Sciapode
| Industry | Film Production |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Emilie Blézat |
| Headquarters | , France |
| Website | [1] |
Sciapode is a French film production and distribution company headquartered in Paris.[1] Founded in 2003, the company specializes in producing European feature films, both fictional and documentary, blending different genres and art forms.
History[edit]
Emilie Blézat founded Sciapode in 2003 to produce films by "strong and ambitious filmmakers."[2] Her first production, Blush, a 2005 choreographic film directed by Wim Vandekeybus, met with public and critical acclaim.[3] Encouraged by this experience, she produced films such as Michaël R. Roskam's The One Thing To Do (2005), Victoire Terminus, a 2008 documentary directed by Florent de la Tullaye and Renaud Barret (officially selected at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival),[4] and Andrew Kötting's 2009 film, Ivul, which was selected at the Locarno International Film Festivals and at the Busan Film Festival.[5][6] In 2010, two Sciapode productions premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival: Sophie Fiennes’ Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow in the official selection,[7][8][9] and David Dusa’s Flowers of Evil as part of the ACID selection.[10] Both were subsequently entered in numerous festivals around the world.[11][12][13][14] Sciapode also co-produced Valerianne Poidevin’s L’Oiseau Sans Pattes (selected at the Cinéma du Réel Festival, held at the Pompidou Centre, as well as the “Vision Du Réel” Festival in Nyon) and Rain, by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Olivia Rochette and Gerard-Jan Claes.
Along with film work, Sciapode also produces works of performance art, like Wayn Traub’s opera, Le Comeback de Jean-Baptiste,[15] orchestrated by Hervé Niquet and DJ crew Birdy Nam Nam, and David Dusa’s and Mike Sens’ L’Emeute des Emotions for the Temps d'Images Arte Festival.
The company is named after the sciapods of Greek mythology.[2]
Filmography[edit]
International TV series[edit]
- 2019 : Paradise Institute - tv series in development
- 2019 : Warm Blood Cold Snow - tv series in development
- 2019 : Violence Within - tv series in development
- 2019 : Hasugi : animated tv series in development
Feature films[edit]
- 2019 : Get Lucky by David Dusa starring Rhydian Vaughan (Feng XiaoYue) - in development
- 2018 : His Master's Voice by György Pálfi
- 2017 : Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami by Sophie Fiennes
- 2015 : Galloping Mind by Wim Vandekeybus (Associate Producer)
- 2014 : Szabadesés (Free Fall) by György Pálfi
- 2013 : Mary Queen of Scots by Thomas Imbach
- 2010 : Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow by Sophie Fiennes[16]
- 2010 : Flowers of Evil by David Dusa[17][18]
- 2009 : Ivul by Andrew Kötting
- 2008 : Victoire Terminus by Florent de La Tullaye & Renaud Barret
- 2006 : Here After by Wim Vandekeybus (Associate Producer)
- 2005 : Blush by Wim Vandekeybus
Feature Documentaries[edit]
- 2012 : Rain by Olivia Rochette, Gérard-Jan Clues & Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
- 2012 : L'Oiseau sans pattes by Valérianne Poidevin
- 2008 : The Moon, The Sea, The Mood by Philipp Mayrhoffer & Christian Kobald
- 2007 : La Vie de Château by Frédérique Devillez
Short films[edit]
- 2009 : Emeutes des Emotions by David Dusa
- 2009 : Wild Beast by David Dusa
- 2009 : Rushes Instables by Mike Sens & David Dusa
- 2008 : Distances by David Dusa
- 2007 : Amin by David Dusa
- 2007 : C-Song Variations by Jan Lauwers
- 2006 : The One thing to do by Michael R. Roskam
Stage Opera[edit]
- 2006 : Le Comeback de Jean-Baptiste by Wayn Traub (Premiere at Theatre de la Ville de Paris, Het Toneelhuis Opera House Antwerpen, Kaaitheater Brussels)
Films distributed by Sciapode[edit]
- 2012 : Flowers of Evil by David Dusa
- 2003 : Guerra by Pippo Delbono
DVD releases[edit]
- 2006 : Anthologie by Wim Vandekeybus - 3 DVD Boxset
- 2005 : Maria-Dolorès by Wayn Traub
References[edit]
- ^ "Sciapode (France) - uniFrance Films". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ a b Sciapode official website. Retrieved: 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Critiques Presse pour le film Blush - AlloCiné". Allocine.fr. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Berlinale Archive Annual Archives 2008 Programme - Victoire Terminus, Kinshasa". Berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ Elley, Derek (2009-08-16). "Variety Reviews - Ivul - Film Reviews - Locarno - Review by Derek Elley". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "IVUL". Archive.pardo.ch. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes - From 15 to 26 may 2013". Festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ Peter Bradshaw at the Cannes film festival (May 16, 2010). "Cannes film festival review – Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | Film". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ Simon, Alissa (2010-05-17). "Variety Reviews - Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow - Film Reviews - Cannes - Review by Alissa Simon". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Fleurs du Mal - L'acid - Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion". Lacid.org. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | 2011 Seattle International Film Festival | Sophie Fiennes | United Kingdom < Films". Siff.net. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | Houston Cinema Arts Society". Cinemartsociety.org. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "TRIBECA REVIEW | "Flowers of Evil" Constructs a Love Triangle Where Technology is the Third Wheel | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews". Indiewire. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Film Guide Archive | Flowers of Evil". TribecaFilm.com. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Kaaitheater 12|13 - "Le comeback de Jean-Baptiste" : Wayn Traub, Wim De Wilde & Beethoven Academie" (in French). Kaaitheater.be. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ Adams, Mark (2010-05-16). "Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | Review | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ Simon, Alissa (2010-11-07). "Variety Reviews - Flowers of Evil - Film Reviews - Reykjavik Film Festival - Review by Alissa Simon". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Fleurs du mal - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 - IFFR". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. Retrieved 2012-09-16.