- Source: Le Pacte
Le Pacte is a French motion picture company headquartered in Paris. It specializes in film distribution, co-productions and international sales. It was founded by Jean Labadie in November 2007, shortly after he was forced out of his previous company, BAC Films. Since its creation, it has become one of the largest independent French distribution companies. It had a record number of admissions in 2019 with more than 6.5 million cumulative admissions.
History
When Labadie launched Le Pacte, the company's first releases included Hana Makhmalbaf's Buddha Collapsed out of Shame, Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir, Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah, Christophe Honoré's The Beautiful Person, François Ozon's Ricky and Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control.
In total, Le Pacte has distributed more than 200 films. Le Pacte has distributed films by many established filmmakers including Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake, Sorry We Missed You), Arnaud Desplechin (My Golden Days, Oh Mercy!), Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, The Truth), Todd Haynes (Dark Waters), Rodrigo Sorogoyen (The Realm, Mother) Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive, Paterson), Nanni Moretti (We Have a Pope, Mia Madre), Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), Agnès Varda (Faces Places), Thomas Vinterberg )The Commune), Matteo Garrone (Dogman, Tale of Tales) and Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer). The company has also supported up-and-coming filmmakers such as Ladj Ly (Les Misérables), Sean Baker (The Florida Project), Samir Guesmi (Ibrahim), Carlos Reygadas (Post Tenebras Lux), David Robert Mitchell (Under the Silver Lake), Arthur Harari (Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle), Kornél Mundruczó (Delta), the D'Innocenzo brothers (Bad Tales), and Justine Triet (In Bed with Victoria, Sibyl, Anatomy of a Fall).
The company has also been involved restoration and distribution of home video, including many classic films such as those by Federico Fellini (Il bidone, I clowns, Orchestra Rehearsal), Luigi Comencini (The Adventures of Pinocchio) and Jean-François Stévenin (Mischka, Double messieurs, Passe montagne).
Le Pacte is a member of the Syndicat des Distributeurs indépendants réunis européens (DIRE) alongside fourteen other distribution companies, including Ad Vitam, BAC Films, Capricci, Diaphana, Haut et Court, Les Films du Losange, Memento Distribution, Pyramide Distribution, Rezo Films, SBS Distribution, The Jokers, UFO Distribution, Wild Bunch Distribution and Zinc.
Awards received by films distributed by Le Pacte
= Academy Awards
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Faces Places by Agnès Varda and JR: nomination for Best Documentary Feature Film (2017)
The Florida Project by Sean Baker: nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe (2017)
On Body and Soul by Ildiko Enyedi: nomination for Best International Feature Film (2017)
The Breadwinner by Nora Twomey: nomination for Best Animated Feature (2017)
Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda: nomination for Best International Feature Film (2018)
Les Misérables by Ladj Ly: nomination for Best International Feature Film (2019)
Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet: Best Original Screenplay, plus nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Film Editing (2023)
= Cannes Film Festival
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Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (2014) and François Chalais Prize (2014)
Mia Madre by Nanni Moretti: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (2015)
The Aquatic Effect by Sólveig Anspach: Directors' Fortnight SACD Award (2016)
I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach: Palme d'Or (2016)
Graduation by Cristian Mungiu: Best Director (2016)
Dogman by Matteo Garrone: Best Actor for Marcello Fonte (2018)
Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Palme d'Or (2018)
Les Misérables by Ladj Ly: Jury Prize (2019)
It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman: Jury Special Mention (2019)
Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet: Palme d'Or (2023)
= César Awards
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Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako: Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music, Best Sound, Best Editing (2015)
Valley of Love by Guillaume Nicloux: Best Cinematography (2015)
The Aquatic Effect by Sólveig Anspach: Best Original Screenplay (2017)
I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach: Best Foreign Film (2017)
Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Best Foreign Film (2019)
Oh Mercy! by Arnaud Desplechin: Best Actor for Roschdy Zem (2020)
Les Misérables by Ladj Ly: Best Film, César du public, Most Promising Actor and Best Editing (2020)
= Berlin International Film Festival
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The Commune by Thomas Vinterberg: Silver Bear for Best Actress for Trine Dyrholm (2016)
On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi: Golden Bear (2017)
The Prayer by Cédric Kahn: Silver Bear for Best Actor for Anthony Bajon (2018)
= Venice Film Festival
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The Untamed by Amat Escalante: Silver Lion (2016)
The Truth by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Opening film (2019)
Box office
Sources : cbo-boxoffice.com and le-pacte.com
Selected filmography
2008: The Beautiful Person by Christophe Honoré
2008: Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone
2008: Bronson by Nicolas Winding Refn
2009: Ricky by François Ozon
2009: Rec 2 by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza
2010: Exit Through the Gift Shop by Banksy
2010: Jack Goes Boating by Philip Seymour Hoffman
2010: On Tour by Mathieu Amalric
2011: Drive by Nicolas Winding Refn
2011: We Have a Pope by Nanni Moretti
2011: Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
2011: Beloved by Christophe Honoré
2011: The Yellow Sea by Na Hong-jin
2012: Looking for Hortense by Pascal Bonitzer
2012: Reality by Matteo Garrone
2012: The Angels' Share by Ken Loach
2012: I Wish by Hirokazu Kore-eda
2012: Rec 3: Genesis by Paco Plaza
2013: Like Father, Like Son by Hirokazu Kore-eda
2013: Snowpiercer by Bong Joon-ho
2013: Diana by Oliver Hirschbiegel
2013: Post Tenebras Lux by Carlos Reygadas
2013: Seven Psychopaths by Martin McDonagh
2014: Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako
2014: Rec 4: Apocalypse by Jaume Balagueró
2014: Hippocrate by Thomas Lilti
2014: Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants by Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud
2014: The Salt of the Earth by Win Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
2014: The Raid 2 by Gareth Evans
2014: The Zero Theorem by Terry Gilliam
2014: Maps to the Stars by David Cronenberg
2014: Only Lovers Left Alive by Jim Jarmusch
2014: Life of Riley by Alain Resnais
2015: Valley of Love by Guillaume Nicloux
2015: Mia Madre by Nanni Moretti
2015: The Brand New Testament by Jaco Van Dormael
2015: Marshland by Alberto Rodriguez
2015: Tale of Tales by Matteo Garrone
2015: My Golden Days by Arnaud Desplechin
2015: Jauja by Lisandro Alonso
2015: Lost River by Ryan Gosling
2015: The Voices by Marjane Satrapi
2016: Irreplaceable by Thomas Lilti
2016: I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach
2016: In Bed with Victoria by Justine Triet
2016: Saint-Amour by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern
2016: Paterson by Jim Jarmusch
2016: Endless Poetry by Alejandro Jodorowsky
2016: The Neon Demon by Nicolas Winding Refn
2017: The Commune by Thomas Vinterberg
2017: Faces Places by Agnès Varda and JR
2017: The Florida Project by Sean Baker
2017: May God Save Us by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
2017: Ismael's Ghosts by Arnaud Desplechin
2017: Mr. & Mrs. Adelman by Nicolas Bedos
2018: Première Année by Thomas Lilti
2018: Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda
2018: An Impossible Love by Catherine Corsini
2018: Dogman by Matteo Garrone
2018: Roulez jeunesse by Julien Guetta
2018: Place publique by Agnès Jaoui
2018: The Prayer by Cédric Kahn
2019: It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman
2019: Les Misérables by Ladj Ly
2019: Oh Mercy! by Arnaud Desplechin
2019: Sorry We Missed You by Ken Loach
2019: The Realm by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
2019: Rebels by Allan Mauduit
2019: Pinocchio by Matteo Garrone (direct-to-video release on Amazon Prime Video as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019: Dark Waters by Todd Haynes
2019: Mother by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
2020: The Girl with a Bracelet by Stéphane Demoustier
2020: Mama Weed by Jean-Paul Salomé
2020: DNA by Maïwenn
2021: Ibrahim by Samir Guesmi
2021: The Speech by Laurent Tirard
2021: Deception by Arnaud Desplechin
2021: Where Is Anne Frank by Ari Folman
2021: Three Floors by Nanni Moretti
2021: The Divide by Catherine Corsini
2021: Flag Day by Sean Penn
2021: Adieu Paris by Édouard Baer
2022: Red Rocket by Sean Baker
2022: Brother and Sister by Arnaud Desplechin
2022: The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
2022: The Five Devils by Léa Mysius
2023: The Sitting Duck by Jean-Paul Salomé
2023: Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn
2023: Homecoming by Catherine Corsini
2023: Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet
2023: A Real Job by Thomas Lilti
2023: The Old Oak by Ken Loach
References
External links
Official website
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