Alanté Kavaïté now shooting Submergée
- Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Daphné Patakia, Dali Benssalah, Miou Miou and Patrick Chesnais star in this film steered by Les Films D’Antoine and Estrella Productions, and sold by Elle Driver
The French-Lithuanian filmmaker living in Paris Alanté Kavaïté is currently in the throes of shooting - with the utmost of discretion - Submergée, which is her 3rd feature film after Fissures [+see also:
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The cast stars Nadia Tereszkiewicz (awarded this year’s Best New Hope César and Acting Revelation Lumière for Forever Young [+see also:
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interview: François Ozon
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interview: Romain Gavras
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film profile], and who’s just finished filming Meursault contre-enquête), Miou Miou (awared the Best Actress César in 1980, nominated a further nine times between 1977 and 1998, and also at her best in this year’s All Your Faces) and Patrick Chesnais (awarded the Best Supporting Role César in 1989 and nominated Best Actor in 2006 by way of Not Here To Be Loved [+see also:
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Written by Alanté Kavaïté (who notably co-penned Evolution [+see also:
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Submergée is produced by Les Films D’Antoine (the filmmaker’s faithful accomplice) together with Estrella Productions, in co-production with Finish Impact Film Fund, Kallouche Cinéma and Wild Bunch (who will be handling distribution in French cinemas). Pre-purchased by OCS and Ciné+, the feature film also enjoys support from the Sofica Cinéaxe, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and the department of Charente-Maritime, where filming (which is now at the halfway point) will continue throughout November, with Chilean-Danish cinematographer Manuel Alberto Claro (the recipient of various awards, especially for Melancholia [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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