Cécile Kiegel

Activity: Writer
Nationality: French
Lives in: Paris, France
Writing languages: French, English

Agent:

Quelle belle histoire

Contact:

cecile@dirtydozen.tv, +33 6 86 77 44 01

After working in documentary and fiction production for 13 years, Cécile graduated from Serial Eyes (DFFB) in June 2015. She then began her screenwriting career, both in French and English. She is developing series projects with several producers (Authentic Prod, Federation, Cool Drama, La Méridienne…) and also writing for a daily soap DEMAIN NOUS APPARTIENT (Newen – TF1). Her credits include an episode of a cop show FACE A FACE (3ème Oeil – France 3).

Filmography

Currently (from 2019) / DEMAIN NOUS APPARTIENT / Co-writer of more than 600 episodes (Archs and Outlines writers’ rooms)
Daily Soap
Newen – TF1

2022 / FACE A FACE / Co-writer
Cop show
3e Oeil Story – France 3

2023 / LES FILLES DU MOULIN / co-writer of the bible
Period soap (6×52′)
La Méridienne

2022-2023 / JEU DE PISTE / co-writer of the bible
Family saga (6×52′)
Newen

2022 / A UN FIL / co-writer of the bible
Medical and cop show (6×52′)
Cool Drama)

2022 / FRIGO / co-writer of the bible
Dark comedy (6×52′)
Federation – Diabolo Films

2021-2022 / 13,5°C / co-writer of the bible
Romance (4×52′)
Mercer Productions (Federation)

2021-2022 / LIBERTE CHERIE (ex FRONT ROW) / co-writer of the bible
Period drama (6×52′)
Authentic Prod

Education

2014-2015 / SERIAL EYES (DFFB) / Berlin

2000-2001 / PANTHEON SORBONNE UNIVERSITY : Media Management Advanced Degree (DESS) / Paris

1996-2000 / ESSEC GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT : MBA in Marketing and Communication including one term in 1999 of Management of Arts and Media MBA, Schullich School of Business, York University, Toronto / Cergy-Pontoise

Professional Experience

2016-2018 / MAKE IT HAPPEN STUDIO (Sydney Gallonde) / Paris
SCRIPT EDITOR on several projects including the adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel in TV series

2015-2017 / VAB (Sydney Gallonde) / Paris
SCRIPT EDITOR on a 4×52’ thriller based on the book Just what kind of mother are you? by Paula Daly for M6 and on an adaptation of a Douglas Kennedy novel in a stand-alone for TF1.

2015-2016 / BIG LIGHT PRODUCTIONS (Frank Spotnitz)
RESEARCHER for a feature film (in English and French)