COMPANY PROFILE
Since its founding, Arte France Cinema has been involved in more than 600 films and has worked together with over 300 different directors representing more than 50 different nationalities.
The subsidiary policy focuses on talent renewal, efforts to boost European and world arthouse cinema, and steps to revitalize French cinema through co-production of movies. Roughly speaking, co-production may be broken down into three categories: one-third first features, one-third French films, and one-third international collaborations. Arte France Cinéma coproduces animation, documentary and fictional feature films.
COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS 2022
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Ruben Östlund
Screenplay: Ruben Östlund
Cast: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean Kriek, Woody Harrelson
A fashion model celebrity couple, Carl and Yaya, are invited to a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, run by a Marxist captain, only for things to go wrong.
Cannes Film Festival 2022 – Palme d’or
L’INNOCENT 2022
Genre: Comedy
Director: Louis Garrel
Screenplay: Louis Garrel, Tanguy Viel
Cast: Louis Garrel, Roschdy Zem, Anouk Grinberg, Noémie Merlant
Sylvie, a nearly sixty-year-old woman, has fallen in love with Michel, a thug she marries in prison. The couple dream of starting again with a clean slate by opening a flower shop. But Sylvie’s son Abel, convinced that Michel will fall into a life of crime, disapproves of this relationship.
2023 Winner César Best Original Screenplay / 2022 Winner Golden Bayard Best Screenplay
WINTER SLEEP 2014
Genre: Drama
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Screenplay: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan.
Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Demet Akbağ, Melisa Sözen.
Aydin, a retired actor, owns a small hotel in central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal and his sister Necla, who is coping with her recent divorce. During the winter, snow covers the ground and boredom brings the return of old memories, pushing Aydin to flee…
2014 Winner Palme d'Or/2014 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
ANNETTE 2021
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Director: Leos Carax
Screenplay: Ron Mael, Russel Mael
Cast: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg
Los Angeles, nowadays. Henry is a stand-up comedian with a fierce humor. Ann, an internationally renowned opera singer. Together, under the spotlight, they form a happy and glamorous couple. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will turn their lives upside down.
Cannes Film Festival 2021 – Best Director for Leos Carax, Cannes Soundtrack Award
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE 2019
Genre: Drama
Director: Céline Sciamma
Screenplay: Céline Sciamma
Cast: Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant, Luana Bajrami
France, 1770. Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride to be and Marianne must paint her without her knowing. She observes her by day, to paint her secretly
Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay and Queer Palm
ATLANTICS 2019
Genre: Drama
Director: Mati Diop
Screenplay: Mati Diop, Olivier Demangel
Cast: Mama Sané, Ibrahima Traore, Abdou Balde
A soon-to-be-inaugurated futuristic tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Ada, 17, is in love with Souleimane, a young construction worker. But she has been promised to another man. One night, Souleimane and his co-workers disappear at sea. Soon after, they come back to haunt their old neighbourhood by taking possession of the girlfriends they left behind.
Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Grand Prix