Portfolio Type: Completed

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie
1st animation feature – 100min – French / English dub

A film by Pierre Földes
Written by Pierre Földes
Adapted from Haruki Murakami
French release : March 30th, 2023

Synopsis : A lost cat, a giant talkative frog and a tsunami help a bank employee without ambition, his frustrated wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.

French Distribution: Gebeka Films
International Sales: The Match Factory
Produced by: Cinéma Defacto & Miyu Productions (France)
In coproduction with: micro_scope & l’Unité Centrale (Canada), Doghouse (Luxemburg), An Original Picture (Netherlands)
In association with: Studio Mairana (France)

Supported by: Media Creative Europe, Procirep, CNC – CVS, Arte/Cofinova, Arte France Cinéma, CNC – Avance sur Recettes, Film Fund Luxemburg, CNC – CVS, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Région Île-de-France, Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Région Sud, SODEC, Télé Film Canada, Netherlands Film Fund, Film Fund Luxembourg

Markets & Awards: London PFM, Berlinale Coproduction Markets 2016– Eurimages Award, Cartoon Forum 2018, Annecy MIFA 2019, Grand Prix du Scénario 2019

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Olga
1st feature film – 85min – French / Ukrainian

A film by Elie Grappe
Co-written with Raphaëlle Desplechin
Premiere: Cannes 2021, Semaine de la Critique – SACD Award

Festivals & Awards: Brussels International Film Festival 2021 – Winner Audience Award
(international competition Elie Grappe) – Winner BeTV Award for best international Feature Film / Hamburg Film Festival 2021 – Winner Sich
wechsel Film Award /  War on Screen International Film Festival 2021 – Winner International Jury Distinction

Synopsis: 2013. A 15-year-old gymnast is torn between Switzerland – where she is training for the European Championship in preparation for the Olympics – and Ukraine, where her mother is a journalist, reporting on Euromaidan.

Produced by: Point Prod (Switzerland), Cinéma Defacto
International Sales: Pulsar Content
French Distribution: ARP Sélection

Markets & Awards: Emergence Laureate, Prix Journée de Soleure, Atelier Grand Nord 2019, Festival premiers plans d’Angers – Prix fondation visio.

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Costa Brava, Lebanon
1st feature – 100 min – Lebanese

A film by Mounia Akl
Co-written with Clara Roquet
Starring Nadine Labaki, Saleh Bakri, Nadia Charbel
Premiere: Venice 2021, Orizzonti Extra

Produced by Abbout Production (Lebanon)
Coproduced by Cinéma Defacto, Snowglobe Films (Denmark), Barentsfilm (Norway), Fox In The Snow (Sweden), Lastor Media (Spain),  Gaïjin (France)
International Sales: MK2

Festivals & Awards (in progress): :El Gouna Film Festival 2021 / Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2021 / London Film Festival 2021 – Audience Award / Toronto International Film Festival 2021 – Winner NETPAC Award (NETPAC Award Mounia Akl)

Synopsis: The free-spirited Badri family have escaped the toxic pollution of Beirut by seeking refuge in the utopic mountain home they have built. But unexpectedly, a garbage landfill is built right outside their fence, bringing the trash and corruption of a whole country to their doorstep. As the trash rises, so do tensions between leaving or resisting, threatening their idyllic home and family unity.

With the support from Fonds Images Francophones, Visions Sud Est, Doha Film Institute, Torino Film Lab, Arab fund for Arts and Culture, Film Clinic Indie Distribution, the CNC, as well as regional funding from CICLIC-Région Centre-Val de Loire, and Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Région Sud, the Swedish Film Institute, Film I Skane, the Danish Film Institute, the ICA, the Catalan Fund and Sorfond.

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La Vaca Que Canto Una Cancion Hacia El Futuro
The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future
1st feature – 92 min – Spanish

Directed by Francisca Alegria
Co-written with Manuela Infante & Fernanda Urrejola
Starring Leonor Varela, Mia Maestro, Alfredo Castro
Premiere : 2022 Sundance Film Festival
US release : May 19th, 2023
French release : July 26th, 2023

Synopsis: The unexpected return to life of a long-deceased mother, Magdalena, causes a huge shock in her widowed husband and prompts their daughter Cecilia to come back home. As the family’s painful past comes into focus, mother and daughter are met with the opportunity to change the future.

Produced by Cinéma Defacto
In coproduction with Wood Producciones (Chile), Match Factory Production (Germany), Cinereach (USA)
In association with Dialetic, Persona Entertainment, Whitewater Films, Bord Cadre films, Sovereign Films
International Sales: The Match Factory
French distribution: Nour Films

Sweat

A film by Magnus von Horn
Premiere: Festival de Cannes – Official Selection 2020
Festival & Awards: Chicago International Film Festival 2020 – Winner Gold Hugo, Winner Silver Hugo / Göteborg Film Festival 2021 / International Film Festival & Award Macao 2020 – Winner Best Actress / Minsk International Film Festival « Listapad » 2020 / Mons International Festival of Love Films 2021 / Polish Film Festival 2020 – Winner Best Actress, Winner Best Cinematography, Winner Best Director, Winner Best Editing, Winner Best Supporting Actress, Winner Crystal Star Elle, Winner Onest Awards, Winner Silver Lions Best Feature Film/ Seville European Film Festival 2020 / Trieste Film Festival 2021 – Winner Cineuropa Prize / Zagreb Film Festival 2020 / Zurich Film Festival 2020.

Synopsis: Sylwia, a 30-year-old fitness coach living in Warsaw, has gained celebrity status thanks to her avid use of social media. She has inspired thousands of women to lead a healthier life. But when one of her posts on Instagram goes viral an unsettling stalker follows her, Sylwia is then confronted to her own solitude and starts to question her life choices…

Produced by Lava Films (Poland)
In coproduction with Zentropa (Sweden), Cinéma Defacto
International Sales: New Europe Film Sales
French distribution: ARP Selection

 

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Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush
Rabiye Kurnaz v. George W. Bush
12th feature – 120 min – German / English / Turkish

A film by Andreas Dresen

Written by Laila Stiele
Premiere: Berlinale 2022, In competition – Silver Bears for Best Screenplay and Best Leading Performance

Produced by Pandora Filmproduktion (Germany)
In coproduction with Cinéma Defacto, Iskremas Filmproduktion (Germany)
International Sales: The Match Factory

Supported by Arte Grand Accord, CNC – Aide à la coproduction franco-allemande.

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