Le Pacte

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Le Pacte
SAS[1]
Industry Film
Founded 19 November 2007 (2007-11-19)[1]
Founder Jean Labadie
Headquarters 5 rue Darcet, 75017 Paris[2]
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Website le-pacte.com

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.[3][4][5] Since its creation, it has become one of the largest independent French distribution companies.[6][7] It had a record number of admissions in 2019 with more than 6.5 million cumulative admissions.[8]

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.[9][10]

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).[11]

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),[12] Luigi Comencini (The Adventures of Pinocchio)[13] and Jean-François Stévenin (Mischka, Double messieurs, Passe montagne).[14]

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.[15]

Awards received by films distributed by Le Pacte

Academy Awards

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The cast of the film Les Misérables on the red carpet of the 92nd Academy Awards.

Cannes Film Festival

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Director Abderrahmane Sissako with the 7 Césars for the film Timbuktu.

César Awards

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Anthony Bajon becomes the 7th French actor to win the Silver Bear for Best Actor in Berlin, in 2018.

Berlin International Film Festival

Venice Film Festival

Box office

Sources : cbo-boxoffice.com and le-pacte.com

Rank Title Production country Director Year Domestic attendance
1 Les Misérables France Ladj Ly 2019 2,181,860
2 Drive United States Nicolas Winding Refn 2011 1,587,898
3 Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants France Thomas Szabo & Hélène Giraud 2014 1,552,713
4 Irreplaceable France Thomas Lilti 2016 1,511,258
5 Timbuktu Mauritania, France Abderrahmane Sissako 2014 1,260,760
6 Première Année France Thomas Lilti 2018 1,014,821
7 I, Daniel Blake United Kingdom Ken Loach 2016 955,737
8 Hippocrate France Thomas Lilti 2014 954,723
9 Rebels France Allan Mauduit 2019 925,503
10 The Brand New Testament France, Belgium Jaco Van Dormael 2015 820,475

Selected filmography[11]

Upcoming

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