DreamAgo is an association created in 2005 by Pascale Rey and Soula Saad. The team has since grown and is supported by prestigious patrons.
The Team
Pascale REY
President & Artistic Director pascale @ dreamago.comScreenwriter and script doctor for film, Pascale Rey (of Swiss and French nationalities) lives in Paris. A veritable globe-trotter, she divides her time between leading screenwriting workshops in France and abroad (the Philippines, Senegal, Morocco, the United Kingdom, Spain, Madagascar), teaching dramatic arts courses (London Film School, Conservatoire Européen d’Écriture audiovisuelle, International Film School of San Antonio de Los Baños) and working on her own writing. The founder of DreamAgo, Pascale speaks four languages fluently and is motivated by a deep commitment to international exchange, cross-cultural solidarity, and respect for cultural differences.
Maggie SOBOIL
Director – USA
Born in South Africa, Maggie Soboil became that country’s leading female satirist. As an actress, she won an Obie Award in New York for her performance in “Poppie Nongena”, and starred in her own TV special for the BBC. She has directed theatre in New York and Los Angeles, and her first feature “Myron’s Movie” has played numerous festivals in the USA, and garnered a best narrative feature award. She runs her own production company in Los Angeles. She just directed “Missing you” written by the Swiss screenwriter Christophe Vauthey. She is the originator of “3D Screenwriting” – an innovative program that gives writers the tools to create riveting, three dimensional characters and she is the director of DreamAgo USA.
Nena ARISTIZABAL
Pascale Rey’s Personal Assistant
nena @ dreamago.com
Nena Aristizabal was born in Armenia, Colombia but received all of her education in France. She studied Tourism before going on to receive a degree in business administration. She joined the DreamAgo Team as President Pascale Rey’s personal Assistant. Her extensive knowledge of languages and different cultures, together with her experience in organizing international events, makes her a perfect fit for DreamAgo. She is delighted to be on board!
Olivier KLEIN
Website Editorial Director
olivier @ dreamago.com
Translator, novelist, screenwriter and director, Olivier Klein has explored diverse facets of storytelling through writing. He has directed several short films, including the musical “Bhai-bhai”, and has been an interpreter at “Plume & Pellicule” workshop.
France MASSY
Director – Switzerland
france @ dreamago.com
France Massy is a journalist from the Valais (Switzerland) who met Pascale Rey after an interview. She was immediately inspired by Pascale’s drive to create an organization with the spirit and philosophy of DreamAgo. To support the annual Plume & Pellicule screenwriters’ workshop in Sierre, she founded the organization, “DreamAgo Film Lovers”. In 2013, she joined the Dreamago team as the Secretary General of DreamAgo Switzlerland.
Joëlle SÉCHAUD
Coordinator – DreamAgo France
joelle @ dreamago.com
Actress Joëlle Séchaud has appeared in theatre productions in Lyon, Paris and at the Avignon Theatre Festival. She has also played roles in shorts, feature films and television films. Since 1990, she has honed her craft with acting coach Jack Waltzer (a member New York’s prestigious Actors Studio), and serves as his assistant during his coaching sessions in Paris. She is co-writer and co-director (with Christophe Dimitri Réveille, Antoine Levannier and Juan Solanas) of a two-part documentary on the life and teaching method of Jack Waltzer: ‘American Film Acting, Jack Waltzer’s masterclass’, released by KMBO.
Nicole COSTA
Financial Administrator
nicole @ dreamago.com
Nicole Costa worked for several years in the production of fiction and full-length feature films. Currently, she is a producer of concerts and musical performances, with an emphasis on flamenco and Latin American music.
Maria CÓRDOBA
After graduating in political and social sciences, Maria Córdoba (of Spanish and Swiss nationality) became a screenwriter and script consultant for television and film, in both Switzerland and France. For the last several years, she has organized screenwritings workshops and writing courses. She has also a written a play and several screenplays. Maria was a consultant at the 2011 “Grand Nord”, francophone screenwriting workshop in Canada and at the 2012 edition of the “Festival international des scénaristes” in Valence (France). She is a consultant for the Runner-up screenplays at the Plume & Pellicule workshop. She is currently working on a script for a feature film and on a TV serie.
Marta GÓMEZ
Director – Spain
marta @ dreamago.com
After studying Filmmaking and Screenwriting, Marta has worked as a screenwriter and assistant director in countries like Australia, El Salvador and France. In Spain, she has written for both cinema and TV and she has made a full-length documentary. She coordinates screenwriting workshops in Central America and Spain. Marta is the director of DreamAgo Spain and Latin America since 2007, and member of the selection committee of Latino projects for Plume & Pellicule.
Nicolas BILDER
Videos
nicolas @ dreamago.com
Nicolas Bilder is a director and editor who has co-written screenplays with Bernard Dumont, Anne Sarkissian and Vincent Martorana. He has just finalized the editing of a documentary “Mascara” with Daï Films on the Mexican“Lucha Libre”.
