Memento Films International

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

Presentation

Memento is a select Arthouse company designated to track and accompany high-profile, director-driven independent films. We choose no more than 8 projects a year and can offer tailor-made synergies and business expertise through four companies, from production (Memento Films Production & La Cinéfacture), International Sales (Memento Films International) to French distribution (Memento Films Distribution), according to the specific needs of each project. We have recently worked with renowned and award-winning filmmakers such as Laurent Cantet, Gilles Marchand, Julie Bertucelli, Emanuele Crialese, Hiner Saleem, Jia Zhang-ke, Ursula Meier and Olivier Assayas. Memento's young and dynamic team is devoted to promoting the projects with a maximum of commitment, rather than merely selling. Whether it is high-end arthouse fare with a medium-sized budget or cutting-edge low-budget projects from emerging talents, we value originality, whether narrative or from the cinematographic vision of the director.

Staff

Émilie Georges General Director	Marion Klotz Festivals Manager	Tanja Meissner International Sales Director
Nicholas Kaiser International Sales

Recent filmography (French films only)Complete filmography (34 films)

L'Autre vie de Richard Kemp (2013)

Director : Germinal Alvarez
Actors : Jean-Hugues Anglade, Mélanie Thierry, Philippe Berodot, Jean-Henri Compère, Pierre Moure...
Film export/Foreign Sales : Memento Films International
Genres : Fiction
Synopsis : When Police Captain Richard Kemp investigates a murder, strange similarities to the case bring to mind Pierced Ear, a serial killer who he hunted in vain at the beginning of his career. His only witness is Hélène Batistelli. But a...

The Past (2013)

Director : Asghar Farhadi
Actors : Bérénice Béjo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet, Elyes Aguis...
Film export/Foreign Sales : Memento Films International
Genres : Fiction
Synopsis : After four years separation, Ahmad arrives in Paris from Teheran. He has been asked to come by Marie, his French wife, so that they can proceed with their divorce. During his brief stay in the city, Ahmad witnesses the conflictual...

Under the Rainbow (2012)

Director : Agnès Jaoui
Actors : Agathe Bonitzer, Arthur Dupont, Valérie Crouzet, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Dominique Valadié...
Film export/Foreign Sales : Memento Films International
Genres : Fiction
Synopsis : Laura is still waiting for Prince Charming at the age of 24. So when Sandro appears at a party, exactly like her Prince would in her dreams, she thinks she's found the right one. But then again, when she meets Maxime, Laura starts...

La Demora (2012)

Director : Rodrigo Pla
Actors : Roxana Blanco, Carlos Vallarino, Oscar Pernas, Julieta Gentile, Facundo Segovia...
Film export/Foreign Sales : Memento Films International
Genres : Fiction
Synopsis : In her cramped apartment, Maria single-handedly looks after her three young children and her aging father Agustín, who suffers from memory loss. She is stretched to breaking point, particularly as she works from home, doing sewing...

Foxfire (2012)

Director : Laurent Cantet
Actors : Raven Adamson, Katie Coseni, Madeleine Bisson, Claire Mazarolle, Rachel Nyhuus...
Film export/Foreign Sales : Memento Films International
Genres : Fiction
Synopsis : 1955. A working class neighborhood of a small town in the United States. Five female teenagers make a life and death pact: they will be the Foxfire gang and will live by their own rules. But this freedom has a price...