Eric Judor in post-production with Problemos
- The director, an avid fan of absurd comedy, also plays a role in the film being staged by Albertine Productions and set to be distributed by StudioCanal
On Friday 15 July, the shoot wrapped for Eric Judor’s third feature as a director: Problemos [+see also:
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Written by Blanche Gardin and Noé Debré (nominated for the César Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2016 for Dheepan [+see also:
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Produced by Matthieu Tarot for Albertine Productions, Problemos is being co-produced by France 2 Cinéma and StudioCanal, which will also handle the distribution. The shoot took place entirely in Ardèche.
Albertine Productions, which recently produced Courted [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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