William Earl Variety has promoted Elsa Keslassy to Executive Editor of International, according to an announcement from Variety‘s co-editors-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh and Cynthia Littleton.
In her new role, Keslassy will lead the magazine’s global team of award-winning correspondents, while helping guide its reporting at the leading international film and television festivals and markets.
She will continue to be based out of Paris, where she has spent more than a decade covering the entertainment industry spanning film, TV and streamers across France, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Israel. “Variety has been my home for most of my professional career, and I’m honored to take on this new role to spearhead our international coverage, which has grown tremendously over the last few years,” Keslassy says. “I look forward to working even more closely with the best and most dedicated team of reporters overseas, who cover the TV and film business at a time when all eyes are on the international industry.” Keslassy will report to Variety executive editor Brent Lang. “There’s a reason that Variety is the No.
1 news brand covering the business of the entertainment industry — and one of our greatest strengths is our investment in our global team of reporters,” say Setoodeh and Littleton. “Under Elsa’s watch, we know that Variety will continue to dominate, as we beef up our coverage of everything from film festivals to the international market for content.” Keslassy most recently served as senior international film editor.
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