Connectthe cinema and television distribution subsidiary of the French media group Newen Studios, is launching a series of comedies in Unifrance meeting event in Paris this week.
New titles include “Mr. Putifar’s Wacky Plan”, based on the book “Comedy”. It is produced by UGC and Romain Rotjman’s Les Films du 24, the team behind “Serial (Bad) Weddings”.
Directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval (“Serial Teachers”), the film stars Christian Clavier and Isabelle Nanty. Clavier stars as a retired teacher who plots revenge on the kids who made his life hell twenty years ago and destroyed his only chance at love.
“Open Season”, produced by Starman Films and Curiosa Films (“Stars at Noon”), is directed by Frédéric Forestier and Antonin Fourlon. The film stars Didier Bourdon (“Alibi.com 2”), Camille Lou (“Gros gâtés”), Hakim Jemili (“A good doctor”), Thierry Lhermitte (“Just Retired”) and Chantal Ladesou.
The film follows Adelaide, Simon and their two young children. Cramped in their one-bedroom apartment in the city, they dream of having their own peaceful home with a garden. So the day they find a spacious country house, they quickly buy it. But once they quickly discovered the problem: there is legal access in their deed of sale which allows the whole village to hunt on their property. It doesn’t take long before the beasts start trampling the house and the bullets start flying.
“Our Tiny Little Wedding” is a comedy produced by Mikael Abecassis at the UGC Les films du 24 banner. Directed by Frédéric Quiring (“Two Much For The Job”), the film stars Camille Lou (“Spoiled Brats”), Ahmed Sylla (“The Rise”). The film tells the story of Lou and Max who plan a very intimate wedding that explodes into a huge, crazy party that spirals out of control when their mismatched family and wacky friends show up unexpectedly.
Newen Connect has just ramped up Leona Connel from EVP Distribution to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Based between London and Paris, Connell will focus on the international and French film and television markets. It also develops co-production partnerships and pre-sales.
During the French Rendez-Vous, Newen Connect will also host market screenings of two titles, “Alibi.com 2”, the sequel to the hit comedy by Philippe Lacheau with Julien Arruti, Tarek Boudali, Elodie Fontan, Nathalie Baye, Didier Bourdon, Gérard Jugnot, Arielle Dombasle and Lacheau himself; and “Sur les chemins errants” by Denis Imbert with Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) and Jonathan Zaccaï (“The Office”). Produced by Radar Films, “On The Wandering Paths” tells the story of a famous writer and adventurer who challenges himself on the greatest hike of his life after suffering a body-breaking accident.