FAREWELL (L'Affaire Farewell) [2009]

Written and directed by Christian CARION
Based on an original script by Eric RAYNAUD
Adapted from the book by Serguei KOSTINE

Produced by Christophe ROSSIGNON, Bertrand FAIVRE &Philip BOEFFARD

£14m

French Release: Sept 23rd, 2009 (PATHE)

Cast: Guillaume CANET, Emir KUSTURICA, Alexandra MARIA-LARA, Willam DAFOE, David SOUL

KINGSLAND

Written and directed by Tony GRISONI

Produced by Kate OGBORN

With Abdullah GURLEK, Ali FIDAN, Fatma CAKMAKYURDU

BAFTA nominated (2009)
WINNER of "Cinema Without Borders Best International Film Award" in Palm Springs Intl. Film Festival

MY GREATEST ESCAPE (Ne me liberez pas, je m'en charge) [2008]

Directed by Fabienne GODET
Written by Fabienne GODET & Franck VASSAL
With and About Michel VAUJOUR

Berlin Forum 2009

French release: April 2009 (Haut et Court)

SPIES (Un Simple Espion) [2008]

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director: Nicolas SAADA
FRANCE-UK

£4m - produced by Michael Gentile

co-producer: Bertrand FAIVRE

cast: Guillaume CANET, Géraldine PAILHAS, Stephen REA

• FRENCH RELEASE: 28th January 2009

LONDON RIVER [2008]

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director: Rachid BOUCHAREB
FRANCE-UK

£1m - produced by Jean Bréhat

co-producers: Bertrand FAIVRE and Matthieu DE BRACONIER

cast: Brenda BLETHYN, Sotigui KOUYATÉ

• WORLD RELEASE IN BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Unmade Beds [2008]

Written & Directed by Alexis DOS SANTOS

Produced by Sol GATTI-PASCUAL & Peter ETTEDGUI

Cast: Deborah Francois, Fernando TIELVE, Michiel HUISMAN, Iddo GOLDBERG and Richard LINTERN

Sales: PROTAGONIST PICTURES [www.protagonistpictures.com]

WORLD premiere in SUNDANCE 2009
EUROPEAN premiere in ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL
OPENING the GENERATION 14+ section in BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
UK premiere at EDINBURGH Intl FILM FESTIVAL 09
Audience Award at CROSSING EUROPE (Linz, Austria) 2009

UK distributor SODA PICTURES

US distributor IFC

FRENCH distributor REZO FILMS

OTHER SOLD TERRITORIES: Benelux, Portugal, Oceania,
Middle East, Austria

FAR NORTH [2007]

Based on Sara MAITLAND short story

Directed by Asif KAPADIA

Written by Asif KAPADIA and Tim MILLER

Cast: Michelle YEOH, Sean BEAN, Michelle KRUSIEC

Sortie Francaise le 18 mars – Distribution: Le Petit Bureau
Contact: Alexa Gutowski – Email: alexagutowski@yahoo.fr
Tel: +33 (0) 1 44 78 69 01

Dossier de presse a telecharger (download presskit) ( PDF)
Affiche a telecharger (download poster) ( JPG)

UK Release 26th Dec 2008 – Distribution: Artifical Eye
Official Festival Selection:

• Venice IFF 2007 – Out of Competition
• Pusan IFF 2007 – World Cinema
• Dinard British FF 2007 – In Competition
• Roche Sur Yon “En Route Vers Le Monde” 2007
• Antalya Eurasia IFF 2007 – International Eurasia Feature Film Competition
• London FF 2007 - Film on the Square
• Amazonas Film Festival in Manaus 2007
• Kendal FF 2007
• Tromso IFF 2008

GLUE [2006]

director: Alexis DOS SANTOS - 2006 - ARGENTINA

produced by Alexis DOS SANTOS and Soledad GATTI-PASCUAL

cast: Nahuel Perez BISCAYART, Nahuel VIALE, Ines EFRON, Veronica LLINES, Hector DIAZ, Florencia BRAIER

• Toronto International Film Festival International Premier 2006
• Winner of the Golden MovieSquard Award Rotterdam International Film Festival 2006
• Nominated for the Tiger Awards VPRO 2006

Produced with the financial support of the Huber Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)

THE SICKIE [2006]

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Synopsis: When events at work prove too stressful for Douglas Knott, a diligent and extremely busy office manager, he decides to throw a sickie. Unfortunately, his attempts to enjoy a day off are soon sabotaged by the insidious voice of his conscience. Literally.

featuring Toby JONES.
written by Rupert JONES & Neil HUNTER and directed by Rupert JONES.

Official Festival Selection:

• Highly Commended recommendation at the TCM Classic Shorts Competition BFI 50th London Film Festival
• Halloween Short Film Festival 2007
• Winner of the AUDIENCE PRIZE and PRIX ARTE Premiers Plans Angers First Film Festival 2007
• Bermuda International Film Festival 2007
• Tiburon International Film Festival
• Britspotting Film Festival 2007
• AFIA: Aarhus Festival of Independent Arts 2007
• The End Of Pier International Film Festival 2007
• Cracow Film Festival 2007
• Festival de Cine de Huesca 2007
• Cambridge Film Festival 2007
• Rushes SoHo Shorts Festival 2007
• Best of Short Film Festivals, La Ciotat 2007
• Best Actor (Toby Jones) Sapporo Short Fest 2007
• Angel Film Festival
• Milwaukee International Film Festival 2007
• Festival du Court Metrage d'Humour de Meudon 2007
• Evil City Film Festival
• Curtocircuito IV International Short Film Festival
• Ourense International Independent Film Festival
• Stockholm International Film Festival 2007
• Encounters Short Film Festival

The Sickie has been sold to the following:

• Canal+ France TV broadcast rights in France and North Africa
• Sogecable TV broadcast rights in Spain
• The Sickie is represented by world sales agent L'Agence du court metrage

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ISOLATION [2005]

director: Billy O'BRIEN - 2005 - UK-IRELAND

produced with FilmFour, Lions Gate, Irish Film Board, Redbus, Element Films, Ruth KENLEY-LETTS

cast: Essie DAVIS, John LYNCH, Sean HARRIS, Ruth NEGGA, Marcel LURES

Official Festival Selection:

• Gerardmer Festival of Fantastic Film Grand Jury and Critics Prize
• Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film 2006
• Seattle International Film Festival 2006
• Fantasia Film Festival Montreal 2006
• Dublin 2006
• European Union Film Festival Chicago 2006
• Film Comment Selects - Film Society of Lincoln Center 2006
• San Francisco Irish Film Festival Best Of Fest 2006
• River Run - Winston Salem Carolina 2006
• Toronto 2006
• Dead By Dawn 2006
• Danger After Dark- Philadelphia 2006
• Wisconsin 2006
• Dinard 2005
• Cork 2005

Official Movie Site

MERRY CHRISTMAS (JOYEUX NOËL) [2005]

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director: Christian CARION - 2005 - FRANCE-UK-GERMANY-BELGIUM-ROMANIA

£15m - produced by Christophe ROSSIGNON

cast: Diane KRUGER, Gary LEWIS, Daniel BRUHL

• Official Selection (Foreign Language Category) OSCAR 2006
• Official Selection (Foreign Language Category) BAFTA 2006
• Official Selection (Out of Competition) Cannes Film Festival 2005

Official Movie Site

Photos © Nord-Ouest Production / Photo J.C. Lother

BURNT OUT (SAUF LE RESPECT QUE JE VOUS DOIS)

director: Fabienne GODET - 2005 - FRANCE

produced with Studio Canal, Cofimages, Haut et Court

• Shanghai Internation Film Festival Best Director 2006
• Shanghai International Film Festival Best Actor 2006
• Miami International Film Festival Knight Grand Jury Prize 2006
• Cinessonne Prix Du Public 2005
• Seattle Internatonal Film Festival 2006
• Ljubljana Internatonal Film Festival 2006
• Journees Franco-Allemandes Berlin-Unifrance 2006
• Jerusalem 2006
• Montreal-Cinemania 2006
• Istanbul 2006
• Bosa International Film Festival (Italy) 2006
• London Film Festival 2005
• San Sebastian 2005
• Zaragoza 2005
• St Jean De Luz 2005
• Sarlat Film Festival 2005
• Seville Film Festival 2005

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THE RING FINGER (L'ANNULAIRE) [2005]

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director: Diane BERTRAND - 2004 - FRANCE-UK-GERMANY

produced by Bruno BERTHEMY

Original Music: Beth GIBBONS

Stills © Anna LEADER

MALL COP [2004]

-ASSOCIATE PRODUCER-

directed by David GREENSPAN who won a Palme d'Or in Cannes and awards in several other festivals with his short film BEANCAKE

US independent first time feature Matthieu produces in collaboration with US producer Andrew Louca.

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NOI THE ALBINO (NÓI ALBÍNÓI) [2002]

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writer & director: Dagur KÁRI - Iceland/UK/France/Germany

producer: Skúli MALMQUIST

cast: Tómas LEMARQUIS

• Grand Jury Prize Premiers Plans Angers 2003
• Best Music Premiers Plans Angers 2003
• Moviezone Award Rotterdam 2003
• The Nordic Film Award Goteborg 2003
• Swedish Church Prize Goteborg 2003
• Fipresci Prize Goteborg 2003
• Grand Jury Prize Nordic FF Rouen 2003
• Transilvania Trophy Transilvanian Film Festival 2003
• Romanian Critics' Prize Transilvanian Film Festival 2003
• Guardian New Directors Awards/Special Commendation Edinburgh Int. Film Festival 2003
• Special Mention of the Jury New Nordic Children's Festival Copenhagen 2003
• Icelandic Nomination for Best Foreign Film - Oscar 2004 Icelandic Film academy
• Best Film Edda - Icelandic Film Award 2003
• Best Script Edda - Icelandic Film Award 2003
• Best Director Edda - Icelandic Film Award 2003
• Best Set Decoration Edda - Icelandic Film Award 2003
• Best actor Edda - Icelandic Film Award 2003
• Best Supporting actor Edda - Icelandic Film Award 2003
• Best Director Koszalin 2003 (Poland)

ADDICTED TO THE STARS [2002]

Segment - Part of the feature 'Ten Minutes Older - The Cello'

writer & director: Michael RADFORD

cast: Daniel CRAIG

music: Jocelyn POOK

THE WARRIOR [2001]

director: Asif KAPADIA (1st film) - UK

UK Film Four release: May 2002. US Miramax release: 2004

• Best Newcomer Evening Standard BRITISH FILM AWARDS 2003
• Best British Film of the Year - Alexander Korda Award BAFTA 2002
• Best Newcomer - Carl Foreman Award BAFTA 2002
• Nominated European Discovery of the Year European Film Awards 2002
• Best Cinematography San Sebastian 2001
• Nominated Best Film San Sebastian 2001
• Douglas Hickox Award & Best Cinematography BIFA 2001
• 2 further nominations Best British Film & Best Music BIFA 2001
• Sutherland Trophy London Film Festival 2001
• Grand Prix - Golden Hitchcock Dinard 2001