20/07/2023 - Bouli Lanners, Thomas VDB and Céleste Brunnquell star in the French director’s second feature film, produced by Agat Films and Memento, and sold by Charades

Actors Bouli Lanners (© Dominique Houcmant) and Thomas VDB (© Unifrance) and actress Céleste Brunnquell (© Unifrance)

31 July will see the first clapperboard slam on Une affaire de principe, Antoine Raimbault’s second feature film after Conviction [+see also:
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Written by Antoine Raimbault and Marc Syrigas (The French Kissers [+see also:
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Une affaire de principe is produced by Marc Bordure on behalf of Agat Films and by Alexandre Mallet-Guy for Memento Films Productions, in co-production with Belgian firms La Cie Cinéma - Panache and France 3 Cinéma. Pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+ and France Télévisions, the feature film is also supported by the CNC by way of an advance on receipts, as well as by the Grand Est region, the City of Strasbourg and the SOFICA companies Cofinova, Indefilms, Cineventure, Cinecap and La Banque Postale Image. Scheduled to last 40 days, filming will take place in Strasbourg and Brussels before wrapping on 20 October, with Steeven Petitteville heading up photography. The film’s release in French cinemas is entrusted to Memento Distribution and international sales to Charades.

(Translated from French)