France’s mk2 Films will kick off sales in Cannes for Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel’s apocalyptic teen adventure Eat The Night, set to world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight.
The second feature from the directing duo following 2019 debut Jessica Forever is set in the French city of Le Havre and follows a small-time dealer and his teenage sister who share an obsession with an online video game. When one sibling’s reckless choices provoke the wrath of a dangerous rival gang, their virtual life and reality collide.
It is produced by Thomas Verhaeghe and Mathieu Verhaeghe of France’s Atelier de Production,...
The second feature from the directing duo following 2019 debut Jessica Forever is set in the French city of Le Havre and follows a small-time dealer and his teenage sister who share an obsession with an online video game. When one sibling’s reckless choices provoke the wrath of a dangerous rival gang, their virtual life and reality collide.
It is produced by Thomas Verhaeghe and Mathieu Verhaeghe of France’s Atelier de Production,...
- 4/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Kinology has boarded Quentin Dupieux’s (“Rubber”) ferocious comedy “Yannick” which will world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival.
The anticipated film is produced by Thomas et Mathieu Verhaeghe at Atelier de production, and Hugo Selignac at Chi-Fou-Mi Productions. “Yannick” stars Raphaël Quenard, Pio Marmaï, Blanche Gardin and Sébastien Chassagne.
Yannick” unfolds during a mediocre stage performance of “Le Cocu” during which an audience member revolts and takes the full reins of the room.
“‘Yannick’ is Quentin Dupieux’s most mature film; it’s both melancholic and thoughtful,” said Gregoire Melin, Kinology’s founder and president. “We’re so excited to be reteaming with him after ‘Daaaaaali!’ and ‘Wrong’ on this new film which could become even more cult than his previous movies,” Melin continued.
Diaphana will release “Yannick” in France on Aug. 2. Kinology will kick off international sales at Locarno. Dupieux, who is one of France’s most prolific filmmakers,...
The anticipated film is produced by Thomas et Mathieu Verhaeghe at Atelier de production, and Hugo Selignac at Chi-Fou-Mi Productions. “Yannick” stars Raphaël Quenard, Pio Marmaï, Blanche Gardin and Sébastien Chassagne.
Yannick” unfolds during a mediocre stage performance of “Le Cocu” during which an audience member revolts and takes the full reins of the room.
“‘Yannick’ is Quentin Dupieux’s most mature film; it’s both melancholic and thoughtful,” said Gregoire Melin, Kinology’s founder and president. “We’re so excited to be reteaming with him after ‘Daaaaaali!’ and ‘Wrong’ on this new film which could become even more cult than his previous movies,” Melin continued.
Diaphana will release “Yannick” in France on Aug. 2. Kinology will kick off international sales at Locarno. Dupieux, who is one of France’s most prolific filmmakers,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Paris-based Luxbox has snapped up sales rights on “Puan,” the awaited new film from María Alche and Benjamín Naishtat, two of Argentina’s fastest-rising directors.
The new title co-stars Leonardo Sbaraglia.
“Puan” catches Alché after she won San Sebastian’s prestigious Horizontes Award in 2018 for her Visit Films-sold feature debut, “A Family Submerged,” before teaming on “Puan” with Naishat who, the same year at San Sebastian, won director, actor (Dario Grandinetti) and cinematography (Pedro Sotero) in main competition for “Rojo,” sparking a rave Variety review.
“Rojo” denounced the tacit collusion of many Argentineans in the violence of Argentina’s extreme right just months before the coup d’etat which brought the Junta to power.
Also written by Alché and Naishtat, “Puan” looks like another state of the nation take, delivered, however, in lighter comic terms, set at the “weirdly amazing” – Naishtat’s words – Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Buenos Aires,...
The new title co-stars Leonardo Sbaraglia.
“Puan” catches Alché after she won San Sebastian’s prestigious Horizontes Award in 2018 for her Visit Films-sold feature debut, “A Family Submerged,” before teaming on “Puan” with Naishat who, the same year at San Sebastian, won director, actor (Dario Grandinetti) and cinematography (Pedro Sotero) in main competition for “Rojo,” sparking a rave Variety review.
“Rojo” denounced the tacit collusion of many Argentineans in the violence of Argentina’s extreme right just months before the coup d’etat which brought the Junta to power.
Also written by Alché and Naishtat, “Puan” looks like another state of the nation take, delivered, however, in lighter comic terms, set at the “weirdly amazing” – Naishtat’s words – Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Buenos Aires,...
- 5/11/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Kinology is handling international sales.
French master of the absurd Quentin Dupieux has started shooting a feature about the surrealist artist Salvador Dali starring a vast cast of A-list French talent called Daaaaaali!
Dupieux has wrangled a cast of some of France’s top talents for the film including Edouard Baer, Gilles Lellouche, Pio Marmai, Jonathan Cohen, Pierre Niney, Anais de Moustier and Alain Chabat. Chabat has starred in two of Dupieux’s previous films Incredible but True and Smoking Causes Coughing.
Daaaaaali! is produced by Atelier de Production’s Mathieu and Thomas Verhaeghe, with Kinology handling international sales. Diaphana has French rights.
French master of the absurd Quentin Dupieux has started shooting a feature about the surrealist artist Salvador Dali starring a vast cast of A-list French talent called Daaaaaali!
Dupieux has wrangled a cast of some of France’s top talents for the film including Edouard Baer, Gilles Lellouche, Pio Marmai, Jonathan Cohen, Pierre Niney, Anais de Moustier and Alain Chabat. Chabat has starred in two of Dupieux’s previous films Incredible but True and Smoking Causes Coughing.
Daaaaaali! is produced by Atelier de Production’s Mathieu and Thomas Verhaeghe, with Kinology handling international sales. Diaphana has French rights.
- 11/9/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Arrow Films have acquired U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland rights to Berlinale title “Incredible But True,” by French writer-director Quentin Dupieux (“Mandibles”).
The quirky comedy, which had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February, sees a husband and wife move into a suburban house of their dreams only to discover that a mysterious secret is hidden in the basement, which may change their lives forever.
The film stars Alain Chabat, Léa Drucker, Benoît Magimel and Anaïs Demoustier.
Reviewing the film at Berlin, Variety critic Jessica Kiang described the film as “a fun little trinket that unmistakably comes from Dupieux’s far-out perspective” and “charmingly eccentric.”
The film is an Atelier de Production production in co-production with Versus Production and Arte France Cinema and produced by Mathieu Verhaeghe and Thomas Verhaeghe.
Arrow Films, a U.K.-based premiere label for cult, art, horror and world cinema,...
The quirky comedy, which had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February, sees a husband and wife move into a suburban house of their dreams only to discover that a mysterious secret is hidden in the basement, which may change their lives forever.
The film stars Alain Chabat, Léa Drucker, Benoît Magimel and Anaïs Demoustier.
Reviewing the film at Berlin, Variety critic Jessica Kiang described the film as “a fun little trinket that unmistakably comes from Dupieux’s far-out perspective” and “charmingly eccentric.”
The film is an Atelier de Production production in co-production with Versus Production and Arte France Cinema and produced by Mathieu Verhaeghe and Thomas Verhaeghe.
Arrow Films, a U.K.-based premiere label for cult, art, horror and world cinema,...
- 4/5/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
French horror, fantasy and sci-fi movies – in large part generated by a younger generation of directors combining genre and arthouse styles – are a rising force on the international scene. Among the companies riding this genre wave is WTFilms.
French crossover films are a key programming strand at A-list festivals. For example, Cannes Directors’ Fortnight last year opened with Quentin Dupieux’s “Deerskin,” repped by French sales agent WTFilms. The three French films screening at Sundance this year include Zoé Wittock’s “Jumbo,” also repped by WTFilms, about a young woman (Noémie Merlant) who falls in love with a funfair ride, which mixes real-life drama with surrealist fantasy.
WTFilms was one of the first French sales agents to define its editorial strategy around genre fare. “Deerskin,” which was produced by Arte France Cinéma, Thomas Verhaeghe and Mathieu Verhaeghe, was released in France in June and clocked up 214,000 admissions.
WTFilms’ co-founder, Gregory Chambet,...
French crossover films are a key programming strand at A-list festivals. For example, Cannes Directors’ Fortnight last year opened with Quentin Dupieux’s “Deerskin,” repped by French sales agent WTFilms. The three French films screening at Sundance this year include Zoé Wittock’s “Jumbo,” also repped by WTFilms, about a young woman (Noémie Merlant) who falls in love with a funfair ride, which mixes real-life drama with surrealist fantasy.
WTFilms was one of the first French sales agents to define its editorial strategy around genre fare. “Deerskin,” which was produced by Arte France Cinéma, Thomas Verhaeghe and Mathieu Verhaeghe, was released in France in June and clocked up 214,000 admissions.
WTFilms’ co-founder, Gregory Chambet,...
- 1/17/2020
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
La pièce rapportée
For his third feature, Antonin Peretjatko commences on the comedic La pièce rapportée, produced by Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe and recruits an impressive cast with Anaïs Demoustier, Josiane Balasko, Philippe Katerine, William Lebghil and Sergi Lopez. Simon Roca (who lensed Peretjatko’s previous two films as well as F.J. Ossang’s 9 Digits and the upcoming Kandisha for Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury) returns as cinematographer. Peretjatko’s 2013 debut The Rendezvous of Deja Vous premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes and scored a Cesar nod for Best First Feature. His sophomore feature Struggle for Life (2016) was programmed in Locarno and named one of the Best 10 Films of the year by Cahiers du Cinema.…...
For his third feature, Antonin Peretjatko commences on the comedic La pièce rapportée, produced by Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe and recruits an impressive cast with Anaïs Demoustier, Josiane Balasko, Philippe Katerine, William Lebghil and Sergi Lopez. Simon Roca (who lensed Peretjatko’s previous two films as well as F.J. Ossang’s 9 Digits and the upcoming Kandisha for Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury) returns as cinematographer. Peretjatko’s 2013 debut The Rendezvous of Deja Vous premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes and scored a Cesar nod for Best First Feature. His sophomore feature Struggle for Life (2016) was programmed in Locarno and named one of the Best 10 Films of the year by Cahiers du Cinema.…...
- 12/30/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Playlist
Comic book author Nine Antico scores two noted actresses for her directorial debut, Playlist, produced by Atelier de Production’s Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe. Sara Forestier and Laetitia Dosch are joined by Andranic Manet in the cast. Julie Conte makes her feature debut as Dp.
Gist: Co-written with Marc Syrigas (who co-writes with Celine Sciamma), Sophie (Forestier) lands a specialized job at a publishing house for comic books, even though she’s technically unqualified.…...
Comic book author Nine Antico scores two noted actresses for her directorial debut, Playlist, produced by Atelier de Production’s Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe. Sara Forestier and Laetitia Dosch are joined by Andranic Manet in the cast. Julie Conte makes her feature debut as Dp.
Gist: Co-written with Marc Syrigas (who co-writes with Celine Sciamma), Sophie (Forestier) lands a specialized job at a publishing house for comic books, even though she’s technically unqualified.…...
- 12/30/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight will open with French comedy Deerskin, starring Jean Dujardin (The Artist) and Adèle Haenel (Bpm).
Dujardin plays a man who becomes obsessed with owning an expensive designer deerskin jacket, leading him to blow his life savings and even turn to crime. The film will have its world premiere on May 15, and will be released theatrically in France on June 19, distributed by Diaphana. Producers are Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe for Atelier de Production with Arte France. Sales are handled by WTFilms.
Dujardin won Best Actor awards both at Cannes and at the Oscars for The Artist. Rising star Haenel is well known for movies including Bpm, Love At First Fight and The Unknown Girl.
The film is the seventh from director Quentin Dupieux (Keep An Eye Out). The filmmaker began his career making music videos and commercials working with Michel Gondry. His previous movies include Rubber, selected for...
Dujardin plays a man who becomes obsessed with owning an expensive designer deerskin jacket, leading him to blow his life savings and even turn to crime. The film will have its world premiere on May 15, and will be released theatrically in France on June 19, distributed by Diaphana. Producers are Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe for Atelier de Production with Arte France. Sales are handled by WTFilms.
Dujardin won Best Actor awards both at Cannes and at the Oscars for The Artist. Rising star Haenel is well known for movies including Bpm, Love At First Fight and The Unknown Girl.
The film is the seventh from director Quentin Dupieux (Keep An Eye Out). The filmmaker began his career making music videos and commercials working with Michel Gondry. His previous movies include Rubber, selected for...
- 4/4/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Le daim
For his seventh feature, French director Quentin Dupieux continues his particular brand of black comedy with Le daim, starring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin, celebrated French actress Adèle Haenel, and Youssef Hadji. Produced by Thomas Verhaeghe and Mathieu Verhaeghe for Atelier de Production (who produced his 2018 feature Keep an Eye Out), the project was also coproduced by Arte France Cinema. Dupieux’s early cult item Rubber (2010) played in Critics’ Week, while his English language Wrong (2012) competed in Sundance’s World Dramatic line-up and 2013’s Wrong Cops (which featured Marilyn Manson) played at Sundance as a work-in-progress before screening later that year in Locarno.…...
For his seventh feature, French director Quentin Dupieux continues his particular brand of black comedy with Le daim, starring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin, celebrated French actress Adèle Haenel, and Youssef Hadji. Produced by Thomas Verhaeghe and Mathieu Verhaeghe for Atelier de Production (who produced his 2018 feature Keep an Eye Out), the project was also coproduced by Arte France Cinema. Dupieux’s early cult item Rubber (2010) played in Critics’ Week, while his English language Wrong (2012) competed in Sundance’s World Dramatic line-up and 2013’s Wrong Cops (which featured Marilyn Manson) played at Sundance as a work-in-progress before screening later that year in Locarno.…...
- 1/4/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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