Has a career of more than 20 years in the international creative industries sector. He began his career at the French Embassy in Doha, Qatar as director of the French service of the National Radio and Television then at the French Embassy in South Africa as project manager. In 2006, he was appointed regional audiovisual attaché in Buenos Aires, for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. In 2009, he was appointed to Los Angeles where he was the Executive Director of the French Film & TV Office. From 2011 to 2014, he managed the international strategy of the National Audiovisual Institute (INA) as Head of international affairs. From 2014 to 2019, Mathieu Fournet was cultural and audiovisual attaché, in charge of cinema, audiovisual and creative industries at the French Embassy in the United States (New York). From 2019 to 2022, he joined the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) in Paris where he was Director for European and international affairs. In 2022, he was appointed to the cabinet of Rima Abdul Malak, French Minister of Culture as diplomatic advisor and advisor for cinema. Since the beginning of 2024, he is Special Advisor to the President of CNC.

Matju Furne ima karijeru od više od 20 godina u sektoru međunarodnih kreativnih industrija. Karijeru je počeo u Francuskom ambasadi u Dohi u Kataru, kao direktor francuske službe Nacionalnog radija i televizije, zatim u Francuskoj ambasadi u Južnoj Africi kao menadžer projekata. Godine 2006. imenovan je za regionalnog audiovizuelnog atašea u Buenos Ajresu, za Argentinu, Čile, Paragvaj i Urugvaj. Godine 2009. postavljen je u Los Anđeles gdje je bio izvršni direktor Francuske filmske i televizijske kancelarije. Od 2011. do 2014. upravljao je međunarodnom strategijom Nacionalnog audiovizuelnog instituta (INA) kao šef međunarodnih poslova. Od 2014. do 2019, Matju Furne je bio kulturni i audiovizuelni ataše, zadužen za kinematografiju, audiovizuelne i kreativne industrije u Francuskoj ambasadi u Sjedinjenim Državama (Njujork). Od 2019. do 2022. pridružio se Nacionalnom centru za kinematografiju i animiranu sliku (CNC) u Parizu gdje je bio direktor za evropske i međunarodne poslove. Godine 2022. imenovan je u kabinet Rime Abdul Malak, francuske ministarke kulture, kao diplomatski savjetnik i savjetnik za kinematografiju. Od početka 2024. godine, on je posebni savjetnik predsjednika CNC-a.