21/02/2017 - The cast features Félix Moati, Nils Othenin-Girard, Mélanie Bernier, Audrey Lamy and Philippe Rebbot in this Mona Films production being sold by Be For Film

Last week filming kicked off in the Centre-Loire Valley on Simon et Théodore [+see also:
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film profile], and who we will see later on this year in Gaspard va au mariage and Cherchez la femme!), young actor Nils Othenin-Girard, Mélanie Bernier (Populaire [+see also:
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making of
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interview: Edouard Deluc
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Written by Mikaël Buch and Maud Ameline (who was nominated for the César for Best Original Screenplay in 2013 for Camille Rewinds [+see also:
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Produced by Géraldine Michelot for Mona Films, Simon et Théodore has been pre-purchased by Ciné+ and received support in the form of an advance on receipts from the CNC, Ciclic (Centre-Loire Valley region) and the La banque postale Image 10 Sofica. The six weeks of filming are scheduled to take place between 13 February and 24 March in Orléans, Bourges and Paris. Distribution in France will be handled by Rezo Films, whilst international sales will be taken care of by Be For Films. 

Before going solo and setting up Mona Films, Géraldine Michelot worked at Les Films Pelléas, where she most notably produced Mikaël Buch’s debut feature, along with Versailles [+see also:
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interview: Geraldine Michelot
interview: Pierre Schoeller
film profile] de Pierre Schoeller, My Brother is Getting Married [+see also:
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interview: Jean-Stéphane Bron
interview: Thierry Spicher
film profile] by Jean-Stéphane Bron, Time Has Come [+see also:
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film profile] by Alain Guiraudie, as well as To Paint or Make Love [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu
interview: Philippe Martin
film profile] and A Man, a Real Man by Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu.

(Translated from French)