19/10/2015 - The actress is currently shooting in the director’s feature debut, produced by Les Films du Worso and SRAB Films, and set to be sold by Bac Films

Le locataire [+see also:
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making of
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interview: Edouard Deluc
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Written by the director together with writing duo Fanny Burdino and Mazarine Pingeot (who also co-penned the upcoming Joachim Lafosse film, L'économie du couple [+see also:
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Produced by Sylvie Pialat and Benoît Quainon for Les Films du Worso and by Toufik Ayadi and Christophe Barral for SRAB Films, Le locataire is being co-produced by France 2 Cinéma and Rhône-Alpes Cinéma. Having been pre-purchased by OCS and Ciné+, the feature is also backed by Cinéfeel, and by the Indéfilms, Cineventure and Soficinéma Soficas. The eight-week shoot will take place in the vicinity of Chambéry, Paris and Toulon, with Julien Roux taking care of the cinematography. Distribution in France will be handled by Diaphana and international sales by Bac Films.

Les Films du Worso, which excelled recently at San Sebastián (with Evolution [+see also:
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interview: Guillaume Nicloux
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interview: Alain Guiraudie
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interview: Corneliu Porumboiu
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film profile], and is preparing Les confins du monde by Guillaume Nicloux (which delves into the First Indochina War and apparently stars Gérard Depardieu and Gaspard Ulliel) and Naissance d'un pont by Julie Gavras (adapted from the novel of the same name by Maylis de Kerangal), among others.

(Translated from French)