Isabelle Fauvel

After working as a producer at Flach Film, Isabelle Fauvel founded Initiative Film in 1993, the first company entirely dedicated to creative development. Since then, she has collaborated internationally with writers, directors, & producers on talent & book scouting, script consultancy, story editing, pitching training, and project development. She has worked with leading festivals (Torino Film Lab, ACE Producers, MFI…) & is a regular speaker at universities and film schools. Isabelle also builds bridges with the publishing world through film adaptation events such as Shoot the Book! and the Polar en Séries Prize in Lyon. In January 2025, she founded Silence&Conversation, a pioneering company succeeding Initiative Film, dedicated to renewing creative tools and promoting the circulation of talent.