Fabien Onteniente to direct the French remake of Quo vado?
- Pietro Valsecchi of Medset has two other projects in the pipeline for the French market: the remake of Perfect Strangers, helmed by Fred Cavayé, and the comedy-thriller The Night Off
Fabien Onteniente, the man behind the Camping [+see also:
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making of
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Medset Sas was founded in Paris in 2016 by Pietro Valsecchi and is 100% controlled by Taoduefilm (Gruppo Mediaset), of which Valsecchi is CEO, with the aim of producing and distributing movies in France. Valsecchi and his business partner Camilla Nesbitt also have a third project in the pipeline for the French market, which is a comedy that veers off into thriller territory. The Night Off revolves around the generation of money-obsessed thirtysomethings and was written by the producer together with Andrea Nobile.
(Translated from Italian)
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