Adastra Films
IndustryFilm
Founded2008
Headquarters
Cannes
,
France
Key people
Sébastien Aubert
David Guiraud
ProductsShort movies, feature-length movie, animation films, documentaries
Websiteadastra-films.com

Adastra Films is a film production and distribution company based in Cannes, France. It was founded in March 2008 by Sébastien Aubert and David Guiraud.

History

Adastra Films develops films (fiction, animation or documentaries) by French and international artists, from the scriptwriting to the promotion in festivals.

The company produces in 2014 its first full-length movie called Brides (2014 film) that has been selected in the Panorama Section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival among movies such as Yves Saint Laurent (film) and famous directors, such as Michel Gondry, or Tsai Ming-liang.[1] Its second feature-length film The Strange Ones starring Alex Pettyfer and James Jackson-Freedson is a French- American co-production with Stay Gold Features, Relic Pictures in association with Archer Gray, Gamechanger Films and Storyboard Entertainment. In 2017 the film won the Jury Prize at the Champs-Élysées Film Festival[2] and was part of the official selection of South by Southwest[3] where the actor James Jackson-Freedson won the Best Breakthrough performance.[4]

The company owns a catalogue composed of awarded short films, selected in famous festival (Sundance Film Festival,[5] South by Southwest (SXSW),[6] Palm Springs International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival...) and often broadcast on national TV channels (Canal+,[7] France 2,[8] France 3,[9][10] RTP2.[11] In total, these short films count more than 1500 selections in worldwide festivals, and more than 300 awards.

In 2014, Adastra Films received "The Award for Best Emerging Producer in France 2014 by France Télévisions",[12] and in 2015 during the Cannes Film Festival, Adastra was part of the "Futur Leaders 2015: Producers" list, made by Screen Daily Magazine.

Production

  • 2017 : The Strange Ones, directed by Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff (United States)
  • 2016 : Alpha Pill, directed by Vincent Diderot (France)
  • 2016 : Red Night, directed by Yann Pierre (France)
  • 2016 : Falling Prey,[13] directed by David Guiraud (France)
  • 2015 : Story of Nothing,[14] (aka Mine de Rien) directed by Grzegorz Jaroszuk (France/Poland)
  • 2015 : Maxiplace,[15] directed by Vincent Diderot (France)
  • 2015 : M seeking W,[16] directed by Marina Moshkova (Russia)
  • 2014 : Brides directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili (Georgia)
  • 2014 : Jonathan's Chest, directed by Chris Radcliff (United States)
  • 2012 : Social Butterfly, directed by Lauren Wolkstein (United States)
  • 2012 : The Assistant (aka L'assistante), directed by David Guiraud and Anne-Claire Jaulin (France)
  • 2012 : Black Mulberry (aka Shavi Tuta), directed by Gabriel Razmadze (Georgia)
  • 2011 : Le Nid (aka Nest), directed by Tornike Bziava (Georgia)
  • 2011 : The Strange Ones (aka Deux Inconnus), directed by Lauren Wolkstein and Chris Radcliff (United States)
  • 2010 : I am Agha, directed by Atif Ahmad et Muhammad Umar Saeed (Pakistan)
  • 2010 : Jour 0, directed by Vincent Diderot (France)
  • 2009 : In Scale (aka V Mashtabe), directed by Marina Moshkova (Russia)
  • 2009 : Le Tonneau des Danaïdes, directed by David Guiraud (France)


Distribution

  • 2015 : Domingo,[17] directed by Raúl López Echeverría (Mexico)
  • 2015 : Pitter Patter, Goes My Heart[18] directed by Christoph Rainer (Austria, Germany, USA)
  • 2015 : Two Sisters,[19] directed by Keola Racela (United States)
  • 2015 : Jackie,[20] directed by Giedrius Tamoševičius (Lithuania)
  • 2015 : Midland,[18] directed by Oliver Bernsen (United States)
  • 2014 : Beach Flags,[21] directed by Sarah Saïdan (Iran/France)
  • 2013 : La Fugue, directed by Jean-Bernard Marlin, (France)
  • 2012 : Penny Dreadful, directed by Shane Atkinson (United States)
  • 2012 : Bad Toys 2, directed by Daniel Brunet & Nicolas Douste (France)
  • 2012 : Frozen Stories, directed by Grzegorz Jaroszuk (Poland)
  • 2012 : Wolf Carver, directed by Aino Suni (Finland)
  • 2010 : Tasnim, directed by Elite Zexer (Israël)
  • 2010 : The April Chill, directed by Tornike Bziava (Georgia)
  • 2009 : Helpless, directed by Li Yang (China)
  • 2009 : Cigarette Candy, directed by Lauren Wolkstein (United States)
  • 2009 : Ma Poubelle Géante, directed by Uda Benyamina (France)
  • 2009 : La Révélation, directed by Vincent Diderot (France)

Awards and selections

2015 : Story of Nothing

Awards :

Selections:

  • Vébron International Film Festival (France)

Broadcasting

2015 : Maxiplace

Awards :

  • Student Prize at the Reims toi l'oeil (France) Festival

Selections:

Broadcasting

  • Pacific Voice
  • Mediaset
  • OCS
2015 : M seeking W

Awards :

  • Animation Award at the 2015 Alta Langa Film Festival
  • Best Animation Award at the 2015 Vébron International Film Festival

Selections:

Broadcasting

2014 : Jonathan's Chest

First selection :

2012 : Social Butterfly

Awards including :

Over 30 selections including :

2011 : The Strange Ones (aka Deux Inconnus)

In 2013, the movie was nominated for the "Lutins du court métrage[34] ", a French reward for the best fictions of the year. The Strange Ones was among the 17th best French fictions of the year.[35]

Over 20 awards including :

Over 100 selections including :

TV Broadcasting :

2012 : Black Mulberry (aka Shavi Tuta)

Awards :

  • Grand Jury Mention at the Festival du court métrage en plein air de Grenoble[48]

Over 30 selections including :

2009 : In Scale (aka V Mashtabe)

Over 20 awards including :

  • GOLDEN FISH at VauFest International Video Art & Short Film Festival[58]
  • Best animation movie at PLANETE DOC FILM FESTIVAL[59]
  • Special Jury Award and RTP2 Award at CINANIMA Film Festival[11]
  • Special Jury Mention at Visionaria Film Festival
  • Special Jury Mention at ANIMADRID Film Festival
  • Best animation Award at Sapporo International Short Film Festival[60]

Over 80 selections including :

References

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