in Mumbai for the retail real estate sector.
About Reed Exhibitions
Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading events organiser, with over 500 events in 30 countries. In 2017 Reed brought together over seven million event participants from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa and organised by 38 fully staffed offices. Reed Exhibitions serves 43 industry sectors with trade and consumer events. It is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.
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