11/09/2013 - Vania Leturcq begins the filming of her first feature, with Constance Rousseau and Jenna Thiam, produced by Hélicotronc

Director Vania Leturcq, whom we discovered with her short films L. (2006), L’Eté (2009) and La Maison (2011), is about to begin the filming of her first feature. L’Année Prochaine follows Aude and Clotilde, 18 years old, who have been friends forever. After childhood, adolescence, and when summer arrives, so do great decisions: not only do the two friends wonder about what they are going to do, but also where and with whom. Clotilde dreams of leaving her small rural town, and she drags Aude with her. But they will not find what they expected in Paris, and this fresh start might be the beginning of the end of their friendship.

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To play the two friends, Vania Leturcq chose Constance Rousseau and Jenna Thiam. Discovered in 2007 in All Is Forgiven [+see also:
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Hélicotronc, which has been by Vania Leturcq’s side since her first short film, will produce the feature in collaboration with Offshore (France), and with the backing of the CCA and the RTBF, for a budget slightly under 900,000 €. L’Année Prochaine will be distributed in France by Zelig. The filming will take place in Alsace from September 15 to October 22.

(Translated from French)