Sciapode

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.

Sciapode
IndustryFilm Production
Founded2003
FounderEmilie Blézat
Headquarters,
France
Website

History

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

International Tv series

  • 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

Feature Documentaries

Short films

Stage Opera

Films distributed by Sciapode

DVD releases

  • 2006 : Anthologie by Wim Vandekeybus - 3 DVD Boxset
  • 2005 : Maria-Dolorès by Wayn Traub

References

  1. "Sciapode (France) - uniFrance Films". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  2. Sciapode official website. Retrieved: 18 March 2013.
  3. "Critiques Presse pour le film Blush - AlloCiné". Allocine.fr. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  4. "Berlinale Archive Annual Archives 2008 Programme - Victoire Terminus, Kinshasa". Berlinale.de. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  5. Elley, Derek (August 16, 2009). "Variety Reviews - Ivul - Film Reviews - Locarno - Review by Derek Elley". Variety.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  6. "IVUL". Archive.pardo.ch. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  7. "Festival de Cannes - From 15 to 26 may 2013". Festival-cannes.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  8. 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 September 16, 2012.
  9. Simon, Alissa (May 17, 2010). "Variety Reviews - Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow - Film Reviews - Cannes - Review by Alissa Simon". Variety.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  10. "Fleurs du Mal - L'acid - Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion". Lacid.org. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  11. "Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | 2011 Seattle International Film Festival | Sophie Fiennes | United Kingdom < Films". Siff.net. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  12. "Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | Houston Cinema Arts Society". Cinemartsociety.org. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  13. "TRIBECA REVIEW | "Flowers of Evil" Constructs a Love Triangle Where Technology is the Third Wheel | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews". Indiewire. November 8, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  14. "Film Guide Archive | Flowers of Evil". TribecaFilm.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  15. "Kaaitheater 12|13 - "Le comeback de Jean-Baptiste" : Wayn Traub, Wim De Wilde & Beethoven Academie" (in French). Kaaitheater.be. September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  16. Adams, Mark (May 16, 2010). "Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | Review | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  17. "Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow". IMDb.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  18. Simon, Alissa (November 7, 2010). "Variety Reviews - Flowers of Evil - Film Reviews - Reykjavik Film Festival - Review by Alissa Simon". Variety.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  19. "Fleurs du mal - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 - IFFR". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
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