FTD International Cinéma

France Télévisions Distribution

FTD International Cinéma

Activities : Associate production company, Co-production, Film export/Foreign Sales

Presentation

FTD Cinema (FTDc) is the continuation of the Président Films company. It markets feature films to cinema distributors all over the world.
The buyout of Président Films is a unique opportunity for France Télévisions Distribution to significantly broaden its current line-up and to increase its development on international markets.
The Président Films company was founded back in 1970 by Jacques Eric Strauss who established over the years durable relationship with top ranking production companies. This activity is now known as France Télévisions Distribution Cinema (FTDc) and managed by Claudia Rae Colombani. FTD Cinema remains a regular business partner of top production companies.
FTD Cinema’s strength now comes from its belonging to the France Télévisions group which widely invest into film production agreements. FTD participate by offering advances for international sales (cinema and TV rights) and for publishing Video tapes, DVD and music.

Recent filmography (French films only)Complete filmography (180 films)

Frenchmen (2003) Director : Marc Esposito Actors : Gérard Darmon, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Bernard Campan, Marc Lavoine, Ludmila Mikael... Film export/Foreign Sales : FTD International Cinéma Genres : Fiction Synopsis : Four friends. Alex, Antoine, Jeff and Manu. Four modern guys, stable and immature, at a turning point in their lives. They've been friends for 25 years, ever since they played for the same football team in the Paris suburbs. They...

My Voice (2002) Director : Flora Gomes Actors : Fatou N'Diaye, Angelo Torres, Bia Gomes, Jorge Biague, José Carlos Imbombo... Film export/Foreign Sales : FTD International Cinéma Genres : Fiction Synopsis : In Cape Verde, song is fundamental to life. Marriages, burials, get-togethers, break-ups, elections and inaugurations are all accompanied by song. Only young Vita doesn’t have the right to sing. In her family, an ancestral legend...

Don't Worry, Be Happy (2002) Director : Denis Parent Actors : Bruno Solo, Michel Scotto Di Carlo, Jean-Baptiste Iéra, Alexandra Lamy, Barbara Shultz... Film export/Foreign Sales : FTD International Cinéma Genres : Fiction Synopsis : Désiré Loncle, fortyish, has everything to be happy : a beautiful blonde in his life, the gift of a formidable satirical eloquence, and the job of film critic. Moreover his dog is called Brad Pitt. But it all goes horribly wrong:...

The Boy who wanted to be a Bear (2002) Director : Jannik Hastrup Film export/Foreign Sales : FTD International Cinéma Genres : Animated film Synopsis : A new-born boy, kidnapped from an Eskimo couple by a bear whose partner is inconsolable after the death of her offspring, is raised like a cub by his new "parents". The film tells the story of this child who becomes a bear, only...

The Butterfly (2002) Director : Philippe Muyl Actors : Michel Serrault, Claire Bouanich, Nade Dieu, Françoise Michaud, Hélène Hily... Film export/Foreign Sales : FTD International Cinéma Genres : Fiction Synopsis : Julien is an old rather grumbling man who lives alone in his vast apartment of the 11th district in Paris. A few days before, a very young woman and her small eight-years' daughter, Elsa, have moved in a one-room flat just above...

Cravate club (2002) Director : Frédéric Jardin Actors : Charles Berling, Édouard Baer, Albane Urbin, Patrick Mille, Pierre Balesi... Film export/Foreign Sales : FTD International Cinéma Genres : Fiction Synopsis : Associates in an architectural firm, Bernard and Adrien lead such different lives that no rivalry would ever interfere with the complicity that unites them. Bernard’s existence is paced to the joys and responsabilities of being a...