Pyramide International

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ADEF - Association des Exportateurs de Films

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Associate producer, Film exports/foreign sales, French distribution

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Pyramide was founded in 1989. Eric Lagesse became President of the company in May 2008 buying Pyramide from its founder, Fabienne Vonier, who has decided to focus on production with Pyramide Productions.

As a French distributor, Pyramide releases approximately 12 to 15 films per year and is one of the biggest independant French distributors. Since the company found a shareholder in the great Gallic director Louis Malle, Pyramide released his last three films : MILOU IN MAY, DAMAGE and VANYA 42nd STREET. From the very beginning Pyramide also focussed on new directors like Jim Jarmush (MYSTERY TRAIN), Sean Penn (CROSSING GUARD), Claire Denis (BEAU TRAVAIL), Catherine Breillat (SALE COMME UN ANGE) or Aki Kaurismäki (all his films were released in France by Pyramide including LE HAVRE). Other directors taken care by Pyramide include among others : Youssef Chahine (DESTINY), Woody Allen (SWEET AND LOWDOWN), Nikita Mikhalkov (BURNT BY THE SUN, Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film), Wayne Wa...