28/09/2018 - An Ex Nihilo and Les films de Pierre production to be sold by Doc & Film, the film stars Jean-Christophe Folly, Isabelle Carré and Golshifteh Farahani

Directors Patrick-Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic (© Comme au Cinéma)

Lights, camera, action! on 5 October for Blind Spot [+see also:
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interview: Ulrich Kohler
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interview: Eva Husson
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Written byPatrick-Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic(César award in 2007 for Best Adaptation for Lady Chatterley [+see also:
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Produced by Patrick Sobelman for Ex nihilo and by Marie-Ange Luciani for Les Films de Pierre, Blind Spot will be co-produced by Rouge Distribution (which will also handle the film's French release) and by AS Production. Pre-purchased by Ciné + and Diversité TV, the feature film has also benefited from an advance on earnings from the CNC, the Ile-de-France region and Sofica Indéfilms. Six and a half weeks of filming is due to take place from 5 October to 20 November in Paris and the surrounding area. Jonathan Ricquebourg (winner of a Lumières award in 2017 for Last Days of Louis XIV [+see also:
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For the record, Ex Nihilo & Agat Films also produced Adopt a Daddy [+see also:
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interview: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
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Les films de Pierre also produced Beats Per Minute [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud Valois
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interview: Robin Campillo
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