Brussels-based distributor’s first release is Quentin Dupieux comedy Yannick.
Brussels-based producers Joao Vinhas and Benjamin Honoré and lawyer Camille Doyen are launching distribution outfit Case Départ into the Benelux market with the release of Quentin Dupieux’s comedy Yannick in September.
Sold by Kinology, the film won the Europa Cinemas Label as best European film at this month’s Locarno Film Festival.
Case Départ has also acquired Dupieux’s comedy Daaaaaali! which is screening out of competitin at the Venice film festival, to be released in spring 2024.
Further releases include Edouard A. Tremblay’s fantasy comedy Farador on November...
Brussels-based producers Joao Vinhas and Benjamin Honoré and lawyer Camille Doyen are launching distribution outfit Case Départ into the Benelux market with the release of Quentin Dupieux’s comedy Yannick in September.
Sold by Kinology, the film won the Europa Cinemas Label as best European film at this month’s Locarno Film Festival.
Case Départ has also acquired Dupieux’s comedy Daaaaaali! which is screening out of competitin at the Venice film festival, to be released in spring 2024.
Further releases include Edouard A. Tremblay’s fantasy comedy Farador on November...
- 8/31/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Of course there's only one Omar Sy, and one Thomas Ngijol. I'm simply using popular (although reductive) comparitive industry parlance. Thomas Ngijol may just be the next Omar Sy - as in a French male actor/comedian of African descent, who finds great success in a film that is a hit in his homeland, and eventually becomes a global phenomenon, forcing Hollywood to take notice, as he transplants his family from France, to the bright lights of Los Angeles, to capitalize on that interest/curiosity, while still, of course, enjoying a healthy career back home, in France. Readers of this blog will remember the French time travel/slavery comedy (Case Départ) that Monsieur Ngijol co-wrote and...
- 6/3/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
They're back, but this time with a different kind of trip. Remember the French time travel/slavery comedy titled Case Départ (which translates as Back To Square One) - a movie that dared to tackle the gravity of slavery via comedy and some sci-fi elements, which was a hit in France, and which caused a bit of a stir outside of France, particularly here in the USA, right here on this blog, where many didn't quite take to the idea of slavery as anything to laugh about. This was before Django Unchained seemingly kicked off what I've fondly come to refer to as "slave movie fever." As a recap... in Case Départ, stars Thomas Ngijol and Fabrice...
- 1/17/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
They're back, but this time with a different kind of trip. Remember the French time travel/slavery comedy titled Case Départ (which translates as Back To Square One) - a movie that dared to tackle the gravity of slavery via comedy and some sci-fi elements, which was a hit in France, and which caused a bit of a stir outside of France, particularly here in the USA, right here on this blog, where many didn't quite take to the idea of slavery as anything to laugh about. This was before Django Unchained seemingly kicked off what I've fondly come to refer to as "slave movie fever." As a recap... in Case Départ, stars Thomas Ngijol and Fabrice...
- 11/8/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Ahead of tomorrow's theatrical opening of the much-debated Django Unchained, let's take a quick rip down slavery-as-comedy-entertainment memory lane... First, recall that French time-travel slavery comedy Case départ (Back To Square One) which got lots of coverage and generated lots of discussion on this blog, was met with much derision; not only on this site, but other sites that picked up on the story. As far as I know, the film was never officially released here in the USA, although it was picked up for international distribution by Other Angle Pictures, a Paris-based company, with the possibility of a Stateside remake, as execs from Other...
- 12/24/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
In the last year we've introduced you to a number of French-produced films centered around stories about people of African descent, like Case Départ, Intouchables, the Toussaint L'Ouverture feature starring Jimmy Jean-Luis, and 30° Couleur, to name a few. The last one mentioned was Lucien Jean-Baptiste's last work (he wrote, directed and starred in it), and it was released in March of this year, but only in France. It hasn't traveled yet as far as I know, and I know several of you expressed interest in it when we profiled it several months ago. While we wait, you should know that Monsieur Jean-Baptiste is already in production on his...
- 7/3/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
It's been a long while since we last wrote anything about this flick... The last bit of news on it was almost a year ago, June 2011, when it was announced that it had been picked up for international distribution by Other Angle Pictures, a Paris-based company; but my research tells me that since then, it's only been released in 4 countries, France of course, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. The French time travel/slavery comedy titled Case Départ, which translates as Back To Square One, opened in France last summer, and was quite a hit in that country, causing a bit of a stir outside of France, particularly here in the USA, where many...
- 5/29/2012
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
From today through February 1, we're partnering with the My French Film Festival to show you ten recently released French features (first and second films) and ten French shorts. Presented by Unifrance, the festival invites you to award points to the films you like at the main site — and these points count, as six prizes will be awarded (three for features, three for shorts): the Internet Users Prize, Social Networks Prize and International Press Prize.
Outside of both competitions, we've also got a few extra presentations. The online festival was a hit around the world last year and you won't want to miss this second edition.
A few quick notes on the films, starting with the features:
Rebecca Zlotowski's Belle épine (Dear Prudence), winner of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc for Best First Film, is "closer to a sobering character study than a classical youth film," finds Chris Cabin in Slant.
Outside of both competitions, we've also got a few extra presentations. The online festival was a hit around the world last year and you won't want to miss this second edition.
A few quick notes on the films, starting with the features:
Rebecca Zlotowski's Belle épine (Dear Prudence), winner of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc for Best First Film, is "closer to a sobering character study than a classical youth film," finds Chris Cabin in Slant.
- 1/11/2012
- MUBI
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