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Adastra Films is a film production and distribution company based in
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, France. It was founded in March 2008 by
Sébastien Aubert Sébastien Aubert is a French entrepreneur and film producer, known for producing the feature film ''LaRoy, Texas'' which won the Grand Prix at the 2023 Deauville American Film Festival. He is the co-founder of the production company Adastra Film ...
and David Guiraud. It produces movies by
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and international directors.


History

The company owns a catalogue composed of awarded short films, such as The Strange Ones or Social Butterfly, selected in famous festivals (
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...
,
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(SXSW),
Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival (sometimes stylized shortly as PSIFF) is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. Originally promoted by Mayor Sonny Bono and then sponsored by Nortel,here for Table of Contents it started in 19 ...
,
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...) and often broadcast on national TV channels (
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,
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,
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. In 2014, the company produced its first full-length movie called
Brides (2014 film) ''Brides'' ( ka, პატარძლები; transliterated ''Patardzlebi'') is a 2014 Georgian-French film directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili. and produced by Gemini, Millimeter Films and ADASTRA Films. In her feature film debut Tinatin Kajris ...
, selected in the Panorama Section of the
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among movies such as
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and famous directors, such as
Michel Gondry Michel Gondry (; born 8 May 1963) is a French filmmaker and producer noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène. Along with Charlie Kaufman, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as one o ...
, or
Tsai Ming-liang Tsai Ming-liang (; born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Taiwan. Tsai has written and directed 11 feature films, many short films, and television films. He is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of T ...
. In 2014, Adastra Films received
The Award for Best Emerging Producer in France 2014 by France Télévisions
, and in 2015 during the Cannes Film Festival, it was part of the
Futur Leaders 2015: Producers
list, made by Screen Daily Magazine. Its second feature film The Strange Ones starring
Alex Pettyfer Alexander Richard Pettyfer (born 10 April 1990) is an English actor and model. He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of '' Stormbreaker''. Pettyfer was nominat ...
and James Jackson-Freedson is a French- American co-production with Stay Gold Features, Relic Pictures in association with Archer Gray, Gamechanger Films and Storyboard Entertainment. In 2017 the film won the Jury Prize at the
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and was part of the official selection of
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where the actor James Jackson-Freedson won the Best Breakthrough performance.
Sébastien Aubert Sébastien Aubert is a French entrepreneur and film producer, known for producing the feature film ''LaRoy, Texas'' which won the Grand Prix at the 2023 Deauville American Film Festival. He is the co-founder of the production company Adastra Film ...
was captivated by the short film ''Domingo'', which was then selected at the
Biarritz Film Festival The Biarritz Festival Latin America () is an international film festival held annually in the French city of Biarritz since 1979. Awards * HUG for Best Feature * Jury Award for Best Feature * Best Actress * Best Actor * Feature Film Audience ...
in 2015. He offered its director to adapt the story into a
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, and 4 years later, the shooting took place in a
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in
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,
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, where the director is from. The film was financed by a group of independent investors. Post-production took place at the Label 42 studio in
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. The film was selected for the
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and won the Made in Jalisco award at the 36th edition of the
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the same year. It is distributed in the
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by
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and internationally by Picture Tree International. The film was added to the catalog of
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, an American video-on-demand platform, in September 2021. In August 2020, Adastra Films began shooting ''Heartbeast''. The shoot took place primarily on the
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, under strict
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measures. It is Finnish director Aino Suni's first feature film, co-produced between
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,
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, and
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, with a budget of 1.3 million euros. The film had its world premiere at the 2022
Göteborg International Film Festival Göteborg Film Festival (GFF), formerly Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF), known in English as the Gothenburg Film Festival, formerly Gothenburg International Film Festival, is an annual film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden and the large ...
, where it was nominated among the best Nordic films. At the 2023
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, the Finnish equivalent of the American
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, the film was nominated in four categories and won Best Cinematography and Best Music. In September 2023, the film ''
LaRoy, Texas ''LaRoy, Texas'' is a 2023 American crime comedy film written and directed by Shane Atkinson, and starring John Magaro, Steve Zahn, Megan Stevenson, Matthew Del Negro and Dylan Baker. It was released on April 12, 2024. Plot Ray operates his ...
'', directed by
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and produced by Adastra Films, won the Grand Prize, the Audience Award, and the Critics' Award at the
Deauville American Film Festival The Deauville American Film Festival () is a yearly film festival devoted to Cinema of the United States, American cinema, which has taken place since 1975 in Deauville, France. It was established by Lionel Chouchan, André Halimi, and then ...
. The film, shot in
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with a budget of two million dollars, features a cast including
John Magaro John Robert Magaro (born February 16, 1983) is an American actor. He has acted in the films '' Not Fade Away'' (2012), '' The Big Short'' (2015), '' Carol'' (2015), ''Overlord'' (2018), '' First Cow'' (2019), '' Showing Up'' (2022), ''The Mistre ...
,
Steve Zahn Steven James Zahn ( ; born November 13, 1967) is an American actor. In film, Zahn is best known for his lead roles in '' That Thing You Do!'' (1996), '' Happy, Texas'' (1999), '' Joy Ride'' (2001), ''National Security'' (2003), '' A Perfect Geta ...
, and
Dylan Baker Dylan Baker (born October 7, 1959) is an American actor. He gained recognition for his roles in films such as '' Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''Happiness'' (1998), '' Thirteen Days'' (2000), '' Road to Perdition'' (2002), ''Spider-Man ...
.
Sébastien Aubert Sébastien Aubert is a French entrepreneur and film producer, known for producing the feature film ''LaRoy, Texas'' which won the Grand Prix at the 2023 Deauville American Film Festival. He is the co-founder of the production company Adastra Film ...
and the director met at the
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is the ...
in 2013, where Shane Atkinson was presenting ''Penny Dreadful'', a short film that left a strong impression on Sébastien Aubert. ''LaRoy, Texas'' was released in French
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s in April 2024 and attracted over 67,000 viewers in nine weeks. At the end of 2023, the filming of ''In the Name of Blood'', the first film by Franco-Georgian director Akaki Popkhadze, took place in
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,
Denis Lavant Denis Lavant (born 17 June 1961) is a French actor. He is known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association ...
, and Finnegan Oldfield, has a budget of 3 million
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s. The film had its world premiere at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in September 2024 and is set to be released in French cinemas on January 8, 2025.


Production


Feature films

* 2014: '' Brides'' directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili * 2017: '' The Strange Ones'' directed by Christopher Radcliff and
Lauren Wolkstein Lauren Wolkstein is an American film director, writer, producer and editor. She is known for directing, writing, and editing the 2017 film '' The Strange Ones'' with Christopher Radcliff and serving on the directorial team for the third season o ...
* 2020: ''Domingo'' directed by Raul Lopez Echeverria * 2022: ''Heartbeast'' directed by Aino Suni * 2024: ''
LaRoy, Texas ''LaRoy, Texas'' is a 2023 American crime comedy film written and directed by Shane Atkinson, and starring John Magaro, Steve Zahn, Megan Stevenson, Matthew Del Negro and Dylan Baker. It was released on April 12, 2024. Plot Ray operates his ...
'' directed by
Shane Atkinson Shane Atkinson, of Christchurch, New Zealand was a major spammer whose details were leaked onto the Internet soon after an article was written about him in the ''New Zealand Herald''. After he was exposed as a spammer in 2003, Shane Atkinson foun ...
* 2025: ''In the Name of Blood'' directed by Akaki Popkhadze


Short films

* 2008: ''Le tonneau des Danaïdes'' directed by David Guiraud * 2010: ''I am Agha'' directed by Muhammard Umar Saeed * 2010: ''Jour 0'' directed by Vincent Diderot * 2011: ''Deux inconnus'' directed by Christopher Radcliff et
Lauren Wolkstein Lauren Wolkstein is an American film director, writer, producer and editor. She is known for directing, writing, and editing the 2017 film '' The Strange Ones'' with Christopher Radcliff and serving on the directorial team for the third season o ...
* 2011: ''Le nid'' directed by Tornike Bziava * 2012: ''Black Mulberry'' directed by Gabriel Razmadze * 2013: ''Social Butterfly'' directed by
Lauren Wolkstein Lauren Wolkstein is an American film director, writer, producer and editor. She is known for directing, writing, and editing the 2017 film '' The Strange Ones'' with Christopher Radcliff and serving on the directorial team for the third season o ...
* 2013: ''L'assistante'' directed by David Guiraud * 2014: ''Jonathan's Chest'' directed by Christopher Radcliff * 2015: ''Mine de rien'' directed by Grzegorz Jaroszuk * 2015: ''H recherche F'' directed by Marina Moshkova * 2016: ''Maxiplace'' directed by Vincent Diderot * 2016: ''En proie'' directed by David Guiraud * 2018: ''The Ambassador'' directed by
Shane Atkinson Shane Atkinson, of Christchurch, New Zealand was a major spammer whose details were leaked onto the Internet soon after an article was written about him in the ''New Zealand Herald''. After he was exposed as a spammer in 2003, Shane Atkinson foun ...
* 2022: ''Out of the Fog'' directed by Tigrane Minassian


Short Film Distribution

* 2015 : ''Domingo'', directed by Raúl López Echeverría (Mexico) * 2015 : ''Pitter Patter, Goes My Heart'' directed by Christoph Rainer ( Austria, Germany, USA) * 2015 : ''Two Sisters'', directed by Keola Racela (United States) * 2015 : ''Jackie'', directed by Giedrius Tamoševičius (
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) * 2015 : ''Midland'', directed by Oliver Bernsen (United States) * 2014 : ''Beach Flags'', directed by Sarah Saïdan (
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
/France) * 2013 : ''La Fugue'', directed by Jean-Bernard Marlin, (France) * 2012 : ''Penny Dreadful'', directed by Shane Atkinson (United States) * 2012 : ''Bad Toys 2'', directed by Daniel Brunet & Nicolas Douste (France) * 2012 : ''Frozen Stories'', directed by Grzegorz Jaroszuk (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
) * 2012 : ''Wolf Carver'', directed by Aino Suni (
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
) * 2010 : ''Tasnim'', directed by Elite Zexer (
Israël Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. It occupies the Pale ...
) * 2010 : ''The April Chill'', directed by Tornike Bziava (
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) * 2009 : ''Helpless'', directed by Li Yang (China) * 2009 : ''Cigarette Candy'', directed by
Lauren Wolkstein Lauren Wolkstein is an American film director, writer, producer and editor. She is known for directing, writing, and editing the 2017 film '' The Strange Ones'' with Christopher Radcliff and serving on the directorial team for the third season o ...
(United States) * 2009 : ''Ma Poubelle Géante'', directed by Uda Benyamina (France) * 2009 : ''La Révélation'', directed by Vincent Diderot (France)


Awards and selections

Over 20 awards including : * GOLDEN FISH at VauFest International Video Art & Short Film Festival * Best animation movie at PLANETE DOC FILM FESTIVAL * Special Jury Award and RTP2 Award at CINANIMA Film Festival * Best animation Award at Sapporo International Short Film Festival Over 80 selections including : * Festival International du court-métrage de Lille * Tofifest International Film Festival *
Alpinale Short Film Festival The Alpinale Short Film Festival (German: ''Alpinale Kurzfilmfestival'') is a film festival in Bludenz, Vorarlberg (Austria). The short film festival draws around 1,000 visitors to Bludenz. Every year, about 30 hand-picked international short film ...
Nenzing In 2013, the movie was nominated for the "Lutins du court métrage ", a French reward for the best fictions of the year. The Strange Ones was among the 17th best French fictions of the year. Over 20 awards including : * Best short movie and "Golden Starfish Price" at
Hamptons International Film Festival The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is an international film festival founded in 1992, by Joyce Robinson. The festival has since taken place every year in East Hampton, New York. It is usually an annual five-day event in mid-October ...
* Best fiction short movie at
Atlanta Film Festival The Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) is an international film festival held in Atlanta, Georgia and operated by the Atlanta Film Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Started in 1976 and occurring every spring, the festival shows a diverse r ...
(Festival Oscar list) * Special Jury Award at Filmets - Badalona Film Festival * Revelation Award at the
Brest European Short Film Festival The Brest European Short Film Festival (French language, French: Festival européen du film court de Brest) is a film festival dedicated to short films, happening every year in Brest, France, Brest, in the Brittany region in France. It has been ...
Over 100 selections including : * World premiere in 2011 at
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...
, founded by
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*
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is the ...
*
South by Southwest South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has conti ...
*
Melbourne International Film Festival The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venic ...
*
Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...
*
San Francisco International Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by SFFILM, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in international film and vid ...
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Woodstock Film Festival The Woodstock Film Festival is an American film festival launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto in the Hudson Valley region of New York. The festival takes place each fall in the towns of Woodstock, Rosendale and Saug ...
TV Broadcasting : *
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"Histoires Courtes" Awards : * Grand Jury Mention at the Festival du court métrage en plein air de Grenoble Over 30 selections including : *
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...
*
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(Out of Competition) *
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (a.k.a. Palm Springs International ShortFest) held annually in Palm Springs, California is the largest film festival for short films in the United States. The Palm Springs International Festi ...
* Short Shorts Film Festival *
Cork Film Festival Cork International Film Festival (CIFF), also known the Cork Film Festival (), is a film festival held annually in Cork City, Ireland. It was established in 1956 as part of An Tóstal, and is Ireland's oldest and largest film festival. It is typ ...
*
Rhode Island International Film Festival Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island as well as satellite locations throughout the state. Started in 1997, the Festival is produced by Flickers, the Newpor ...
* Festival Côté Court * IFF Molodist *
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Awards including : * Best short fiction movie a
Oak Cliff Film Festival
* Best short movie at Victoria TX Independent Film Festival Over 30 selections including : * World premiere in 2013 at
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...
*
South by Southwest South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has conti ...
(SXSW) *
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (a.k.a. Palm Springs International ShortFest) held annually in Palm Springs, California is the largest film festival for short films in the United States. The Palm Springs International Festi ...
* Atlanta Film Festival *
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Independent Film Festival of Boston The Independent Film Festival Boston is a not for profit film festival in Boston, Massachusetts. History The Independent Film Festival Boston (also known as IFFBoston or IFFB) was created in 2003 by the non-profit organization the Independent F ...
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Maryland Film Festival The Maryland Film Festival is an annual five-day international film festival taking place each March in Baltimore, Maryland. The festival was launched in 1999, and presents international film and video work of all lengths and genres. The festiv ...
First selection : * World premiere in 2014 at
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...
Over 20 selections : * World Premiere in 2022 at
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is the ...
TV Broadcasting : *
France 2 France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel of France Télévisions, it broadcasts generalist programming including news, entertainment (such as dramas, films, and game shows), factual programmes, and sp ...
"Histoires Courtes" Awards : * Best Cinematography and Best Music in 2023 at
Jussi Awards The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hel ...
Awards : * Grand Special Prize, Audience Award, Critics Award in 2023 at
Deauville American Film Festival The Deauville American Film Festival () is a yearly film festival devoted to Cinema of the United States, American cinema, which has taken place since 1975 in Deauville, France. It was established by Lionel Chouchan, André Halimi, and then ...
* World Premiere in 2023 at
Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Enterprises. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival ...


Films 06


Clips and advertising

Films 06 is an advertising and video agency, a brand of the company Adastra Films. In 2015, Films 06 produced the music video ''Jeune fille trois étoiles'' for JB Dunckel, from the band ''
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''. The video was filmed at
Villa Domergue The Villa Domergue is a historic mansion in Cannes. It was built in 1926 for painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue. The garden was designed from 1926 to 1936. The house was turned into a museum in honor of Domergue from 1962 to 1973, and it was subsequen ...
in
Cannes Cannes (, ; , ; ) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions Internatio ...
in 360°, and can be viewed with a
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. In 2021,
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hired Films 06 for the launch of its new smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi11. The agency directed a 25-minute video for the brand titled ''Le futur en avant-première'' (''The Future in preview''), filmed at the Museum of Asian Arts in
Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionPalais des Festivals and the Cannes City Hall, Films 06 created the ''Cannes 360'' app. This app allows users to virtually visit the Palais des Festivals and the old town of Cannes through immersive 360° videos. This 360° tourism app concept won the Regional Prize '10,000 Startups to Change the World' (organized by BNP and
La Tribune () is a French weekly financial newspaper founded in 1985 by Bruno Bertez. Its main competitor is the French newspaper '' Les Échos'', which is currently owned by LVMH. From 1993 to 2007, was part of LVMH. In 2010, Alain Weill, the chair ...
), as well as the Silver Dolphin at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards.


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