Dimitri Rassam (born 16 November 1981) is a Lebanese-French film producer and a member of the

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through marriage.

Background and education

Rassam is the son of actress

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and film producer

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. He has one half-brother, Louis, born in 1987 to his mother's relationship with the photographer

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. Rassam finished secondary school at École Active Bilingue with a Bac scientifique, then prepped at

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. He began work on a business degree at

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, but changed course to earn a degree in history (from the Sorbonne) instead.

Career

Dimitri Rassam founded the production company CHAPTER 2 in 2005. He has produced over 20 films, including '' The Little Prince'' (2015) by Mark Osborne (2016 César Awards for Best Animated Film and selected out-of-competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival) and several very successful French films ( What's in a Name?, Le Brio,

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1 and 2) that have also generated many international remakes. He created the group

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in 2014, in association with

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, which became one of Europe's leading companies in animation. The company became part of the Mediawan group in 2018. In 2020, Dimitri Rassam initiated with

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the production of the films ''The Three Musketeers'' (2023) by

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starring François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Pio Marmai, Eva Green, Louis Garrel, Vicky Krieps, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Lyna Khoudri etc. It is one of Europe's largest productions with a budget of 72M€ for a 150-day shoot. The movies are now in post-production and the films are expected to be released in Easter and Christmas of 2023.  He also has recently completed Benjamin Millepied's first feature film ''

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'' (2022) (starring Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma and The Doc), premiering at the

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. As well as Emanuele Crialese’s next film ''L'Immensità'' (2022) starring Penélope Cruz and premiering at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2022. He is currently producing Kirill Serebrennikov's first English-language film '' Limonov: the ballad of Eddie'' (2023) adapted from the novel by

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with Ben Wishaw as the leading role

Filmography

Rassam is credited as producer of the following films:

Films

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: '' Trouble at Timpetill'' '''' by Nicolas Bary *

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

: '' Libre échange'' by Serge Gisquière *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: '' What's in a Name?'' by

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and Alexandre De La Patellière - the film had five nominations at the

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particularly in Best Film, winning in the categories Best Supporting Actress ( Valérie Benguigui) and Best Supporting Actor (

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). *

: '' Upside Down'' by Juan Solanas *

: '' Bad Girl'' by

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: '' The Scapegoat'' by Nicolas Bary *

: '' The Informant'' by Julien Leclercq *

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: '' Un illustre inconnu'' by

: '' Escobar: Paradise Lost'' by Andrea Di Stefano *

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

: '' Mune: Guardian of the Moon'' by Benoît Philippon and Alexandre Heboyan *

: ''

by''

: '' The Little Prince'' by Marks Osborne - for this film, Rassam,

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, and Mark Osborne received the 2016 César Award for Best Animated Film. *

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

: '' Going to Brazil'' by

: '' Daddy or Mommy 2 by''

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

: '' Le Brio'' by Yvan Attal - the film was nominated at the 43rd César Awards for Best Film and Camélia Jordana received the 2018 César Award for Most Promising Actress. *

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

: '' Play'' by

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: '' Just a Gigolo'' by Olivier Baroux *

: '' Playmobil: The Movie'' by

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: '' Our Lady of the Nile'' by

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: ''Le Meilleur reste à venir'' by

et Alexandre de la Patellière *

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: '' Envole-moi'' by

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* TBA : ''

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'', by Benjamin Millepied *

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: ''L'Immensità'' by Emanuele Crialese * TBA : ''Limonov : the ballad of Eddie'' by Kirill Serebrennikov *

:'' The Three Musketeers : D'Artagnan (2023)'' ''by''

:'' The Three Musketeers : Milady (2023)'' ''by''

Short Films

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

'': Judas'' (2006)

TV Series

: '' The Little Prince'' (one episode : ''The Planet of the Okidians'') *

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

: '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' (15 episodes)

Personal life

He married

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in 2010. His daughter, Darya, was born in 2011. At the end of 2016, he separated from Novoselova and subsequently got divorced. In 2017, he began to date Charlotte Casiraghi. In March 2018, Rassam and Casiraghi were engaged. Their son, Balthazar, was born on 23 October 2018. Rassam and Casiraghi were wed at the Prince's Palace of Monaco on 1 June 2019. On 29 June 2019, they married religiously at Sainte-Marie de Pierredon Abbey, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

References

External links

*
ON Animation Studios
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rassam, Dimitri 1981 births French film producers Living people University of Paris alumni French people of Lebanese descent French animated film producers