Green Underground
Written by Christophe Lemoine
Series 6x 52′ – French
Synopsis: Élise works at the Paris headquarters of one of the world’s “supermajors” of hydrocarbon and energy production. Initially sensitive to environmental issues, Élise has, over the course of her twelve years with the company, allowed herself to be won over by the indoctrination and greenwashing of her employer… as well as by her comfortable daily life as a senior executive.
Awakened by her 19-year-old daughter Camilla’s commitment to the environment and by the realization that the “ethics” unit she belongs to in the company only serves to muzzle the most eco-sensitive employees, Élise decides to act as a whistleblower…
She is spotted and recruited by a clandestine eco-radical organization of executives from large companies who have decided to “take action”. Élise discovers commitment and secret action through perilous operations in favor of the environment. But the “eco-resistant” network is the target of a small libertarian group opposed to it…
… to which Tristan, Elise’s husband and great love, belongs.
Produced by Cinéma Defacto & Point Prod (Switzerland)
Pépite
A film by: Cyril Houplain
Written with: Cyril Houplain & Marcel Beaulieu
Animation
Synopsis: “Pepite, is the story of an encounter, the one between Pépite, a Golden ant, and Alistair, a young runaway who dreams of becoming a composer. They will become dependent on each other to achieve their respective goals.
Pépite has no choice but to follow Alistair to find her way back home, while the teenager wants to harness the insect’s extraordinary artistic creativity to become famous.
Pépite becomes his muse, and success follows. But things won’t be so simple.
Pépite is a queen by natural instinct, untamed and unaccustomed to being told what to do.”
Delivery: 2025
Produced by: Cinéma Defacto
Truly Naked
A film by: Muriel d’Ansembourg
Written by: Muriel d’Ansembourg
1rst feature-film – 90 min – English
Shooting: November 2023
Delivery: 2025
Produced by: Isabella Films (Netherlands)
In coproduction with Cinéma Defacto, Ici et Là Productions (France), Prime Time (Belgium)
With the support of Région Île-de-France, CNC Aide sélective aux effets visuels numériques, CNC Aide aux Cinémas du Monde après réalisation
Un Champ de fraises pour l’éternité
Strawberry Fields Forever
4th feature – 102 min – French
Synopsis
Le Temps des Cerises, un camping au bord d’un lac que quelques habitants à l’année doivent quitter pour cause de transformation en base nautique. Tous sont les protagonistes d’un petit théâtre où s’entremêlent histoires extraordinaires et ordinaires. Entre amour, entraide et rêves, cette fable cinématographique brosse le portrait d’une France en crise, mais toujours en quête de bonheur.
Le Temps des Cerises, a lakeside campsite that a few year-round inhabitants must leave because it’s being turned into a water park. They are all protagonists in a small theater where extraordinary and everyday stories intertwine. Between love, solidarity, and dreams, this cinematic fable paints the portrait of a France in crisis, yet always in search of happiness.
Directed by Alain Raoust
Written by Alain Raoust in collaboration with Cécile Vargaftig
Shooting Spring 2024
Delivery 2025
Produced by Cinéma Defacto, Les Films à un Dollar
Coproduced by Micro Climat, Alhambra Studio
With the support of
Avance sur recettes avant réalisation CNC
MEDIA – Aide au développement
Procirep – Aide au développement
Angoa – Aide au développement
Région Sud – Aide au développement
Région Sud – Aide à la production
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine – Aide à la production
Conseil départemental de la Dordogne – Aide à la production
Conseil départemental de la Charente Maritime – Aide à la production
SACEM – Aide à la création de musique originale
Sofica Arte Cofinova
La Vallée Sauvage
A film by: Christophe Ali
Written by: Christophe Ali & Pierre Hodgson
4th feature film – 90 min – French
Shooting: September 2024
Delivery: 2025
Produced by: Cinéma Defacto
With the support of Media, La Procirep
