On 3 June, the first clapperboard will slam on the set of Bye Bye, the feature debut by Amélie Bonnin, who, with her short film Bye Bye, scooped the 2023 César Award for Best Short Fiction Film and the Audience Award at Clermont-Ferrand in 2022.

Standing out among the cast are singer Juliette Armanet (who has previously appeared in titles such as Rosalie [+leggi anche:
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Written by Dimitri Lucas and Amélie Bonnin, the story is a variation on that of her short film Bye Bye, as this time, the main character – who leaves her hometown to forge a bigger and better life for herself, and who must return home because of a family emergency – is a woman. An official mini-synopsis will be made public soon.

Produced by Robin Robles, Arthur Goisset and Bastien Daret for Topshot Films, and with Sylvie Pialat serving as executive co-producer for Les Films du Worso, Bye Bye is being co-produced by France 3 Cinéma. The feature, which has been pre-purchased by Canal+, has also secured support from the Grand Est region, the Eurometropole of Strasbourg, and the Indéfilms, Cinéaxe and Palatine Étoile Soficas. The shoot will take place from 3 June-17 July in Strasbourg, Colmar and Saint-Dizier. The French distribution and international sales will be overseen by Pathé.

As a reminder, Topshot Films recently staged After the Fire [+leggi anche:
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