Episode 13 - Marguerite Abouet & Philippe Rebbot
In this week's episode 13 of Série Series l'émission, Marie Barraco and Pierre Zéni welcome two talents propelled into the world of series from other horizons. The first, a comic book author, was invited to become a scriptwriter on a series in Africa that has become one of the continent's biggest successes. The second, an actor, found his way into series through a series of encounters along the way.
Marguerite Abouet was first discovered by the general public through her comic strips: the first, Aya de Yopougon (2005-2010), won an award at Angoulême and has travelled the world, as well as being adapted for the cinema. With her subsequent titles, Akissi (10 volumes published in 10 years), Bienvenue (2021-2014) and Commissaire Kouamé (2017), she has made her mark on the French-speaking and international comics scene. In 2015, producer Alexandre Rideau called on her to work with the NGO Raes and Charli Béléteau on the script for C'est La Vie! a Senegalese fiction series aimed at health education through entertainment. The series, now in 3 seasons, is broadcast with phenomenal success on A+, TV5 Monde, Youtube, Instagram and Facebook, and is available in 6 languages. Marguerite Abouet looks back on her career as an author in a generous exchange, and discusses her serial journey, through a path as dense as her talent.
After a series of encounters that led him behind the camera, notably as a stage manager, Philippe Rebbot seized the opportunity to move in front of the camera, appearing in various short and feature-length films. In 2006, he starred in his first series, Nos Enfants Chéris (Canal+). He then returned regularly to the small screen, notably for the series Hard (Canal+), Vernon Subutex (Canal+), Temps de Chien (Arte) and, more recently, Calls and L'Effondrement (Canal+). He returned to the screen in 2018, co-writing and co-directing their feature film L'Amour Flou with Romane Bohringer. The film is currently being adapted into a TV series for Canal+.
In this episode, Marguerite Abouet and Philippe Rebbot talk about their careers, their working methods and philosophies, and the importance of the encounters and energy generated by those who work with them on a daily basis.
You can replay the show on our Youtube channel and on the website of our partner Ecran Total.
