On Mondays, the Arab World Institute is closed to the public. But he receives distinguished guests. This November 28, Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron went there in the morning. Very nice shot for France 2, which is filming the “Rencontres du Papotin” there. The President of the Republic agreed to answer questions from these non-professional journalists with autism spectrum disorders. “Emmanuel Macron has an impressive form of presence and humanity in this kind of situation. It was quite brilliant”, says Jack Lang, president of the IMA, crossed shortly after and who hosts these shootings.
To tell the truth, the atmosphere of “kindness and openness” lasted and everyone’s schedules were slightly disrupted. A quick lunch in the museum brought together the Papotin team, the presidential couple and the president of France Télévisions Delphine Ernotte. The filmmakers Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, who proposed this television version of “Papotin”, a magazine created in 1990, and who produce it, were also on hand for this somewhat special issue. Friendly atmosphere that Emmanuel Macron extended, postponing his departure. The participants have largely immortalized this moment on their laptops. The program with the head of state should be broadcast in December, after the end of the FIFA World Cup.
Disarming and intense frankness
Even without the Head of State, the “Rencontres du Papotin”, which bring a very new tone to the television interview, thanks to the disarming and intense frankness of these journalists like no other, often more direct and unexpected, create the event since the start of the school year once a month on Saturday evening. The first part with Gilles Lellouche, on September 3, had captivated 3.3 million viewers, or 20% of the public, on La Deux. The audience for the second issue with Camille Cottin then stalled a little with 2.7 million followers (14.6%) at the meeting. The last interview with Julien Doré had for its part packed 3.1 million fans, or 16% of the public.
After Emmanuel Macron, back to the artists: Josiane Balasko will come and chat with the editorial staff of Papotin for a recording in December. And Jean Dujardin would have been approached.