IGF 2025 High-Level Track

Thibaut Bruttin, 37, has occupied various positions since joining Reporters Without Borders in 2014, and has been acting as deputy director general since 2021. In March, Bruttin acted as interim general manager alongside Elodie Truchon, Director of Resources and Development. Bruttin helped develop some of RSF’s chief initiatives, such as the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI); the evacuation of Afghan journalists; the press freedom centres in Ukraine; journalist Marina Ovsyannikova’s escape from Russia; and the Svoboda satellite bouquet, which broadcasts independent news to Russian-speakers both in and outside of Russia. Since 2016, Bruttin has also contributed to French campaigns against businessman Vincent Bolloré’s growing chokehold on French media.

Thibaut Bruttin is a graduate of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris, specialising in public affairs. He began his career as part of the international development team at the Louvre, and worked for Echo Studio, a production and distribution company specialising in activist cinema.

Thibaut Bruttin is also a film historian and has published several books on the subject, including Louis de Funès, à la Folie (2020, Éditions de la Martinière, co-written with Alain Kruger), Michel Audiard réalisateur (2022, Actes Sud/Institut Lumière), La Soupe aux choux (Yellow Now, 2023) and Michel Audiard/Jean Vautrin (2023, Actes Sud/Institut Lumière).