Les Valseurs
Les Valseurs is a French film production & distribution company founded in 2013 by Damien Megherbi and Justin Pechberty.
Industry | Film industry |
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Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | Paris , France |
Website | lesvalseurs |
They received the 2019 César Award for Best Animated Short Film for Wicked Girl (2017) by Ayce Kartal and an Oscar nomination for the short film Nefta Football Club[1] by Yves Piat in January 2020.
History
The company was founded in 2013 by Damien Megherbi and Justin Pechberty in Paris, France.[2]
Beside producing its own content, Les Valseurs also act as a distributor. They released Boris Khlebnijov’s Arrhythmia in 2018 and Eugène Green’s Faire la parole in 2017.[2] Their latest release was Sarah Marx's first feature K Contraire in January 2020.[3]
In February 2018, their animated short production Wicked Girl by Ayce Kartal was awarded at Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival the National Grand Prize, becoming the first animated short film to be so since the beginning of the festival.[4] In February 2019, Wicked Girl received the César Award for Best Animated Short Film.[5]
In May 2019, their live action short production She Runs received the "Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film" at Cannes' International Critics' Week.[6]
In September 2019, France Télévisions awarded them the "Jeune Producteur" 30,000€-price.[7]
In January 2020, they received an Oscar nomination for the short film Nefta Football Club by Yves Piat.[8]
Production
Live Action
- La Muerte de un Perro[2] (2019) by Matìas Ganz – premiered at 2019 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival[9]
- Fendas[10] (2019) by Carlos Segundo – premiered at 2019 Marseille Festival of Documentary Film[11]
- Midnight Ramblers[12] (2017) by Julian Ballester – premiered at 2017 This Human World
- She Runs[13] (2019) by Qiu Yang (short film) – premiered at 2019 Cannes' International Critics' Week[6]
- The Diver (2019) by Michael Leonard & Jamie Helmer (short film) – premiered at 2019 Mostra di Venezia[14]
- Nefta Football Club (2018) by Yves Piat (short film) – nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- Meninas Formicida[15] (2017) by João Paulo Miranda Maria (short film) – premiered at 2017 Mostra di Venezia[16]
Animation
- Wicked Girl (2017) by Ayce Kartal (short film) – winner of the 2019 César Award for Best Animated Short Film and 2018 Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival's National Grand Prize
- Guaxuma[17] (2019) by Nara Normande (short film) – premiered at 2018 TIFF[18]
Documentary
- Après Ta Révolte, Ton Vote[2] (2019) by Kiswendsida Parfait Kaboré – premiered at 2019 IDFA Amsterdam[19]
Projects
Live Action
- Sem Coraçao[20] by Nara Normande & Tião
- Martin est Tombé d'un Toit by Matìas Ganz (short film)
- Les Corps Électriques by Antoine Janot (short film)
- Lève tes Morts by Hugo Rousselin (short film)
Virtual Reality
- Deusa Das Aguas by Joao Paulo Miranda Maria (short film)
Animation
- Dans la Rivière by Weijia Ma (short film)
- La Saison Pourpre[21] by Clémence Bouchereau (short film)
- Horizon Réussite by Théophile Gibaud (short film)
- Les Décentrés by Marion Boutin & Damien Pelletier (short film)
- Le Noël des Animaux[22] by Camille Alméras, Caroline Attia, Ceylan Beyoglu, Oleysha Shchukina, Haruna Kishi and Natalia Chernysheva
Documentary
- Los Nombres Propios by Fernando Dominguez
- The Syrians by Ismaël
- Osman, Selim et les Chevaux by Sidar Inan Erçelik
- Avec Naomie by Dumas Maçon
- Targuia by Leïla Artese Benhadj
References
- "Oscar Nominations 2020: The Complete List". Variety. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- "Les Valseurs is growing at an impressive pace". Cineuropa – the best of european cinema. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "K CONTRAIRE | Critique du film avec Sandrine Bonnaire et Sandor Funtek". LE BLEU DU MIROIR | Critiques cinématographiques (in French). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Short Pick of the Day: 'Wicked Girl' by Ayce Kartal". Cartoon Brew. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- Milligan, Mercedes (23 January 2019). "2019 César Award Nominees Announced". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Cannes Winner Qiu Yang on the Outsize Impact of Small-Town Stories". RADII | Culture, Innovation, and Life in today's China. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Trouville-sur-Mer : Au festival Off-Courts " Les Valseurs " reçoit le prix jeune producteur de France Télévision". paris-normandie.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Oscar Nominations 2020: The Complete List". Variety. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Tallinn Black Nights rounds off its First Feature Competition line-up". Cineuropa – the best of european cinema. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- Prodview, Redação. "43ª Mostra Internacional de SP termina com filme de Fernando Meirelles e 11 prêmios principais – Prodview" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Rita Azevedo Gomes desafia ranços medievais nos maiores festivais da Europa". P de Pop (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Les Primeurs du Blog documentaire No. 21 : "Midnight Ramblers", de Julian Ballester". Le Blog documentaire (in French). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "She runs – La critique du court-métrage". Avoir Alire – Critiques de films, Livres, BD, musique, séries TV, Spectacles (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Richter, Marina D. (14 September 2019). "Review: The Diver (2019), by Jamie Helmer & Michael Leonard". ubiquarian. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Les Valseurs, lauréat du Prix France Télévisions du jeune producteur – Brefcinema". svod.brefcinema.com (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Biennale Cinema 2017 | The Orizzonti Section". La Biennale di Venezia. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Le film du week-end des grandes vacances : Guaxuma | Animez-vous les uns les autres" (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Nara Normande made a Quadruple Oscar-qualifying animation, Guaxuma". indieactivity. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "IDFA 2019: The African Line-Up". Awotele (in French). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- Mayorga, Emilio; Mayorga, Emilio (20 May 2019). "Brazil's Cinemascopio, France's Les Valseurs Team For Nara Normande, Tião's 'The Heron' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Lecture de scénarios par Émilie Dequenne à Fontevraud le 4 octobre". NEF Animation (in French). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Cartoon Movie 2018 : retour sur nos projets préférés " Le Blog d'Ecran Noir" (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2020.