10/10/2024 - The French centre will also support the debut features by Pierre Menahem, the Yann Berlier-Lola Cambourieu duo, and by Tancrède Ramonet

Director Marie Rosselet-Ruiz (© Marion Colombani)

Four debut feature projects were selected during the fourth 2024 session of the first advance on receipts committee of the CNC.

Standing out amongst them is Authentiks by Marie Rosselet-Ruiz, a filmmaker who went through the Fémis Residence and already has six short films under her belt (including Les reines du mambo, Lothar 1999, Le ciel est clair). Starring in this debut feature, whose shoot should take place next spring, are Céleste Brunnquell (nominated for the Best Newcomer Césars in 2024 for No Love Lost [+see also:
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interview: Jessica Palud
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An advance on receipts will also go to Et après, the debut feature project as director by a well known figure of the film industry, Pierre Menahem. The former international salesman and festival programmer, as well as producer, has already gone behind the camera with the short films Robespierre (selected for the 2024 Unifrance Short Film prize) and Le feu du lac (official short film selection at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival). Co-written with Jihane Chouaib (The Beast in The Jungle [+see also:
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The CNC advance on receipts will also support Mauvaise étoile by Yann Berlier and Lola Cambourieu (produced by Lucas Le Postec for L’heure d’été) and the documentary project Nos défaites ne prouvent rien by Tancrède Ramonet (produced by Temps noir).

(Translated from French)