Free admission, subject to seating availability.
How do you write and produce a documentary series in which sound drives the narrative? Emmanuel Laurentin and João Santos Duarte draw on their experiences at France Culture and Observador’s Podcast Plus in a conversation moderated by Carole Desbarats.
From research to writing, from recording to sound editing, the panel explores how voices, music and sound shape characters, atmospheres and rhythms. It also examines the production and distribution models that sustain these works and the relationship between public radio, journalism and digital platforms.
This session is part of Fabrico em Série, the Porto Industry Days programme dedicated to the creation and production of serial narratives.
With
Emmanuel Laurentin
A journalist and historian, Emmanuel Laurentin studied Medieval History and trained at ESJ Lille. At France Culture, he created and presented La Fabrique de l’histoire and Le Temps du Débat. In 2024, he took charge of the station’s documentary output. He also teaches at Sciences Po.
João Santos Duarte
A journalist since 2004, he has worked at Rádio Renascença and Expresso and served as TSF’s correspondent in Turkey. In 2022, he became Observador’s podcast editor, contributing to the development of narrative formats and the Podcast Plus project. He is currently the newspaper’s deputy editor-in-chief.
Moderator · Carole Desbarats
Carole Desbarats’s career spans teaching and critical reflection on cinema and television series. She taught cinema at the University of Toulouse and served as Director of Studies at La Fémis. She is the artistic director of Rencontres du Havre, dedicated to television series, and the author of Enfances de cinéma, which explores the representation of children in cinema.
